Rebel Kisses (Forbidden Flame Series #1)

Chapter 8

"Am I too controlling? Am I caging you like what Eya said? I already told you that I don't want you to get hurt, didn't I? Come on, Leigh. I'm sorry for what I have done back there. Talk to me... please? Fucking shit muntik pa akong makulong kanina..." Kalix pleaded huskily as he impatiently tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. Malambing ang kaniyang tono sa mga una niyang sinabi pero mariin, matigas at mahina ang kaniyang mura sa pahuling sinabi.

In my peripheral vision, he was glancing at me from time to time. Sobrang bagal niya mag-drive. He even told me that it's defensive driving even if I didn't point it out because I don't want to talk to him, ginawa pa niya akong tanga. He's driving slowly on purpose.

Bumaling ako sa bintana at nanuyot ang lalamunan ko. Kung hindi pa ako nagsalita kanina, ay dadalhin na siya sa security office ng Mall. I felt guilty and mad at myself for not reacting and taking action right away...

Naabutan niya kasi ako kanina nang akmang sasakay na ako ng taxi pagkalabas ko ng Mall sa parking area, kaya hindi ko napigilan ang sarili kong sapakin siya sa kaniyang pisngi.

Adrenaline rushed through my veins I didn't think of the outcome after slapping him so hard, in front of everyone surrounding us in the parking lot.

Agad naman akong natauhan sa ginawa ko sa kaniya. He looked shocked too as he caressed his left cheek, which immediately reddened because of how sharp my slap was. It echoed across the parking ground and there were old men who tried to grab him because they thought he was sexually assaulting me.

Nagmalasakit agad ang mga tao sa akin at nag-aalala nila akong tinanong kung ayos lang ba ako, kaya naman gulat na gulat ako. Tinatanong nila ako kung kilala ko ba ang si Kalix na sinusubukan kumawala sa mga matatandang humawak sa kaniya. Dahil madami sila ay nailayo nila agad ang kapatid ko sa akin na sumigaw sa galit at sinasabing bitiwan siya.

I was too stunned... to speak or even move a single muscle while watching those gentlemen roughly pulling him away from me.

Inisip siguro nila na tinatakbohan ko si Kalix sa takot, agad na lumapit ang security guard sa amin at tinanong kung ano ang nangyayari.

Agad nilang sinabi at ipinaliwanag sa security guard ang nangyari kaya dumaan ang galit sa mga mata nitong tiningnan si Kalix na sinusubukan na lumapit sa akin, tinatawag ako at nagagalit sa mga pumipigil sa kaniya, pero hinaharangan siya at halos ibalibag na siya ng mga matatanda sa semento.

They were gripping him all over like he was a criminal.

Kalix tried to explain over and over again that he was not a bad guy, that he was not sexually assaulting me and that I was his sister, but the security guard didn't hear him out and made him face the wall, about to put handcuffs on his wrists.

The security guard didn't bother to even know his age, that Kalix was a minor yet he was about to cuff his wrists. Primarily because Kalix looked like a grown man despite wearing the uniform of a senior high student, since he's physically bulky and taller than most teenagers nowadays.

I was so horrified to see what was happening. Natuod lang ako sa kinatatayoan ko at hindi makapag-salita. I literally froze on the spot.

"Leigh?"

Nanumbalik ako sa realidad nang maramdaman ko ang pag-hawak ni Kalix sa hita ko. Bumaba ang mga mata ko sa kamay niyang nasa hita ko. He heaved a deep sigh and cleared his throat before withdrawing his hand from my thigh.

Inangat ko ang mga mata ko sa harap. We're stuck in the middle of a traffic jam. Mabagal na umuusad ang mga sasakyan. Buti nalang ay Sabado bukas, baka natalakan ko na talaga siya.