The Girl Who Came From Above

CHAPTER 37: Homecoming

I slowly let her sit on the clinic's couch. I watched her as she is innocently looking at me. At this point, I've realized that we only had small time to talk with each other. The nurse assisted on her wound. Si Paulo naman, he is with Lloren and I assume na pumunta sila sa office.

Angel reacted when the nurse put some medicine on her wound. After that, the nurse give it a dressing. "Maraming salamat po" she softly spoke as the nurse smiled at us. Mahina siyang tumayo pero pinigilan ko siya. I slowly held her shoulders and I push him slowly to sit on the bed. "You should rest and I wanted to say sorry about what Lloren did to you" tahimik lang siya but she is staring at me.

"Alam kong hindi iyon sinasadya ni Lloren, Jastine. Wag mo nang isipin yun" she said as she smiled at me as if nothing dangerous happened earlier. "No, I should apologize. I put yourself on a dangerous situation" I said to her. She smiled and she slowly touch her wound. "Ganito palang ang pakiramdam ng masasaktan..." she said.

"Ngayon, naiintindihan ko na kung ano ang nararamdam mo noong nasaktan ka dahil sa pagkawala ng iyong mga magulang" I locked my eyes into her. She's staring at me as if she's very concerned at naaawa sa akin. I didn't even let out a word for a minute, nagtitigan lamang kami habang walang ni isa sa amin ang nagsasalita.

"Pasensiya kana" she suddenly speak kaya napatingin ako sa ibang bahagi ng silid. "You know.. if you want.. you should stay at my house. I m-mean, you're safer there...." hindi siya umimik sa sinabi ko and I suddenly feel the awkwardness of the situation. "I m-mean, I'm afraid baka puntahan ka ni Lloren sa bahay mo and she'll create another dangerous situation again" I added.

"Just temporarily if that's needed" dagdag ko pa para hindi siya mailang sa proposal ko. "Bakit kayo nagbreak ni Lloren?" she asked and it caught me on guard. My heart started to race. That kind of question, I can't answer that directly.

She's waiting for my response. The soft wind blows her side bangs and the light coming from the window illuminated her face. Until now, she seems too unreal to be human. "I've realized that.... I realized that I like someone else" I said. She blink her eyes. I've realized that for a few days I never did asked her about herself. About her mission and how she can go back to her place.

"Ah, ganun ba" she responded as if she's trying to figure out what I just said. The room become silent and hindi na kami nag-usap pa. The school bell rings and it suggested na umuwi na kami. Paulo fetched us on the clinic. "How's Lloren?" tanong ko kaagad sa kaniya.

"She will transfer school" Paulo responded at napahinto si Angel sa paglalakad dahil sa narinig niya. Napatingin si Paulo sa kaniya kaya agad siyang nagsalita, "Nagtransfer si Lloren hindi dahil sa iyo Angel at mas lalong hindi dahil sa nangyari. She already planned to transfer before everything happened" Paulo comforted Angel. "Sigurado ka bang okay lang si Lloren, Paulo?" She asked. Even that Lloren almost put her to a very dangerous situation, here she is, still caring for Lloren.

"By the way, for safety purposes, I would like Angel to take her to my house. Hindi natin alam maybe Lloren will threaten her at her house" napahinto sa paglalakad si Paulo. "No bother Jastine, I will take her to my house. My grandpa will be glad to see her again" he replied. "No Paulo, the whole situation is my fault so I should be the one guarding her" I said to him because it's true, it's all my fault.

"It's okay Jastine, I can take care of her and maybe it'll get worse if Lloren will found out...." I cut Paulo off. "She's my Angel, she's my responsibility" Paulo stop responding and Angel was quite shocked while staring at me.

"I-I think it's best if Angel will decide where she wants to go" Paulo said as he switched his gaze to Angel waiting for her answer. "Hmmmmm..." she looked at Paulo and me, deciding whom she'll pick. Please choose me.

"Sasama muna ako kay Jastine" sagot niya and honestly it made me smile deeply inside. I cleared my throat and said, "Well, a decision has been made" I said while stopping myself to smile. "Okay, I'll drive you home" Paulo insisted, so we head right through the garage. Paulo take the driver's seat and Angel and me, we sat at the passengers seat.

We arrived at the house. Paulo bid goodbye and we both enter the house. When she entered my house, I can't explain why it become lively again. She sat down at the couch and she smiled as she caress the soft pillows on it. "Do you want to drink anything?" I asked her as I walked directly to the kitchen. "Tubig lang Jastine" she replied as she tour her eyes inside the house. She stood up and walk towards me on the kitchen. I didn't notice her and so I accidentally splash some water on her clothes.

"I-im sorry..." I hurriedly said and grab a tissue from the table. Agad kong pinahid ito sa kaniyang suot and too late to realize that she's wearing a thin upper garment and it almost made her undergarments visible. I stop for a moment and when she realize that I'm looking at her clothes, napatingin kaagad siya dito. She hurriedly cover it up and I panickly ran towards the cabinet and grab a table towel. I placed it on her wet clothes. "I-I didn't mean to... I mean, I'm sorry" I said nervously.

She just smiled and grab the glass of water I am holding. Ininom niya ito and she put it on the table. Bumalik siya sa couch and I find some clothes for her to change. I grab my small clothes and lumapit ako sa kaniya. I handed it to her. "You should change your clothes baka magkasipon ka" she stood up and receive the clothes. "Thank you Jastine" she replied but before she can even walk I suddenly grab her shoulders kaya napatingin siya sa akin.

This time, the table towel fall down on the floor. I look at her seriously. My heart beats so wild that I didn't even have the courage to speak anything. Sinuklian niya din ako ng seryosong tingin. "Jastine..." she speak slowly. Hindi ako umimik, mas lalo ko lang siyang tinitigan. "Totoo ba na ako ang dahilan kung bakit kayo nagkahiwalay ni Lloren?" that question made me froze. Napabitaw ako mula sa pagkahawak sa kaniyang balikat.

Maybe. Maybe this is the right timing that I should tell her about what I feel towards her.

"Yes, it's true Angel" her eyes widened upon hearing that from me. "I've come to a realization that-t-that... I like you" shocked from hearing that, her gazed suddenly turned to a serious one. She grab the table towel from the floor at humarap sa akin.

"Pasensiya kana Jastine, p-pero hindi pwede" she said to me with authority and seriously, it hurts me. "Why? Do guardian angels are forbidden to fall in love?" I asked her. "Wala akong nararamdaman sa iyo. Hindi kami nakakaramdam ng pagmamahal Jastine" and with that, I almost felt that my knees just completely lose some strength. But instead of losing hope, lumapit ako sa kaniya. I slowly grab her hand and placed it to my chest.

She started to feel my heartbeat racing so fast. "Can you feel that Angel? I always feel that when I'm with you" I locked her eyes into her but she didn't want to look at me straightly.

Lub.dub.

Lub.dub.

Lub.dub.

"You made me feel this way, Angel" our eyes meet and I gave her the sincerest gaze that I could have. I wanted her to feel that my heart is joyous when she's around. I wanted her to feel that I am excited everytime that she's near. I wanted to let her know that my heart only beat this fast when she's close to me.

Binawi niya ang kamay niya at tumalikod sa akin. "Hindi tayo dapat nag-uusap ng mga ganitong bagay Jastine. Labag ito sa mundo ng mga tao at sa mundo ng mga taga-bantay. Sanay maiintindihan mo" and then, she walk fast at pumunta sa second floor. She went inside the room that she used to have when she was here. Napabuntong hininga ako.

I developed feelings towards my guardian angel.

Can I defy the laws in order to be with her?