FADED LOVE (Gomez Series #1)

CHAPTER THIRTY TWO

CHAOTER 32: FLASHBACK

CYLYNE'S POV

Okay na yung order for that guy, so kinuha ko na yun, just like what he wants ako ang nag bigay ng order nya, nilapag ko na ang coffee nya pero bago pa man ako naka alis nag salita na sya kaya inangat ko ang tingin ko sakanya.

And as I slowly look up to him, inalis nya ang eyeglasses nya revealinghis brown eyes na nasinag ng araw so it became green.

Binaba ko na ang blinders justin case naiinitan sya, ramdam ko naman ang titig ng mga tao sa cafe lalo na ng hawakan nya ang kamay ko.

I pulled my hand.

"Sorry" he said, in his husky voice.

"Do you still need anything sir?" I asked and smile, hindi na pinansin ang ginawa nya.

"Yeah, but" anita na hindi matuloy ang gustong sabihin.

"But what?" I asked.

"Can we talk later, like after your shift?" biglang kumunot ang noo ko, I don't even know him, and he want us to talk after my shift.

"First thing first, I don't know you" I said hindi naman sya nag salita. "But if you can give me a reason then maybe yes"

"Lies" he simply said, and the word that I want to hear was just spilled out and by him!

"What did you say?" I asked again naparang hindi ko narinig.

"Lies" he said again, there is still no expression in him.

"7:30 later jg" I said, if he knows my code then he knows where jg is.

Umalis na ako doon at bumalik na sa counter, pinaulanan nila ako ng tanong kung bakit ang tagal ko daw doon pero wala akong sinagot.

Hindi sya umalis, he even order for his lunch, andaming tanong na gumugulo sa isip ko, and I need to stop my heart is aching, I really need to go to hospital for check up.

But the guy seems so familiar, I can't remeber when and where I saw him.

Seven na at tapos na ang shift ko, syempre sinabi kong 7:30 kasi mag papalit pa ako ng damit, he was in the cafe the whole day umalis naman sya ng nga three o'clock pero bumalik din naman kaagad like minutes lang syang nawala.

Nag ayos na nga ako ng gamit at pagkalabas ko ay natanaw ko na sya nakatayo na sya ngayon.

"Goodluck sa date!" si Jules na humagikgik pa. Hindi ko na sya pinansin at dumeretso na sa labas hindi na pumunta pa doon sa lalaki na yun para yayain na sya.

"Where do you want to eat?' he asked.

Sasabihin ko sana na dito na lang kami mag usap, pero mas formal nga naman pag sa resto.

"I said jg" hindi na ako nag isip ng resto dahil naalala ko na sinabi ko pala sakanya na sa jg kami.

"Get in the car" he said, hindi na umalma sumakay na kaagad ako, umawangang mga pula nyang labi ng nasa sasakyan na kami I know that he wants to say something, hindi nya nga lang masabi.

Nang makarating kami sa jg bumaba na ako kaagad, umupo ako sa swing and the only thing that give us light was the post light.

"So speak" I said hindi na nag papaligoy ligoy pa, i'm too tired para makipag lokohan pa sakanya.

"The code" aniya, kaya unti unti ako sakanyang napatingin at kumunot ang noo ko. "You need to distance yourself to him" and I know exactly who he was talking about pero tinanong ko pa rin.

"Who?" I ask.

"You know who, you're too smart to not knoe" he said.

"I can't" I said.

"You need to, time will come Cylyne and you need to let go" aniya.

"But i'm not gonna do it na!" I said getting annoyed now.

"Why?" he asked na naka kunot pa ang noo.

"You don't need to know" I said, hindi naman na sya nag salita. "Sino ng papunta sayo dito?" I asked.

"Lady" aniya.

"Why?" I asked. "Hindi ako pumayag hindi ba? bakit nya ako pinapasundan sayo?"

"She wants to protect you" aniya.

"Protect me? baka sarili nya" I said.

"You need to go home" aniya, tumayo na ako kaya tumayo na din sya "Russell Evangelino Bartholome....but call me Reb" aniya at nag lahad ng kamay.

"You know but, Cylyne" I said at naki pag shake hands sakanya.

"Hatid na kita" aniya nag kiblit balikat naman ako at sumakay na sa sasakyan nya, hinayaan syang ihatid ako.

Nang makarating na kami sa condo may inabot syang envelope, I immediately open it and it's money.

"Can't take it" I said at binuksan na ang pintuan pero bago pa man ako maka baba nag salita na sta.

"Not from Lady L" aniya di naman ako nag salita nag hihintay ng susunod nyang sasabihin. Nagtaas ako ng kilay ng tumagal pa ang titigan namin. "From me" aniya.

"Why?" I simply asked.

"Just god damn accept it" aniya, umiling naman ako.

"Maybe next time" I said at bumama na, pag dating ko ay naligo ako at nag babad sa shower, iniisip lahat.

I'm not afraid of backing off in that situation and in that battle but i'm afraid of leaving Asa not because I have battle to fight but because of my heart.

I don't know if Chantal was already sleeping, wala na din sya sa sala nang dumating ako eh.

Nag bihis na ako pagkatapos ko maligo ng halos dalawa o tatlong oras. I checked my phone na drain na pala kaya chinarge ko muna bago ako naligo.

And sunod sunod ang mga texts doon ni Asa. Before I check his messages I set an appointment first with my doctor.

ASA:

hey! where are you?

ASA:

Why you're not answering my calls?"

ASA:

Hey do you already eat lunch?

ASA:

I guess you're really busy.

Madami pang iba doon but I decided to read it maybe tomorrow, nag tipa na ako ng itetext sakanya.

AKO:

Hey sorry! goodnight I love you.

And I don't know why I say those words, but that's what I felt, and I feel very special and important dahil doon sa mga text nya.

Alam ko it's late and maybe mag reply pa sya pero hindi ko na yun hinintay. This day was very exhausting, I need sleep.