Lost In Time, Found In Love [GL-Sapphics]

Chapter 39 - Stewardship

LOST IN TIME FOUND IN LOVE

Garden of choices
Standing at the crossroads
Heart's torn, silent voice

WHAT she said had me feeling like an ecstatic kid in a whimsical confectionery wonderland, happiness bursting forth as sugary fireworks. It made me feel things as always-a veritable cascade of sensations like being ensconced up in a blanket fort on a rainy day. Like a rainbow, her words painting a fluorescent masterpiece, defrosting even the most frigid of souls. My heart. All of me. I'm sure as can be, this woman is everything I wanted in life. I know it. As the rain falls and my tulips look on, I, Saint Visha Gotham Law, make this statement.

In the timeless now, and for all tomorrows to come.

Kahit ano'ng mangyari.

"I..." Startled by the thunderstorm and lightning, we both twitched and I clung to her. I quickly got into my shorts, and she helped me with my shirt. Then, hand in hand, we sprinted indoors together.

"Are you okay?" nag-aalala niyang tanong nang makarating kami sa may pintuan.

Walang salita ko siyang hinigit sa balikat at marahang niyakap nang mahihpit. She drew me nearer and encircled her arms around my waist. While words failed me, I pressed my lips to hers, sharing a kiss that was unlike anything we'd done before. A moment brimming with unspoken emotions, tenderly astonishing, exquisite, and fulfilling.

"Oh, for the love of all things holy, really?!"

Natigil kaming pareho dahil sa sigaw na iyon ni Eliza sa gulat. Her jaw dropped when she saw us sharing a kiss that seemed as if it could set the world on fire. Nadatnan namin itong nakaupo sa couch at nagtatanggal ng basang sapatos. It seemed she had just gotten in, her clothes were as wet from the rain as ours.

"Soup's on! I'll quickly change and get it ready for us." Cash, blushing like a snowman, bolted off and left me with Eliza.

Nagkatinginan kaming dalawa at napakamot na lamang ako sa aking batok. Kahit naman wala akong sabihin, alam na niya kung ano'ng namamagitan sa 'min ni Cash. She wasn't fully into it, but she also knows wala rin siyang magagawa.

"Kaya pala kahit dito umaabot 'yung ungol."

Namutla ako sa kanyang sinabi. "What are you saying?"

"I'm talking about the thunderstorm, it's making these scary growling noises." Umismid siya at nagkibit-balikat. "We've got to work together in the lab at some point. Madami tayong importanteng pag-uusapan mamaya lalo pa ngayong alam na ng SciTell na nalooban sila."

What?! Really?!

"Ano'ng balita? Paano?"

"Tingin ko matagal na when they already found out about the missing machines and apparatuses. Matagal ng may hidden investigation at ngayon ko lang nalaman. The security guard's conscience might have nudged him into speaking up too. Wala naman siyang nakita kaya ligtas pa tayo pero gusto ko pa ring kausapin mo si Cash. Nabanggit mo sa 'kin dati na hindi lang siya mag-isang dumating doon. We need to ensure that the person she was with that night is 100% on our side."

Hindi pa rin umaalis si Cash sa Dominion Eclipse, bagay na ipipilit ko pa ring mangyari dahil wala na akong tiwala sa alyansang 'yon. It's like they're a pack of rebellious students looking for a thrill, and that's why they're up to what they're doing.

"Getting Cash involved in this and meeting him? I'm not feeling it," naiiling kong sagot.

"I've already spoken to Nikiro about the matter," Cash intervened, who's still in her wet dress. "He's a safe bet. Mapagkakatiwalaan naman natin."