Chasing Fire (Completed)

Chapter 32

AN: Happy new year everyone! May you all have a year full of happiness and pure love! Thank you so much for the reads, votes and comments!💛💛

-Chavi

Plan

I can't believe this. Seth just set me up in a dinner with Marco! Damn that old bitch!

"Enjoy!" Narinig ko pa siya sa kabilang linya at may tawa pang nalalaman at pinutulan ako!

Inilagay ko ang phone ko sa aking bag at napatingin ulit kay Marco nang maupo siya sa kaharap na silya.

My whole body is trembling. I can feel my heartbeat growing faster and faster. Hindi ako handa sa pagkikitang 'to!

"Uh... H-Hi! I'm sorry, this is Seth's idea and-" Hindi ko na alam ang sasabihin sa kanya.

"No. Actually, I asked for Seth's help." He said straightforwardly habang titig na titig sa akin.

Napatigil ako at napalunok sa sinabi niya. Anong ibig niyang sabihin? That this is all his idea? No. That's impossible. Dahil bakit niya ako gustong makausap ng... ganito?

Nawalan ako ng sasabihin. In front of me, is the man who I chased for years. In front of me, is the only man I loved.

He changed, physically. He is taller as he sported his slicked back hair. And his voice... it's deeper and rougher.

His muscles are on the right places. Kitang kita iyon sa suot niyang puting longsleeves, folded up until his elbow and the first two buttons were open, revealing a small part of his chest. Halatang galing pa sa trabaho.

I wonder what his work is.

His jaw were more angled and stubborn. He's more confident and screams authority as he sit proudly in front of me.

But his eyes... it's still the same.

He chuckled that startled me a bit. Ni hindi ko namalayang naiserve na yung first course!

Napainom ako ng wine at napa-iwas ng tingin sa kanya. That's illegal Vien. Baka may... asawa na yung tao at kung makatitig ka...

"You stare too much." He chuckled deeply.

At pinuna pa talaga!

"S-Sorry." At ngayon hindi na ako makatingin sa kanya.

"Let's eat?" He said, still smiling a bit.

I just nodded and started eating. Hindi ako tumitingin sa kanya dahil sa tuwing ginagawa ko, nakaabang na ang titig niya kaya hindi na ako umulit pa.

This is really awkward. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin, kung ano ang sasabihin o kahit ano ang mararamdaman.

Then I realized, we never really had a formal date like this way back. Dahil hindi naman siya yung nanligaw. It's me. At kaya ko naiisip na awkward to ngayon dahil hindi ako sanay na hindi lumalapit sa kanya. I used to be so clingy with him at hindi ako sanay na ganito kaming dalawa.

I was silent the whole time. Nagsasalita lang kapag may tinatanong siya.

Then a ring on his finger caught my attention. He's... I expected that. Ngunit parang dinudurog parin ang puso ko. Sino yung pinakasalan niya? Valentina? Yes, it's probably her. How about his daughter? She's probably six years old now.

"What's this dinner for? B-Baka magalit ang asawa mo niyan." Pang last course na yung dinner and for the first time, I initiated the conversation, but I sounded so bitter.