Sweet Escape (Monte Casa Series 1)

Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Sour

I really admire people who have the courage to face their fears and bravely find a solution for it.

And the fact that they actually made it out of their problem alive and unscathed is making me admire them more. Wishing that I can be like them.

Brave and fierce.

I'm such a coward for letting other people solved my problem for me. It feels like hell and it's cheating.

But I don't blame people running away though. They're just like me too. Lost in thoughts and don't even know what to think anymore. Wether to just sit and wait for the problem to solve itself or actually standing up and running towards the problem.

Still, running mindlessly towards the trouble is better than running away. If you tripped then stand up. Don't wait for someone to help you up.

In this world full of selfish people, you better know how to stand up for yourself. To depend on your own and not on others. It'll be troublesome for them.

I'm such a hypocrite, aren't I?

I'm a big coward bird who loss it's motive to fly. Like an injured bird not knowing what to do.

I sighed.

My brain has been telling me about this shit I and other persons have been through. That others had picked the right path and look at them now.

Muli along bumuntong hininga. Napansin ata 'yon ni engineer Morgan dahil medyo natawa siya.

"You've been sighing for about an hour. Sunod-sunod at walang palya. May I know why is that?" Tumabi siya sa akin at nagtanong.

Umiling lamang ako, "wala. Medyo gutom na rin kasi ako." I answered truthfully.

It's partly the reason too. It's already past 11 am and I think I'm gonna past out before 12 noon happens.

"Ganoon ba? I'm not that hungry but I can bring you somewhere." He offers to which I politely declined.

"No. Ayos lang. Diyan lang ako sa sunod na restaurant. Just minutes away from here."

"You sure? I don't mind." He shrugged.

"Don't worry," maliit along ngumiti, "I have my own car."

"Oh?" He raises his eyebrow, "convoy then?"

"Hindi rin."

"So harsh. Don't you love me anymore?"

"Hindi. Ngayon nga lang tayo nagkakilala."

"I'm your future cousin-in-law!"

"Tsk." I walked away leaving the engineer laughing.

Nadaanan ko pa si Elaine na mukhang kanina pa ako tinitingnan.

I chose to ignore it and just smiled at her. I don't want her to say that I'm a snob.

She smiled back but didn't say anything, instead she turned to Zeus who's giving me cold glances.

Hindi ko na lang 'yun pinansin at dire-diretsong naglakad patungong kotse ko.

I pursed my lips and aggressively makes a u-turn.

I'm beyond irritated. This whole things seems like a dream!

I just met him a few hours ago and he showed up in front of me like nothing ever happens. Like we're strangers from the very start. Like I am someone who's not worth remembering.

My fist hardened and I let out a sigh. I need not to think too much about this things. It is completely inevitable. And as an adult who happens to experience a lot of traumatic things, I should probably act like nothing is going on between us.