Far From Home (LANY Series #1) ON-GOING

Chapter 6

WARNING: THIS IS AN UNEDITED CHAPTER SO EXPECT FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL AND GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.

CHAPTER 6

It's been a couple of hours since Angela and that William left and up until now, wala pa rin sila. Ang iilan din sa mga magkaibigan ay may mga tama na. Kaming dalawa lang ni Lian ang tino pa at ang naiwan sa mesa.

We were both silent and just watching the people in front of us. We didn't really drink much compared to his friends na halos ubusin na ang mga inumin.

Lumingon ako sa kanya at nagulat nang makitang ang lapit-lapit na ng mukha niya sa akin. Hindi mo pa nga ako nililigawan tapos hahalikan mo na ako? Char.

Nagulat rin siya sa biglaan kong paglingon kaya lumayo siya ng kaunti sa akin.

"Do you want to go home?" He shouted so he can hear me. The music is too loud that talking softly won't work. "I guess your friend and my cousin aren't coming back anymore." Dagdag niya.

"Did you know where they went?" I asked. Where could they be?

"Nope. I will drive you home." He volunteered. Okay lang namang hindi mo ako sa apartment iuuwi. Char.

"Ah. Okay lang ba?" I shyly asked. Syempre, dapat medyo pabebe rin.

"Yeah. It's not safe to ride a taxi at this hour." I tried not to suppress a smile so that he won't notice that he's already giving me butterflies.

I nodded and he stood up first. The way out was too crowded that it took us long to get out.

Malamig na hangin ang bumungad sa akin palabas. Napakainit kasi sa loob.

There are a lot of cars parked outside so I don't know which one is his. I just followed him from the back feeling exhausted.

"C'mon." He called me and opened the doors. 

Amoy niya kaagad ang bumungad sa akin pagkapasok. That manly scent. Nilibot ko ang tingin sa sasakyan niya.

He has shirts and folders at back. It's actually arranged kaya hindi magulo tingnan. The rosary beads moved as he entered from the driver's so it caught my attention.

Umayos ako ng upo at nag-seatbelt. I can hear the crickets throughout the ride because of our silence. It was already midnight so walang traffic and wala masyadong sasakyan sa daan. 

I suddenly remembered Kyrelle, naalala kong sabay pala dapat kaming umuwi. It's already late, for sure she's home already.

I was just spaced out the whole ride that I didn't notice we are in front of my apartment already. Napaayos agad ako ng upo nang marealize ko na alam niya kung saan ako nakatira. I don't remember telling him where I live. I looked at him who is just silently waiting for me to go out.

"Pano mo nalaman kung saan ako nakatira?" I curiously asked.

"You really can't remember huh?" he asked.

"Ang alin?" Kumunot ang noo ko trying to think kung ano ba ang hindi ko maalala. Ano bang dapat kong alalahanin?

"Nothing." Sagot niya. I just nodded and opened the doors. I am really curious but I can't force him to tell me the truth as well.

"Thank you for the ride." Sa susunod ulit. Char. He just nodded and waved goodbye.

I immediately took a quick bath kasi ang lagkit ng pakiramdam ko. I went to bed after and stared at my phone. Should I ask him why he knows where I live? It's an excuse to chat with him.