Through You

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX - Air Queen

We, destroy. It's the constant of our kind.
No matter what the color of the blood,
Man will always fall.

- Victoria Aveyard

~Kylie

"So, sino kasama mo dito?" Aj says, crossing his legs. He insisted on going to my hotel room. But I knew better. So I say, we should have casual talks first.

I told him to have coffee first since the travel was tiring itself. Good thing he got swayed.

"I'm with Kathy." I say, I can't say I'm alone, or else he would have really forced me to take him to my hotel room. I can't say I'm with Martin, that will make him mad.

"Really? Si Kathy lang? Hindi bumuntot sayo si Martin?" He asks, before sipping his cup of coffee. I was shock when I saw him order without any difficulty when I had to point out what I am familiar with just so I could order something.

"He had commitments." I say, taking a cup of cold yellow drink, I thought was Pineapple. But how they differ in taste, I know it wasn't.

"Buti pa sya kayang mag commit. Eh ikaw?" He says, I feel a slight change in his tone of voice.

Kylie, It is not your fault.

"Kaya ko naman, Aj, Hindi nga lang sayo." I say, the corners of his mouth suddenly went down upon hearing, I know he got mad for my statement.

He looked at me and his face went forward.

It's not fair I get all the blame. It is not my fault, although he make it seem like it was.

"You can talk back now? Funny, you used to be silent." His smile went back.

I was, even now. Wala pa ding nakakaalam.

"I've had may coffee already, ano na ngang hotel number mo?" Aj says, standing up.

"I don't see the need for you to enter my room. You can book your own." I say, I eradicate all the fear in me, Anak, Pasensya na u had to see this.

I feel a grip on my elbow. His hands are getting more rough. I know he will end up bruising me again.

"Kylie?" I hear someone call. I look sideways and it revealed Ruru, carrying one backpack with one of his shoulder. He looks at the hand that was gripping my elbow. He walks towards us.

I expected that since there are other person present, Aj will let go of me.

He didn't.

He takes off Aj's grip on me. Aj looks pissed. He is stronger now. Dati kapag may tao, talagang bibitawan nya ako. Ngayon hindi na sya nahihiya.

"Who are you to interfere with us talking?" Aj says, Ruru stands in the middle of us.

"Who are you to touch Kylie, Do you even had her consent? Unsolicited touches can be labeled as harassment now. Look it up." Aj says, I saw how Ruru attempts to hold my hand, but instead, he went for the shoulder.

He pushes me. I hear Aj's footsteps following us.

"Tol, teka. Bakit ba, sino ka ba?" He says to Ruru, until his eyesbrown frown and then he lifts it. That's when I knew he recognized Ruru.

"Ikaw ung Ybarro diba? Anong ginagawa mo dito?" AJ asks, looks at me.

"We work together, our travel here is work related. Halika na Kylie." Ruru says, pushes me again through the shoulder.

"Teka pre, bat mo ba kasi nilalayo, eh nag uusap kami?" Aj says, Now si Ruru naman ang hinawakan nya sa braso.

Walang kahina hinang pinagpag lang ni Ruru ito.