OS #4: Claws of Dominance

16th Dominance

Indecent

Nagmamadaling lumabas ako ng elevator. Hindi na alintana ang mga matang nanonood sa akin.

Wala ibang laman ang isip kundi ang makaalis roon at... ang paraan ng pagtawag niya sa akin. Even if he didn't really say it loudly, it was just too familiar for me to immediately know.

Gulat siya. Kitang-kita ko sa mabilis na sandaling iyon. He didn't expected me as such how I didn't expect for us to see each other that way.

Lumingon ako sa aking likod at napa-ginhawa ng makitang walang nakasunod pero hindi inaasahang may nakabangga ako.

Muntik na akong mapa-upo sa sahig pero hinawakan ako sa aking pulso at hinila patayo. Naguguluhan at gulat kong inangat ang tingin sabay napasinghap.

"Gabriel!"

His eyes widen as he blink couple of times. "Dahlia? Anong ginagawa mo dito?"

Paglingon ko sa aking likod, mahigpit akong napahawak sa kanyang braso ng makitang sa hindi malayo ay tumatakbo si Nyjhiel papunta sa kung nasaan kami, mukhang hindi pa kami nakikita.

"I'll explain later! Help me!" Tukoy ko kay Nyjhiel.

Mabilis akong tumakbo at hindi na nagpatigil pa sa kanya.

Hinihingal na tinungo ko ang gate palabas. Buti na lang at nakatambay na sa labas ang SUV. Sumakay ako at agad sinabihan ang driver na umalis na.

Napasabunot ako sa aking buhok habang iniisip ang nangyari kanina. Not only did he saw me, he also ran up to me.

He tried to... catch up with the elevator.

I felt my heart flutter as I thought of how he suddenly quickened his pace.

What could have happened if he really did stop the elevator from closing? Will we be able to talk about everything? Will we be back... to how we were back then?

Natigil ako sa pag-iisip ng tumunog ang aking phone. I reached to it and my heart just hammered when I saw a message from Nereus.

@NacharyV: Did both of you meet?

Pagkabasa ko pa lang ay agad kong nakuha ang tanong niya.

My heart hammered as I tapped my reply.

@FaliahCorz: We did but it was sudden. Why? Did he ask you that?

@NacharyV: He did! He was so sure that I knew that you were really back but don't worry, he seems not mad.

Hindi agad ako naka-reply at natigilan. Sumandal ako sa headrest ng kama kasabay ng pamumuo ng malaking ngiti sa labi.

He's not mad?

@FaliahCorz: Really?

@NacharyV: Yeah! Mukhang ayos lang sa kanya 'ata. He's fine so probably it's not a big deal.

I am relieved and glad that he now knew I was back. What happened must be a blessing in disguise since I was so used to watching him from afar that I am unsure if I should really meet him personally.

I snicker lightly. Hindi ako makapaniwala. Ako? Nagdadalawang-isip dahil lang sa isang lalaki?

Malakas akong napasinghap ng maalala si Gabriel. He didn't know I was in school! Ano kaya ang sinabi niya kay Nyjhiel?

@FaliahCorz: I'm sorry for not telling you I was at your school. Ayoko kasing makaabala.

Hindi nagtagal ay nag-reply siya.

@John_GabrielV: You're not a bother though what were you doing there?

@FaliahCorz: To be honest, I went there to see him. I was just too curious about how he's been doing!