Caught In His Arms (Published Under Pop Fiction)

Mission 52

Mission 52

Pagkadating na pagkadating ng pagkain namin nagsimula na akong kumain. Nagmamadali ako hindi dahil mamamatay na ako sa gutom kundi gusto ko ng makaalis sa restaurant na ito. Sa katunayan nakalimutan ko na ngang kanina pa akong nagugutom. Hindi ko na malasahan ang pagkain.

Alam kong anumang oras ay may iiral na namang gawaing Shokoy. And as Aldus have told me a while ago. 'Be ready' hindi na naging maganda ang pakiramdam ko.

"Malakas ka palang kumain. Don't worry you're still adorable Florence" bahagya lamang akong ngumisi kay Cypher. Hindi ko na napansin na napapadami na pala ako ng kain sa kaiisip sa mga Shokoy na nag kalat na naman.

"Kumain ka na rin. Then we can go somewhere else" huli na bago ko bawiin ang sinabi ko. Mali ang pagkakaintindi niya. Damn.

Nakita ko ang bahagya niyang pag ngisi sa sinabi ko. I thought he's kind. Oh well, what should I expect? He's a guy afterall. Boys will be boys, wala na talaga akong magagawa dun.

"I mean, pwede nating ituloy sa bahay ang date natin. To be honest I don't like the atmosphere in here Cypher. Sorry" I showed my fake sincere apology. At first I like this place, it's very classy and it suits my taste.

Pero ibang usapan na pag may mga Shokoy na bigla na lang lumitaw. They will ruin the place.

"You should have told it earlier. If you're not comfortable we can choose another place Florence. Anything for you" well. Papasa na sana itong si Cypher para sa akin, but he's too kind for me.

"It's okay. Aalis na rin naman tayo" tumango na lang siya sa akin. Napansin ko na sumenyas si Cypher sa isa sa mga waiter. Agad naman itong lumapit sa kanya at may ibinulong sa kanya si Cypher. Tumango na lamang ito pagkatapos siyang bulungan ni Cypher.

Ano naman kaya ang binulong niya sa waiter?

Malaki ang pasasalamat ko at hindi si Aldus or Troy ang lumapit sa kanya. I bet hindi man lang siya susundin ng dalwang 'yon. Sa tagal ng panahon na nakasama ko ang mga Shokoy 'yon, I can easily sense if they like the certain person or not.

And the way they treat Cypher a while ago. Walang maidudulot na maganda. I know they don't like Cypher. Is this their way of getting rid of him? Like excuse me? They have nothing to do with me! As far as I remember, they're the one who'd thrown me out of their mansion. I'm not their damn business anymore.

Hindi ko na napansin na napapadami na pala ang inom ko ng wine. And I felt damn dizzy, this is not good. Eventhough I'm dizzy. I can still manage to notice those two creepy Shokoys heading back and forth not too far from our table. They're totally creeping me out!

Can they just leave me alone? 

Nagising na lang ako sa tunog mula sa saxophone at violin. They're playing a very heartwarming music. Kung ganun ito pala ang ang ibinulong ni Cypher sa waiter kanina. Oh well, I find it sweet.

I can't help but to close my eyes, just to feel deeply the softness of their playing piece. After this mellow music we can go.

Talaga palang pinaghandaan ito ni Cypher. I'm appreciating it up to this point of time. And I was in the middle of enjoying their soft music when they stopped. Why?