The Nightwatch

IS THIS A DATE?

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Hindi na ako pina-sagot pa ni Wade at agad din siyang umalis sa pinto ko. Naiwan akong gulat at hindi ma-proseso ang sinabi niya.

I'm stuck between dressing up as he said or sit here and think how should I act. I don't know what to do! This is so frustrating.

Hindi ko alam kung dapat ko bang siyang sundin. At saan naman kami pupunta? This time ba kami nalang? Is he being serious? Is he asking me for a date?

Why would he? Does he think I like him because the mistake I made last night? That's terrible!

Nabato ko ang hawak kong tuwalya sa sobrang frustration. Tumayo ako at padabog na sinara ang pinto. I took a deep breath and compose myself. Kung wala lang sakanya ang nangyari na yon, atleast I need to show him the same.

Ayokong mag-mukhang tanga sa harap niya. I put on black pleated shorts and a rust red batwing sweater top. I will be more comfortable to wear on some sneakers.

It's too sunny outside so I made sure to wear a cap. I hate sunlight hitting my face. When I'm all done, I slowly opened my door and peek to see if Wade is anywhere inside the house.

Pero walang Tao dito sa first floor. I guess they're all sleeping by now. Lumabas na ako sa kwarto at naglalakad papuntang main door ng bahay ng biglang hilain ako ni Wade patago sa hagdan.

He hushed me at sinilip ang kung ano man sa labas ng pinto.
"Guards are outside, I don't want them tailing us. Follow me."

There's this door beside the staircase that I never seen before. I've been here for a month and more but I'm not been into every rooms in this house. I was always locked up in my room.

Dinala kami ng pintuan sa makitid na pathway sa gilid ng bahay. Kapag diniretso mo ito ay ang garden na kung saan madalas kami tumambay nila Beverly. I swear I wasn't aware that there's this door over here.

I didn't expect it when Wade climbed up onto the fence and he quietly landed outside.
"Dalian mo na, bago pa tayo mahuli."

Nagkukumpulan ang mga guards sa gate ng bahay at kumakain sila. I hope they're too busy to notice us sneaking out. Umakyat na din ako sa fence but it wasn't easy as I thought it is.

Bakit kay Wade ang dali niyang naka-akyat? Miyembro ba siya ng akyat-bahay gang? Struggling, I managed to climbed over and landed on the dirty grounds.

Wade didn't even helped me to stand up, he's preparing the car. Napa-iling nalang ako at tumayo. Pinagpag ko ang puwetan ko bago pa-takbong pumasok sa sasakyan ni Wade.

As usual I sat at the front seat. Dumaan kami sa kabilang kalye kung kaya't naka-alis kami ng bahay nang wala man lang nakaka-pansin sa mga guards. Wendy would be too disappointed on his men.

Doon ko lang din muling naramdaman ang awkwardness. I wanna ask him where will he take me pero parang nagkaka-buhol buhol ang aking dila. Baka mabulol lang ako and it would be too embarrassing. So I decided to shut my mouth and keep myself entertained by the sightseeing outside.

"We are buying new phones if that's what you're wondering about" siya na ang na-unang nag salita at nasagot den ang tanong ko.

"Phones?" kunot noo kong tanong.

"Ayaw mo?"

I rolled my eyes.

"Hindi ka ba naiinggit kila Beverly? They have their phones."

If my life is still as normal as before, I'll probably cry for a new phone. But since everything messed up, I found myself not being interested with phone and social medias anymore.