LOVE ME AGAIN

Chapter 6: The promise

Bandang hapon na ng dumating kami sa batangas pero huminto muna kamo saglit sa isang food chain, si Zach lang ang bumaba para magtake out at nagpaiwan lang ako sa kotse. I immediately took my phone from my bag and dialed Shane's number.

'Mabuti naman at okay lang siya Shane.. sigurado akong galit na galit ang parents mo' saad ko habang nilalaro ng isang kamay ang lock ng bag ko. 'Pero ang importante ay okay na si Jerric... talaga? Pumunta ang mommy at lolo ni Zach sa hospital?' Naalala kong tinawagan sila ni Zach 'okay lang naman ako Shane kasama ko si Zach, may binili lang.. inaalala ko rin ang exams natin eh sigurado akong may minus na ako sa lahat ng subjects' napalingon ako sa kabubukas lang na pinto ng driver's seat at nagtataka akong nilingon ni Zach. 'S-sige na Shane. Tatawag nalang ako ulit pagdating namin.. basta saka ko na sasabihin. I'm sorry ulit'

'May gusto ka pa ba?' Malamig niyang tanong. Is he mad at me?

'You should have not done that Zach..' nakayukong sambit ko habang ang dalawang kamay ay nakahawak sa skirt ko.

'That asshole deserves that. Pumili siya ng babaeng babastusin niya, wag ikaw!' Walang lingong sagot nito habang binubuhay ulit ang makina ng sasakyan.

'But you almost got him killed' this time I stared at him while maneuvering the wheel.

'Then he must consider himself lucky that he ended up in the hospital bed and not in the morgue' mapait nitong sagot.

'ZACH!' Nagugulintang kong sagot.

'What? You really think I cant kill someone who'll hurt you Alli?' Mapait siyang ngumiti at diretso lamg sa daan ang tingin niya. 'Do you want to know how I felt while seeing your tears Alli? Huh?' Nilingon niya ako pero galit lang ang nakarehistrong emosyon sa mukha niya 'parang sasabog sa galit ang puso ko. The thought of seeing you cry drove me crazy Alliyah.' Parang hinahaplos ng malambot na bagay ang puso ko sa mga sinabi niya at kahit alam kong mali ay di ko maiwasang mangiti sa mga narinig ko sa kanya.

'Z-Zach!' Parang gusto kong maiyak sa tuwa dahil sa mga sinabi niya ngunit sa halip na sumagot ay hinawakan niya lang ang kamay ko at mariing pinisil.

Nagising ako dahil may naramdaman akong humawak sa pisngi ko at ng magdilat ako ng mata ay ang gwapomg mukha ni Zach ang una kong nasilayan.

'Nakatulog ka sa sasakyan Miss Esquibelle and I had to carry you to my room' tinulungan niya akong bumangon he stared straight in my eye and held my hand up to his chest and 'and I'm sorry.'

'Ohh.. Ahm, for hurting Jerric? i think you shou-'

'For scaring you'he, again sweetly smiled at me and for me it wasn't just a simple smile, for 2 years I've been dreaming of this day to come, to see him smiling back at me but I was contented fantasizing and admiring him from afar that it didn't occurred to me that it will happen in real life but now, here he is in front of me giving me his sweetest smile that every girl  in Xavier university  has been dreaming of but for me, he's no longer a dream, he's mine. 'And i am so fucking worried that you'll stay away from me' this time he smiled bitterly and it broke my heart.

'No..' i gripped his hand 'Zach, I wont.. well yes I got scared, I got scared that you'll get hurt that he'll punch you back or you'll be in trouble with your family but I am not scared of.. you' stared straight in his eyes down to my hand in his chest 'And I will never leave you . I-I will never do that Zach, i'm staying for as long you want me to stay'

'And i'll do everything Miss Esquibelle to make you stay' he help my chin up with his finger 'I promised!' His lips is feeding mine with a gentle kiss. Yung halik na parang pinag-aaralan ang buong pagkatao ko, halik na para bang unti-unting kinikilala pati ang kaluluwa ko, yung halik na nakakawala ng katinuan hanggang sa lumalim ito at naramdaman ko nalang uli sa likuran ko ang malambot na kama. Ramdam ko pati ang bolta-boltaheng kuryente na naglalakbay sa buong katawan ko.