Runaway From The Labyrinth (Run Away Trilogy #1)

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

"Xionus! Doon tayo!" pagturo ko sa fountain at sabay hila sakanya.

He's just wear his poker face habang nagpapadala sa hila ko. Well, typical Xionus, he won't let others see his soft side.

Bahagya naman akong kinilig. I'm the only one who knows the other side of him.

He's so handsome today. He's wearing an unbuttoned black long-sleeve polo with a white t-shirt inside, nagtataka nga akong kung di ba siya naiinitan sa suot nya.

While I'm wearing a yellow sleeveless dress, well I'm being a little bit extra today since it's our first date.

"I want an ice cream!" I said pouting at him.

He just rolled his eyes. Ang pag ikot ng mata ng mga lalaki ay parang bakla para sa iba pero para sa akin ang cute lang niya. Hindi ko alam kung abnormal lang ba ako o ano.

"What flavor?" he asked.

"Strawberry."

Grabe yung ngiti ko ngayon, mapupunit na ata yung bibig ko kakangiti. Nandito kami ngayon sa park. Di ko alam kung sino o ano ang sumapi sa kanya at bakit nandito kami ngayon, but I appreciate it.

I think he's doing his best para makalimutan ko ang masalimuot na nangyari sa nagdaang mga araw.

Well, its our first date, literally the first time we have a date. So might as well enjoy it.

"Here," he said while handing me the ice cream. Agad ko naman itong kinuha saka dinilaan. When was the last time I ate an ice cream again?

I walked behind him and I stared at his hand, swaying back and forth. I'd like to hold his hand pero baka magalit siya, he's not a fan of PDA.

Tago lang daw siya kung magmahal.

I giggled with my thoughts dahilan para mapatingin siya sakin.

"Why are laughing by yourself?" umiling lang ako sa tanong nya.

He signaled his hand to come to him at agad naman akong sumunod. He held my hand dahilan para magulat ako.

"X-Xionus?" nagtataka ko siyang binalingan.

"Don't look at me like that, it's normal for couples to do this," he seriously said. I suddenly blushed, I felt butterflies in my stomach. I don't even know what he's thinking. His actions are mysterious, you can't really guess it.

I squeezed his hand, ramdam ko ang paglingon nya pero binalewala ko lang ito at deretsong tumingin. Looking at the trees as they bend, the kids that runs around, the smiles of every people.

It's relaxing. I was seizing the moment we were together.

It may seem that this is not a perfect date but for me this is the most perfect, I can't ask more of it.

We were just walking around the park as the sun sets. We sat on the bench. I stared at the vast orange sky, as the birds flew by, as the laughter dwindled.

"Yumi," tawag nya sa pangalan ko pero nanatili akong nakatutok sa langit.

Alam kong may gusto syang sabihin pero mas pinili kong manahimik nalang. I can feel his gaze on me but I remained unbothered. I stared at the birds flying in the sky, they're so free. Can I be one like them?

Ayokong malaman ang katotohanan pero mananatili na lang ba akong walang alam? Magmumukmok sa likod ng kadiliman.

Kahit gustuhin ko man ang takbuhan ang katotohanan di pa rin ito mawawala, patuloy itong maghahabol sakin kahit anong iwas ko.