Secret and Lies

PART 75

THIRD PERSON'S POV

The ride has come to an end pero hindi natatanggal ni Aiah ang pagkakahawak niya kay Mikha. Aiah wasn't able to shout her real feeling towards Mikha kasi nung makakuha na siya ng lakas ng loob bigla naman huminto ang ride nila. Aiah is very much disappointed by the fact that she let her chance slipped away.

Nakita naman ni colet kung gaano nasiyahan yung dalawa habang magkahawak sila ng kamay. She about to tease them pero nakita agad ni Stacey yon kaya napigilan niya agad to.

Mikha talk casually to Aiah kung paano siya nag enjoy sa ride. Even her, hindi niya namalayan na nakahawak pa rin siya sa kamay ni Aiah. Aiah was eagerly listening at Mikha as she enjoy the warmth of Mikha's touch.

"Tapos nung pataas na tayo-" Napahinto si Mikha sa sasabihin niya nung makita niyang nakahawak siya sa kamay ni Aiah. Agad naman niyang tinanggal yon and sent a frown in Aiah's Face.

Mikha looked and mumbled an apology, tinatago ang kanyang namumulang mukha which hindi niya alam kung nahihiya lang siya or something else.

Agad naman umalis si Mikha at pumunta sa direksyon kung saan niya iniwan ang date niya. Aiah let out a disappointed sigh at napatingin sa kamay niyang hawak kanina ni Mikha which is now, feels empty.

"What did I just saw?" Maloi approached the dumbfounded Aiah.

"Magkahawak ba kayong dalawa ng kamay?" Sheena added and wiggled her eyebrows.

"She just did that para hindi lang ako kabahan ng sobra" Aiah answered back.

"Bakit kabado ka parin kahit nakababa ka na ngayon sa ride? I doubt that Aiah Arceta." Jhoanna said.

Aiah hissed in annoyance at agad na binatukan si Jhoanna. Jho cried in pain and cursed Aiah for doing such a thing.

"Deserve mo naman yan" Gwen blurted. Aiah was about to give her a batok pero agad naman nakapag tago si gwen sa likod ni Mikha na nakatayo na sa harap niya.

"Oh, Nasaan na si Criza?" Aiah asked nung napansin niyang hindi kasama ni Mikha si Criza.

"Tumawag sa kanya yung mom niya, at sinabi na may emergency daw" Mikha answered and put on her beanie.

"Too bad. Anyway, saan tayo pupunta next?" Stacey said.

"Horror house!" Jhoanna happily suggested.

Nag back off naman agad ang kikay line, Gusto nilang i try lahat ng attractions dito sa amusement park, except for that thing.

"At saan sa tingin niyo kayo pupuntang apat?" Mikha said nung nakita niyang dahan dahan lumalayo yung apat. They let out an awkward smile bago pa sila umalis pero mabilis silang papi line para mahuli sila.

"Come on, staks. It would be fun!" Jhoanna said and pull the struggling Stacey towards the horror house ganon din si Colet at gwen hinila na rin si sheena at maloi.

Tumingin naman agad si Mikha kay Aiah with an evil smile which made Aiah gulp a couple of times.

"Tara na?" Mikha said and hold Aiah's wrist. Aiah shook her head vigorously.

"No Mikha! Please!" She pleaded but Mikha made up her mind.

Sumisigaw pa rin si Aiah, earning most of the attention from the people around them as Mikha pulled her.

Ang kikay line ay nanginginig na ang mga binti sa takot nung papasok pa lang sila ng horror house. Agad naman napakapit si Sheena kay Gwen, Si Maloi kay colet, at si Stacey kay Jhoanna as they roamed their eyes around the scary things around them.

Aiah on the other hand, hindi malaman kung paano mawawala ang takot niya. Mikha was just walking beside her casually but she was hesitating to cling to her. Natatakot siya na baka maging uncomfortable sa kanya kaya nagdecide siyang tumahimik nalang. Until a group of running students passed by them that made the girls split up.