Silence engulfed our surroundings as we are hesitating to break the comfortable silence around us. Hinayaan lang namin ang aming mga paa na makarating sa kung saan habang nakatikom ang bibig.
Not until she spoke first.
"Tell me what's bothering you," she quietly said. Saglit akong natigilan at napatingin sa kaniya. I cleared my throat to prepare my voice just in case na pumiyok ako.
Huminga ako ng malalim habang nakayuko, "My Dad wants me to send to New York," pahayag ko. Nakita ko kung paano mas mabilis pa sa alas-kwatro itong bumaling sa akin bago matigilan sa paglalakad. Napatigil din ako habang nakayuko.
"Did I hear things right?" I hesitantly nod my head before sighing. I looked up at her and saw an unreadable emotion on her face but the thing I'm most sure of is that it's filled with sadness.
"D-did you...?"
"No."
Tila nakahinga naman ito ng maluwag sa aking sinabi at pilit na ngumiti. Patuloy akong tumitig sa kaniya.
She's avoiding my gazes. Probably because she doesn't want me to see her face. Why, though?
"It's the same reason, Ate Sid," malungkot akong ngumiti sa kaniya, "Pursue law or medicine and kilalalanin kita bilang anak ko." I let out a scoff in disbelief, luha ay nagbabadya na lumabas na naman.
"You know what? I'm tired talking about his bullshits," mapait akong ngumiti at iniwas ang tingin sa kaniya, "Kung ayaw niya ako kilalanin bilang anak, then fine! Ano ba ang magagawa ko e sa ayaw niya ako kilalanin e!" Halos magwala na saad ko at bahagyang pumiyok sa huli. Pinunasan ko ang luha na nalabas sa aking mata.
Ate Sid started to rub my back before locking my head on her arms. I started to sob loudly before putting my arms on her back.
She started to whisper comfort words that just made me cry even more by how comforting it is.
"He slapped me..." I put my head on her neck, "He never--- never did that."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," she said in a hushed tone, "You'll never go through that again, I swear."
"I'm so hurt," dagdag ko pa at mas lalong hinigpitan ang hawak dito, "So, so hurt."
"I know," she said, "and I'm telling you this," she cupped my cheeks using both of her hands. "No one will ever, like, ever do that to you, hmm?"
"If they want to hurt you, they need to have to go through me. I will not let anyone hurt you just like that." By giving me those sincere brown eyes, I know she's not lying.
"Just seeing you cry makes my heart ache in the most painful way, and I don't want that. Your smile is the only thing I want to see in that pretty face of yours."
"Saan nga kasi tayo pupunta bukas?" Pangungulit ko dito habang naka nguso na. She just ignored me at nagpatuloy sa pagtatali ng sintas ng aking sapatos.
Balak kasi namin na pumunta pa ng store para bumili ng ice cream. Sakto rin naman na pinaalala nito na aalis daw kami bukas para may kitain na kung sino sino. She wants me to come with her ang kaso naman ayaw niyang sabihin kung saan kami pupunta muna.
"Stop asking questions now, Dione," natatawa na sabi nito kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin na lalo lamang nagpatawa sa kaniya, "It's late and we need to get that ice cream of yours."
Pinagpag nito ang tuhod at nauna na pumunta sa kaniyang motor. Nakanguso lang naman akong sumunod dito at kinuha ang helmet na inaabot nito.
She chuckled when she saw my face before pinching my cheeks that made me groan painfully.
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Wild Heart (Eastwood University Series #2) ✔️
Ficțiune generalăEastwood University Series #2: Dione Chavez Dione can't think of any idea why the most famous medical student and the eldest Tuazon suddenly make her so-called serene life turn into chaos. She can't think of any idea how she just suddenly fe...
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