Love from Within (A Jeron/Jeric Teng FanFic)

Chapter 33 ~ Bounce Back

“Mayerie is Jade. Like as the old days. The caring sister and denial queen.” Jeric teasingly said.

“No I’m not. I am bitchy Mr. Teng and you know that.” She laughingly clout Jeric’s arms. Naging busy ulit sila sa pag-uusap.

She was trying to deny it but it was obvious that she’s thinking of me living there alone. My sister loves me. There’s a side of me wanted to hit her for being a not so good pretender but I guess I should be thanking, I owe her a lot. Laki ng pinagbago niya.

Nakarating kami ng mall pasado  alas-kwatro ng hapon at diretso na kami sa sinehan hindi nga lang ako  makafocus sa pinapanood  namin kasi kanina pa may katext itong mga katabi ko. Parang hindi din sila mapakali.

“Is there a problem?” I asked them in a lesser voice.

“Nothing.” Sabay na sagot nila. I just ignore them and focus my eyes on the flat screen kasi nga maganda na ang eksena patapos na din kasi ang movie.

Lumipas ang oras hanggang sa matapos ang pinapanood namin ay parang hindi lalong mapakali ang dalawang kasama ko. I can see that they’ve been giving anxious gaze at each other. Hindi ko na lang pinansin, mamimiss ko pagiging weird nila. Yung dalawa kong bruhang kaibigan hindi ko rin nakikita these last few days.

“Can we eat in a chinese restaurant, Jeric. I’m craving for chinese food.” Sabi ni Mayerie habang naglalakad kami palabas ng mall. She also offer her milk tea to me kanina pa ‘to hawak at mukhang di niya na kayang ubusin.

“Sure. Okay lang ba sayo, Madds?” Jeric uneasily asks me.

“Kahit saan basta libre mo.” I said as started sipping this milk tea. Bigla namang may sumilay na ngiti sa labi ni Jade ng nakatitig lang sa akin habang inuubos ko ang milk tea na bigay niya.

Dumiretso na kami ng parking lot at katulad kanina ay nasa likod ulit ako, nakasandal lang ako sa upuan habang nakatingin sa labas ng bintana. Ginabi na nga kami. Unlike kanina tahimik na nagddrive si Jeric this time and I can feel that he is tense as well as my sister every time I saw them eyeing each other.

“Malayooo pa baa?” tanong ko habang humihikab. Naramdaman ko kasing medyo mahaba na ung byahe namin and if I am not mistaken we’re in cavite bound at hindi ko alam kung saan kami pupunta.

“Yeah. Malapit na, pahinga ka na lang dyan muna.” Sa hindi ko maintindihang sinabi ni Jeric. I can feel that my eyelids are quite heavy and I am fighting to close my eyes kasi ayoko din namang matulog.

 “This is wrong!” I thought when my eyes gently shut. I let a repeated yawn skip and the last thing I heard..

“Finally, umipekto din ung milk tea she’s now peacefully sleeping.” and everything went black.

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I felt cold when my eyes gradually open and find a green blanket that was enclosed into my whole body. I was about to stretch my legs when my head accidentally hit a firm object.

“Ouch!” napaupo naman ako at tumingin sa  paligid while holding the green blanket, akala ko kung ano na nangyari sa akin. I can’t totally see if where I am masyadong tinted ang bintana ng kotse but somehow I notice beams outside. I’m still wearing the same clothes and I think someone put this blanket on me.