Love You at Your Worst [Runaway Series 2]

Chapter 29

Chapter 29

The moment I saw his figure walking towards me, I felt like my heart was about to burst out of happiness. Kaba, takot, panghihinayang at pangungulila. Halos hindi ko mapangalanan ang nararamdaman ko. I felt my hands shaking because of the tension.

I have been longing for him. Seeing him with his cold expression on his face breaks me. Parang kailan lang, halos hindi niya ako bitiwan, niluhuran, niyakap, nagmamakaawa na huwag ko siyang iwan. Pero ngayon, hindi ko makita ang Luis na gumawa sa akin niyon. My eyes watered and I saw his expression softens.

Nag-iwas ako ng tingin sa kaniya. I felt suffocated all of a sudden.

When we got back here in Manila. Nanibago ako. This was not the usual life we’ve been living in a province in Visayas. There, I could say that it was peaceful. I didn’t feel any fear when I got to adjust with my surroundings. The people there were welcoming. They helped me a lot and I am gratefully thankful of that.

But here in Manila, sobrang nakakapanibago. Habang nakatingin sa kaniya, masasabi kong marami nga talaga ang nagbago. He was wearing his signature longsleeves polo, his tie was a mess and hands both on his pockets.

Nang magkaharap kami ay halos mapugto ang hininga ko. Nanginig ang labi ko habang pinag-aaralan ang mukha niya. From his jaw, that was clenching, his aristocrat nose, his thick brows and my favorite which was his eyes.

I touched his face softly. Mapait akong napangiti at napayuko. I heard him clicked his tongue before holding my wrist, yung nakahawak sa mukha niya. He held my hand tightly before leaning onto my hold.

Yumugyog ang balikat ko nang halikan niya ang palad ko kapagkuwan ay isinubo niya ang hintuturo ko kaya humikbi na ako, na nauwi sa paghagulgol. He hugged me when I felt my knees wobbled.

“Hush now, baby. I’m here. You won’t leave me again, r-right?” there was a hint of fear in his voice and I can’t answer that. Knowing that Denmark is still roaming around.

I want Lucien to have a good life. Hindi yung ganito na panay tago kaming dalawa. I hugged him tightly. “I am scared, Luis. Scared of the consequences if I let myself ran back in your arms without having the assurance that the culprit behind my misery is jailed already.”

He stilled. I felt it. I could feel my heart beating so fast when he tightened his hug around me.

“Tell me about it, Amely. We will do something about it. Kung hindi ka lang tumakbo palayo sa akin, hindi sana nasayang ang maraming taon na dapat ay nagsasaya tayo. Dapat ay kasal na tayo ngayon.”

Umiling ako sa kaniya. “Things do not go the way we want it, Luis. Maybe, it challenged our love for each other. That no matter how far the distance we had, no matter how long we wait, we will come back to each other’s arms when the right time comes.”

I felt home. The way he hugged me, it was just like before. Kampante akong hindi ako mapapahamak sa tuwing hawak niya ako. In every downfall I had, he was there. He was there to catch me, to lift me up again. The comfort he gave me was just like no others. Walang kapantay. Walang tatapat.

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“Amely. Amely?”

Napadilat ako nang may yumugyog sa akin. I blinked till my eyes got better. Napalingon ako sa gumising sa akin at nakita ang malambot niyang ekspresyon sa mukha. I was about to ask him kung nakarating na ba kami nang maramdaman ko ang kamay niya sa mukha ko.

“Why are you crying? Did you dreamed of him again?” he asked softly. I held my cheeks and there I realized that I cried again. And it was because of Luis again. I smiled at him.