Out of Bounds (Ugly Past Series #2)

Chapter 15

"Bwisit. Di makapag hintay." I cursed under my breath. Mabilis kong pina andar ang sasakyan ko.

"Are you driving?" I startled when I heard Derrick's voice on the other line.

"Oo. Sorry nahulog kasi yung phone kaya hindi ko narinig ang sagot mo."

Rinig ko ang pagbuntong hininga niya na parang sumasakit ang ulo niya sa nangyari. "Sophie, are you getting yourself into an accident?"

"No. I was-"

"You shouldn't call when you're driving. I'm coming over to your house. Doon na tayo mag-usap." And with that he ended the call.

Is he having a bad day? Ang seryoso niya naman. Of course I don't want to get into an accident. Muntikan na nga akong ma aksidente noon isang araw dahil sa mga manyak na lalaki. Doble ingat na ako sa mga galaw ko ngayon. He's too serious and it's stressing me at the same time.

Naabutan ko ang sasakyan niya na naka park sa labas ng bahay ko. Hininto ang sasakyan ko kasunod sa kanya at lumabas na. Nilingon niya ako nang marinig ang pagsara ng pinto. He's leaning on the hood of his car while keeping an eye on me. His hooded eyes surveyed me as I walked towards him. His blue long sleeve polo showed his broad shoulders that shouts his masculinity.

"Ang seryoso mo naman." Sabi ko at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad palapit sa gate. I unlocked it and went inside. I can feel him following me and I continued my way to door of the house to open it.

I turned on the lights and faced him. Seryoso pa rin siyang nakatitig sa akin na parang may atraso ako sa kanya.

"Uy ano ba. Huwag ka ngang ganyan. Kinakabahan ako sa mga tingin mong ganyan eh."

Nakapamulsa siyang lumapit sa akin. His jaw became firm. Umatras naman ako hanggang sa tumama ang likod ko sa cabinet na malapit sa pinto. Now he's towering over me and his presence made me uncomfortable with our set up.

"Why do you always get into trouble Sophie?"

Kumunot naman ang noo ko sa tanong niya. "Hindi naman ah."

"Anong hindi? From the moment that I met you, I can count how many times you've got yourself into trouble."

Inalala ko ang mga panahon na nakasama ko siya and I instantly felt guilty. I met him when I was drunk and crashed into his condo for a night. He pulled me out from a fight in club when I was in Davao. He became my temporary driver slash tour guide because I was lost in a city. He helped me from an accident while we we're going down on a hill. I almost got raped, and the recent one happened just some minutes ago.

I feel bad for being a trouble to his life if that's what he is trying to point out. Hindi ko naman gusto na maging pabigat sa kanya at tsaka hindi ko naman siya pinipilit na tulungan ako. Should I steer clear from him?

"Pasensya na. Kung nagiging pabigat na ako sayo, pwede mo naman akong layuan na. Hindi naman ako magagalit." Di ko mapigilang mapayuko dahil sa kahihiyan. He's thinking of me as a liability. A liability that shouldn't exist in his life. Does he feel trapped with me?

Yumuko rin siya upang magpantay ang aming mukha habang ang isang kamay niya ay nakatukod sa dingding sa gilid. Hinanap niya ang mata ko pero nanatili akong nakatingin sa aking paanan.

"You're not a burden to me if that's what you're thinking. Ang gusto ko lang naman ay ang mag-ingat ka sa lahat ng ginagawa mo. This is not just for you, Sophie." He drew a deep breath and cocked his head on the side. "I also need this."

Napa angat ako ng tingin dahil sa sinabi niya. "Why?" I whispered.

"You're constantly making me worried and I don't know what I'll do if something bad happens to you. I need peace of mind. And I won't have that if you won't look out for yourself like I always tell you."