Marrying Mr. Playboy (Completed)

Chapter 45

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Elyjha's point of view

Ramdam ko ang kaba sa dibdib ko habang tinititigan niya lang ako. Sana ngayon ay kahit maliit na memorya sa utak mo ay bumalik.

He smiled at me. Ngunit hindi iyon ang ngiti na hinahanap ko. "Hello, do I know you?"

He doesn't even know that the nerd he saw as he woke on the hospital four years ago was me...

Nanghina ako sa tanong na iyon. It was a friendly approach but, I didn't expect him that he could be this friendly. I don't know what to do. Umuurong ang dila ko at mukhang naduduwag pang magsalita.

"Miss?" ulit niya napatitig ako sa mata niya at hindi nahanap ang gusto kong emosyon galing sakanya.

He changed.

Napayuko at napalunok ng sariling laway. Ito ba ang dahilan kung bakita kinabahan si Peter noong kinausap ko siya through video call?

"U-uhm, I'm here to tell you that... Y-you dropped something," sabay angat ng hawak ko.

"Oh... My car keys," inangat ko ang tingin sakanya.

Nanginginig ang kamay ko sa paglahad ng susi sakanya. Mukhang napatagal ang titig niya sa'kin kaya umiwas ako ng tingin.

"Would you please get it already? Nagmamadali kasi ako."

Tumango naman siya at ngumiti. Kinuha niya iyon sa akin. I was about to turn back at him when a feminine voice stopped me.

"Elyjha?" sa taas ng tinig nito ay alam ko na agad kung sino siya.

As much as I wanted to get away, I can't. Ayaw kong maging mukhang talunan sa harap nila. I know this is a cheap move but, I still have much ego left in myself. Huminga ako ng malalim saka hinarap sila.

Nakapulupot na ngayon ang kamay niya kay Dm. I didn't put hatred on him, but to think that I let him go and faced the darkness alone. Heto naman siya, may umuwi ng may kasamang iba. Well... I think this is unfair for me.

Small grin appeared on my face. Inayos ko ang tayo ko. "Valerie."

"Oh my gosh. It been years!"

Napatango-tango ako. "Indeed. Long time no see."

"How have you been? May boyfriend na?"

I smiled. Tila natahimik saglit at hindi alam ang isasagot. I cleared my throat. Siya naman ay nag-aabang ng sagot ko.

"Still don't have time for that apparently... maybe flings?" I laughed.

Quit it. I know they were lies.

Nagulat rin siya at tumawa. "Really? So nakailang flings kana?"

Napanguso ko at kunwaring nagbibilang pa. "Can't count. Ang dami nila."

Lumipat ang tingin ko kay Dm. He was just looking at me seriously. Ngumiti lang ako sakanya.

I heard Valerie's dramatic gasped. "So you're not... "

Tumawa ako at tila alam na ang idudugtong.

"Virgin?" pabulong niyang tanong.

Nabalot ng kahihiyan ang buong katawan ko. Ganito ba talaga siya ka bulgar?

I smiled awkwardly. "W-well, you know that already."

She giggled. "Look what maturity taught you!"

Tumikhim ako ng bahagya. "Yeah, right..."

"By the way this is my boyfriend, Dm Luzuriaga."

Tumango ako at ngumiti sakaniya. Does Valerie knew that we were once engaged at each other? I guess not. Sa akto niya pa lang ngayon ay wala siyang alam sa nangyayari.