Taming The Night [Cosmos Series#2]

Kabanata 18

I can hear a familiar voice telling me to change my clothes but I have no strength to do that.

"Hmm," I hummed. Iyon nalang ang naisagot ko sa kung sino man iyon.

I tried to open my eyes and saw a familiar built. Slowly, I clearly saw who's in front of me.

A man who looked like Creed.

Unti-unti kong inabot ang lalaki, bahagya kong hinila ang ano mang unang nahawakan ko sa kanya.

"Damn," I heard him cursed.

"Don't l-leave," I muttered as I pulled him more.

"I won't. Now, change your clothes or I'll change it for you."

"Hmm." Before I fell asleep without changing my clothes.

Ngunit iba na ang suot ko pagkagising. D-did he?

"Vinia."

Wala sa sariling napatayo ako dahil sa tawag ni Creed at agad na sumagot. "Yes?"

He frowned. "What were you thinking?" I glanced on his phone. Matapos naming kumain ay may tumawag sa kanya at bahagyang itong lumayo para sagutin ang tawag.

I shook my head.

"I'm sorry, I have to leave."

I opened my mouth to answer him, ngunit walang salita na lumabas doon. I plastered a smiled so I can hide my disappointment.

What are you expecting, Vinia? That he won't leave you? Binalot ng pait ang aking kalooban. Siguro ay napilitan lang ito kagabi dahil na rin sa sitwasyon ko.

"I'll be back, we'll talk later," Sambit niya. And because of that I am hoping.

Inisang hakbang niya ang pagitan namin at ganoon nalang ang gulat ko nang salubungin niya ako ng mahigpit na yakap. My eyes widened as I felt my jaw dropped.

He encircled his arm around me while I can't move. I bit my lower lip and shut my eyes off tightly when I felt my eyes tearing up.

He gently caressed my hair as he whispered on my ear. "We'll talk later." Everything feels so familiar.

Akala ko ay pakakawalan na niya ako matapos sabihin iyon na hindi niya ginawa.

Ilang minuto pa ang lumipas bago ito muling nagsalita. "I'm sorry." I felt him kissed the top of my head before finally letting me go.

Akmang magsasalita pa ito ngunit agad na nagingay ang kanyang telepono.

He glanced on his phone and cursed. "Fuck." I met his eyes as he sighed heavily. "I need to go." I don't know if I'm just imagining things again but the way he told me that he needs to go sounds like he's convincing his self.

He left. At noon ko lang naalala na ikakasal na siya kay Cerys. Ano pa ang paguusapan namin? I sighed. Maybe he wants closure so he can finally marry Cerys.

I decided to go to my office, dahil wala akong magawa sa condo at si Creed lang ang naiisip ko. I thought the number of workloads in my office were enough for me to get distracted but I was wrong.

I'm currently reading business proposals but after a couple of minutes I'm thinking of him again. Thinking of the possibilities and what ifs.

What if hindi ako umalis sa tabi ni Creed kahit na hindi niya ako naaalala? Maayos kaya kami ngayon? What if I wasn't stubborn? Maybe my baby's still alive.

Sa huli ay wala akong nagawa kung hindi ang bumuntong hininga. Those were just what ifs.

Iyon lang ang ginawa ko buong araw. The whole day I'm just thinking about Creed and those possibilities.