Faded (Published Under TDP Publishing House)

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Hindi ko mawari kong napipilitan lang ba siya o galit sa pasya ng ina. He's hard to read now. At isa yan sa mga napansin kong nagbago sa kanya. Pansin ko rin ang limitado niyang galaw na para bang may maximum limit iyon. I sighed.

"Let's go." he firmly said.

I looked at the girl bago ako tumalikod. She's not looking at me and Eric anymore instead na kay Tita na ang atensyon niya and she's smiling when Tita offered her to sit. Mahinhin siyang umupo sa harapan nito.

My brows furrowed. How could this man leave his girlfriend like not existing. Hindi man lang niya ito tinapunan ng tingin bago tumalikod. Tsk. Poor girl and poor him.

Pababa na kami ng hagdan ng pinauna niya ako. I stopped. Pinaningkitan ko siya ng tingin ng magtama ang mga mata namin.

"What?" he snorted like he didn't know what he did. Like he's clueless.

Feeling inosente pa. Ngumuso ako.

"Bakit nakapadali lang sayong um-oo na samahan ako. Hindi mo man lang ba naisip na baka magselos ang girlfriend mo sa ginawa mo?" I snorted.

Sabagay rin naman iniwan niya lang ako ng ganun-ganun lang sa ilang taon naming pinagsamahan so I'm sure this is what he did to the girl. He smirk. He crossed his arms on his chest and leaned on railings. Naiilang ako ng tinitigan ako. I looked downcast. Just like on our first encounter I couldn't stand on his stare.

"If I was her, hindi ako papayag," nagkibit ako ng aking balikat at inunahan ko na siyang bumaba. I heard his evil laugh bago ako sinundan nito . "I'm pretty sure she's jealous right now. At wala ka man lang ni isang pake sa buhay kung ano ang magiging reaksyon niya." I tsk-ed.

He remained mute. I rolled my eyes in frustration. Disgusting. Na kahit nasa likod man siya ay alam kong pansin niya ito.

Hinigpitan ko pa lalo ang sling ng bag ko ng naglapat ang mga balat namin sa braso ng may dumaang dalawang babae papuntang itaas. Gustuhin ko mang sa ibang bahagi siya tumagilid pero huli na. I already smell his manly perfume. Creed Ventus. That scent made me trembled all over again.

I smirk when the two girls giggled as they passed. I knew that they knew him too. Sino pa ba naman ang hindi makakakilala sa kanya, he was the famous and hot CEO, one of the succesful man in the Philippines and a model of its own.

I continued going down. Hindi ko ipinahalata na may kakaiba parin siyang epekto sa 'kin. Baka akalain niyang may gusto pa ako sa kanya, hell Yes.

"Yeah definetly, She is!" he chuckled.

Nakapamulsa na siya ng lingunin ko. My side of lips and left brow raised.

"Alam mo naman pala, bakit mo pa ako sinamahan. Kaya ko naman ang sarili ko." I lowered my voice not to sound pushy.

Kinaya ko naman. Nakaya ko namang mabuhay ng wala siya. After what he did to me, I successeded. I ain't like before na. Hindi ko na hinayaang pang kainin ulit ako ng kalungkutan. I won't let anxiety and depression eat me. Not anymore.

Bumuntong hininga ako ng malalim. I shouldn't be thinking that past anymore. Nangyari na ang nangyari. And I need to look forward for the next.

"Para hindi na siya magselos, I wan't to watch her leave safely," Magkasabay na kumunot ang noo ko at kilay. Pinagsasabi ng lalakeng ito.

Crazy. His word confuses me more. But it doesn't matter to me anymore. Binalewala ko na lang ito at tumahimik nalang ako. And he did the same thing. He opened the door for me. I stopped and faced him.

"You can go back na, I can handle this alone. I know how to cross the road." I said commanding him and looking back kung saan kami galing. "Thank you sa paghatid."