When I Escaped

Chapter 26

It's been awhile since you left me. I wonder if you still love me.

I rested my head on the bathtub as I overthink, I closed my eyes and let the tears drown me.

Maybe it's just a one sided love, maybe he loved me as a bestfriend or maybe it's just me assuming that he would actually love me back.

"Hay salamat after ilang light-years nakaligo rin ako." bulong ko sa sarili.

May kumatok sa pinto at nagulat ako. "Ate Julie, are you done taking a bath?"

I flinched. "Ah, yes princess. Magbibihis lang ako."

Dali dali akong nagbihis kahit masakit pa yung paa ko. Lumabas ako sa bathroom.

"Ayy palaka!" napaatras ako sa kaba. Si Connor nakasandal sa gilid ng pinto.

Marahan siyang tumawa at hinawakan ang bewang ko. "Slowly amore, you might hurt your feet."

"Bakit ka kasi nandiyan? Pwede ka namang umupo lang."

Nginitian niya lang ako at hinigpitan ang kapit niya. He was walking behind me when I felt his weight over me. Nadapa siya.

"Fuck" he cursed. Nakahiga ako sa sahig at siya naman sa ibabaw ko.

"Aray yung paa ko, Connor!" I screamed in pain.

"What are you doing?" tanong ni Clarisse.

My eyes widened at binuhat ako ni Connor papunta sa kama.

"Ahhh.. we slipped princess." mabilis na sabi ni Connor.

Tumango ako and glared at Connor.

He chuckled. "I'm sorry. Nadulas kasi ako sa sapatos mo."

"Wow ha, kasalanan pa ng sapatos ko." taray kong sabi.

Napahilamos siya sa kanyang mukha at parang nawalan ng pagasa. "Shit you're feet is bleeding again. I'm sorry, this is all my fault."

He tried changing the bandage again.

Hinawakan ko yung kamay niya at napatigil siya sa kanyang ginagawa.

"Please, don't blame yourself sa lahat lahat na nangyari. You saved me remember?"

Tiningnan niya ang kamay ko na nakapatong sa kanya and he quickly glanced at me.

"I owe you my life." I smiled.

He nodded at wala siyang reaksyon. "Sleep"

"Ate can I sleep with you?" Si Clarisse. "Marami kasing monsters sa room ko." ngumiti siya at makikita ko muli yung bungi niyang ngipin.

Tumango ako but Connor protested. "Hindi na, malikot ka matulog, e"

Clarisse shot him a cute glare. "You're just jealous."

He shrugged. "Okay goodnight, your highnesses."

Connor was right, ang kulit kulit niya nga pero she's making me happy.

"Ate do you love hermano?" tanong niya habang hinuhusay niya ang buhok ko.

I hid a smile. "As a friend."

"You know ate, you're the only girl that I like among hermano's girlfriends." palundag lundag siya sa kama. "They're bitches." tumawa siya.

My eyes widened from what I heard. Grabe tong bata nato.
Tumawa lang ako. I like this kid, alam niya talaga kung paano mamili.

"Princesses don't say bad words, so wag mo nang uulitin okay?"

"Okay" sabi niya. "Ate, can you read me a book?" Tumango ako. "I'll just get it in the library." sabi niya.