Her Romeo Has a Gun

17 | The Bitch

It's been two days.

Wala parin si Knox.

"Are you sure he's okay?"

I suddenly asked Greg while we're eating lunch. Tumango lang siya.

"He's fine, Paige. Don't worry too much."

I can't help but worry though. Dalawang araw na siyang wala. Sabi ni Greg may communication naman daw sila ni Knox. Talagang busy lang daw sa organisasyon dahil pinagpplanuhan nila ang susunod na gagawin.

"Kelan daw ba siya babalik?"

"I don't know."

I'm getting agitated. Wala akong magawa dito sa bahay. Namimiss ko na si Knox

Lalo na tuwing gabi at mag-isa lang ako sa kama. I miss his cuddles. Di ako makatulog ng maayos, ewan ko ba kung bakit ang tagal bago ako dapuan ng antok.

This is all his fault.

Dapat kasi ay sinama na lamang niya ako sa kung saan mang lugar na pinuntahan niya. I know it's too dangerous but I wanna know if he's okay. I wanna be with him.

God! This is seriously getting out of hand.

Am I developing feelings for my kidnapper?

The thought kept me awake at night. Iniisip ko kung posible nga ba. He's the bad guy here. He's involved in drug dealings and kills people. He a criminal. Ni sa hinagap di ko naisip na magkakagusto ako sa isang tulad ni Knox.

But the way he treats me, damn! It's fucked up but right now, he's the only person I feel safest with.

I tried though. I did try to control my feelings. But he's too damn irresistible.

That morning, I woke up with a headache. Masyadong maraming gumulo sa isip ko kaya di na naman ako masyadong nakatulog.

"You look like shit."

Napalingon ako kay Greg na nagluluto na ng breakfast namin sa kusina.

I rolled my eyes. "Thanks."

"Seriously, you look like you've been to hell and back. Are you okay?"

"Headache." I grunted.

Umupo ako sa lamesa at hinintay siya.

"Here, drink this." May inabot siya saking gamot pagkatapos naming kumain. Agad ko naman itong ininom.

"Anyway, ngayon ang balik ni Knox. He called me earlier."

I felt my heart raced pero di ko pinahalata. I just nodded at him.

Dali-dali akong umakyat sa kwarto ko pagkatapos. I took a shower and chose a baby blue sundress.

I was combing my hair ng bigla akong mapatingin sa salamin. I'm smiling like crazy. Joker might be scared if we're face to face. Bigla kong inayos ang mukha ko. Di dapat ako masyadong obvious.

There, poker face. Much better.

Hindi ko alam kung anong oras dadating si Knox, napatingin ako sa orasan at nakita kong it's almost noon. Gusto ko na siyang makita at makausap. I wanna ask about Luis, about his next plans, what happened after the cruise.

I was getting bored kaya naman napagpasyahan kong bumaba na lang. Habang nasa hagdan, narinig ko ang mga boses na nag-uusap.

He's here.

Nagmamadali akong bumaba pero napatigil ako ng marinig kong parang nagtatalo na naman sila ni Greg.

"I need to bring Paige to that party."