He Saved Me
It's useless to stand up right now. My body hurts like hell and I can't even sit on my own. Instead of trying hard, hurting my body more, I followed what the doctor told me and that is to rest leaving my friends do their own thing while I sleep. Besides 4:30 palang naman eh.
Bumangon akong nasa harapan ko nanaman si Ricci. Iniwas niya ang kanyang tingin at naglakad patungo sa upuan.
'Hell dont tell me they left me with this guy again?' Bulong ko sa sarili at napailing. Although him being here made me feel a bit good.
"Bat ikaw nanaman ba ang iniwan nila dito? You don't have to if you don't like." I half heartedly said pero syempre hindi ko pinahalata ito.
"No...I really want to look after you since your caring boyfriend isn't here yet." Sambit niya diniinan ang pag sabi ng boyfriend.
Yeah I know. Jian isn't here yet. I can see that. Kasi once na nandito siya alam kong wala ka na.
Weirdly I liked his company. He made me feel safe in a different way my friends make me feel safe. It was like as if he won't let anything happen to me again. Damn I'm hating myself for this. What the hell am I saying?!. 'Don't you dare Nina' sita ko sa sarili at binaling sa iba ang atensyon.
"When are they coming back?" Tanong ko sakanya habang sa iba nakatingin.
"Thea's going back here around 7:30. Kasama niya si Brent, and Aina's in your house together with the boys." Sambit niya na tinanguan ko.
I waited patiently while watching and using my phone until Thea came with Brent holding food from Jollibee. Ni hindi ko kinausap si Ricci sa ilang oras na yun. Umasa rin akong sana dumating na si Jian para maiwasan ko si Ricci pero ng mag 7:00 na'y d parin siya dumadating ay nawalan nako ng pag-asa.
"Tara kain." Sambit ni Brent at binigay kay Ricci ang kanya at kay Thea naman binigay ang akin na inayos niya para sakin.
Umupo ako ng maayos at hinarap ang pagkain ko bago nagdasal at nagsimulang kumain.
Natapos ako agad kumain at hinintay ang tatlong matapos bago nag ayos si Thea ng tutulugan niya dito at ng iba pang gamit para makaalis narin agad bukas.
Brent and Ricci also decided to stay for a while since wala namang pasok bukas dahil nga'y summer na.
Although it annoys me. I still can't hide the fact that Ricci's company made me feel at ease.
I changed that thought right away and decided to face Thea who was busy watching a movie.
"Psst. Bakit niyoko iniwan kasama nun?" Takang tanong ko kay Thea na busy paring nanonood.
"He insisted...plus we were also tired Nina..grabe ha! Hindi kami superhuman gaga." Sambit niya na ikinatawa ko. Ngunit napalitan ng sungit ng maalala kung ano nga ba ang dahilan kung pano siya napunta dito.
"Why is he even here? Siya naman may kasalanan kung bakit ako nandito eh." Naiirita kong bulong kay Thea na inilinga niya.
"Jian didn't come." Sambit ni Thea at tumingin sakin. Tinanguan ko siya at bumaling sa ibang direksyon.
"You should thank Rivero, you know." Dagdag niya na ikinaikot ng mata ko.
"Tsh. Says who?" Sambit ko at tinitigan ng masama si Ricci na masayang kinakausap si Brent. His laugh is just so per- Shit Nina!
Now I'm really wondering. Bakit nga ba siya nandito?
And like Thea read my mind bigla siyang nagsalita upang masagot ang tanong sa utak ko.
"We contacted Jian 3 times and he didn't answer....at sa huling subok ay narealize naming hindi na talaga kaya...Wala kaming magawa kundi tumawag ng guard pero kahit guard ay hindi kinaya ang pag wala nila."
"Then when we had no choice...I decided to call Brent for help. Pero ang dumating ay si Ricci. He said Brent sent him cause he was closer at mas matutulungan niya kami." Dagdag niya at tumingin sa dalawang magkaibigan.
"Although we were annoyed dahil sa nangyari sakanila ni Jian. And he was the reason why we couldn't contact or find Jian...plus isa rin siya sa rason kung bakit ka nandito ngayon. We were thankful he came."
"He managed to walk straight to you without any fangirl interfering him. It was like they treated him as their king, fantasizing whenever he walks past them. Siguro narin dahil ay ayaw nila masaktan ang iniidolo nila kaya tumigil ang kaguluhan ngunit tuloy parin si Kazandra kanyang ginagawa sayo. You were already unconscious that time."
"He saw Kazandra who was about to hit you with the stick again, pero bago pa mangyari yun Ricci managed to hold the wooden stick and throw it hard to the ground making it break and making all of them squeal." Tumigil siya at lumingon sakin.
"His face...He looked like he wanted to kill. Mas malala pa nung dinabog niya yung table. His veins were showing and his jaw clenched so hard his fire raging face was more defined making him look scarier. It was like a gentle cat turned into a wuld, raging lion real quick." Sambit niyang tinuturo turo pa ang parte ng katawan niya.
"Then he looked at Kazandra with those raging eyes. Akala nga namin makakasakit na siya ng babae eh. Pero sinabihan niya lang toh ng, "Kazandra, Do this to her one more time again....And I swear to God....I really really swear. You'll be sorry for what you've done. Wala akong pake kung mawalan ako ng fans..if you're only going to hurt this girl, I'd rather have no fan." He commanded. Ang angas niya noon. Then Kazandra started leaching onto Ricci's arms trying to tell him lies, which made him more angry kaya naitulak niya ito ng onti. Then ng umalis si Kazandra'ng umiiyak. Ricci carried you bringing you in his car bago pinatakbo ito ng mabilis not minding us."
"Tapos nagtext nalang siya na nandito ka sa hospital kaya derederetso na kaming pumunta dito. Gladly, the doctor said you're fine. Just minor bruises and ofcourse your bleeding head making you wear that bandage...He saved you from that psycho. " Huling sabi ni Thea at umupo ng maayos
Tumango ako. Guilt crept over me like hell.
'Damn? He saved me?' Pabulong na tanong ko sa sarili at lumingon sa dalawang lalaki. I caught him looking at me kaya binaling niya ang atensyon sa iba.
And weirdly...my heart skipped a beat like it never did before. 'Gosh what is happening to me?' Galit na tanong ko sa sarili at umiling nalamang.
Isang oras ang lumipas at napagdesisyunan na nilang umalis. Thea's gonna stay here with me pero ihahatid niya muna palabas sina Ricci leaving me alone in my room again.
Damn d talaga ako makapaniwala. He saved me. It's making me feel guilty. Should I thank him? Nah bababa pride ko nun. But guilt is really creeping over me so I should right? Ughhh! Ayaw ko na!
Biglang bumukas ang pintuan. Sa pag aakalang si Thea ito ay nilingon ko itong nakangiti.
Oops, Wrong. It was Ricci.
"Sorry...uhm I forgot something." Sambit niya at dali-daling kinuha ang relong nakapatong sa lamesa.
"Thank you Ricci." Biglaan kong sinabi. I don't even know why I said that! Damn it control your mouth Nina!
Gulat niya akong liningon na nakangiti bago siya lumapit at bumaba para magkalebel na kami.
"I'll do anything...anything for you to be safe...mawalan na ng fans basta wag ka lang masaktan. This Paolo doesn't want you hurt." Nakangiti niyang sabi bago tumayo at naglakad patungo sa pintuan.
My heart started beating abnormally again. 'I hate you. Why are you doing this to me.' Bulong ko sa sarili at napailing
He stopped for a while. Lumingon siya pabalik, Kumaway at ngumiti bago binuksan ang pintuan at lumabas.
"Thank you." Pabulong kong sambit bago hinayaan ang sarili na magpahinga.
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