Love After Regrets

Chapter VIII [M]

Hestia's POV:

I know I kind of gave Cloud different vibe when I didn't accept her request of answering the call beside her. I hope she'll understand.

"Hugo?" I answered the phone when I know I'm out of Cloud's hearing range.

"Baby." He coughed, gosh. He's really sick, isn't he? "I missed you."

There's a warm fuzzy feeling enveloping my heart and I kind of missed that.

I missed him.

"I missed you too, Hugo. How are you?" I asked carefully.

I looked to where I left Cloud to see if she's still there but she wasn't. I started to worry. I roamed my eyes but she's nowhere to be found.

"Sick. Think it's time for me to, you know, rest." He chuckled at his dry humor and it's not humorous at all. It made me upset.

My forehead instantly creased as what Hugo was saying.

"You're not funny." I scolded him which made him laugh a little, and then I heard him coughed again. "You better rest, Hugo. So, you and I could hangout again." I said a little hopeful.

"Nah, sawa na ako sa pagmu-mukha mo, Hestia." He joked which made me smile, "I want to see you."

I chuckled and tucked a couple of hair strand behind my ear. "You say you're sick of my face and yet you wanna see me. Nagugulohan yata ako." I smiled even if he couldn't see me.

"I was trying to get a hold of you these past few weeks, Hestia, but you're too slick."

"Yeah, sorry about that. Been busy, you know." I reasoned out.

"I know. Always was the workaholic one. I hope hindi mo pinapabayaan ang sarili mo?" I could hear some worry in his voice, I smiled.

"And you're always was the dramatic one. I'll visit you some other time, yeah?" I said, looking around again for Cloud.

She must be at the parking lot already.

"Aw, I'm still enjoying talking to you. What's the rush?" He asked.

I bit my lower lip, "I have tons of things I wanted to talk to you about but now is not the right time. I'm out for a meeting." I said.

I'll introduce Cloud and Hugo to each other when I got the time soon.

"I understand. I'm happy I've heard your voice again." I could tell he was smiling, that kind of smile he always wear when we're together.

"The feeling is mutual."

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Cloud's POV:

Mag ta-tatlumpong minuto na simula nang sagutin ni Hestia ang tawag na iyon at hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa din siya bumabalik.

Hindi ko alam ang dapat kong maramdaman pero siguro naman may karapatan akong mag selos? Mukhang nawili na siya kay Hugo at nakalimutan na niyang kasama pa niya ako.

Umupo ako sa hood ng kotse at dinukot ang isang pakete ng smoke sa bulsa ko. Sumindi ako ng isang stick.

"You smoke?"

Tumingin ako sa taong nagsalita sa gilid ko. It was Hestia. Hindi na ako nag atubili pang itago iyong sigarilyong hawak ko bagkus ay nagkibit balikat na lang ako.

"Sometimes." Balewalang sagot ko at humithit pa at ibinuga iyon, "When stressed." And jealous. Gusto kong idagdag but thought better.

Lumapit ito sa akin at inis na inagaw ang stick at tinapon sa lupa saka ito inapakan. Sinunod niya ang pakete ng sigarilyo na nasa hood ng kotse.