My Adamant Elara

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Seaside

As much as I want to ignore them, I can't.  We are in the public space and I also don't want to make a scene here.

I may move on but the feeling of betrayal still lingers. If I ignore them here, they might thought that I still haven't moved on.

I plaster a fake smile. "Hi Aiden and Sandra. What brings you here?"

They look both shock then they smiled again at me.

Sandra clutch on Aiden's arm then she answered. "We both hang out here sometime."

Dang it! Dito pala ang dating spot nila. If I know this is their dating spot, hindi ako rito papasok.

She looked at Felix. "Elara sino siya?"

I looked at Felix and he looked at me intently as if he want to know them through my expression.

I let a small sigh and plaster my fake smile again. "Siya? He's my---"

"I'm her boyfriend."

Napalingon ako kay Felix with my shock expression... I mean the three of us look shock.

Aiden recovered quickly then askedr. "When... Panong naging kayo?"

I looked at him with annoyance. He has no right to ask that question. I look back at Felix waiting for his answer, his made up answer.

Felix hold my hand resting on the table. He carresed it gently and squeezed it.

I look at him and my heart skips a beat. He's gaze is soft and sparkling.

*Badump*

*Badump*

"I have fallen on the day I met her. Her kindness and beauty swells that I want to contain it to be mine... for her to be mine. It doesn't matter when or where I met her, what matters is that she is with me, letting me shower her with all my love."

I gasp when he kiss my hand while his eyes are on me.

Alam ko na he's acting, but I know deep down... I wish it's true.

I got out of trance when Sandra speak. "Ah-oh ganon ba? Hindi na namin kayo disturbuhin. Aiden let's go." Tinulak niya si Aiden papalayo sa amin. Parang may sasabihin sana si Aiden pero pinatahimik siya ni Sandra.

Nung malayo layo na sila ay doon ko lang napagtanto ko na hawak pa ni Felix ang kamay.

Hinatak ko ang kamay ko sa kanya at doon niya lang napansin na hawak pa niya ang kamay ko.

"Oh... sorry."

Lumapit ako sa kanya at bumulong. "Bakit mo ginawa yun? Kilala mo ba kung sino sila?"

"With your fake smile at sa sinabi ni Ken sa akin. I realize that it's them." He whispered back.

"Realize what?"

"It's them, your so called 'friends' that betray you."

Napahinto ako sa sinabi niya. Napatingin ako sa direksyon nila at nakita ko na nakatingin silang dalawa sa direksyon namin. They smile at me then they talk to each other again.

I close my eyes to calm myself then I open my eyes to face Felix.

"Lumayas na tayo rito."

He didn't question me and immediately agree.

"Kunin ko lang ang order natin sa counter. Itatake out na lang natin." Sabi niya. Tumango ako bilang sagot.

Nung tumalikod siya ay doon lang ako bumuga ng hangin. I'd never think of him doing that for me because he is gay.