Fall Into Places (Into Trilogy #1)

Kabanata 17

Para akong nanigas sa kinalalagyan ko dahil sa taong tumawag sa pangalan ko.

I don't know if I'll choose to face him or run away from this place as far as I can. It's really been years.

I calmed myself and slowly turned my body to face him.

I gasp when I saw his appearance. He's change a lot. Mas lalo siyang gumwapo, mas nadipina ang features sa mukha niya. And he was tall, just like what I've expected him to be.

Nakapamulsa siya habang nakatayo sa Harapan ko. He was devilishly handsome to the point that I nearly lost my breath.

"How are you?" Aniya ng nakangiti.

Nakatingin lang ako sakaniya ng wala ng emosyon. It was really hard to hide my feelings towards him. Noon. Iba na ngayon, I can fake everything towards him now.

"What are you doing here." I stated at hindi pinansin ang pangangamusta niya.

I saw pain in his eyes but he still smiled and tried taking a step towards me.

"Stop." I said.

I don't want him near me nor his presence. Pinapaalala niya lang kung ano kasakit ang pang-iiwan niya sa'kin noon.

"Moira..."

"What is it that you really want from me, Klyne. Sana hindi ka na lang bumalik."

I don't even care kahit sobrang harsh na ng mga katagang nabibitawan ko. All I want is to get rid of him.

Bumuntong-hininga siya at namunungay ang mga matang nakatingin sa'kin.

"I miss you, Moira," he breathe. "Gusto ko lamang bumawi sayo. I just want to enter into your life again. Alam kong nasaktan kita dahil sa biglaan naming pag alis na walang paalam—"

"I don't want you in my life." Deretsa kong sabi.

Hindi naman niya naitago ang sakit na bumalatay sa mukha niya dahil sa pranka kong sabi.

"Moira—"

"Don't," I looked at him coldly. "Call me that."

Tinalikuran ko na sit at mabilis na naglakad palayo mula sakaniya. Narinig ko pa ang pag sabi niya ng 'I'm sorry' ng medyo hindi pa ako nakakalayo.

My heart was throbbing in pain ng tuluyan na akong makalayo sakaniya. Nasasaktan nanaman ako ng dahil sakaniya. Bakit pa na siya bumalik?

Napatigil ako sa daan ng tumulo na ang mga traidor kong luha. I was clutching my shirt so bad. I want to hug someone. I want someone to comfort me for the first time. I just want to let this pain out.

Hindi ko namalayan na may taong nakayakap na pala sa'kin. Nang tingnan ko kung sino ito ay mas lalo akong naiyak at yumakap sakaniya.

"I'm so sorry, babe." She was sobbing too.

She was just comforting me until she called Aira for help. I was sitting in her sofa at her house, nakatingin lang siya sa'kin ng may pag-aalala. Bigla namang bumukas ang pintuan at humahangos na pumasok roon si Aira.

Tiningnan niya ako kaya't kaagad kong iniwas ang mga mata sakaniya.

"Ianthe," her voice cracked. "What happened to her?"

Ianthe just sighed and sat on a chair. "I don't know, Ai. I just saw her crying on my way to the park. She won't speak up kaya tinawagan kita."

Lumapit naman sa'kin si Aira at tumapat sa'kin.

"Tell me what happened, Moira."

I can't look at them straight in the eyes. My walls broke now dahil lang kay Klyne. They're seeing the vulnerable me, now.