Us against the World - TOTGA Book 2

Chapter 5 - Jealousy

Claire's POV

Napabuntong-hininga ulit ako. Hindi ko na alam kung ilang buntong-hininga ang pinakawalan ko. Nakasandal ang siko ko sa bintana at yung kamay ko nasa ulo ko.

"You okay?" tanong sakin ni Miah.

"Yeah, masakit lang ulo ko." tugon ko sa kanya. "Teka, ano palang ginagawa mo sa club?" tanong ko sa kanya at nilingon siya.

"Bakit bawal bang uminom dun?" nakangising tanong niya.

"It's not bawal pero sa dinami dami ng club dito sa Manila dun talaga?"

"Matagal na ko dun."

"I heard someone said that it's their first time seeing you there."

"Bakit every night ba sila dun? Malay mo pag nandun ako, wala siya dun."

"Hindi ka talaga nauubusan ng dahilan eh no? I know you've been watching me Miah. Do you really think that I didn't noticed the taxi that had been following me and you stayed near our couch earlier. Do I really look that pretty that you couldn't take your eyes off me!? You know if I didn't know you I might have already kicked your ass on the spot and called the police that there's a criminal on the loose. You really look creepy earlier in the dark while looking at me. But you know the girl who is with you earlier. You guys are not bagay, hindi naman sa nagju-judge ako but I think she will cheat on you when you guys are dating. But I remember that you don't take girls seriously and just flings. Miah I have a question for you. "

Okay I'm really drunk. Kung ano-ano ng sinasabi ko kay Miah. But he seems to be enjoying that I'm talkative right now.

"Go on." he chuckled.

"Have you been in love before? Did a girl broke your heart that's why you're babaero?" He smirked again and glanced over me.

"I do actually like someone." he whispered, but I heard it.

"WHAT!? Sino? Kilala ko ba? Kailan mo siya nakilala?" sunod-sunod kong tanong.

"Woah. Hinay-hinay lang sa tanong, mahina kalaban."

"Answer my question you idiot."

He stopped the car on the side of the road and looked at me.

"You sound like a mad girlfriend."

Bigla akong nag-iwas ng tingin at nakaramdam ng kaba. Parang agad na nawala ang pagkalasing ko. Why am I even acting this way!? Apekto ba ng alak ito? Ba't parang ang lala!?

"Are you perhaps jealous, Claire?"

"Hindi. Mag-drive ka na nga, gusto ko ng matulog." sabi ko at tinalikuran siya saka tumingin sa labas. Nakita ko ang reflection niya sa bintana, he smiled and bit his lower lips bago siya nag-drive ulit

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*Ring. Ring*

Argh! Sino na naman ang istorbo!? Kung hindi si Kuya to si Miah panigurado.

Tamad kong kinapa ang side table para sa phone ko. Nung nahawakan ko na sinagot ko ang tawag ng hindi tinitignan kung sino ang tumatawag.

"Whoever you are, what do you want?" tamad kong sagot sa tawag.

["I missed you too Panda."]

Napabalikwas ako sa kama at biglang nagising ang kaluluwa ko.

"Isaac?" hindi makapaniwalang sabi ko.

["The one and only."]

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