Chapter 26
After taking my dinner, medyo umayos ang pakiramdam ko. Pinainom din ako ni Kai ng gamot.
He took care of me even when he knew I can do it myself.
"What happened?" He finally spoke after a long stretch of silence between us.
Kakatapos ko lang maligo. I took off the towel around my head.
"Nothing much." I croaked and took a glance of his face. I saw how his forehead creased.
"Nothing much? You almost died!" Aniya sa kontroladong boses.
I sighed and threw him the towel. Hindi n'ya ito sinalo kaya tumama ito sa mukha n'ya.
He glared at me making me chuckled.
"Well, I was held captive by those bastards. Natunugan nila ang pag punta ko." Ani ko at ginulo ang buhok kong basa pa.
"Then?" He asked again.
"Nakatakas ako. Syempre. Tapos hinabol nila ako." Simpleng ani ko at tumingin sa kanya. Nakataas ang dalawang kilay n'ya.
"See? Nothing special." Ani ko at ngumisi sa kanya.
"Ano nga ulit ang pakay mo dun?" Kunot noong aniya.
"I risked my life to rescue my daughter." Sabi ko at tumitig sa kanya.
I saw how he stiffened. May dumaang emosyon sa mga mata n'ya pero agad din iyong nawala. His eyes stared at me blankly.
"Siya ba ang kasama mo kanina?" Aniya at nilapag ang towel sa tabi n'ya.
Yumuko ako.
"I lost her." Mahinang ani ko.
"You lost her, how?" Litong aniya.
"My daughter died, they said. I was too late." I wiped my fake tears and looked away.
"Who's that girl, then?"
"I saw her running for her life. So I rescued her." Huminga ako ng malalim at nilingon s'ya.
"Wala ba silang sinabi sa iyo?" Seryosong tanong n'ya.
Naalala ko lahat ng sinabi sa akin ni Rand. Lahat ng iyon ay tumatak sa akin. Kung paanong nagpapasok daw ako ng kalaban sa buhay ko at papatayin daw ako ng mafia leader na nagngangalang Kleo Smith.
Ang palatandaan na nabanggit ng isang tauhan nila ay tanda ko din.
I gave him a small fake smile and slowly shrugged my head.
He sighed and stared at me for a while before he stood up.
Dala n'ya ang towel ay pumasok sa bathroom. Nang lumabas s'ya ay may dala s'yang blower.
Sinaksak n'ya iyon at giniya ako papalapit sa upuan sa harap n'ya.
I looked at him intently as he blow dried my hair. Magaan ang hawak n'ya sa buhok ko. Sa sobrang pagkakumportable ko ay nakakaramdam na ako ng pagkaantok.
Hindi ako umiwas ng tingin ng mahagip n'ya ang paningin ko sa repleksyon ng salamin.
Nilapag n'ya ang blower at kinuha ang suklay.
Hindi ko alam na may ganitong bersyon s'ya. This gentle side of him is familiar to me. Though, he never did these things for me back then. Now, maybe he finally realized that doing these isn't bad at all.
He's matured enough to handle women like me. He's experienced enough.
Binaba ko ang paningin ko sa kamay ko na nakapatong sa lamesa.
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