Hook, Line & Sinker

Chapter 33

Chapter 33: "You should know, if you come any closer, I'm not letting you go." - No Strings Attached

Why does my pillow smell so familiar? 

My eyes flew open as I realized something; my head is leaning on his shoulder! Muli kong ipinikit ang mga mata at pinakiramdaman kung gising na siya. Nakakahiya ka, Tamara! Kunwari nakiusap ka sa kanyang iwasan ka tapos ikaw rin pala ang lalapit!

Halos hindi na ako huminga habang pinapakiramdaman siya. It seems he's awake! Sisimplehan ko na lang ang paglayo sa kanya. I should do it now.. but then, a part of me wanted to have him this close for a few more minutes. Just a few more minutes of craziness. 

Promise. Just five minutes..

Unfortunately, five minutes ended so fast. Nagkunwari akong tulog pa at gumalaw paalis sa pagkakasandig sa kanya. Pero hindi sinasadyang nauntog naman ako sa bintana. 

"Aw!" Medyo napalakas yata ang pagkakauntog ko dahil nagsitinginan sa gawi ko ang mga kasama namin sa bus. Nahihiyang halos mamuluktot ako sa upuan para hindi nila ako makita. Nakakahiya!

I was stunned when a hand suddenly touched the side of my head gently. Ilang sandali akong natulala. Patuloy niyang hinaplo-haplos ang ulo ko. Unti-unti akong nag-angat ng tingin sa kanya. He stopped as our eyes met, and I swear I saw some emotion in his eyes, but before I could even name it, he had cleared his throat and looked away. 

We didn't talk nor look at each other again after that. Nagpahuli na akong bumaba ng bus. Tumanaw ako sa labas at nakita ko siyang naglakad na palayo kasama ng iba. I sighed and got off the bus.

"Did you enjoy the ride?" nakangising tanong ni Duke na halatang hinihintay ako.

I scoffed. "Yung pangako ko sa'yo na ilalakad kita kay Aya? Forget it! Hmp!"

His eyes widened. Inirapan ko siya at naglakad na paalis. Hindi ko pinansin ang pagtawag niya. Ally and I are in the same room. Pabagsak akong humiga sa kama. She stood by my bed and said, "I saw that."

Tumaas ang mga kilay ko. "Ang alin?" I asked, clueless.

She smirked. "I saw how you stared at him while he was sleeping." My face heat up. "Naka-move on na pala ha?"

Bigla akong napabangon. "Hindi naman.. ano kase.." In the end, I just sighed. "Pasensiya. Hindi pa pala ako nakaka-move on. Marupok pa din."

Umupo siya sa tabi ko. "I think you're not the only one who hasn't moved on yet."

"Paano mo nasabi?"

"I'm gonna tell you once you've made up your mind to get him back."

Nalukot ang mukha ko. "Ini-stir mo lang ako!"

"Of course not. If you don't wanna believe me, it is up to you. But I saw what I saw," she said with a mysterious smile. 

After resting for an hour, we started our practice. Ally was complaining because they didn't even give us time to explore the place. Maganda ang farm na ito tapos may malaking swimming pool pa. 

Kinagabihan ay sa labas kami nag-dinner. Afterwards, Duke and the other guys secretly bought some beer. As soon as our coach went inside his room, we sneaked out to drink at the back. Mabilis nilang naayos ang mga upuan at mesa. 

"Naturingan ka pa man din captain pero ikaw pa ang pasimuno nito," asik ko sa kanya ng hilahin niya ako paupo sa tabi niya.

"Huwag kang maingay. Minsan lang ito."