Warning : Some scenes aren't suitable for young readers. Read at your own risk.
Napasinghap ako at napaigtad sa kinauupuan ko dahil sa lamig na naramdaman ko sa batok ko. Nilingon ko ang salarin at nakita si Cass na may hawak na malamig na water bottle. Nakasabit din sa leeg nya ang towel nya at nakasuot pa sya ng pang gym.
"Ano ba..." - walang ganang sabi ko at umayos ulit ng upo sa couch. Hinaplos ko din ang batok ko dahil may katas ng tubig duon.
Actually, kanina pa ako nakatulala dito sa living room. Nakaupo lang talaga ako sa couch mula ng magising ako. Wala akong gana to do things.
Naramdaman ko ang pag upo nya sa kabilang dulo ng couch.
"Ano bang problema mo? Simula nung umuwi tayo galing hacienda parang nagbago ka." - curios na sabi nya.
I feel bad that we didn't totally enjoy our stay there because of what happened to me, and I just decided to go home after two more days of staying. I told her to enjoy herself with her cousin, but she didn't want to leave the room without me.
"Grei, I'm talking to you."
Tinignan ko sya pero mabilis din akong nag iwas ng mata.
"Anong nagbago? Maganda pa din naman ako ah."
She groans, "Stupid. What I mean is your behaviour. Most of the time you're loud and annoying, but these past few days I've noticed you're being too quiet."
I chuckled and leaned my head back on the couch. "So you're keeping an eye on me?"
"Excuse me?"
"Sabi mo kasi napapansin mo na may iba sa akin."
Sumimangot lang sya at umirap. Natawa nalang ako at pinikit ang mata ko.
"I'm going home," - she said after awhile. "Lara and some of my team will visit me. They didn't know we were living together, so I need to go back home for now. Mukhang malapit na din ako bumalik sa work."
Weeks palang naman yung lumilipas e. Pero okay na kasi sya. Magaling na yung braso nya, though if you look closely, you will notice a scar.
"Bahala ka. Basta ingatan ka nila."
The deafening silence grew so much that I thought she left me on the couch, but I'm wrong. She's still beside me, staring at me.
"Pinapayagan mo ba talaga ako?"
"Yeah. Ipapahatid nalang kita sa inyo."
Tumayo ako at nag inat saka ako lumakad pabalik sa taas. Sa kwarto ko nalang muna ako mag stay tutal aalis naman sya. Baka tumawag din ako ngayon kay Dad para i confirm mismo sa bibig nya ang ginawa ko nuon.
Matapos kong maligo at mag bihis ay humilata na ako sa kama at nag scroll muna sa phone ko para tignan ang new update ni Cass sa social media nya.
Madaming fans nya ang miss na sya at umaasa na bumalik ulit sya work.
Even Charlotte Spencer posted about her. An old throwback photo of them during college days up to the last one, probably a year ago, at a party together with the other Spencers. I felt a pinch in my heart because Arabella was also in the picture, and she's back hugging Cass in the background.
They're indeed in the same circle of friends. Super close.
I turn off my phone and drop it on my side. I stared blankly at the ceiling and stayed like that until I heard a knock on my door.
My lazy body rose from the bed. I even ruffle my hair because I'm quite annoyed at myself for feeling down.
Pagkabukas ko ng pinto ay bumungad si Cass na naka cross arms.
