Chasing Wild Redamancy

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

Still

Halos hindi na maramdaman ang kamay sa kagaanan ng iangat ko ang papel. Halos mabingi ako sa tambol ng aking dibdib ang bawat letra ay umuukit sa aking isipan ngunit walang maintindihan.

"You fooled me..."

Nag angat ako ng tingin puno ng pag aakusa at pagkalito Ang kaninang may ngisi niyang mukha ay nabura at napalitan ng kaseryosohan. His jaw set while his eyes become intensed. Ang kanina magaan na hangin ay napalitan ng tensyon.

That's why Liam was too confident that time, that's why he didn't bother to hear my proposal, it's because its David's money.

"H-How..." hindi natapos ang sasabihin ay nanikip ang aking dibdib sa mga rumagasang ideya.

Is this his way of avenging? Kasi I know...alam niya kung gaano ka importante sa akin ang business na iyon. Or...Pity? What am I? A charity? Mas lalo kong hindi matatanggap iyon. He isn't a fucking superhero, to save such a damsel in distress! Or he just wanted to wounded my pride?

I likely to choose the latter, mas gugustuhin ko pang maliitin niya ako kaysa ginagawa niya ang lahat ng ito dahil sa awa.

"Is this an avenge, David?" nanghihina ngunit mariin kong tanong. "Hindi talaga si Liam iyon, hindi ba?"

Nanginginig ang aking kamay habang hawak ang kapirasong papel. Nanatili siyang nakatayo, inilibing ang kamay sa bulsa ay huminga siya ng malalim.

I firmly shut my eyes when he nodded.

"No and yes..."

"Oh my gosh," napaupo ako sapo-sapo ang aking noo.

The hologram of Mrs. Cojuangco suddenly appeared in front of me. It is happening again. How I was being save from my problems and let others solved it for me. At sa pangalawang pagkakataon, it was David again.

Mrs. Cojuangco was right, I was such a damsel in distress. How I'll be able to escape because someone has already run and chase it for me. Sa ginagawang ito ni David mas pinagtitibay niya lamang ang akusasyon sa akin ng kaniyang ina. And I don't like it, wala ako sa harapan niya ngayon dahil ginagamit ko siya, I may need him but I don't want to use him.

"I'll return your money first thing tomorrow morning..." I firmly uttered.

Nilukot ang papel ay marahas siyang bumaling sa akin ka-agapay ng kaniyang nagbabagang tingin. Lukot ang mukha at halos lukobin ng kaniyang madilim na awra ang buong kwarto, the brightness of the room was slowly succumbed by his dark expression.

"I am not helping you because you need it, I am helping you because your restaurant has potential to be save," his jaw set.

Marahas akong napatayo at sinampal ang de kahoy niyang mesa. My breathing becomes fast as my blood boil.

"I may need you! But don't! Don't play the role of a fucking superhero David! Hindi sa lahat ng oras ikaw ang papasan ng problema ko!" nangatal ang aking boses.

Oh come on, Camila. Don't cry.

"I'm not a damn charity! I am Camila Asteria!"

"Is that so?" sarkastiko niyang untag. Pinadaan ang dila sa awang na labi bago pumagilid ang ulo. "You don't want me to invest on your company because of your wounded ego?"

Nanginig ang mga tuhod ko bago nanlulumong napa-upo sa kaniyang swivel chair. My shoulders vibrated as I sob, but I composed my body together to level the intensity lingering on his body.