What does it take... (Thomas Torres - Ara Galang fanfiction)

19th Entry: Turnabouts

19th Entry

Turnabouts

●●Thomas●●

I just stood there on the other side of the street frozen.. Let it go.. Let it go because I don't want to assume but.. the scene that I had seen before my eyes.. what does that mean? As I observed her she was still sitting there staring at the white envelope(?) she was holding.. after a while she stood up and hurriedly went out of the restaurant,

That brought me out of my senses, napatakbo tuloy ako saktong kalalabas nya ng pinto. Nakatalikod sya at naglalakad na sa kabilang direksyon.

"Hey Ar... I mean Banshee.."

She stopped walking and halatang natensed... slowly syang lumingon sa akin and her face shows this expression as if she saw a ghost.. Nakatingin lang sya sa akin na nanlalaki ang mata..

"k-kakarating mo pa l-lang ba d-dito?" She stammered

"Yup! O-of course!" I lied "Andito ka lang pala, I was looking all over for you..."

With that she seemed to relax a bit... she exhaled the breath she was holding for so long.. but mukhang hindi pa rin sya ganung ka convinced...

"S-sure ka?"

I just nodded, then without thinking twice I held her hand tight with my free hand, and pulled her along.. Or rather drag her along..

What was that I saw earlier? With the guy she was talking with in the restaurant.. I badly want to know what was that all about..I want to confront her.. but I can't.. and I doubt that she would say the truth.. maybe.. I'll just investigate on my own and find out who that man is.. but for now..

"W-wait san tayo punta?" pagtataka nya

Hindi ko sinagot yung question nya, ni hindi ko sya nilingon, I just continued dragging her. Hindi na rin sya kumontra at nagpahila na lang din, pareho kaming tahimik. I held her hand tighter, I don't know why but I feel like when I let go of her hand, someone will take her away... pati ako naweiwerduhan sa ginagawa ko but I felt like I am responsible for her.. that I need to protect her in some way...walang umimik sa amin hanggang makarating kami sa isang park with benches. We sat there in silence.

After a while.. hindi na sya nakatiis.. "T-thomas.. sabihin mo.. May n-nakita ahmm may sasabihin ka ba?"

"N-nothing.. how'd you say so?"

she just stared at me and breathed a heavy sigh.. "sabihin mo na ang totoo.."

I felt like a cornered rat.. hindi ba ako dapat ang magcorner sa kanya.. but I end up being on the hot seat "Actually.. yes.. I have something to tell you.."

"A-ano yun?" napalunok pa sya as she looked at me carefully..

"I just really have to say this.. Yung tungkol sa nangyari kanina.." I started..

At the restaurant. Who's he? What was that all about? I said at the back of my mind but it seems my tounge is twisted or numb that I can't seem to voice it out.

"Ano yun?" she repeated pero this time mas assertive yung pagkakasabi nya.

Parang feeling ko may nakabara sa lalamunan ko.. Orayt here goes nothing..

"I just want to say.. sorry, sorry sa pagtreat ko sa'yo kanina... My mind is just occupied with some... other things.. sorry"

She just stared at me with a 'di makapaniwalang' look.. me saying sorry.. is it that unbelievable?

"What?" tanong ko

"Y-yun lang?" she said halatang iba ang ineexpect nya.. I told you I'll find it out on my own..