VIXEN: Meeting My Xavier [13]

Chapter 13

                BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

                Adrian groaned as the sound of the alarm clock made his head throb. Itinakip niya ang unan sa tenga para hindi gaanong marinig ang alarm. Just 5 more minutes! He flipped on on his back and sighed as the alarm went on snooze.

                It’s been two days since he went with Jam sa bahay nina Vincent and its been two days since his last peaceful sleep. Mula noong araw na ‘yon, Jam seems to be... off. Bigla itong naging masyadong busy sa work, kahit alam niyang wala naman silang mabigat na ginagawa ngayon, she’s been rejecting his invitations na lumabas, at tuwing wala itong ginagawa palagi itong nakatingin sa kawalan.

                Akala niya mas magiging okay sila pagkatapos noong isang gabi sa Manila Bay. He feels embarassed whenever he remembers that night. He was so cheesy! But he could care less. Whatever makes her happy.

                For three years, he waited for that moment. He wanted to show her everything her can do for her, and now she has let him. Pero bakit nakakaramdam siya ng takot ngayon? Pakiramdam niya, kasisimula palang ng laban talo na siya? Sabagay, ano nga ba ang laban ng isang katulad niya kay Xavier? He saw it himself how much she loves – loved – him.

                Jam, ano ba ang nasa isip mo? He let out another sigh as the alarm went off again. He got out of bed and prepared himself for work.

                He looked around his condo as he ate his breakfast. The silence around him is not helping his mood. He took out his phone and played some music.

                As he made his way to his car, he dialled Jam’s number. It has been his everyday routine, but he usually do it the moment he wakes up but Jam has been rejecting his early calls these past few days. After four rings, she finally picked up.

                “Hi, Miss.”

                There was a pause. “Adrian. Good morning.”

                “Morning! Kagigising mo lang?”

                “Nope. On the way na ako sa office pero inaantok pa ako.”

                “Gusto mo daanan nalang kita? Baka makatulog ka pa habang nagda-drive.”

                “Crap!” she heard him shout. “Sorry, I dropped my keys. I’m good, you don’t need to worry about me. Uhm... sige magdadrive na kasi ako. See yah!”

                “Alright. Bye.”

                He doesn’t need to worry, she said. But he can’t help it. How can he stop? Is it possible to stop caring on someone you love?

***

                LUNCH TIME. He decided to finish a report that is due tomorrow so he won’t need to render overtime later so he decided to skip lunch. As he was half-way done, he leaned on to his seat and stretched his muscles. There’s still 30 minutes before lunch ends, if he keep up his pace, he may have 10 minutes to grab something to eat.

He looked up from his laptop and saw that Jam is still on her seat. Kumunot and noo niya. Hindi ba kakain ‘to? She’s staring into space again.

Without second thoughts, he puts his laptop on sleep mode. The report can wait.

Lumapit siya sa cubicle nito at sumandal doon. “Hey.” Hindi parin siya napansin nito. He noticed that she’s been touching her lips the whole time. “Jam.” he shook her shoulders to get her attention.