BURNING RED

Chapter 18

ME

Bryce's car pulled up on our drive way exactly at ten to ten pm.

Nakabukas pa ang mga ilaw sa living room namin kaya alam kong gising pa sina Mama at Papa. And probably, they were waiting for us.

Pinagbuksan ako ni Bryce ng pinto at hinila ako palabas ng kotse.

"I'll walk you to your doorstep baby." He said then kissed me again on my forehead.

Bago pa kami makakatok ay biglang bumukas ang pinto namin.

I stepped back in surprise when I saw Mama with her green facial mask on with a big smile. Nakakagulat.

Then when she saw the bouquet of flowers in my arms, her smile stretched wider. If that was possible.

Sa couch ay nakaupo si Papa habang nanonood ng television. Ngunit halatang wala sa pinapanood ang kanyang atensyon.

"Your Papa was so worried he can't stay in one place. We nearly went out to look for you." Mama informed us.

"We're early." I stated.

"Yes. But God knows what he's thinking." My mama rolled her eyes at his back.

I chuckled silently. Bryce held my waist and squeezed it. I found his serious gaze on me.

"You okay?" I asked.

"I'll just talk to Tito baby. You can go upstairs and rest." He kissed me again and walked inside. I just followed him with my eyes then looked at Mama.

"Go up. We'll talk to him." Mama pushed me a little bit. Humalik muna ako kay Papa bago umakyat. Panay ang lingon ko sa bawat hakbang. Puno nang pag aalinlangan.

Nang makarating ako sa itaas ay tinakbo ko ang aking kwarto, nag shower then quietly went out of my room.

Dahan dahan akong naglakad papunta sa may hagdan.

I wanted so bad to listen to whatever they were talking about. Hindi ko mapigilang isipin na baka ayaw ni Papa kay Bryce at paglayuin kami. Just by thinking about it makes my heart break.

I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard footsteps coming up the stairs.

Mukhang nahuli na ako.

I ran back to my room and closed the door with my heart beating fast.

Then outside, I heard the car engine on. I ran towards my balcony and found his audi pulling out of our driveway.

My heart felt heavy seeing him leave.

Hindi ko alam kung anong nangyayari. But I felt like this would be the last time we would be together..

I sighed.

Nang maalala ko ang kanyang cellphone ay kinuha ko ito para sana itext siya. But then, I saw twenty missed calls from Megan. I furrowed my eyebrows.

Anong kailangan nya sa ganitong oras? She was in the school partying so what was her problem? Couldn't she have fun without Bryce?

When his phone vibrated again and Megan's name flashed on the screen, I cancelled the call.

I quickly texted Bryce good night then tried to sleep. I wished tomorrow he would spend his whole day with me..

Saturday bukas.. pwede kaming magpunta sa Anda or Bolinao.

Nang maalala ko ang paghalik ko sa kanyang mapupulang mga labi at impit akong mapatili. Nakakakilig..

Siguro.. hindi ko na kailangang paghintayin siya.

Bukas na bukas, pagpunta niya dito, I would confess my feeling for him.