SEALED ( Behind Those Tears Book 2)

Chapter 37-Deny

" What do you mean us?" tanong ko and he bit his lower lip. Damn that move.

"I'm asking about us. I wanted to court you." tuloy-tuloy na sabi niya at nanlaki naman ang mga mata ko. I tried to compose myself from what I heard but instead of being happy, I got disappointed. Am I a game?

" You know what why dont you try to filter that feelings? I cant reciprocate that emotion. Hindi mo ba nakikita? Nasa gitna tayo ng kaso and could you please respect my feelings. My boyfriend left me without a trace, no erase that my ex-boyfriend abandoned me. I'm letting you know that I'm still not ready for this." sabay talikod ko.

We cant even deny the fact that we're each others competitor for the past years. Damn it! Where is my pride?

The next day. I decided to shop with Amber. Kailangan kong magshopping para naman makalimot sa problema ko. Nagulat pa nga ako dahil sumama sa amin ang pinsan naming si Lucas kaya tatlo kaming namimili ng mga damit ko. Daddy lend us his credit card kaya naman sky is the limit as long as hindi lang malaman ni Mommy na kasabwat namin si Daddy.

" Forever 21? o Wrangler?" there are lots of branded stores in the mall pero yang dalawang brand lang ang binabalik balikan namin ni Amber.

" Wrangler. Jeans for this month." saad ko.

"Ayos!" Ngisi ni Lucas at Amber.

I left them at the store to find something. I want to buy something for shield.I want to buy a clip for him. That cute puffball deserves a treat for behaving. Pagpasok ko dun sa mga accessories store ay nakita ko kaagad si Jordane. Pinapalibutan siya ng limang lalaki and she looks like those guys are going to abduct her at any moment but the tallest man caught my eyes. He does look like Kuya Renan. Siya na ba yung Joseph?

" Who told you to transfer ha? Pwede ka namang lumapit sa akin." iritang tanong nung Joseph.

"Listen Azcona! No matter how hard you try to earn my love it'll never happened. Kahit ilang school pa ang pagsabihan mong ikick-out ako para pagkatapos ay kusa akong lalapit sayo hinding hindi yan mangyayari. Could you just leave me alone and let me love the man I loved for a decade?" pero hindi sumagot si Joseph sa halip ay hinila niya si Jordane papasok sa store guarded by his bodyguards. They emptied the store. Napakagalante but Stacie's family is not like them. They may have the wealth pero humble sila unlike the Azcona's.

Pasimple akong tumingin sa mga clip habang hinihintay na matapos ang pag-uusap nila and at the end Joseph left the mall and I saw Jordane smiled. The guy looked defeated.

" Ano ba yan ate! Iniwan mo lang kami tapos hindi mo manlang binigay yung credit card ni Daddy! Kamusta naman yun?" sabi ni Amber.

" Oh sorry." saad ko. "

What's wrong ate Dabi?" tanong ni Lucas. " parang problemado ka ah.."

"you guys dont mind me, hihiwalay na muna ako sa inyo may pupuntahan lang ako." paalam ko sakanila.

" Wait what? Ate naman!" reklamo ni Amber.

" Lucas bantayan mo tong si Amber." bilin ko kay Lucas.

" but I'm not a babysitter." reklamo din ni Lucas. Gusto ko tuloy silang pag-untugin. Mahirap ba talaga akong pakinggan? Nakakaloka!

I immediately dialed Rence's phone to update him of Jordane's whereabouts pero nagulat ako nung nakita kong magkasama sila ni Jordane. Kakalabas lang ni Rence sa CR at hula ko ay hindi niya alam na nagkita si Jordane at Joseph. So this is what he called gathering data? Dating Jordane? Naikuyom ko ang kamao ko sa nakikita ko. The fact that I'm badly missing Denver tapos gagatungan niya pa.