Fierce

Chapter 18

Chapter 18
Nothing

"Ma'am Blair..." rinig kong sabi ng aming katulong pagkatapos kumatok sa aking pintuan.

"Bakit?" sabi ko naman at tumigil sa panunuklay ng aking buhok.

"Meron pong naghahanap sa inyo." sabi naman niya. "Kasama ko po ngayon dito sa taas."

Lumayo naman ako sa tukador at tumungo sa pintuan upang buksan ito. Why is she letting someone in our house without my permission?

Pagkabukas na pagkabukas ko ng pintuan ay bumungad sa akin ang aming katulong at nasa likod niya ay si Isaiah.

"Isaiah!" gulat kong pagsambit sa kaniyang pangalan.

Nilingon ko naman ang aming katulong.

"Bumaba ka na." utos ko sa kaniya na agad niya namang sinunod.

Bumaling ako ulit kay Isaiah na ngayo'y nakangiti sa akin. Mukhang natuwa pa dahil nasurpresa niya ako sa kaniyang biglang pagdating.

"What are you doing here?" tanong ko naman sa kaniya.

He gullibly raised his hand and showed me that he brought Starbucks.

"I got iced caramel macchiato and a double-smoked bacon, cheddar and egg sandwich for you." he said and went inside my room.

Sinarado ko naman ang pintuan ng aking kwarto nang makapasok na siya sa loob. Agad niyang inayos ang dala niyang pagkain sa may coffee table.

"May nakakita ba sa'yo?" I worriedly asked him.

"Your maids..." he said, as a matter of fact.

"Other than my maids, of course. I can handle them." sabi ko naman sa kaniya at umupo sa may couch habang pinapanood siyang inaayos ang aking pagkain.

Minsan talaga'y umaatake ang pagkapilosopo nitong si Isaiah. I wonder if his fans knew this side of him. Even if sometimes annoying, it made him even more charming.

"Hmm... I don't think that someone else saw me other than your maids. Pati pala yung guard niyo sa gate." he said and looked up to me. "Kumain ka na. I'll be dropping you off to school."

"Don't you have practice for today? Sa Sunday na ang encore concert niyo diba?" tanong ko sa kaniya.

"We have a practice for today." sagot niya naman at saka umupo sa aking tabi. "Ihahatid lang kita sa school mo tapos didiretso na ako sa practice namin. Sa Arena na kami magp-practice ngayon para sa soundcheck at stage formation kaya... hindi hassle ang paghatid ko sa'yo."

"Paano kung may makakita sa'yo sa paghatid sakin? Your car's windows' not that tinted. Posibleng makita ka sa loob." problemado ko namang sabi.

"What did I tell you, Blair?" he asked. "I told you that I don't care, right?" paalala niya sa akin.

"Pero, Isaiah—"

"Blair, I can even quit the band right now." he stated and it made me stopped. "I don't care what might happened if someone caught us, Blair. I'm not afraid. But if you are, just tell me and let me quit the band for you. Kapag nangyari 'yon... If I quit the band, wala na tayong p-problemahin."

He reached for my hand. He intertwined our hands together and smiled, like he's imagining something.

"Come to think of it, Blair..." he trailed off and I saw his ears turned red. "We can go on a date publicly, post our pictures on different social media sites, travel the world together without being followed... You don't know how many times I've wished for that to happen. But this is our reality..."