Clara's Journey

The Journey [58]

Chapter 58

(ETHAN’s POV)

MAY DATE KAMI NI LEXIE. Muahahahaha!

Dahil hindi ko alam kung san ko sya dadalhin at alam kong adventurous naman sya.. Dinala ko na lang sya sa arcade at naglaro kami. Actually, sa HaWon Mall lang kami tumambay the whole time. When I got hungry, we ate then habang hinihintay yung movie na gusto kong panoorin.. Niyaya ko syang sumakay sa sikat na hot air balloon ride ng HaWon Mall.

“You okay.. Lexie?” Tanong ko sa kanya pagtapos nya sumilip mula sa hot air balloon. Nalulula ba sya sa taas namin?

“Ha? Ahh.. Oo.” Sagot naman nya.

Okay naman pala sya! Haha! “Thank you for allowing me to spend this day with you..”

“Ano ka ba Ethan! Haha! Eh di ba NANGAKO ako sa’yo? No big deal dude.”

I smiled. Hindi pa rin sya nagbago. Siguro naman sa taas namin na ‘to.. wala ng eepal pa na Pat-stick ‘no? HAHA! Chance ko na ‘to.

“You know what? I’m really glad Alexxa..” I told her. She looked stunned pero hindi sya nagsalita. Pinagpatuloy ko ang sinasabi ko. “I’m glad that you allowed me to be a part of your life again.. I’m just really glad.”

 “Enough.. I’ve forgiven you already. Di ba? All is well.” She beamed at me.

“I was really sad when I had to leave you when we were young..” I finally confessed. “I shouldn’t have left. I realized now.. All those times I was gone and you were all by yourself. You did have a hard time, right? I felt like it was all my fault. I wasn’t there to protect you..”

 “Ethan..” she consoled.

I turned to her and held her hand.

“Alexxa, I want to be your hero.. Please allow me.” Bigla kong sabi sa kanya. SHT. Ba’t ko sinabi? Baka batukan nya ako TT____TT

I was waiting for her to say something when..

*BUMP*

We both raised our heads.

“Tapos na po ang ride!” Sabi ni Manong Operator.

Hindi nasagot ni Lexie ang tanong ko. Siguro tentacle ni Pat-stick si Manong Operator? KAINIS! Ayan tuloy.. Parang naging rhetorical question na lang ang tanong ko. Aish.

Naghihintay na kami ngayon sa labas ng cinema. Manonood na kasi kami. Medyo matagal na kaming nakaupo don at di ko namalayan na.. Naubos ko na yung buttered popped corn ko. >____<

15 minutes na lang at magsisimula na ang film when I turned to Lexie.

 “Lexie..”

 “Yes?”

“Magre-refill lang ako ng buttered popped corn.”

“What? Eh hindi pa nga nagsisimula yung movie.. Ubos mo na?!”

“Eee. Nakakainis kasi maghintay. I got bored. DIto ka lang! Pag balik ko saka na tayo pumasok. OKAY?!”

 “Okay! Bilisan mo a!”

“Wag kang aalis dyan Lexie!!” Tapos tumakbo na ako para bumili ulit ng aking precious buttered popped corn.

Hindi naman ako nagtagal.. Actually, minadali ko na nga si Ahjumma na unahin na akong bigyan ng popped corn. Pakiramdam ko sandal lang naman ako nawala, pero pagbalik ko sa spot kung san ko iniwan si Lexie.. Wala na sya don.

“San yun nagpunta?” tanong ko nung napansin ko na hindi umalis yung nakaupo malapit lang sa amin. Lumapit ako sa babe don, “Uhh.. Miss, nakita mo ba yung kasama ko ditto kanina?” desperate kong tanong.

“Yung magandang babae ba?”

“Oo.”

Makasagot lang. Pag maganda si Lexie agad?! HAHAHAHA!

“Tinangay sya ni Batman.” Sabi sa akin nung babae.

I stared at her. Batman? Sinong Batman? Ba’t nya tatangayin si Lexie?!

The lady seemed to read my mind, “Yung lalakeng naka-Batman costume. Lumapit sa kanya kanina tapos hinila sya.. Hindi ko alam kung san sila pumunta.”

AHHHHH! Ang bad ni Batman! He was supposed to save lives and not abduct my date! I ran around the mall like a psycho screaming Lexie’s name. I don’t know why but somehow, I happened to end up at the mall’s lobby. Ang daming tao. I couldn’t find her! Ginala ko pa ang paningin ko hanggang sa makita ko si Batman.. Yung lalakeng naka-Batman costume na tinutukoy naman ni Ate kanina. Pero teka, ba’t paran nagtatalo si Batman at si Lexie?

Tinanggal ni Batman ang mask nya.. Si Patrick. Si Patrick si Batman?!

SHT! Hindi nya baa lam na may date kami ni Lexie? Ba’t ba ganyan sya? Tatakbo na sana ako para kunin si Lexie nung biglang..

He kissed her. She pulled him away and he kissed her again.

I would’ve thrown my shoe from where I stood, aiming for that crazy head of LUIS PATRICK. How could he kiss her? I was on the verge of untying my shoe when I noticed how Alexxa reacted from his kiss.

I don’t know why but by just looking at them kissing passionately in the middle of a very crowded place.. I felt that I lost the girl.. The second time around.

I lost Alexxa.

The worst part was, I lost her to my friend.. To that stupid poop head Luis Patrick.