Perfect Imperfections: Graeme

Bind

Chapter 36:

Graeme's POV:

He let out a big sigh while staring at quiet bay.

Was it a week since they were trap? He lost count to it actually.

What he really thinks now was the thing he said the last time he and Juliana had a conversation.

Like a real conversation.

Did he rush things again?

Was he being impulsive and pressuring her about his feelings?

..."Damn it Juliana! Because I still like you so much! And I won't miss this opportunity to make you fall in love with me!"

He sighs.

Was that a bad move to do? It's like he's been jumping into things all of a sudden, a minute he was convincing her that he was over whatever he felt about her.

Which is a lie.

The next he was telling her that he will do everything to make her fall in love with him.

He momentarily jumps when the woman who owns his mind and heart suddenly appears in front of him.

"Masakit pa ba sugat mo?" She asks, she was unable to-- no, she was avoiding his gaze.

Actually she was avoiding him.

Like how in the world could she even possibly avoid him, eh sila lang ang nasa islang ito.

She was being like this the moment he told her about planning to make her fall for him.

He didn't answer him.

It wasn't his intentions to not talk to her, he was weighing 'things'.

Hindi niya alam kung bakit ayaw nitong mamagitan sa kanila.... or kung bakit ayaw nitong magkaroon ng ugnayan sa isang lalaki--

He froze.

He mentally shakes his thoughts, hindi pa naman ito nagkaka boyfriend so it wasn't any man not unless her fathe--

Fuck.

He stared at her, wanting to ask things.

Agad niyang inisip, hindi pa niya nakikita ang Tatay nito.

At ang Nanay lang nito ang laging kasama.

And how she acts whenever she's with him.

Was she a...man hater?

"Malapit nang gumaling ang sugat mo, naghahanap ako ng pwedeng dahon para hindi ka maimpeksyon pag naubos na 'yong antibacterial ointment at alcohol diyan" mahinang sabi nito at hindi pa rin nakatingin sa kanya.

Tinignan niya ang sugat, hindi naman iyon kalaliman at kailangang tahiin pero sapat na para sobrang sakit, dagdag ang nangyari sa tadyang niya.

But since Juliana was taking care of him--

As her patient.

Like 'that' patient na walang walang malisya.

Yes, she was talking to him like...professionally.

"Can I ask?" He suddenly said, nagulat ito at napatingin sa kanya at hindi talaga inaasahang magsasalita siya.

Ang setup kasi nila, hindi siya nito pinapansin...siya, hindi nagsasalita.

Kaya nagulat ito, pero agad na iniwas ang mga mata.

"A-ano 'yon?"

She's stuttering! A small hope leaped out into him, thinking he still had an effect on her.