Path of Destruction (Editing and Updating)

Day 2: Path to Secretion

The both of them pouted their lips. I rolled my eyes and got up. Wala na akong magagawa, utos ng dragon kaya kailangan sundin.

I wasn't really planning to study in lolo's school, and mom won't even notice that since I'm good at hiding things. Except for one. Besides, I have other plans that has been already scheduled and she knows nothing about it.

"Six o'clock ang flight natin—"

"Give me thirty minutes," I cut Lucy off.

"Okie. Sa labas lang kami," the two walked out of my room. Ang natira lang ay si Yvo na nakatingin sa akin. Hinarap ko siya at tinaasan ng kilay.

"What do you want?"

Hindi niya sinagot ang tanong ko, bagkus ay sinuri niya lang ang kabuuan ng mukha ko. Napangiti na lamang ako sa naisip.

"Mamimiss mo ako noh?", nang sabihin ko iyon ay saka naman siya natauhan sa kakatitig sa akin. Namilog ang mga mata niya at namula ang pisngi pati na rin ang tenga niya.

"H-hindi ah," kabadong tanggi niya.

"Ba't mo ako tinitingnan na para bang mawawala na ako sa tabi mo? Eh kasama kaya kita sa paguwi namin doon."

"T-tiningnan kita kasi, alam kong may binabalak kang masama," lumapit ako sa kanya, tipong isang metro na lamang ang layo ng ilong ko sa kanya, at sa paglapit ko ay mas lalo siyang namula.

"Why are you so nervous, Yvo?", I looked at him intently in the eye.

He sighed, like calming his nerves. Nagtagis ang mga bagang niya, probably because he's trying to look hard in front of me so that I won't act like this. Well, he failed.

"I'm not."

"Then why is your face so red? Your sweat are forming On your forehead and I can feel the uneasiness in your breath."

Napatingin siya sa akin ng matagal. I stared at his black gorgeous eyes. Napaka-seryoso at misteryoso ng lalakeng ito simula nang ilayo siya sa akin ni mommy.

My mom saw how I looked at Yvo when I was just a child, and she knew it would be a disgrace to our family if I fell in love with someone who's status is lower than a trash. Pinatapon ni mommy sa ibang lugar si Yvo, I didn't know why back then. But when I reached the age of 14, I now knew the reason why she was so mad at Butler Victor, Yvo's father.

Mom thought the father and the son are planning a wicked scheme to steal from our family. But they proved to my mom that no plans were initiated back then. In return after forgiving them, mom wanted Yvo to be out of my sight.

I clearly remember that I was so devastated because of it, I was just a child crying and begging him to stay. I thought I made him mad because he's going away, but when I paid our private investigator to find out what was the real reason of everything that has happened, that was the time I planted in my mind how I loathe my mom to bits.

I felt someone's thumb on my face. I was back to staring at Yvo's eyes that has become soft and worried. Napakunot ako.

"You're crying again," he said softly.

Saka ko lang naramdaman ang luhang dahan-dahang dumadausdos sa pisngi ko. Napayuko ako.

"What's wrong?", he asked.

"Nothing."

I felt him gently placed his forehead on mine. Mas lalo kong naramdaman ang pagdagsa ng mga luha sa pisngi ko.

"You're in deep thoughts a few seconds ago, tell me.."

Mariin kong pinikit ang mga mata ko. "Yvo, my mom might see us."