WHITE TULIPS

CHAPTER 28

Sam's Pov:

I got bored so I went outside to have some fresh air. Nag tungo ako sa harden ni mom. Dala dala padin ang malaking bouquet ng red roses coated with glitters on top na bigay ni Zack. Umupo ako sa isang bench at huminga ng malalim. Looking at the clear night sky with the bright tiny stars sparking from above I felt relief.

The night seemed more deep now that I'm alone, with silence accompanying me. Only the slight sounds of the bushes as the wind swings it's leafs is the only thing I can hear.

I sighed

Boring

Bigla akong nakaramdam ng kaunting pag init ng pisngi nang ma alala ang nangyari, it's the same place where Zack manage to catch me before I fell into the dig whole that now is currently being planted with mom's flowers.

He's also drunk that night. He doesn't seemed so. Naalala ko ang nabitin na kwento ni Mang Kiko sakin the other day. Bat kasi di niya nalang sinabi

Habang tumatagal ang pag kakaupo ko sa pwesto ay mas lumalamig din ang ihip ng hangin. Mula sa kaunting liwanag na nag mula sa bilog na buwan ay kitang kita ko ang mainit na hanging lumalabas sa bawat pag hinga ko. Yumuko ako para tignan ang nanginginig kong mga darili.

I gasped

Laking gulat ko nang maka ramdam ako ng init at nadama ang isang itim na suit na nakabalot sakin  at amoy na amoy ang matapang na cologne ni Zack

"It's cold out here" He said with a cold voice.

I turned to see Zack standing behind the bench that I'm sitting. He is literally behind me so I needed to looked really high just to see only under of his jaw. "You really like it here do you?" He asked. I felt a spang of happiness as I heard his voice. It has only been days without seeing him, now I can finally hear his cold low voice who seems like years without my two ears hearing it.

"I thought you'd never come"

I looked up at the sky. Waiting for Zack to answer and give a valid reason for being gone at my life for this past few days.

"Why wouldn't I?" He smirked.

Umikot siya at umupo sa bench katabi ko. As best pals, I am used to hanging out with Zack and being too close at each other, but, this time the way that he is being way too close to me is making my heart to pound faster.

"I.. I'm up to something lately. I couldn't tell you because,. It's not so important anyway. it's pretty boring, But today.. I woul never forget to come to my favorite person's birthday."

I managed to show a serious face. as if I didn't blush when I said the words 'favorite person'. Mas nangibabaw padin ang lungkot dahil sa ilang araw na di niya pag papakita sakin.

"You didn't even bother to leave me a message or anything, I was worried sick about you, if only you knew.."

"Sam it's not that important to tell you anyway.."

Tumingin ako sa kanya na ngayon ay nakatitig padin sa kalangitan, nakasandal lang siya sa bench at hinahawi ng malamig na hangin ang itim nitong buhok

"I'm your friend, of course I'd care if you bother to tell me, even if it's just nothing, di yung di ka man lang nag paramdam ng ilang araw."

He was silent for a couple of seconds as if he is struggling to structure a word to say

He lift his head and looked at me in the eyes. He was teary, and I can see guilt in his eyes.

"I.. I'm really sorry.. I didn't expect you to be this worried."

Yumuko ako

Naging tahimik din ako saglit. At bigla ding makaramdam ng konsensya ng maisip ko na di rin pala ako nag abalang tawagan siya, o mag tanong manlang kay Stella kung asan o kumusta siya