Kabanata 13
"You dislike her alot, can I ask you the reason why?"
Napalunok ako dahil sa tanong ni Royce. I glanced at Draco and tried to figure out what's going on inside his mind. He's smiling, but his eyes weren't. Nagtaas lang sya ng isang kilay at bahagyang inigilid ang ulo. Hindi rin gumalaw si Royce at nakipagtitigan sa pinsan nya na ngayon ay may maliit na ngisi sa labi.
"Tinatanong pa ba yan?" he answered calmly.
His voice was pretty soothing, but still it is a little bit off for his likes. Alam ko na napipigti na ang natitirang pasensya ni Draco dahil sa pang-iipit sakanya ni Royce. Tinignan ko nalang pabalik si Ariel na tahimik pa rin sa isang tabi.
She's avoiding anyone's gaze as if she's afraid to get targeted by their antagonistic eyes. The woman exactly know how to play the dejected card. Alam na alam nya na sakanya papanig si Royce.
"Isn't it unfair?" segunda na naman ni Royce na syang ikinatingin namin sakanya.
Nakakunot na ang noo nya habang blanko pa rin ang mga mata. There's a warning flashing through his eyes. At kailangan itong apulahin kaagad. It feel like I need to stop this or else we'll never get out of this possible cold war.
Hinawakan ko nalang ang braso ni Draco at inilingan ito. Royce's eyes darted on my hand that is attached on his cousin's arm. Mas lalong lumalim ang gitla nya sa noo dahil sa ginawa ko. Wala sa oras kong binatawan si Draco dahil sa mapagtabanta nyang tingin saakin. I heard him clicking his tongue. Ako naman ngayon ang naguguluhan.
"Galit ka ba?" I asked, trying to drift away from the topic. But my question only made him smirk in a most sarcastic way. A hint of indignation is now flickering in his eyes.
"What do you think, Lesley?" his voice grew higher with a hint of irony.
"Bakit ka naman magagalit? She's the one making this harder—" I stopped for a moment after I realized my words.
"What did you say?" hindi makapaniwalang saad nya.
He busted into a low laughter. His usual cold, emotionless, and calm demure was instantly shattered. It's strange how his voice seemed to be vibrating.
Mas lalo lang syang nagalit dahil sa sinabi ko. Nagbuntong hininga nalang ako at saka pagod na nginitian si Royce. I quickly saw his reaction since he's right infront of me.
He tossed his fork onto the table and leaned back on his seat like a powerful gang leader. Mas lalong dumilim ang mukha nya dahil sa narinig. He didn't like that, I could tell. Royce isn't someone you could easily trigger. But it isn't mean that he didn't have the temper. Pero ngayon ay tiyak akong may mali akong nasabi na hindi nya nagustuhan.
"Hindi dapat tayo nag-aaway sa harapan ng pagkain. That's it." I quickly reasoned out.
I saw Kuya Lucian smiling faintly after I finished my whole sentence. Pero wala sakanya ang atensyon ko. I am more interested with his brother's reaction. Wala na akong pakialam kahit na ngumisi sya nang ngumisi sa harapan naming lahat.
"What a nice thing to say." Royce said with a hint of another sarcasm. He snorted slightly and continued, "I lost my appetite."
Tumayo na ito habang dala-dala ang sariling plato. Sinundan ko lang sya ng tingin habang papaalis doon. Ariel followed him, of course. I was left speechless because of it. Tulala lang ako habang iniisip ang buong sinabi nya.
Para bang may mali talaga akong ginawa dahil sa bigo nyang mga mata. His eyes made me think as if my words disappointed him to the highest level. Hindi kaagad ito nakawala sa isipan ko nang gabing iyon. I keep on thinking about it up until the last day in the resort.
