Chased by the One I Stopped Chasing

Worth the Chase

Nakailang pilit pa sa akin si Fray bago niya ako napapayag.

Wala kaming ginawa sa byahe kundi ang magtawanan, mag-asaran at magkantahan. Both of us are big fans of Bruno Mars, so our playlist is filled with his songs from his different albums.

This is the most unplanned and random road trip I've ever had. Nalibot na yata namin ang kalahati ng Tumauini, Isabela, hindi pa rin kami napapagod.

Mag-aalas dose na ng gabi.

"Tigil muna tayo." Sabi ko habang pinahihinahon ang sarili mula sa pagtawa.

"Why? You wanna watch the stars?" He asked and laughed.

My brows furrowed. Is he serious or he was sarcastic? My lips protruded while I thought about it.

That wasn't what I wanted, to be honest. I was thinking of eating somewhere, but now that he mentioned it... I think his idea is better. It's pretty wonderful, actually.

"Sige, tara." I quickly removed my seatbelts.

I looked at him with puzzled face when he did not move. He was just sitting pretty, all eyes on me. Seemed like he was scrutinizing my movements.

"What?" My voice was laced with impatience.

He shook his head and heaved a sigh.

"Seryoso ka?" I frowned at his question. Sarcastic nga lang yata ang pagkakasabi niya no'n. Sayang naman.

"Ayaw mo ba?"

"No! Of course, I want that!" He swiped his lips with his tongue.

Bakas sa ekspresiyon niya ang pagkakataranta habang itinatabi ang sasakyan sa tahimik na kalsada. He unlocked the doors so I could go out.

I bit the insides of my cheeks to hold back my smile before I went out. I walked towards the boot of his Ranger and let him get his things.

Hindi naman nagtagal ay nasa gilid ko na siya.

"Prepared na prepared ah?" I taunted when I saw the maroon blanket on his hand and a small pillow.

He rolled his eyes at me and smirked.

"As if you don't know me."

I scrunched my nose and stuck my tongue out.

His arrogance is still in him, huh? He knows well that I know almost everything about him.

He brings his own blanket and pillow for unplanned sleepovers. He doesn't like using someone else's. Maarte since day one.

I moved away when he pulled down the tailgate of his car. He placed the pillow and blanket on the edge and turned to face me.

I lifted a brow and I received an evil smirk from him. The next thing I knew, I was being carried by Fray. Nang maangat niya ako sa sasakyan niya ay sumunod agad siya.

I scanned the quiet place while he arranged the blanket on his bedfloor. We are in the middle of a silent road surrounded by whooshing trees. I am not sure if this isn't a common route or we're just lucky tonight to have this on our own.

Wow naman. Marunong pa palang kumampi sa akin ang suwerte.

Good thing, he has replaced his trunk floor with a carpeted one. Hindi masakit sa likod kapag uupuan o hihigaan.

Napaatras ako nang kaunti nang makita siyang humiga sa unan. Bumagsak ang ngiti ko.

"How selfish! Sa'yo talaga yung unan? Paano ako?"

My eye-rolling came to a halt midway when he patted his chest. My calm breathing was disturbed, too. I furrowed my brows, pushing the surfacing thought behind my head.