Chasing Wildness (Chase #1)

Chapter 11

I stared at him.

Pointed nose. Slightly chinky dark brown eyes. Pinkish lips.

He still looks the same except to his almost bald hair cut.

"Oy buy kamusta? It's been what, 5 months? Kelan nga ba natapos 'yung quarantine? Ah nung end of June."

He acted counting on his hand, then laughed.

'How can he laugh like that as if nothing happened?'

I smiled bitterly. Ewan ko lang kung pansin niya.

"Tama. 5 months---"

"I'm more than better than before," I cut his momentum and then look at his back. Kasama niya pala ang mga barkada niya.

"Before you wasted me," I continued while looking at him in the eyes.

I saw his eyes flinched.

"I'm sorry. Hayaan mo---"

"You don't need to explain everything, or even say sorry kasi tapos naman na ang mayroon tayo. In fact, I want to thank you for leaving me."

I tried to smile genuinely but failed 'cause I felt my eyes wetting. Kaya bago niya pa makita ang nagbabadya kong mga luha ko, tinalikuran ko na siya.

Not again. I will not fall with his trap again.

"Hey babe. Are we cool now?"

I wiped my tears first before facing Mikael. I don't want him seeing my weak side. Because that's what men do; pretend that they care when in fact they don't.

I tried smiling at him while giving him a thumb's up.

"Danicka..."

My pace went on ground again. I don't know what had gotten into Mikael, but he pulled me to his side, then put his arms around my waist.
Bigla tuloy napalitan ng gulat ang nararamdaman ko.

I glanced at Vince and saw pain in his face especially in his eyes while looking at us.

Pagak akong napatawa sa utak.

'How can he be so good at pretending? Shouldn't he be happy that very moment I decided to let him go that day? Shouldn't be his eyes screams with joy---'

"Vince. Andito ka lang pala."

My eyes landed with my thoughts' intruder, then look at Vince' eyes as if communicating with him.

'Yeah. Shouldn't be your eyes screaming with joy the moment you chose her.'

He gave me eyes full of regrets. As a return, I manage to give him my coldest stare 'cause no, I will not let myself melt again. He will not be again the reason of my happy smiles and loud laughs. He will not because I will not let him. No one will.

Hinila ulit ako ni Mikael, palayo sa kanya.

Suddenly, he forced me to face him while his both hands cupping my face. I can smell his scented breathing while my eyes are on one side.

"Look at me," he commanded me using his trying hard sweet talk, but my eyes still refused. My emotions are so mixed up, and I don't know how my eyes will face his.

"Babe. Look at me, please." I heard a slight plead.

I sighed, then look at him without thinking. I know I can be easily read right now especially that I am hurting...by my past.