Crushed

0.48

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0918 : 0.47 part 2 :)

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Sumampa ako sa wooden stool at inabot ang susi sa upper cabinet na naka-install sa labas ng apartment. Dito kasi namin tinatago nina Issie at Rie ang susi kapag walang maiiwan sa apartment.

“Aalis na ako,” Rad sighed, it appeared as if he’s just waiting for me to snatch the keys from wherever it is located and once he’s sure that I’m literally home, he’ll leave right after.

“No.” napamulat ako, what? Anong ‘no’ ka d’yan, Fie? “I mean, agad?” napapikit na naman ako, why do I kept on mumbling the wrong things? ‘yung mga lumalabas sa bibig ko, parang ayaw ko siyang paalisin. 

Pumikit ako, “Coffee?”

Radclair pocketed both his hands as he stopped playing with the key fob, his back leaning against the cold wall. Tinitigan niya ako, as if trying to decipher the situation. Suddenly, my head felt lightweight upon being the receiving end of his stares. Ginulo niya na naman ang buhok niya and heaven knows kung gaano ka-distracting ‘yun on my end. Tumingin na lang ako sa duwende na display namin sa harapan.

He’s been messing with his hair since earlier, nung nag-d-drive siya. Kaya kanina ko pa rin napapansin ‘yung panibagong mannerism niya.

Silence. So, I forced myself to come up with something. Kumurap ulit ako trying to come up with an excuse to ask him kung gusto niya ba mag-kape. O, baka ayaw niya? He didn’t answer, eh.

“Oh,” I paused, suddenly realizing something, “sorry, baka hinahanap ka na pala sa inyo.”

He tilted his head, walang hiya hiya niya akong tinitigan na ako na ‘yung naco-conscious. Like stare talaga! not even a short glimpse, tumitig siya sa akin openly, “Okay lang.”

I blinked. “As in okay okay?”

There’s a ghost of a smile lingering on his lips, “Yeah,” he said breathily.

Gosh.

Ano bang nangyayari?

“Hindi rin ako uuwi. Babalik ako kay Lola,” he supplied, shrugging. Na para bang wala lang ‘yun. But. . . why do I feel relieved that he informed me about his plans? But there’s a weight on my chest knowing na mapapagod siya going back and forth. From here, his eyes looked like it would drop at any moment.

“Ilang oras ka mag-d-drive?”

“Four hours.”

My eyes almost jump out of it’s sockets, “Ganun katagal?!”

Tumango siya, “It’s bearable,” he said lowly, scratching his eyebrow na parang hindi ’yun much of a big deal.

In-expect ko naman na long drive ‘yun, pero hindi naman umabot ‘yung estimation ko sa four hours! “Bearable?! E, tignan mo nga ‘yang mata mo, parang pipikit na any moment eh.”

Gusto ko siyang pisilin kasi tinatawanan niya lang ako. There’s an amused look on his face habang nakatingin sa akin.

“So? Does your offer still stands?”

“Tsk,” mahina lang ‘yun pero I’m assuming na narinig niya kasi he chuckled.

So stubborn.

Sinimangutan ko siya at binuksan na ang pinto ng apartment. Should I just let him drive already because like what he said, it’s a four hour drive? One way pa lang ‘yun, and if I delay him any longer, anong oras na siya makakauwi n’yan? Without further ado, I hurriedly unlocked the door and pulled a pair of slides from the shoe rack. Buti na lang may size dito na feeling ko ay kasya sa kaniya. One time upon purchasing online, Issie unintentionally ordered the wrong size and couldn’t get a replacement, so nilagay na lang namin dito just in case may bisita kami.