Conceal My Scar (A Short Story)

8: Forbid Your Yes

Arah

Matapos kong maihatid si Leorenz sa hospital, sinabihan niya ako na mauna na akong umuwi. I don't want to interact with kuya and Kench as of now so I told my parents na doon muna ako sa condo tutal mas malapit yun sa company.

Casual clothes lang yung dinala ko dahil may damit naman ako don. Now, I'm on my way there galing sa grocery. It's already 1 AM midnight, and what happened earlier was stucked in my head.

I'm not in my mood to hear anyone's reason now. Hindi ko alam kung paano ko makakausap ulit sila kuya at Kench. Wala rin naman akong balak.

I told my parents about what happened but, I don't really have an idea kung nagalit ba sila sa ginawa nung dalawang 'yon coz it seems that they were calm.

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Kahit puyat ako ngayon, maaga ako nagising. When I checked my phone earlier I received messages from kuya and Kench. They were apologizing for what they did and now I don't know how to response.

I have doubts now if I'll go to office today or I'll just sleep, chill and eat all day. I'm sure that I'll see his face today and I will be guilty about it.

*kriiiing (Men is calling you...)

"Tooool?!"

"What?"

"Let's meet, I'm bored. I already told Mr. Dela Vega that we won't come to office today don't worry."

"Ah okay, just pick me up here, I'm already out of gas. I'm here at my condo right now, so don't go at our house okay? I'll text you the address."

"Thank you so much, Tol! See you!"

*tooot*

I really don't have an intention to meet him today. Pero nang tumawag siya, I think that I'll be comfortable seeing him coz if you base it on his voice, it sounds like he's fine and energetic now.

I texted him that I'll be ready in one hour. Oo one hour ganon talaga.

As usual, I took a bath and everything. I won't bother to eat my breakfast today because I know that I'll be full everytime I'm with him. Puro kain yun e.

Now, I'm wearing a salmon pink cap, striped shirt, pants and a white sneakers.

I went out of my room dahil sa text ni Men na nasa gate na siya at ayaw siya papasukin ng guard.

"Arah! Arah! I'm here!" gusto kong tumawa ng malakas nang makita kong parang batang iiyak tong si Leorenz.

"Kuya, he's my visitor po hehe." tumango naman yung guard at humingi ng pasensya.

"Tol, ang tagal mo. Nakaka-badtrip dito ah. Tara na." sabi niya sabay hatak sa'kin patungo sa naka-park niyang sasakyan.

"So saan mo balak lumakwatsa?" sabi ko sa kaniya. Feeling ko kasi magpi-picnic to dahil sa dala niyang panlatag at mga pagkain.

"I'll bring you to paradise." he said with a smile on his face.

Nagsimula na siyang mag-drive at nagpatugtog ng mga upbeat na songs. It gives me chills kaya't binuksan ko na rin yung bintana para makalanghap ng sariwang hangin.

Ilang metro ang layo ng dalampasigan na ito mula sa lugar namin ngunit sulit naman. Nasa isang beach kami ngayon dito sa Batangas at mukhang hindi masyadong kilala ang lugar na ito kaya konti lang ang mga tao, which is good.

"Men, thanks for bringing me here. It's a very nice place to breathe an air of refreshment." sabi ko sa kaniya at nginitian ko siya.

"Thanks for bringing me to the hospital last night. I'm sorry also for that incident. You'll understand why it happened, soon." he said. I saw this sad eyes of himagain.