Preying Her

Chapter 30

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The airplane exactly landed at 11:00 o'clock in the morning. Naalimpungatan pa ako dahil sa biglaang paggising sa akin ni Craig na akala mo naman ay maiiwan kami dito sa loob ng eroplano. Lahat ng tao ay naghihintay pa sa mga bagahi nila sa baggage counter while the both of us ay deri-deritso ang lakad namin palabas.

Paano ba namang hindi? Wala naman kaming dalang gamit maliban sa suot namin. Kami lang yata ang pasaherong walang gamit ni isa.

"Where do you want to eat?" tanong niya pagkalabas namin. Bahagya akong napapikit dahil sa sikat ng araw na tumatama sa aking mukha. After three years, Philippines was still the same. Nothing's change. The people, the climate and everything.

Just only one question popped out in my mind, does his feelings change? Or is it like a climate that remains the same?

I looked around the airport as I answered Craig's question. "Anywhere."

Sumakay kami ng taxi na dalawa at agad na tinungo ang pinakamalapit na restaurant sa airport. We immediately went out to the Taxi Cab and walk towards the entrance of the restaurant. As we enter, the waiter directly gave us a menu book.

I looked at her, the way she smile its very prominent. She will actually be noticed by her physical appearance and also she has this genuine smile written all over her face. Hindi lang siya ang may ganoong pustura, I think all of them. Lahat yata ng nagtatrabaho sa restaurant na ito ay nakangiti at approachable. Well, their manager is very effective and efficient. She or he knows how to handle his workers. At ang laki ng respeto ko sa mga taong ganyan.

"What's your order Ma'am, Sir?"

I ordered boneless bangus and baked talaba while Craig ordered the same dish too.

I missed Filipino Foods. Sa Canada kasi minsan lang ako magluto at kadalasan ay sa office ako kumakain dahil sa sobrang busy. My assistant always brought me a Spanish Food so iyon ang kinakain ko. Minsan, different kinds of cuisines that I can't name it.

"Saan tayo matutulog ngayong araw?" I asked as we waited for our orders to come.

"In your house of course!"

Napatango ako. I see. Bakit ko pa ba tinanong iyon? Obvious naman na doon kami tutuloy habang nandito kami sa Pilipinas. Pero hindi ko lang maiwasan na isipin 'yong mga panahon na nakasama ko si Cadris sa bahay na iyon. 'Yong mga memories na ang hirap kalimutan ngayon ay babalikan ko.

"Hexa?"

Naestatwa ako sa kinauupuan ko ng marinig ang pamilyar na boses na nanggagaling sa likuran ko. I don't know what to do and definitely I know that fucking voice! And its very obvious that it is Bryan Anrada's voice! Damn!

Hindi ko alam kung lilingon ba ako sa kanya o hindi. Kinakabahan ako dahil hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin ko sa kanya. I am not yet ready to face them.

I saw him standing beside me so I cover my face with a menu book then I slightly twist my body at the right, in order for him not to see my face.

"Hexa?" he called my name again and as usual I didn't put the menu book at the table. I gripped tightly on it. I closed my eyes trying to constrain my emotion.

"Hexa!" Craig called me. Napamura ako sa isip ko dahil tinawag niya pa talaga ako sa pangalan ko.

Remind me to kill him later! Ang dami niya ng kasalanan sa'kin. First, he kissed me. Second, he flight a book going to the Philippines without my knowing. Then lastly, this, he called my name! At paniguradong makikilala ako ni Bryan.