Flowing Through Pages

Chapter 28

Chapter 28.

Scared

Nang bumaba ako, nakita ko si Flare na nag-iisa sa sala, abala sa kanyang cellphone. She only noticed me when I sat down beside her.

"Kal! Kanina ka pa?" gulat niyang tanong.

I leaned back on the couch and shook my head, raising an eyebrow at her nervous expression as she tried to hide her phone.

"Not that I'm going to read your texts with your textmate or anything," I teased.

She immediately scowled. "Ew! Hindi ko text mate 'to, 'no! Kung alam mo lang kung gaano siya nakakairita!"

I stayed silent, but it was clear she'd just revealed she had a textmate. I shook my head and a faint smile tugging at my lips. "I'm not interested."

Natahimik siya at umayos nang upo. Mukhang bumebwelo sa kung anuman ang sasabihin.

"Uh, okay ka na ba? I mean, hindi ka na ba nahihirapan mag lakad?" mahina niyang tanong.

I nodded. "Yeah."

She let out a sigh of relief. Kumunot ang noo ko dahil parang may gusto pa siyang sabihin na hindi niya masabi.

I sighed too. "Just tell me."

She bit her lower lip, studying me for a moment before taking a deep breath.

"Ano kasi, mag pa-paalam sana ako. Gusto ko sana manatili muna sa probinsya para maalagaan si Lola. Doon ko na rin sana i-tutuloy ang pag-aaral ko. May inalok naman si Tita Bel na trabaho. Kung. . . ayos lang sa'yo?"

Oh, right. Flare had put in for leave to take care of her grandma before my accident. She even spent Christmas with her. She must have come back home when the accident happened, leaving her grandma behind.

I nodded and smiled at her. "Sure."

Her eyes lit up. "Really?!"

"Hm."

"Hay, salamat! Nakapagpaalam na ako kay Yael. Ngayon sana ang alis ko. Pero kung hindi ka man pumayag ay aalis pa rin ako!" natatawa niyang sinabi na nakapagtawa rin sa akin.

She was about to say something else but paused when my phone buzzed. I pulled it out of my pocket and checked who message me.

Sidney:

Kallll, can we meet? : ((

My brows raised. Ano na naman kaya ang problema nito?

Hindi pa ako nakakapagtipa ng reply ay may text siyang muli.

Sidney:

Should I go there?

I noticed Flare's curiosity as she eyed my phone. I let out a deep sigh and started typing a reply.

Me:

No. I'll meet you. Tell me your loc.

Sinabi niya agad kung nasaan siya. Agad din naman akong tumayo para umalis pero hindi ko alam kung bakit sumama itong si Flare na siyang nag da-drive ngayon. She was probably worried that it might trigger me or that I might struggle with it. Flare is incredibly observant and kind. Parang lahat ay kasundo niya kaya nakakapagtaka na may isang tao siyang kina-i-inisan.

We arrived at the coffee shop where we used to spy on Prescott. When she saw us, she waved and flashed a big smile. It seemed like she was doing just fine.