Pain Of Her Thorns

Chapter 14

"sino si aurelia?" mariin kong tanong.

i caught a glimmer of astonishment in her eyes as they widened, but she swiftly adjusted her expression and gave me her humorous smirk, which i now find unpleasant.

"ikaw.. ikaw si aurelia, that's your second name hindi ba-"

"but you said that you've mistaken me as someone else," i walked closer to her, not breaking eye contact with her uneasy body language, "at binanggit mo ang pangalan na iyan kanina. so tell me, sino si aurelia?"

"i... don't know what you're talking about cariño-"

"stop calling me that pet name, dahlia." i cut her off, leaning closer to her but kept at least few centimeters distant between our face.

in this angle, i can clearly observed her facial expression more. she looks stunning in this angle, in fact kahit saang anggulo she always look pretty.

wala talaga akong mahanap na 'di ka nais-nais na itsura sa kanya, she always looks so damn perfect and majestic, and i'm starting to hate that.

bakit ganito? why do i see her this way? ano ba ang meron sa babaeng ito at ganito ko sya makita sa paningin ko? hindi naman sya ganito ka-ganda sa paningin ko noon, bakit ngayon.... sya lang ang nakikita kong maganda sa mga mata ko?

"answer me honestly dahlia. sino si aurelia?" she gulped and tried to look away ngunit agad ko syang sinundan ng tingin at mas lalong nilapit ang mukha ko sa kanya, teasing her to tell the truth.

i waited patiently fo half a minute habang pinagmamasdan ko ang tulo ng pawis sa kanyang mukha kahit na mat aircon naman sa loob, ngunit wala syang sagot.

huminga ako ng malalim habang inaayos ang postura ko. kung ayaw nyang magsalita pwes sinasayang lamang nya ang oras ko.

wala akong panahon para mag-aksaya ng oras, i want to take a rest, pagod na ako.

"you can leave now ms. castillo, gusto ko ng mag-pahinga." i stated as i make my way on my bed kahit na naka-upo pa'rin sya sa edge ng kama.

wala na akong lakas para pilitin sya. kung ayaw nyang sabihin ang sagot na hinihingi ko, dapat sinabi nya kaysa paghintayin ako sa wala.

i faced the other side of the bed at niyakap ang extra na unan na nasa gilid ko ngayon to avoid her gaze. alam kong pinagmamasdan nya ako ngayon, i can feel it.

"and don't forget your meds, please take care of yourself tonight dahlia," pakiusap ko.

i felt the the weight of the bed lighten as she stood up and heard her foot walk papunta sa pintuan. and before she leave, she said something in her language in a tone that breaks my heart.

"lo siento, ahora mismo aún no es el momento adecuado, cariño."

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"adi!" kendra greeted me and throw her hands open as i hug her tight which she returned with a giggle.

napag-desisyonan naming manood ng movie for our date today bago pumunta sa lugar na sinasabi nyang surprise daw to eat dinner.

actually i'm not familiar sa mall na napili nya kaya medyo naligaw ako, buti na lang matyaga akong ginabayan ni kendra through phone kahit medyo nagsisigawan na kami dahil mayroon ring' nag pe-perform sa gitna ng mall na may nakakabasag na eardrums na patugtog.

"how was your day yesterday adi?" she asked nung humiwalay na ako at tumingala to make our eyes met.

i bit my inner cheek and forced a smile.

gusto ko ngang kalimutan kung amo ang nangyari kahapon eh, or maybe the part na naisipan kong yayain si dahlia na sabay kami maligo hanggang sa usapan namin kanina ng hating-gabi.