Chapter 19

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19

Nagkatinginan kaming dalawa. And I know na kung anong gulat ko, ganun din ang gulat niya. We both then looked away as if absorbing the fact na nagkita nga kami. And worst, we are in the same car that seemed so crowded at this moment.  Nakaupo lang siya sa driver seat for a moment at ako rin parang naistatwa sa passenger seat. After a while napansin kong pinatakbo na niya ang sasakyan at sumunod sa starex van. At doon ako natauhan. Damn, I almost forgot what happened a while ago.

Ano ang nangyayari? Bakit niyo kami hinarangan? 
I asked calmly. Somehow, nung malaman ko na siya ang nangharang sa amin, parang nawala ang kaba ko. Could it be that I still trust him?

Wala kaming gagawing masama sa’yo.  We will just let JC realize some things. He said calmly. I looked at his hands na may hawak ng steering wheel.  Both his hands are gripping the steering wheel tightly. Too tightly.  He never hold the steering wheel that tight. His other hand used to hold mine while his other hand on the wheel while he is driving. Napakurap ako bigla. What am I thinking? I brushed the memory aside. And scolded myself for thinking such things. I looked at the window.

How am I involved in this?  Do I have to be kidnapped too? You can just spare me all of this drama and get on with your plan. I am still looking at the window habang sinasabi yun.

Believe me, we didn’t want you to be involve. Nagkataon lang na ikaw pala ang naging girlfriend ni JC. At when everything turns out as planned, JC wouldn’t forgive me if I left you alone in the highway. And because he won’t forgive me, my sister Joanne, will hunt me.  So Joanne is his sister? What a small world.   Napabuntunghininga na lang ako.

What is the plan? Pwede ko bang malaman? Napabuntunghininga siya and after a while siguro na realize niya na mapagkakatiwalaan ako, sinabi niya sa akin ang plan nila.

We'll kidnap JC for a while and inform him that Joanne will marry someone else and pretend that we kidnap him dahil ayaw naming masira ang kasal ng dahil sa kanya.  That will give him time to think kung ano ba talaga ang gusto niya. And kaya ka kasama because ayaw naming maging distraction ka.I am sorry kung nadamay ka I snorted at smiled.

I wouldn’t do that. But what if hindi kumagat si JC sa plano niyo? Paano kung maggigive up na talaga siya kay Joanne?


Do you think he would do that?
Nagkatinginan ulit kami? Sa tingin mo ganun lang kadali I give up ang pagmamahal? I looked away. Umiwas ako ng tingin. Parang napapaso ako.

I guess not. Lalo na kong totoo mo talagang mahal yung tao.  I hate this feeling. The feeling of being reminded of the past I've tried so hard to forget.

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