A/N: Sorry na naman ulit sa delay hahahaahah. Anyway sana mag-enjoy kayo. Malapit na pala MIBF! Kitakitssssss!
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Ninety Two
More More More Trouble!
(Jiagh's POV)
Isang malalim na hinga and go! I knock on the door before slowly pushing it open. "What!" I heard him snapped bago ko pa man ma-kumpleto ang pagbubukas ng pintuan. I regretted this move kaya nag-decide akong umalis na lang but too late. He saw me.
His face softened and regret flashed his eyes. "I-I'm sorry, Elaejiagh. It wasn't you, I'm sorry, I..."
He gave up explaining and simply buried his face on his hands. Pumasok ako at isinarado ang pintuan sa likuran ko. "Okay lang, naiintindihan ko. I also hate it when people come on my office without proper appointments."
"But you're a different case," then he sighed and shook his head. "Frankly... I don't like yelling at you."
I pursed my lips tight at hindi na nagsalita. Tahimik na pumunta ako sa may couch at naupo lang doon. He sorted some papers bago niya ako tinabihan with his inquiring eyes like he's anticipating me to tell him something. Perhaps tell him why I'm here without notice.
Nag-shrug ako. "It's weekend."
"I know. Hindi naman tayo magkaiba ng kalendaryo."
Pilosopo.
"I mean it's the only time that I can pay you a visit. We're miles apart. District Eight to District Three. Right?" but he only look at me passively. Bumuntong hininga ako. "Fine. I'll be honest then. Kay Blaire dapat ako pupunta but... but I don't feel like going to Blaire for comfort today. I don't even know why but I want to be here. So I'm here."
"And I'm happy you're here."
Oookay. That's a consolation I guess.
I stared at Clyde. Nung nasa resort kami last week nakita ko kung paano siya makipag-usap sa mga staff niya at sa ibang tao. I saw him like a closed wall. Secluded. Guarded. But I don't see the same man kapag lumalapit ako sa kanya. Which is both eccentric and fascinating. Kapag nakikipag-usap siya sa'kin, his eyes glints. It shines. Alive. His whole body softens. Even his eyes open up to me.
Gusto kong matakot do'n. Because surely, no one would be secluded to everybody and be soft when I enter the scene. But apparently there's Clyde. At nakakatakot 'yon. Because it just proves that something is there to have him blackmailing me into marriage.
And I don't ever wanna know what's there. Baka mag-freak out ako.
I heard him clearing his throat and realized na nakatitig rin pala siya sa'kin. Shet. Contest lang, contest? "Do you want something to drink?"
"Nah. Okay lang kahit wala."
Tumango lang siya. "So what's the problem? May nangyari ba?"
I sighed. Like a deep deep sigh. Soooobrang deep. "It's... it's just..." a pause, huff, then a shake of my cute head. "Rutherford."
Kumunot ang noo niya. He only cocked his head in an inquiring manner. Hindi na niya kailangang magtanong. Sometimes it really amaze me kung paano niya naipapahayag kung anong gusto niyang sabihin via body language. Either tamad lang talaga siyang magsalita o na-master lang niya ang gano'ng instinct.
