Bound by Crown (Boundless #1)

Chapter 24

I stared long enough to memorize every detail of the ivory cream dress that I bought two days ago which I hanged in my dresser.

It's elegant with the silk cloth, simple but of high quality, and plain yet classy and screams sexiness in not so outrageous way.

When I fitted the dress that one time, it shapes my body and clung to me like a second skin. It has a thin spaghetti strap which bares my arms and the cowl neck is very decent as well as what it shows at the back.

I only bought it, impulsively I might add, because I saw some reaction from Vladimir unlike from when I fitted the other dresses that Tita Isabel hand picked for me. He has the same neutral handsome face while looking at me while I show the dresses but in the dress I bought, it's different.

He'll see me wear that again, I'm sure of that. Whether that's for our celebration of getting off the wedding or in our engagement party that is bound to happen. Though we are both hoping that the engagement party won't happen.

I sighed and went back in my room to torture myself again. This is what I got from being a tambay with no work to do. I don't have anything else to make myself busy and I am not in the mood to watch some movies or series para malibang.

Iba ang gustong isipin ng utak ko at nakikisabay naman ang puso ko sa kanya. I don't want to entertain my thoughts as much as I can. I just can't let it happen.

I know fighting is the right thing to do. I've always been a fighter and so I know that I can live through this kahit ang hirap labanan.

After a week of nothingness, I was too anxious that it's all to quiet and that I haven't heard any plans from both parties.

Dad seemed to be on my side but there is this aura of him that I sense that says his decision about the marriage won't differ in any near future time. He is just letting me do it at my own pace considering that I will end it by marrying a Montecillo.

On the other side, I miss Tita Isabel's company pero ayaw ko na magparamdam sa kanya ngayon dahil baka bigla niya akong kulitin sa party na tinatapos niyang gawin.

She's relentless and I'm a softy when it comes to her. I like her too much and I can't deny that. Si Tito Arthur naman and the older Montecillos ay hindi ko kasundo. They barely talk to me and those times I've been with them, laging nakabusangot ang Lolang Montecillo. I don't have a clue what is happening in their residence and how Vladimir survives them.

I know that I am worrying too much so I decided to just text my only source. Isa pa, it's been a week after that date with Tita Isabel at pagkatapos niyon ay wala na rin siyang nasasabi sa akin though we send good mornings and good night texts to each other and sometimes, I ask about his job which he always humor me and like he was really having fun telling me things so iyon talaga madalas ang nagiging topic namin.

Me:
It's peaceful.

A reply came immediately. I looked at the time on my phone and saw that it may be a good time to talk to him now because this is usually the time he always say that he is free at hanggang sa wala na akong masabi bago makatulog ay magkausap kami without long breaks.

It's weird though kung ikukumpara ko noon. Hindi naman siya ganito ka-entertaining sa akin noon, but since he gave my phone back to me after 'cleaning' it, things changed at halos nangangati rin palagi ang kamay at mga daliri ko na i-text siya sa oras na alam kong free siya dahil sigurado na sasagot naman siya sa akin.

Bipolar Ass, really?:
...are you okay? Should I be worried by that peace you are having? You're not text drinking are you? Tell me where you are, Sophia.