The Possessive Sociopath

CHAPTER 23

Chapter 23: Step forward

Reeve Lowel's Point of View

Saktong alas siyete ng gabi nang makabalik kami sa harapan ng resort. Surprisingly, our ambiance is light and comfortable. Binuhat ako ni Nikos nang bumaba kami sa yacht. He's carrying me in a bridal style way and when we reached the sea side, he putted me down. I am not wearing any slippers, so the feeling of the sand beneath my feet is ticklish. Nakakatuwa rin sa pakiramdam sa tuwing lumalakad ako ay lumulubog ang paa ko sa puting buhangin. We're both walking barefooted and he's holding our slippers in his left hand.

Nikos is holding my hand using his right side while we're walking under the moon. Napakalaki ng ngiti ko habang kami ay naglalakad. What are we? I don't know. I can't say that we're friends, that sounded so absurd. I should ask Colleen later.

Everything is black and white, leached by the color of the moon. I mentally checked my breathing unsure if it's even.

Breathe. I told myseld. Hindi makapigil na hininga ang ginagawa ko sa tuwing nagtatama ang balikat naming dalawa.

You're doing great Reeve. Sabi ko sa sarili ko nang mapansin kong kahit paano ay maayos pa rin ang paglalakad ko. What we have right now is something strong and unexplainable. The attraction I'm feeling towards Nikos is too deep for me to handle. Hindi ko na ito ikakaila sa aking sarili. Masyadong malakas ang epekto niya sa akin. I tried to resist. I tried pushing him away. But the more I resist, the more I want him. Maybe, he's the salvation I'm asking for. I can say that Nikos ia a good guy. He treated me right. He made me special. I don't care if he's helping me because he can see the old him in my shoe. I now acknowledge Nikos in my life.

Are we going to do that? Puno ng kapilyahan ang dumadaloy sa isipan ko ngayon. But Nikos looks like he isn't in a hurry. He seemed enjoying our time today.

"Hindi ka ba nagugutom?" Iba ang gusto kong kainin. Itinikom ko ang bibig ko dahil baka iba pa ang masabi ko. Napakamot ako sa akong pisnge bago huminto sa paglalakad.

"Maybe seafood marina?" Doon ko lang naalala na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa kami kumakain. Naka focus kasi kaming dalawa sa mga extreme activities ng resort. Ngayon na nagtanong siya ay ngayon lang ako nakaramdam ng pagkagutom.

"Do you want to eat in the restaurant or want me to feed you?" I looked at his adorable face. Feed me with what exactly?

"Marunong ka magluto?" Gulat na sambi ko. Kung titingnan mo kasi ito ay para siya ang tipo ng tao na puro trabaho lang ang ginagawa. We can't really judge a person by their cover.

"Will you cook for me?" Excited na turan ko at ngayon ay nakahawak na ako sa braso niya.

"Yep," he said while popping the p sound. I shrieked like a child, I just can't contain my excitement.

"What will you cook?"

"Pancit canton." Napaawang ang labi ko at biglang napatigil dahil sa kanyang sinabi. And now, I can hear myself laughing. Humawak ako sa aking tyan.

"You caught me off guard, huh. Pancit canton sounds good to me. Boiled egg too, please." Natatawang turan ko dahil nag crave na rin ako bigla sa pancit canton. Ilang buwan na rin kasi akong hindi nakakain nito and I guess this time is a good opportunity to eat that for my dinner.