Pain Of Her Thorns

Chapter 13

I've decided to spend the night with the Castillos tonight.

I also texted Mom about this, at buti na lang ay pumayag sya at binigyan lamang ako ng kanyang mga bilin na natural na gawain ng mga Nanay.

I sat down at her bed and looked at her na nakabihis ngayon sa kanyang twilight pajama at mahimbing na natutulog.

What happened inside the bathroom was nothing. Hindi kaming dalawa iyon.

I can't believe we've done that. Kahit kailan ay hindi ko naisip na magagawa namin iyon, and I just let her do it! She even took my first kiss! My first kiss that I always cherish and preserve for my future lover na makakasama ko habang buhay! But I just let her steal it from me! At ngayon I have to take care of her dahil siguradong hindi alam ni Clematis na pinainom ng asawa nya ang kanyang anak ng alak.

Ayokong mag-'cause pa ng Family drama sa pamilya nila, sapat na siguro para sa araw na ito ang mga nalaman ko about her complicated relationship with her Sister. Staka na lang 'yung iba.

I checked her body temperature again, and Thanked god dahil bumaba ito kahit papaano. Kanina kasi halos lampas 40°C 'yung body temperature nya kaya sobrang nag-alala ako at ginawa ang lahat ng nalalaman ko para siguraduhin na ayos lang sya. Now it has dropped to 37.2°C, hindi ganoong kababa, but malaking tinik rin ang natanggal sa lalamunan ko knowing na bumubuti na ang kondisyon nya.

I heard a knock from the door kaya agad akong tumayo at binuksan iyon. It was Greg, holding a food tray at may dalawang dish na nakahanda.

Knowing na butler sya ng Mommy nya, ay nagpapasalamat akong tinulungan nya akong gumawa ng lie kaya hindi kami makakababa ni Dahlia to eat with them for dinner. Mabuti at naintindihan nya ang sitwasyon namin ngayon ni Dahlia at dinala pa dito ang pagkain namin.

I gladly took the tray at nagpasalamat bago sya nag-bow at naglakad paalis. I almost tip-toed akong naglakad hoping not to make a noise and even bit my lip 'nung biglang nagsanggihan ang mga kubyertos that makes a quite loud sound dahil sa sobrang tahimik ng kwarto.

I placed the tray on her nightstand table near her bed and slowly sat right behind her. I inched closer to her and cautiously brushed the strands of her hair away from her face. Kahit sa pagtulog, ang ganda nya pa rin tignan.

"Dahlia..," I called her out, gently shaking her shoulders to wake her up.

I heard her groan at mahina pang tinulak paalis ang kamay ko with her hand na ginagamit nya rin na parang unan. "Dahlia.. gising," I said, tapping her shoulders.

"Hmm?" She moved facing me and stretched her arms and Yawned like a cat pag gumigising.

"Dahlia gising na, Hindi ka pa kumakain ng Dinner. Here may pagkain ka dito." She then slowly lifted her eyelids and her eyes immediately met mine. I smiled at her and greeted her "Good Evening"  That left her stunned and frozen for a moment.

Mukhang pagod pa rin sya.

"Are you feeling better? May masakit pa ba sayo?" I Inquired at balak sanang hawakan ang mukha nya to get a better look at her but quickly formed my hand into a fist para pigilan ang sarili ko na gawin yon.

Hindi sya sumagot at pabalik-balik lamang ang tingin nya sa akin pati sa tray.

Agad syang napabalikwas pa-upo sa kanyang higaan at kinapa ang kanyang sarili frantically. "Uh.. are you-"

"Fuck!" I flinched when she said that dahil sa gulat. Sabay syang napatayo and saw the horror in her face while staring at me.

"Hey, hey calm down. Nagka Nightmare ka ba? Is there something wrong? Tell m-"