Frozen Fire

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Sanctuary

Umuwi na ako pagkatapos ng enkwentrong iyon.

I didn't have enough energy to attend all of my remaining classes. Phoenix sucked all the energy I had for this day. I only had a limited supply, kinuha niya pa.

I just found myself driving out of the school. 

Iba-iba ang schedule ng college kaya naman ay hindi alam ng guard kung sino-sino ang may break at kung sino naman ang hindi.

Hindi na rin ako nakapagpaalam kina Elle at Doll. 

My phone is exploding with all their messages ngunit wala na akong oras pa para basahin iyon isa-isa. I'm too pissed. I'm too tired. I just wanna go somewhere else.

I drove around aimlessly for about fifteen minutes and stopped when I reached a particular place.

It was covered in trees which was why no one ever tried to go in it.

Akala ng mga tao ay isa lang itong walang katapusang gubat sa gitna ng syudad. It looked out of place in the city of hustle and bustle.

I parked my car in front of it. Alam ko namang safe dito dahil lagi akong nandito tuwing naguguluhan ako o di kaya'y gusto kong mapag-isa.

This has been my sanctuary for when I have restless days. 

I walked straight towards the woods. Ilang minuto pa ay nakarating ako sa isang maliit na lawa. I went to the lone rusting bench that was facing the lake. I sighed deeply.

My brain replayed what had happened a while ago.

Phoenix couldn't be that serious, could he?

He's basically throwing everyone off shore for just one girl. He's even using me for his selfishness. He doesn't even know me. He probably only saw me when I began taking interest on Winter. Nakita niya siguro sa akin ang sarili niya.

Just like me, he likes someone he can't have. 

The only difference is I'm not that desperate.

And that my feelings are just mere infatuation for a gorgeous boy, while his seemed to be so much deeper than that.

He said he likes her. Heck, he didn't even say that he loves her. Like lang. Paano kung mahal na niya ang babaeng iyon? Baka binaliktad na niya ang mundo.

Phoenix is cunning and unfortunately, desperate.

Two things that must never be mixed together for it could only bear one thing. 

Chaos.

Something I have been avoiding for the longest time. I hate chaos. I hate disorder. I hate anything messy and tangled. 

Emotions are exactly that. 

He would probably blackmail me or bully me to coerce me into doing what he wants me to do. I won't let him though. Isa pa mukhang matinong lalaki si Winter. He doesn't look like the type to give in to temptation lalo na't may girlfriend siya.

Ginulo ko ang buhok ko.

I am so frustrated, not because I am tempted to do what Phoenix wants, but because of the cards that he was talking about.

I know I wouldn't like that.

With his reputation and the past experiences he's had messing with everybody's lives, I doubt I would like whatever it is he's planning.