When I Stop Chasing

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

Wipe

"No," His eyes are firm. His expression are hard, My throat were drying so I gulped a little and I can't help not to wince because it damn hurt dahil tuyo ang lalamunan ko. It damn hurt. Holy hell, One word that can totally broke all the rainbows sailing on my own sky. I looked away and cleared my throat.

"A-ah okay," Utal utal kong sabi.

I tried to divert all my attention to my food pero kita ko na tinitingnan ako ni Callix kaya hindi ko maiwasang tingnan siya pabalik. Umangat ang gilid ng kanyang labi.

"Bakit, Ofia? What do you expect ba?" I looked away again.

I'm not going to answer that stupid question! Pakiramdam ko lahat ng enerhiya ko ay biglang naglaho, That a simple one word can totally destroy my mood and even my evening.

"Wala," I simply said. Walang kagana-gana iyon, Para akong biglang napagod. All the positive energy left my body and I feel like I can even continue the food on my plate.

"Ano nga?" I shut my eyes tightly. Trying to have and dig some confidence and guts this time, Pursigido ang tono ni Callix, I know he'll not drop that shitty subject not unless I told him what was that all about.

I can lie, anyway. And I'm totally going to lie to him.

"Wala, Just wondering why you do these stuffs to me these past few days. It's just that nananinibago ako, You always snub me kaya!" I tried to be cheerful with my voice but I think It cracked on the last part.

"Snub ba talaga ako?" A creepy smile instantly formed in my lips.

"Oh hell yes! You always roll your eyes, you always talk seriously, you're always angry, you're kinda creepy and scary but I...." My sentence were hanging on air dahil wala akong maisunod.

Callix were biting his lower lip while looking at me and raised his left brow.

"Oh, why didn't you finish your sentence?" I looked away and grabbed the glass of water. Uminom muna ako ng tubig bago sagutin ang tanong niya, His question are genuine and pure innocent walang kahit na anong bahid ng panunukso doon so I answered it whole heartedly. Not.

"I don't know what to say next..." I trailed off and pouted. Umiling siya sa akin at uminom ng tubig, He stood up kaya tiningnan ko siya ng may nagtatanong na muhka.

"C'mon, it's 8:30 already, You're finish eating na diba? Ihahatid na kita."

Gusto kong sumimangot dahil iba ang labas noon sa akin, I think he's not comfortable with me being inside his unit. Nabanggit niya rin kanina na ako pa lang daw ang babaeng napapapasok niya rito, Tumayo na ako. Even if I still wanted to stay longer here I don't want to beg to him for me to stay longer, that sounds crazy and awful. I was hurt right now. Damn hurt. Ayoko na bumaba pa sa ikinabagsak ko ngayon. I'm leaving somefor my pride.