Borrowed Time

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Rain

It's been 30 minutes pero nakaupo pa rin ako sa bench, naghihintay kay Mason. Pinaglalaruan ko ang mga bato sa lupa. Huh! Mukhang hindi na yata siya babalik.

Tumayo ako at inayos ang sarili bago pumasok sa loob. I sat in front of the bar counter.

"Tequila, please."

"Coming right up, Gorgeous," the bartender smiled at me before giving me a shot of tequila.

Mabilis kong tinungga 'yun at inilibot ang tingin sa hall. Some are having their dinner and some are in groups, talking about business, I think. I scanned my eyes to look for Miguel but I couldn't find him. Siguro nasa restroom.

I asked for another shot. Napangiwi ako sa pait. I don't think I'll ever get used to this taste. Napabaling ang atensyon ko sa lalaking umupo sa gilid ko.

"I told you to wait for me there," he said while asking for a shot of tequila.

I raised my brow and chose not to answer.

"Come," bumaba siya sa kinauupuan niya at lumapit sa'kin. He wrapped his arm around my waist and lead me to the hall's entrance.

"Saan tayo pupunta?" hindi niya ako sinagot hanggang sa makalabas kami. Maraming tumitingin kaya yumuko ako.

"Pwede ba bitawan mo ko. Pinagtitinginan tayo, oh." I tried getting his hands off of me pero mas lalo lang niyang hinigpitan.

He stopped walking when we reached the elevator. "Kumain ka na ba?"

Tumango ako kahit hindi pa talaga ako kumain. He raised his brows nang tumunog ang tiyan ko. I bit my lip to hide my embarassment. He just chuckled at iginiya ako papasok ng elevator.

He pushed the basement button. Nakatayo ako sa tabi niya. After passing two floors, bumukas ang elevator at may pumasok na magkasintahang naghahalikan. The girl's legs was wrapped around the guy's waist. Napahiwalay kami sa isa't isa ni Mason nang sinandal niya ang babae sa dingding sa likod namin.

Namula ang mukha ko nang marinig ang tunog ng halikan nila. Mason glanced at me and smiled mischievously. The guy's hands kept on squeezing the girl's boob. I tried to look away pero rinig na rinig ko pa rin ang tunog ng laplapan nila.

Ito na yata ang pinakamatagal na elevator ride na naranasan ko. Mabuti na lang at ng nag 6th floor ay umalis na sila. They didn't even said sorry for what they did. My gosh.

Mason looked at me playfully.

Inis na binalingan ko siya. "What?"

"Nothing."

He led me straight to his black Jeep Wrangler. Inalalayan niya akong makapasok sa passsenger seat dahil masyadong mataas ang talampakan.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Pizza."

He stopped his car in front of Yellow Cab. Good thing at hindi masyadong matao kaya nakababa kaming dalawa. I ordered my favorite New York Classic. Isang box ng pizza lang ang inorder ni Mason dahil hindi naman daw namin mauubos 'yun.

I was shocked when he said take out. I convinced him na roon na lang kumain pero hindi siya pumayag dahil baka raw dumugin siya ng fans niya. I rolled my eyes at his excuse. We went back inside the car after buying.

He parked his car in front of a park na walang tao. He opened the door for me. Bitbit ko ang pizza pati na ang drinks pagkababa.

"Here. Let's sit here," he said gesturing the hood of his car. I didn't complain when he held my waist to help me sit in the hood. Sumunod siya pagkatapos.