Chasing Him (Mendarez Series #1)

Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Good Terms

Another weeks have passed, nandito ako sa isang karinderya malapit sa isang dagat. I ordered a small soft drink so that they'll let me stay here while admiring the ocean. I'm still wearing my uniform at kakatapos lang ng pasok namin,

Dapat ay nasa condo na ako ni Nicolla ngayon, while on my way there ay nakita ko ang dagat dito. I don't know what came in my mind pero bumaba ako sa jeep at naglakad papalapit.

I didn't know na may dagat pala dito malapit! I can't even recall the last time na naligo ako sa dagat, sa tingin ko nga ay never pa akong nakaligo ng dagat because we never had a family bonding, you know...like the usual family who spare some of their time to go to a beach and watched their children swim in the ocean and play with the sand.

We...never experienced that. Kung kompleto man kami ay kumakain lang kami sa isang restaurant ng tahimik habang tinatanong ni Mama kung anong plano namin for college, how she compares me to my other siblings that I'm nothing near compared to them, how she would always remind Ate Astrid about her diet and schedule, and how she would warn Kuya to stop wasting his time on basketball and focus on his studies instead

Also, I'm afraid of the ocean. I don't know. Images of sea monsters would appear in my mind kapag nakikita ko ito, so i never dared to swim in the ocean

Iniisip ko nalang na para lang din 'tong swimming pool but it's way more bigger and scarier dahil sa oras na nalunod ka ay wala kang pader na makakapitan at may mga alon pa na tila lulunukin ka habang hinihila papalayo at papailalim sa dagat!

But now that I'm staring at it. Instead if being scared, i found peace and comfort. I thought my heart would race thinking about a shark that will appear behind me but, No.

The sound of the calm waves, the pink and purple-ish skies, and the birds flying around while chirping. I found myself smiling

I saw a family laughing playing with the small and gentle waves,

Paano ko nagawang matakot sa dagat kahit na ganito pala ito kaganda? Maybe because, I've never spared some time to appreciate it's beauty before. Tanging mga nakakatakot at malalaking hagupit lang na alon ang naiisip ko, I've only seen the ocean's worst times

It's like us...people, how we judge people so easily without seeing the beauty inside them.

Nicolla:
Where are you? Hindi ka pa umuuwi

My phone beeped from a text message from Nicolla, i replied, she must be worried.

Me:
Pauwi na

I bought a donut para may excuse ako na bumili ako ng donut bago umuwi kaya natagalan, since malapit nanaman din ang condo ni Nicolla dito ay mabilis akong nakarating

I entered the building at pumasok sa elevator, I pressed the right button at bumukas ito sa tamang palapag.

I smiled habang pinipihit ang doorknob, I'm sure Nicolla would be happy kapag nalaman nyang may-pagkain akong dala

My smile slowly faded when i saw who's sitting in the sofa, it's Nicolla, her boyfriend Nico

and...Kaiden.

Agad dumapo ang mata nila saakin, my eyes met Kaiden, his jaw clenched and his eyes were bloodshot and i'm sure he's mad...like mad-mad, like a lion waiting for his prey, he look so focused while his eyes are burning with anger