Red Strings Entanglement

CHAPTER 25

What does he mean by progress?

"I..I."

"What's wrong?" he asked, again. I sighed and looked away. Do I want to f*cking admit that I feel quite differently about him?! Absolutely not!

"Mag-aral kana, Jace."I said, coldly, and went back on reading my book. I can feel the intensity of Jace's stare, but I didn't gazed at him. Narinig ko lang na nagbukas siya ng libro at nag-aral. We studied for hours non-stop. Sa totoo lang, gusto ko nang tumigil at kumain, pero parang ayaw kong umalis sa posisyon ko ngayon. Kaya nagtiis ako sa gutom at nagpatuloy sa pag-aaral.

I tried to put all my concentration towards the book I'm reading, but it's quite hard when you can feel the gaze of your enemy infront of me. Humigpit ang paghawak ko sa libro dahil parang na-split na iyong utak ko. Iyong isa ay nag-aaral, ang isa naman, ay nag-iisip kay Jace.

F*ck?!

"I'll be right back."he said and suddenly stood up. Hindi na niya hinintay na magsasalita ako at umalis nalang bigla. Napabuntong-hininga ako. I didn't even know that I was holding my breath.

I continued to read on my book feeling the tension slowly moving away, but I couldn't look away at Jace's back. Is it weird that he has a sext back? That f*cking broad shoulders. The way he walks. It's like he holds all the power in the world. And it's f*cking hot!

Sensing my stare, Jace turned around and our eyes met. Ramdam ko ang pagpula ng pisngi ko kaya nagmamadali ako tignan ang libro na binasa ko. I covered myself with the book so Jace couldn't see. T*ngina naman.

Napapikit ako sa inis.

Minutes later, hindi pa din bumalik si Jace. I tried to concentrate, but I couldn't stop thinking where Jace went to. Tinignan ko ang mga gamit niya sa harapan ko. Ballpen. Papers. Books. His bag. Imposible naman na iiwan ako non.

I sighed and scribbled some notes on my paper when suddenly someone tapped on my shoulder. I immediately turn my gaze sensing that it would be Jace.

"Jace-Damon?"My shoulder slumped when it was Damon who faced me. He continued to smile at me. May dala siyang mga libro at suot din niya ang bag niya. His hair was also messy maybe because of stress.

"Si Jace nakaupo dito?"tanong niya at umupo sa upuan ni Jace. I nodded with a smile on my face.

"Mukhang busy ka ha."

"Studying, "I answered.

"Okay ka lang? You look stressed."He said and put his books on the floor, before reaching towards me. I winced when he dropped the books. Books are very precious to me and I don't want them to be on the floor. He touches my forehead like he's trying to check my temperature. I was shocked, but I didn't feel...anything different.

"No, I'm fine," I said and moved his hand away from my forehead.

"That's not how you treat books, Mr. Salazar." A cold voice erupted between us. I immediately turned my gaze and it was Jace. His face was emotionless and his hands were inside his pockets and he looked like he was stopping himself from killing someone.

"Jace."Damon greeted him with a smile on his face, but Jace did not return it.

"Damon."The way he said his name sounded so venomous. It made my brows furrowed. What the f*ck is wrong with Jace?!

"Just want to talk to Jewel."

"I don't give a f*ck."Nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi ni Jace. However, Damon just smiled at him. Then he gazed at me, with his smile still intact.

"Aalis na ako, Jewel."sabi niya at tumango lang ako. Then, he left.

Nang makaalis na si Damon ay tinignan ko ng masama si Jace na nakaupo na ngayon sa kanyang upuan. His brows arched when he noticed my glare.