Tent in the Cirrus (Cloud Series #1) - COMPLETED

Cirrus 4

Chapter 4
CAR

He's a soldier...

Iyon agad ang umulit sa isip ko. Tumingala ako sa kanya pagkatapos nang ilang sandaling katahimikan. Nahuli ko ang seryosong titig niya sa akin.

"Sundalo ka?"

He licked his lower lip and nodded seriously.

"And you're here because?"

Hindi siya nagsalita. My eyes narrowed.

Naalala kong may pinag-uusapan silang tungkol sa pakalat-kalat na rebelde kanina ni Tay Erning. I think they're here to operate an operation. Maybe catching those rebels. Bigla akong kinilabutan sa isiping iyon.

"If I'm not wrong, rebels are everywhere here, right?"

Hindi pa rin siya sumasagot. Nakatitig lang sa akin. Kumalabog ang dibdib ko.

"A-Are you sure we're gonna safe here? I mean... Am I safe? If rebels are everywhere in this mountains, we shouldn't be here-"

"It's safe here," mas lalong lumalim ang titig niya. "I told you I will never disappoint you,"

"But we can be dangered here if-"

"Don't you trust me?" seryoso siya.

Natahimik ako.

"Hindi ko imumungkahing dumito ka muna kung hindi ka ligtas. You'll be more danger if I took the risk of sending you home today. Ligtas ka sa akin, Atasha."

"Pero 'yong lalaking nabaril mo, Uly, paano kung nandito pa 'yon? Nag-iikot para hanapin ako?"

"Nandito naman ako," he said like it was the only solution to all of my worries.

I shook my head, mas lalong nangambang iyon lang ang naging sagot niya. "What if he can trace us here in your cabin? What if they attacked without us noticing it? Mapapahamak tayo-"

"Browny's with us. She's going to bark really loud if she sensed something dangerous or someone's coming. It's a warning. We'll notice..."

That's the purpose of his pitbull here. I get it... Huminga ako nang malalim.

"What if... How about the rebels, Uly? Marami sila! Paano kung-"

"Calm down," mahinahong sabi niya, hindi man lang nangamba sa mga tinatanong ko. "Nakatago ang cabin na 'to. Natatabunan 'to ng burol kaya nga kailangan mo pang akyatin ang isang burol sa labas bago ka makababa sa patag. Nasa ibabang parte tayo. And the cabin has low roof, hinding-hindi makikita ang bubong kahit sa malapit. We can be traced only if we'll do something stupid or someone accidentally lost here coming from that higher mountains... At himalang nangyayari 'yon,"

Napatitig ako sa kanya at unti-unting nakampante. It sinked slowly in me why is he here all this time.

He's not here for a vacation.

He's here for some mission... I'm sure of that.

May parte sa aking natatakot. Pero may parte rin sa aking gustong magtiwala sa kanya. Kung paano niya ako tinitigan ng seryoso habang sinasabi niyang ligtas ako sa kanya, na nandiyan naman siya at hindi niya ako idi-disappoint, I have a strong urge to put my trust on him... completely.

I sighed.

Sana ay hindi ako mabigo.

Because if I did, I don't know if I can trust anymore. Hirap akong magtiwala. Ang pagtiwala sa kanya ngayon ay isang sugal.

"S-Si Tay Erning?" Tiningala ko ulit siya at nahuli ang hindi natitinag niyang titig sa akin. "Who's him? Did he knew that you're an army?"

"Of course..."