Heart Held Captive

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"Ah, so you brought me here just because you want to watch the stars on the sky?" tanong ko kay Ryder habang nakahiga kami sa isang blanket sa tabi ng tent.

We just finished eating our dinner that we brought from the house. Sabi niya ay maganda raw panoorin yung mga stars sa lugar na ito dahil parang ang lapit ng mga yun at kitang-kita sila dahil malayo sa city lights. Kaya pagkakain namin ay naglatag siya ng blanket dito sa labas ng tent at pinatay na niya yung bonfire. Maliwanag din yung buwan kaya parang iyon na yung nagsilbi naming ilaw.

And true enough, watching the stars with the background sound of the night insects and the wind blowing around us was very relaxing. Para bang kapag nandito ka na ay pwede mong makalimutan lahat ng mga problema at bigat sa dibdib mo.

"Not only because of that. When Trevor and I were still young, we used to climbed on the rooftop of our house. We're also pitching tent there. Kunwari nagca-camp kami sa forest. Then we'd go stargazing because Daddy bought us two telescopes."

Napabaling yung ulo ko sa kanya para tingnan siya at nakita kong titig na titig siya sa langit. This was the first time he told me a story about his childhood. Parang hindi pa ako makapaniwala na nagkukwento na siya ngayon sa akin. At kahit naman pala paano ay may masaya siyang memory about his childhood days.

"When we got older, hindi na namin nagawa ulit yun. Even when Trevor was always asking and inviting me to do that again, hindi ko na siya magawang pagbigyan noon. When our parents died, napakalaking responsibilities agad ang naipasa sa akin at the very young age. I was trained very early to handle our companies while I was also studying at the same time. Nawalan na 'ko ng time to spend with my little brother. So when we found out about this place three years ago, we thought it would be a great experience to do that again here. And now I thought it would be another great experience to do this again with you."

Kumabog na naman yung dibdib ko dahil sa mga sinabi niya. He wanted to experience this with me? With me? I bit my lower lip to keep myself from smiling. Kinilig ako bigla dahil sa sinabi niya. Nakakainis. He was really making me fall for him everyday.

I snuggled myself closer to him when the wind blew harder. Nakakumot naman kami at ang kapal pa ng sweatshirt na suot ko pero ang lamig pa rin.

"Are you cold?"

"Nope. Ang hot ko kaya."

I heard him chuckled.

"Oy, bakit? Kokontra ka pa. Kakasabi mo nga lang kanina na irresistible ako so don't tell me that you don't find me hot."

He rolled to his side and pulled me even closer to him and embraced me. He rested his chin on my shoulder at kinilabutan ako nang maramdaman ko yung paghinga niya sa tenga ko kaya napaiwas ako.

"Ano ba yan, nakakakiliti naman yung hininga mo sa tenga ko," reklamo ko sa kanya pero napaungol naman ako when he suddenly nibbled my earlobe with his teeth. "Ryder naman. Nakikiliti ako."