Chasing Fire (Completed)

Chapter 37

Forgive

"Lex! Let me go! Nasasaktan ako!" Patuloy kong sigaw sa kanya at bawi sa kamay ko ngunit hindi ko magawa.

"Sinaktan mo rin ako! I'm your boyfriend! You cheated on me!" He said angrily as he pinned me against his car's door.

What?

"Baliw ka ba? You lied! Ginawa niyo akong tanga! And you know what? Now I regret giving you a chance. I hate all of you!" I said as I stared at him seriously.

Mas lalo lang iyong nagpagalit sa kanya. I saw how his eyes raged in anger at sinubukang buksan ang sasakyan niya sa likod ko.

I took that as a chance to escape from his hold. Agad akong tumakbo ngunit wala pang dalawang hakbang ay marahas niya ng nahawakan ang buhok ko and covered my mouth and nose with a handkerchief.

I felt dizzy all of a sudden. Sumisirado ang talukap ng mata ko ngunit pilit kong binubukas ang ang mga ito. Wala na akong lakas para pigilan siya nang ipinasok niya ako sa front seat.

The engine started and then he drived. Wala na akong lakas. I can't longer keep myself awake. I felt his car stopped and heard loud curses from him.

Before everything went dark, I saw a glimpse of the car window on his side and heard a loud crash.

I woke up with my hand on my forehead dahil sa sakit na naramdaman doon. Unti unti akong kinabahan ngunit nang pagmasdan ko ang paligid at nakitang nasa kwarto ako ni Marco, unit-unting nawala ang kaba ko. I glanced at the clock and it's almost two in the afternoon!

I can still remember what happened last night. Lex tried to... I don't know. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin niya.

I never thought Lex would be like that. Sana hindi ko nalang siya binigyan ng pagkakataon. Sana hindi ko sinabing nagugustuhan ko na siya. This is just so fucked up. May pinaasa akong tao. I know I am wrong for doing that.

But that won't change the fact that he's part of my parents' plan. I treated him as a friend and trusted him with everything. Ginawa niya lang pala para makuha ang loob ko. Partly, I know his feelings were true. Ngunit nagsinungaling parin siya.

The door opened at agad nagtama ang tingin namin ni Marco. Nang nakitang gising ako ay mabilis na lumapit sa kama at umupo sa gilid ko.

He lifted his left arm and held my head upang dalhin sa dibdib niya. I heard his heavy sigh. I know he was worried. Ngunit paano nga ba ako nandito?

And that's when I saw his right hand covered with bandage. Agad na nanlaki ang mata ko at hinawakan ang braso niya upang maiangat ang kamay niya.

"W-What happened?"

"Nothing. Just small cuts." Sabi niya at nag abang sa reaksyon ko.

"Small cuts! Marami?" I asked worriedly but he just stared at me.

Ano ba kasi ang ginawa niya at bakit siya nasugatan? And cuts! Bakit...

"Ikaw y-yung bumasag ng salamin kagabi?" Hindi makapaniwala kong tanong.

That explains why I am here and not with Lex! Pero nagkasugat parin siya sa ginawa niya! Dapat hindi noya iyon ginawa!

"Why did you do that? Paano kung mas maraming sugat ang nakuha-"

Hindi ko na natapos ang pagsasalita dahil sa muling pagyakap niya.

"Did you know how scared I am when someone told me you're being dragged out by a fucking man? Akala ko malalayo ka na naman ulit... I was so scared, Vien." He cut me off at hindi pinansin ang sinabi ko kanina.