Vivid of Cloud

Chapter 19

"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom." I respectfully informed them after the intense stares of Cloud towards me, kung hindi lang tumikhim si Cyrez at iniba ang usapan ay talagang maguguluhan si Mavi dahil sa inasal ng kaibigan niya.

Hindi ko na hinintay ang sagot nila dahil mabilis kong kinuha ang munting bag bago nagmartsang lumabas, hindi ko na kasi kaya.

I don't know how to react.

Should I be happy?

Kasi wala pala siyang fiance? But I saw everthing! I saw it with my two eyes! Tsaka bakit naman magsisinungaling ang mga empleado doon sa City Hall?

Or maybe I just misunderstood everything?

I was walking, mabilis. Wala akong pakialam sa paligid, I was preoccupied with all of these happenings in my life. Hindi ko rin alam kung papunta ba 'to sa restroom o kung saan, basta naglalakad lang ako.

I keep thinking what to do. Bigla kasing tumibok ulit ang puso ko, and I knew very well what type of heartbeat this is. Ito 'yong tibok ng puso ko kapag alam kong may chance or signs si Lord para sa akin.

Wala ako sa sarili nang biglang mapasinghap ng malakas, hindi ko napigilan lalo na dahil sa subrang gulat.

I felt a cold palm around my right arm, hinila ako nito at doon ko lang narealized na papunta na pala ako sa kalsada kung saan napupuno ng mga abalang sasakyan. I was nearly hit by a SUV pero mabuti na lang at may humila sa akin.

"Careful!" Mula sa subrang pamilyar na boses sa akin.

Kaagad akong napalingon sa may-ari no'n, and just like what I expect, si Cloud nga 'yon. His eyebrows are intensely meeting each other, seryoso ang mukha nitong nakatingin sa SUV na hindi man lang tumigil para humingi ng pasensya.

I immediately cleared my throat and pulled my right arm back, his manly hand slowly loosen up as his hazel eyes dropped into mine.

Hindi naman sa assuming pero totoong nanlambot ang mga mata niya habang nakatingin sa akin, he was even checking me.

"Are you okay? You seems like overthinking."

Paano ako hindi mag-o-overthink?! Pagkatapos mong magbigay ulit ng mixed signals?! talagang 'yan ang sasabihin mo?! ulol ka ba, Mayor?!

"Thank you for pulling me, I shoul've been died right now. And, I need to go to the restroom." Pagdadahilan ko, akmang aalis na ngunit mabilis itong sumagot.

"Where are you going? The restroom was over there." He pointed the directed almost at his back, nakita ko kaagad ang signage kung saan tinuturo ang daan patungong restroom.

Shit.

Hindi naman halatang iniiwasan mo siya, Jozy!

"Are you really going to the restroom or you're just avoiding me, again?" He asked, dead serious this time.

Taena, kuhang-kuha talaga utak ko.

"It doesn't matter." I rolled my eyes, being nonsense.

"Yes it is." He was calm. "Let's talk, Prequxet." He draw our distance closer kaya naman kaagad akong napaatras, but he was fast of pulling my hand so I could also be closer to him.

Dapat akong kiligin pero mas dumaig ang inis ko ngayon, ano ba akala niya?! Na makukuha niya kaagad ako?! wow! pero totoo.

"For what?" I asked him, tumaas ang kilay ko.

"About what you have misunderstood." Huminga ito ng malalim bago dahan-dahang ibinaba ang kamay ko, I even relaxed because of that.

He stared at me for a very long seconds before he put his two hands inside his pockets, huminga rin ito ng malamim.