Chapter XIV
"Gutom na ako Vince, pull over." reklamo ni Marcus, nakahiga ito at okupado ang buong backseat.
Naawa naman si Vincent sa kapatid dahil hindi pa nga pala sila kumakaen simula kagabi
"Call them. Tell them we'll stop sa next Gas station." utos ni Vince
On Hunter's car..
"Ah kaya pala ganyan ka kagwapo.." bulong ni Sky sa sarili
"What's that?" Hunter asked with a surprise smile
"Oh nothing, I said that explains why you're not speaking tagalog." - Hunter just told her about his origins.
"Yeah but I can understand the basics, like MAGANDA ka." Hunter said with an evident twang and gave her a lopsided grin " I grew up with my mom using the language whenever we're at home."
Nahiya siya ng sobra knowing na narinig ni Hunter ang sinabi niya. Hindi niya alam ang sasabihin niya, Mabuti na lang..
'Marcus R. calling'
"Sky! kamusta ka jan? gutom ka na rin ba?" sunod sunod na tanong ni Marcus
"wag ka ngang sumigaw!" sagot naman ni Sky
"sungit mo talaga, tell Hunter we'll stop over sa next gas station."
"Okay."
At the parking lot..
Sky managed to get out of the car before Hunter, medyo malayo yung parking space na nakuha nila kaysa kina Marcus, nagkita na lang sila sa loob ng food station. Madaming tao sa loob kaya sinundo sila ni Vincent.
"Sky Let's order" Vincent held her arm and turned to Hunter "They were on the last table on your right."
Hunter can now sense Vincent's resentment but he let it pass and went straight to their table.
"Hey" bati ni Hunter sa magkapatid.
Kevin smiled at him "where's sky?" Marcus asked
"With Vincent."
Napansin ni Kevin na nagiba ang mood ni Hunter "Do you skate?" maiba lang ang usapan.
"yeah sometimes."
"If you'd like to you can stroll with us once we arrive." alok ni Kevin
"Sure" Hunter appreciates Kevin's effort to make him feel welcome.
At the counter..
Tahimik at nasa tabi lang si Sky habang umoorder si Vincent, naaawa siya sa babaeng nakaassign sa counter dahil sa sobrang pakataranta. Hindi malaman kung dahil ba sa gwapo si Vincent or because of his frown. Halos magkamali na sa pagpunch ng order nila ang babae kaya naman hindi na napigil ni Sky na bawiin ang braso niyang hawak ni Vincent para maagaw ang atensyon nito.
"Bakit ang sungit mo yata lately?" tanong ni Sky
"Bakit ang manhid mo yata lately? balik tanong naman ni Vincent
Sa gulat ni Sky bago pa siya makasagot biglang sumingit ang babae "excuse po Sir change niyo po at eto po number ninyo."
Marahas na kinuha ni Vincent ang sukli at tumalikod na kay Sky. Nagmamadali naman siyang sumunod, pagkarating sa table nila, umupo siya sa tabi ni Hunter, sa harap ni Vincent.
After 45mins of eating in silence which Sky finds impossible for Kevin and Marcus, they were now back on the car, nagtalo pa nga kung sinong magbabayad since Hunter and Vincent were both insistent to pay. In the end naghati na lang sila ng pagbabayad. Hanggang sa makabalik siya sa kotse ni Hunter, hindi na niya nakausap ulit si Vincent.
"You look worried is there something wrong?" tanong agad ni Hunter pagpasok nila sa kotse.
"ah no it's nothing" Sky smiled at him for reassurance
"I noticed everybody were silent awhile ago, did something happened?"
"Ahm.."
"Do I smell that bad?" seryoso pa ring tanong ni Hunter na nakapagpatawa na sa kanya
Habang hindi niya mapigil ang pagtawa nakangiti naman siyang pinagmamasdan ni Hunter
'If this girl only knew how her laughter affects me..'
