Chapter 11
"Kenna . . ." Zaiker softly stared at me after hearing my question,
Nang salubungin ko ang berdeng mga mata niya ay agad siyang nag-iwas ng tingin. I heard him muttered some curses before he bravely look at me.
He's hesitating and I want to know, why? Madali lang naman ang tanong ko. "Oo o hindi lang hinihingi kong sagot, Zaiker."
He sighed heavily before nodding his head two times like an obedient kid who got scolded.
Humalukipkip ako habang diretso ang tingin sa kanya. "I want to hear it from you."
"Yes, we were in a relationship before you left. It was a long-distance relationship but we're both good . . . not until the accident happened to you." He said, almost a whisper.
Mapakla akong natawa at hindi makapaniwalang tinitigan ang emosyon sa mga mata niya. It shows pain.
"W-why—why did you lie, then?" I can feel how my heart tightened.
Our first encounter or so I thought that our first encounter when he saved me from that maniac driver, Vaughn's words, and how I was comfortable easily when I'm with them, especially with Zaiker.
That explains all of these.
Kasi simula pa lang ay kilala na nila ako and fortunately . . . my heart knew them, too.
He was about to answer my question but I asked another one that comes up in my mind.
"Did we ever broke up?" My voice broke just by the thought that the man in front of me is just waiting for me to remember him. Tears pooled in my eyes but I looked up so it won't fall.
He shook his head and held my hand that is resting above my thigh, "It's okay to cry," He said, softly like he's talking to a baby.
"I hate myself—"
"Don't say that." He cut me off and his hold tightened.
"'Yong girlfriend na sinabi mo. Was it me?" Tiningnan ko siyang muli dahilan para tuluyan nang tumulo ang mga luhang kanina lang ay nagbabadyang mahulog.
"Yes," He muttered before leaning towards me and wiped my damp cheeks because of the tears that keeps falling. "There, there . . . just cry, Kenna. Let it all out. It's okay to be vurnerable when you're with me."
Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko at mabilis na hinila siya palapit sa akin at niyakap ng mahigpit. "I'm sorry . . ." my lips trembled.
He hugged me back and caressed my back, "What for?"
"Because I can't remember you and sorry because of what I've said earlier about Re—"
"I don't want to talk about him. Let's talk about us, now that you knew what I really am to you," His embrace tightened but still enough for me to breath.
I yawned, "I'm tired and sleepy. Can we talk about it tomorrow, instead?" I asked him.
Kumalas ako mula sa pagkakayakap sa kanya at tinitigan muli ang berde niyang mga mata, "Can I sleep here?"
Tinuro ko ang comforter na nakalatag. A small smile crept on his lips that made me smile too, nakahahawa naman kasi talaga pag siya na ang ngumingiti lalo na at alam kong totoong tuwa o saya ang nararamdaman niya.
Hindi ko na siya sinagot at nahiga na sa comforter habang nakatalukbong gamit ang isa pang comforter. I felt Zaiker moved behind me to lay down.
