Great Wall
"Fine. I'll consider marrying you once I'm not busy anymore," and the greatest in denial goes to me.
Roche eyes narrowed. Kita ko sa salamin ang pagkatigil at gulat niya.
"Hindi ngayong taon!" giit ko nang mabasa sa titig niya ang pagbibilang ng mga araw.
Isang pihit lamang sa aking baywang, umikot agad ako paharap. Tumili ako nang wala niya akong kahirap hirap na naangat at ipinaupo sa sink.
"And this is our secret for the mean time!" habol ko.
His face lightened. Halos makalimutan niya na galit siya kanina at may binibilang na sama ng loob.
"You're marrying me?" namamaos halos ang tinig nang ulitin niya ang tanong.
"I said I'll consider it... once I'm not busy anymore," mahina kong sabi habang titig na titig siya sa akin.
"Other than that?" saka niya itinukod ang magkabilang kamay sa bawat gilid ko, tinitingala ako.
"I'm almost turning thirty. Ayoko namang may edad na pag ikakasal?"
"Stop giving me excuses, Cassandra," angat niya ng kanyang kilay ngunit naglalaro na sa tinig ang pagkasabik.
I groaned frustratingly.
"Fine! I still have feelings for you and—" my words were muffled by his sudden kiss.
My thoughts calmed down as soon as he claimed my lips fully. I responded with the same intensity.
"I am still inlove with you after all these years, Cassandra," his hot breath tickled the insides of my stomach.
I gulped.
"I tried to forget us, Roche..." And I am still trying because it wasn't that easy. Kahit ngayon, ang natitirang tsansang makakalimutan ko ang nararamdaman ko para sa kanya ay parang bula na naglaho sa ere.
No matter how I tried to bury all the things from the past, it will always come back to life and haunt me like a ghost asking for its justice.
At ang tanging hustisyang hinihingi nito, alam kong nasa harapan na.
Iniisip ko noon na baka sa paglipas ng panahon ay makakalimot din naman ako. Na baka matuto ring magmahal ng iba, but I failed miserably. I failed to forget him, and I failed to bury my feelings for him.
"I tried too..." he smiled faintly.
Pumikit ako, nakahawak sa panga niya ang isang kamay, habang ang isa ay nasa balikat niya. My heart hurts after knowing we both tried to forget each other. We both tried to heal from the past, but we still yearned for each other to mend what we had broken.
"But seeing you with someone else triggered me so much..." napapaos niyang bulong na muli kong ikinadilat.
"You also triggered me with your rumored girlfriend," pairap kong sabi.
Roche chuckled and shook his head while looking at me submissively. Ang bawat kamay niya ay nasa magkabilang hita ko na nakahawak.
"And even the scene with your suitor boiled my blood to the core..." halos pagalit niyang sabihin habang nangingiti ako.
"Oh... 'yung sa exhibit..." I chuckled.
"Found out one of the Cojuangco is courting you including the grandson of Mr. Sy huh..." he raised his brow meaningfully.
"Marami ah? Sino bang espiya mo at kulang ang balita niya?" sumama sa aking pag-irap ang ngiti sa aking labi.
"Still the old Cassandra who's a pain in the ass..."
BINABASA MO ANG
H A U N T E D (NGS #11)
RomanceCassandra Emerald Fortalejo is the "sassiest" and social butterfly of her cousins. She's crowned the 'it girl' of her generation with a royalty-inspired fashion sense, which has men flocking to her, ready to kneel. A partygirl at her finest, living...
