Sorcha Byrne and her twin used to love mythology when they were little. Their parents will tell them stories about the different gods and goddesses, and naturally, her twin brother's favorite is the King of the Gods, Zeus. But she was more drawn to...
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CHAPTER 38: HOSTAGE
SORCHA'S POV
I woke up with the sun on my face and the feeling that I'm fully rested, so I instantly knew that I slept longer than I used to. It didn't send me into a panic because I know it's my day off. But I do need to check my plants.
I groaned and rolled around the bed with my eyes still closed, but to my confusion, I felt more space instead of reaching the edge of the bed. My eyes snapped open at the same time that realization started surging into me.
I wasn't in my own bed!
Napaupo ako ng wala sa oras. Di hamak na mas malaki ang kama na kinahihigaan ko ngayon.
I quickly scanned the room. My vision is still clouded, and my mind is still hazy from sleep, but it didn't take me long to realize that I'm in a room that is half unfamiliar and half familiar to me. Unfamiliar because this is not the room that I expected to wake up to. Familiar because I've been in this room once.
The bed, which I thought was a king-sized one before, feels more like an Alaskan king bed now that I'm on it. It's like I'm being swallowed by a huge fluffy cloud.
Hinilot ko ang sentido ko. I don't even remember how I ended up on this bed. The last thing I remember was Daze punching Arcane, who kissed me. Arcane, who happened to have feelings for me that he basically admitted last night.
That was an unexpected one. I always thought Arcane treated me the way he treats everyone, but now that I know about things I didn't notice before, I'm starting to realize the difference.
He doesn't care much about plants, but he made a game about farming just for me. Kapag umuuwi siya galing sa ibang bansa ay lagi siyang may uwi sa akin. Pasalubong man 'yon o pasalubong na trabaho na alam niyang hindi ko tatanggihan dahil adik akong magtrabaho. He always looks for me first when he comes back, he keeps badgering me when things at work are getting heavy, and I could count on him when I needed something done.
I just never considered that it's because he has feelings for me. I don't think I even ever admitted that we were friends out loud. "Poor Arcane..."
"You're in my bed, and you're thinking of another man."
Muntik akong mapatalon sa gulat nang biglang may nagsalita. Hindi ko napansin na kanina pa pala nakaupo si Daze sa madilim na parte ng kuwarto at matamang nakatingin sa akin. He's probably been here for hours as I sleep like I own the bed.
"W-What... what are you doing here?" Ipinilig ko ang ulo ko at muli akong nagsalita, "What am I doing here?"
"I told you that I'm taking you home. So I did." He stood up and walked towards me. "I don't say things that I don't mean, Sorcha. Lahat ng sinabi ko sa'yo, totoo. Lahat ng ipinakita ko, totoo."
"Daze—"
"I thought it was the same for you. You might not admit it through words, but I could feel it in your actions. I know we both wanted different things, but I thought I succeeded in convincing you that we're more than what you want us to be. I thought that after everything, we became more. But these past few weeks, it feels like I'm the only one staying on one page and you have moved on to another." Sinuklay niya ang mga daliri niya sa buhok niya. He looks like he hasn't slept a wink. "I was swamped with things and I thought you were just the same. Baka busy ka lang. Baka hindi naman totoo ang iniisip ko na iniiwasan mo ako. I thought I meant more to you than that. That you wouldn't just discard me like that. I was barely sleeping, trying to straighten everything and take care of my other responsibilities as quickly as I could so I could go back to you. Then I saw you last night."
