The Proposal (Completed)

Chapter Twelve

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Kinabukasan, nagising si Karrie sa nag-iingay niyang cellphone. She was about to reached her phone but she couldn't move her body. Parang may nakadagan sa kanya na mabigat na bagay.

What the—

Then she remembered she was not alone. There's a man sleeping next to her. Nakayakap sa kanya, nakadantay ang paa sa kanya while his face burried on his neck.

They're always like this in this position everytime she woke up. They don't have any labels or something pero parang daig pa nila ang magjowa worst they more like husband and wife. They'll sleep together, cuddling each other. He would give her a good night kiss before going to sleep. Na gustong-gusto naman niya. Which is tila nakasanayan na niya. Dahil hindi na siya nakatulog kapag walang simpleng gokd night kiss mula dito.

God, ano ba 'tong pinasok ko?

Pinagmasdan niya ang maamo nitong mukha habang mahimbing na natutulog. Matangos ang ilong nito, he has these stubborn jawline na sakto lang para dito. Her eyes dropped on his lips. They're lightly red and kissable. Na parang kaysarap halikan.

I know those lips were good at it. At bakit na ang guwapo nito kahit natutulog?

Ipinilig niya ang ulo sa naisip. Umagang-umaga kung ano-ano naiisip niya.

She frowned when her phone starts ringing again. Slowy he removed Owen's arms para maabot ang phone niya. She heard him grunt pero nanatili pa ring tulog.

Ganoon na lamang ang panlalaki ng mga mata niya. The one who's calling here right now is her dad. Tuluyang nagising ang buong sistema niya. Pakiramdam niya nabuhay lahat ng ugat sa katawan niya.

Shit! Shit! Shit!

Napabalikwas siya ng bangon while holding her phone on her right hand. Hindi niya alam kung sasagutin ba niya o hindi. Ilang segundo pa ang lumipas bago pikit mata niyang napagpasyahang sagutin ang tawag nito.

Calm down, Karrie. Calm down.

She took a deep breath. "Hello dad?"

Nervousness filled her.

"Where are you Karrie Escubar Sandoval?" Her dad's voice full of authority. Base sa tono nito alam niyang galit ito. He used to call her on her full name kapag galit ito. Like now.

She gulped. "I'm... I'm at my condo d—dad." She stammered. This is the second time she lied on her dad. First was back on her college day, noong hindi tumakas siya at hindi nagpaalam sa parents niya na mag-a-outing with her friends.

They got into accident, nabangga ang sinasakyan nilang van. Wala namang gaanong nasaktang pero nagtamo siya ng konting galos. Wala siyang choice kundi tawagan ang mga ito dahil hinahanapan sila ng guardian. Katakot-takot na sermon ang inabot niya. She was grounded for the whole summer. Nagtampo din ang parents niya sa kanya.

"Okay, then open the door. Now." Anito na ikinanlaki ng mga mata niya.

"You're....W—what?" Nataranta siya bigla.

"I'm waiting." He said impatiently.

She was stunned. Holy shit! What to do?! What to do?! She's panicking inside. Feels like her chest has been hammered thousand times sa sobrang kaba.

"Karrie." There's a warning in his voice.

Nakagat niya ang labi. "Dad..." She don't know what to say. Napahilamos siya sa mukha.