Fierce

Chapter 6

Chapter 6
Trapped

I laced my hands in the spout of the faucet and it automatically released the water as it sensored my hands.

I was about to wash my face when I realized that I didn't bring my handkerchief with me. I just sighed and looked at myself in front of the mirror.

"Relax, Blair..." I calmed myself. "You're a strong and independent woman. You just need to get through this dinner then you're done."

Ilang beses kong kinumbinsi ang sarili ko na wag magselos kay Gael dahil sa atensyong binibigay sa kaniya ni daddy bago ko napagdesisyunang lumabas na ng bathroom.

"Why do girls take so much time in the bathroom?"

I think my heart skipped a beat when I saw Gael in front of me, crossing his arms while leaning in the vacant wall in front of the girls' bathroom.

"Why don't you try being a girl so you can know why?" I gave him a smirked.

I was about to leave him when he suddenly grabbed my arm and stopped me from moving on.

"You don't know me, huh?" he smirked at me like I said a joke earlier.

"I didn't lie." sabi ko't binawi ang braso ko sa kaniya. "That's the truth. Hindi naman talaga kita kilala dati. Kailan lang naman kita nakilala? If you weren't Darlene's boyfriend-- Oops! I mean, ex-boyfriend."

His jaw clenched with what I said before he smiled.

"Yeah, I'm her ex-boyfriend." sabi niya't nilapit ang kaniyang mukha sa akin kaya bahagya akong napaatras. "And please prepare to be my girlfriend."

My jaw dropped as eyes widened.

"Excuse me?" I said, offendedly.

"Your father likes me, Blair." he declared at agad namang nag-init ang dugo ko nang dahil doon. "And unluckily, I can see that my mom likes you too."

"So what if my dad likes you? Kapag gusto ka ba ng daddy ko ay magugustuhan na rin kita?" I sarcastically asked him. "Is that how your knowledge conclude things?"

"No, Blair. I'm just stating possibilities." he said. "There are some arrangements that are not impossible in our world, specially, arrangements between you and me."

"There aren't any arrangements between you and me that's going to happen, so just fuck off with your crazy imaginations." I gritted my teeth, pissed off with what he's saying.

"Watch how my imagination turns into reality, Blair." mapagbanta niyang sabi sa akin.

"I'd rather live in a fictional world than be in reality with you." sabi ko't muli siyang inirapan bago bumalik sa private room.

The table's full of bountiful foods that we ordered earlier.

"You're back." ani daddy nang pumasok ako. "Where's Gael? Hindi mo ba siya nakasalubong?"

"Hindi po." simpleng sabi ko't umupo na sa tabi ni mommy.

I can't believe that daddy's asking about Gael's whereabouts to me.

Aftwr a few seconds, Gael came back with a shy fake smile.

"I'm sorry kung natagalan po ako." nahihiya niyang paghingi ng paumanhin sa akin.

"That's okay, Gael." nakangiting sabi ni daddy sa kaniya.

I looked at Gael and saw him grinning at me. He raised his eyebrows and I just rolled my eyes while averting my look at the empty plate in front of me.