The Hostage (VOVO SERIES 2)

Chapter 1

"Wait! Wait!" Zania shouted as she shakes the hands of Austin grabbing her wrist "Intay nga kasi!" Sigaw nito "Masakit ha!"

Austin finally stops his tracks and loosen the grip of his hands without letting her go "Zani" he whispers, he doesn't know what happened to him he loose his cool and calmness that he build for those five years.

"What's wrong with you? Bakit mo ako hinila bigla dito?!" galit na sigaw ni Zania. When she saw him a while ago she doesn't know how to react and before she could decide whether she will smile at him after seeing him again, he grabs her wrist and snatch her from her lunch date.

"What is your relationship with Adam?" he straightforwardly asks

Her emerald green eyes flickers and meet his hazel eyes "And why do I need to answer that question? Don't you think you are stepping over the boundary?"

"Zani, I care for you" he almost whispers those words

"Don't you think it is too late for you to care? But I appreciate it, thank you" she give him a smile that he misses. "If that's all, aalis na ako" sabi ni Zania at tuluyan na niyang inalis ang kamay ni Austin na pumipigil sa kanya.

"Don't tell me you are going back to the restaurant?" he said in disbelief

She looked back at him "At bakit naman hindi? I'm starving and my lunch date is there"

"Zania!" Sigaw ni Austin "Don't you have pride?! Don't you see na pinagpalit ka na ng 'lunch date' mo?" galit na sabi nito

"And who's fault is that? And besides I'm just here for a free lunch" galit din na sigaw ni Zania, her blood pressure is rising because of this man 'What the hell does he want?!' galit na tanong nito sa isip nya

"What the hell do you want Austin?! Wag mo nga ako makaladkad kung saan hindi ako aso!" Saway nito pulling her hands from the grip of Austin pero wala syang magawa his grip is too strong.

"Let's go for lunch" he said and open the door of passenger seat of his car "Di ba you are here for 'free lunch'? I'll treat you. Let's go"

"What the hell?" she commented "You are kidding right?"

He looked at her emerald green eyes and tilted his head "Do I look like a clown to you?"

Drowning from his glare she automatically said "No"

A small smile formed into his thin lips "Great, let's go" grabbing her wrist and guide her step inside of his car.

Bago pa makapagreklamo si Zania ay nasara na agad ni Austin ang pinto and run to the driver seat, "Ano bang ginagawa ko dito?" she whispers as she exhales deeply.

"It was such a nice weather to eat on such a boring restaurant" he commented as he starts his car

With his comment Zania looks at the sky, a frown immediately shows onto her face and looks at him disbelief "Are you high?"

He chuckles "What?"

She was caught off guard as she heard those chuckles its been a long time

Austin glance at her as he felt her stare "Why?"

Zania cleared her throat as she averted her gaze to the road "You said it was a nice weather" she said

"Hmm" he hummed as acknowledgement

She eyed him again for a second "When it is that dark and cloudy outside? Uulan anytime and you call this such a 'nice' weather?"

Getting her point, he nods in agreement "But it's based on perspective, Zani. It is based on the person's perspective and reasons behind of those comment"