Tainted Kisses (Landegre Series 1)

Chapter 9

What makes man a man? Is it only to be responsible? Be gentleman? Absolutely, no. A man can call himself a man when he had the ability to secure and cherished a woman's heart. It is a crucial sequel of love, indeed. Hindi lang hanggang sa pagmamahal, kundi pipiliin at pangangalagaan.

After two days of negotiating to the Blue Corporation, Thriz took off his flight straightway. Wala pa siyang tulog. Kahit sa eroplano ay hindi niya magawang umidlip dahil sa mga ipinasang dokumento ng kanyang kapatid na kailangan niyang basahin. The only thing that is keeping him alive is the thought that he'll see her again. Ang diwata niya.

Sinuot niya ang isang pares ng earpod sa kanang tainga saka ibinalik ang kamay sa manibela. The call was connected to Quinze.

"Nakababa ka na?" tanong nito.

"Ten minutes ago. Any updates?"

"I've got a new heads from the upper principal regarding of what happened eight years ago. The series of murders."

He clicked his tongue. "Let's talk about it when I got home. Mayroon pa?"

"Nothing special. Oh, there is a thing, about the Salcedo. They are asking to see you tomorrow. What will you do about it?" halatang iritado ang tono nito. Obvious namang maiinis ito dahil hindi niya sinabi ang tungkol sa muntikan niyang pagpapakasal sa anak ni Joaquin Salcedo.

"Let's drop that. I no longer have any business with them," wika niyang napakunot-noo. How can they be so sure that he'll show up? Such a headache.

Bumuntong-hininga ito. "Then tell those bullshits to stop bugging me! Or I might lost my mind and hunt them down instead! Bakit kami ang pinapainit ang ulo?"

Napailing na lamang siya. "I'm sorry if you have to deal with them."

"I'm not kidding, Thriz. Ano ba kasing koneksyon mo sa kanila?" angil ng kapatid.

"Ako na ang susundo kay Ash, diretso ka na sa bahay," pag-iiba niya ng usapan. Answering him is a waste of time.

"Gago! Bahala ka nga sa buhay mo, matanda ka na!"

"I'm only thirty-one, Quinze. Hindi pa ako uugod-ugod, kaya wag kang exaggerated," he said. "Gonna hang up, bye." Tinanggal niya ang earpod at itinapon iyon sa nakabukang compartment.

He was more excited to see her than anything. That two days of being away literally drives him crazy. Gusto niyang malaman kung anong ginagawa nito nong wala siya. Kung sakali bang na-miss siya nito. Damn! He's acting like a teenager again, but who cares? He let that girl breakdown his walls.

KAKALABAS lang ni Ash mula sa gate ng academy. Makulimlim ang kalangitan at nagbabadya ng umulan. Isang buwan nang hindi niya napagmasdan ang ulan kaya may parte sa kanyang nasasabik iyong makita. She believed that rain can take away the chances of remembering her past, after all she never did forgot about that.

Ilang segundo siyang tumingala at sa sandaling ibinaba niya ang mga mata ay siya ring nasilayan niya ang lalaki. Si Thriz! He was leaning on the door of his car. Halatang wala pa itong tulog, because of that circling dark spot on his eyes.

He raised her right hand when they found each other. Hindi na siya nagdalawang isip na takbuhin ang espasyong nakapagitan sa kanilang dalawa. Ramdam niya ang mabilis na tibok ng kanyang puso. He's back! Bumalik na si Thriz at hindi na iyon biro!

"Missed me, diwata?" he asked and softened his voice.

Bahagya niyang kinagat ang looban ng kanyang ibabang labi para pigilan ang mga luhang gusto ng kumawala. Na-miss niya ito, subra. Who wouldn't be? She even missed his voice, everything about him. Sa dalawang araw na magkalayo sila ay tila ba dekada na para sa kanya. Hindi niya mabilang kung ilang beses itong sinigaw nang immature niyang puso.