Holding on to His Promises

Chapter 27: Against the Law

Naramdaman ko ang pag-iinit ng ulo ko nang makita ko si Christy na papalabas ng classroom nila. Kahit na napakaamo ng mukha niya, naiinis ako sa kanya.

H-hi," she awkwardly greeted me, maybe because she saw the anger on my face.

Matagal akong tumitig sa kanya bago nagsalita, "Stay away from Storm," I said angrily. She was surprised. "Stop influencing him to your God, okay? Leave him alone or else . . ." I said meaningfully, then I walked away.

Lumapit sa akin si Dylan at hinagkan ako sa pisngi. "Let's go," he said as he held my hand. "Just see you around, Christy," he told Christy. Hinila na niya ako paalis sa garden. Saglit kong tiningnan ng makahulugan si Christy bago nagpatianod sa kanya.

Nang makasakay kami ng kotse, tinanong ko siya, "Why were you with her again?" I nagged.

"It just happened that she was there too," he said.

Natahimik lang ako ngunit malalim pa rin ang iniisip, hanggang sa makarating kami sa condominium niya.

I couldn't sleep because Dylan wasn't lying down on the bed yet. He was reading a book while leaning against the headboard of the bed. I wanted to sleep beside him while hugging him.

"Aren't you done yet?" I asked.

"No," he responded without taking his eyes off the book.

"What is that? Is that really important?" The book was thick and had a color black cover. I couldn't read its title because his fingers were covering it.

"I think, yes. I'm searching for something so I won't sleep early."

"Searching about what?" I asked.

He glanced at me. "Do I really need to tell you?"

"Of course."

He heaved a sigh. "I'm searching about some information about sin."

"Sin?"

"Yeah. I never had a knowledge about it. Where it came from, when it starts, why it exists, what are the consequences of it, and how to deal with it."

Natahimik ako at napaisip sa sinabi niya. "Why you suddenly become interested in that matter?" I asked.

"I wanna discover another philosophy."

"Ang dami mo namang pangarap. Gusto mo namang maging philosopher ngayon," biro ko.

Napangiti lang siya at nagkibit-balikat. Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako at hinayaan siya sa trip niya sa buhay. Ganyan ata talaga kapag sobrang talino. Ang dami nilang gustong tuklasin kahit nakakabaliw na minsan.

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I'm sorry, I cannot come home tonight, but I'll be there tomorrow. Take care. I love you.

I received a text message from Dylan. My brows furrowed because he had been not going home to his pad at night, but he was here in the morning. But because we both have classes, we just barely talked to each other. Kapag dumarating ang gabi, palagi siyang may lakad. He seemed distant from me. Pero kapag magkasama naman kami, okay naman siya. He was still the sweet Dylan. Maybe I was just over thinking.