COLD AS ICE (JAVIER SERIES #1)

CHAPTER 8- MEMORY

MEMORY.

IT WAS eight in the evening, the city lights were shining all around, lighting the darkness of the night, numbers of vehicles in the streets are starting to decrease as people are coming home to rest after a long tiring day of work. Some are just walking around enjoying their night life, while Denice is still waiting for a taxi or a jeep in order to go home.

Pero kahit anong hintay niya ay wala paring humihintong sasakyan, dahil siguro sa uuwi na sa kani kanilang mga tahanan ang mga tao kaya puno na ang mga sasakyan, but she still stood there patiently waiting.

Raven was standing in front of the glass tinted wall of his office looking down at the woman patiently waiting for a ride home. He is actually planning to spend the night in his office since there are still papers that are needed to be handled and signed.

Ngunit di niya alam kung anong pumasok sa kokote n'ya nang kunin n'ya ang susi ng kaniyang kotse at nilisan ang kaniyang opisina. Sumakay sa elevator at pumunta sa parking lot sa baba ng kumpanya. He started the engine of his expensive black Aston Martin car and drove out, stopping in front of the woman.

He lowered the car window. His heart beating faster as his eyes meet her brown beautiful orbs, she blinks twice before speaking, "oh Sir, may kailangan po ba kayo?" She asked politely.

Parang biglang nanuyo ang kaniyang lalamunan at wala siyang mailabas na salita sa kaniyang mga labi, his Addams apple bobbed, he didn't know how to tell her to come in and let him take her home. Something he cannot understand, because he wanted it to sound like he was actually asking her gently, not in a bossy and demanding way. Something that he was actually struggling to do the whole day when he was with her.

He lowered his gaze, clearing his throat "well uhmm..." He can feel his cheeks burning red in embarrassment, not knowing what to do, 'how the f*ck am i going to do this?' Not knowing how to approach a lady, since he is always the one getting approached by them, women are always around him trying to get close, trying to seduce him. Pero never s'yang nag reciprocate ng feelings ng iba, at never din s'yang gumawa ng effort upang makausap at malapitan ang mga ito.

It felt odd for him that he was doing all of this just for someone,  he wasn't used to it. Pero di niya maintindihan ang sarili niya kung bakit gusto n'yang mag effort para sa dalaga.

Napaatras si Denice nang lumabas ng kotse ang binata, napakapit siya ng mahigpit sa kaniyang bag, 'he is definitely trying to do something' she thought, waiting on what he'll do next.

Binuksan ng binata ang passenger side ng kotse. Napataas ang kilay ng dalaga, immediately she knows what he was up to right there and then "Can i give you a ride home?" He asked only with nothing but gentleness in his tone, lending her his hands. She blinked looking at the man holding the car door open for her.

Her lips curled up to a smile before answering "of course s-sir" She said, as the beat of her heart got faster. Kumapit siya sa  na kamay ng binata, it felt cold and soft, suddenly memories from the past came to her mind, realizing his hands still felt the same as before, only now the size of it increased and his long fingers are more beautiful, 't*ngina kamay palang busog na.' Sumakay sa loob ng kotse, and he guided her as she got inside the car, using his other hand to protect her,  just in case she might bump her head.

Raven closed the car door when he was sure that she was completely inside the car.  Her eyes followed the man making his way back to the drivers seat, she bit her lips feeling her heart beats increase, it was wierd for her, she was feeling like a teenager again, pero ngayon ay di na s'ya ang gumagawa ng effort kundi si Raven, di niya maipagkakailang nakikilig s'ya sa ginagawa ng binata para sa kanya.

'bawal mag delulu' she shook her head, 'baka naawa lang saakin kasi mukha aking pulubi.' she thought.

She didn't know what came into him, but she found his actions cute.

He started driving, she couldn't help but just stare at him. 'ang pogi' looking at his perfect side view, his blue orbs inside his glasses were focused on the street as he drove. Napatingin ang dalaga sa maugat na kamay ng binata, the sleeves of his shirt are folded to his elbows. She roamed her eyes around the perfect man in front of her eyes, noticing that the first two buttons of his dress shirt were open, giving her a peek on his muscular pale chest, she licked her lower lip suddenly feeling an electric zap in the middle of her legs.

"Hulaan ko favorite color mo sir." She said breaking the awkward silence inside the car and distracting herself from what she was feeling down there "what?"

"Black noh." Hula niya dahil sa mga bagay bagay na napansin n'ya, he raised his eyebrows and looked at her for a bit before focusing it back on the road, "Paano mo nasabi?" His voice was Husky and deep.

"Kasi marami kang gamit na black sa office mo yung couches, tapos black pa tong kotse mo." Paliwanag n'ya, Raven shook his head "good observation. But you're wrong." He said, her mouth parted not expecting his answer, "ano den?"

"I actually like gray." He said making her nod, and stare at the man, naninibago siya dahil di naman ganito ito makipagusap sa kanya dati, tanda ni Denice na s'ya lang palagi ang nagsasalita sa kanila, and he would just responde with a nod, and sometimes a serious intimidating answer.

"Eh ako anong favorite color ko?" Denice asked Raven, he thought for a second, recalling his past memories of her back then, he remembered her having an obsession with the color 'red', he remembered back then she would always pick the color red in anything, and her favorite flower is also a red Rose.

And so without any second thought he confidently answered, "Red." Her beautiful red lips parted, and right there and then he knew he was right, "Sir manghuhula kaba? Tumpak agad ahh, feeling ko tuloy am bobo ng observation ko."

He bit his tongue preventing a chuckle to come out of it, "well i also like black, that couch was actually gifted to me by my business partner, and this color was the only one available at that time. So yeah." He explained, suddenly feeling worried that he might have talked too much and that she wasn't interested in the things he shared. Napatingin siya sa Dalaga, her eyes were just staring at him, "sorry was i talking too much?" He asked.

Nabigla si Denice by what she just heard, she just stared at him when he shared those things with her. 'He looks, so hot when he talks' she thought, she immediately shakes her head, "Hindi ah.... I like hearing you talk like that." She said, she was not use to him actually responding to her questions and replying to her without the cold seriousness in his voice.

But now that he was actually sharing her something, it made her feel great, since she knows that He is a very secretive man, not wanting to reveal anything about himself to anyone.

His lips formed into a smirk hearing what she said. He felt a hint of happiness in his system 'how strange.' he thought, someone was really willing to listen to him talk about things about himself, something he never experienced from anyone not even his own family.

'you shut the f*ck up you son of a wh*re, you are a disappointment to this family, i don't want to see your face again, get out of my sight at once.' his grandfather's words echoed in his ears, a memory came back to his head from the past.

Unti unting nawala ang ngiti sa kaniyang labi nang sumagi ito sa kaniyang isipan. Well his family may seem so perfect, on the outside but behind the curtains hides monster and  hideous truth about them.

CHA_CHA
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A/N: Good Evening!!