1st Thorn: End Of Conversation (TTGN Book 3)

Chapter 27

I'm one year older already! Skksks sorry hindi ako nakapagdouble update kahapon, kaya ngayon nalang aus ba? hahahah! Enjoy!!

Akmang hahalikan na ni Chase si Ara but she was fast to look in front.

An awkward silence was shared.

"I-I'm sorry..." ani Chase.

"It's fine...." sagot naman ni Ara.

Stupid Chase! Chase's thoughts said to himself.

"What happened? Between us?", tanong ni Ara kaya nawala ang nakakabinging katahimikan.

"Life happened, I guess," sagot naman sakanya ni Chase.

They were still sitting in the sofa, inches between them, and they're both looking in front.

"Nasa senior high school palang tayo non, we didn't know things, we only knew about falling in love, but not staying in love," ani Chase.

Parang bigla sumakit ng dibdib ni Ara.

"It was my fault, I know," dagdag ni Chase.

Tinginan naman siya ni Ara.

"It wasn't, it was our relationship, it's our fault, okay?", si Ara naman ang nagsalita.

Pareho silang bumuntong hininga.

Chase knows what he did.. what he did wrong, it was just too late.

He accepted it, it was his fault of course he has to pay for it, pero ang hindi niya matanggap ay bakit sobra sobra ang kinuha sakanya.. bakit sobra sobra?

Hatred filled his heart, alam niya ang kasalanan niya, but why wasn't he the one punished?

"Chase?", Ara's voice cut Chase's train of thoughts.

"Hm?",

"How are you feeling?", she asked him.

He paused for a second...

"Better," sagot niya.

Tumunog ang telepono ni Ara kaya sinagot niya agad.

"Papa?... yes po... oh right.... pupunta ata ako ngayon doon... si Yra na daw bukas... yes po... alright..."

Pagkatapos ng tawag ay pinatay na ni Ara ang telepono.

"I need to go to Papa's friend, I'm getting his suit for next week, is it okay if I leave already? I mean you're feeling better naman diba?", tanong sakanya ni Ara bago tumayo.

"You know what? I have a better idea," ani Chase.

"Ano?",

"Samahan nalang kaya kita," ani Chase.

"H-huh? It's better if you rest here so you can recover fully already," ani Ara sakanya.

"I'm fine, besides, para hindi mahirapan," Chase offered.

Ara went silent, before releasing a loud breathe.

"Sige na nga," ani Ara na ikinangiti naman ni Chase.

"Pero paano? I mean, I brought my car..."

"I can drive your car, para hindi ka mapagod," ani Chase saka ngumiti.

"Tara na," Chase said before opening the door for Ara.

Pumasok na silang dalawa sa elevator.

Chase was wearing his plain white shirt and a gray sweatpants but he looked so hot, hindi maiwasang tumitig ni Ara sa kay Chase na katabi niya ngayon habang pababa ang elevator.

Ara slightly shook his head and looked down.

Stop it Ara. She thought.

Noong tumunog na ang elevator ay dumeretsyo na sila sa sasakyan ni Ara.

She already gave the car keys to Chase, noong papunta na sila doon, nagulat si Ara dahil pinagbuksan siya ni Chase ng pintuan.

Pumasok naman na siya.

Today is an odd day for her, it was still 2pm, pero bakit parang pakiramdam ni Ara ay buong araw siyang nasa condo ni Chase?

She remembered what happened earlier, the "almost" kiss, the contemplation.

Sa mga taon na yon, takot siya, she was very scared, kahit na anong sabihin niya, oo, natakot siya, mababaw ang rason pero kahit kailan hindi naging mababaw ang takot na nararamdaman mo, it was her second heart break.

Both because of.. a third party.

Those years when she was alone in Vancouver, she contemplated what she did go, where it went wrong, kung siya ba ang mali, kung may mali ba sakanya.

She felt like she was never enough.

For anyone.

"Asan tayo papunta madam?", tanong sakanya ni Chase na nakangiti.

Bigla namang nagising si Ara mula sa mga iniisip niya.

"Dun malapit sa hospital na pinagtratrabahuan ko, dad's friend's shop is just around there," sagot naman ni Ara.

"Alright," ani Chase bago magdrive.