Chapter 20: Fond of you

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➣ R Y D E

Umangat ang isa kong kilay nang makitang nakatitig sa labas ng kwarto si Sky. Anong tinitingnan niya? Nang tumingin rin ako roon at kusang tumagilid ang ulo ko nang makita ko si Steer.

Bakit sobrang liit ng mundo pagdating sa kaniya?

Noong una hindi ko inasahan na siya ang bagong myembro na tinutukoy ni Lider at ang nakatalo sa akin sa street race ay iisa.

Ngayon naman hindi ko inasahan na ang lalake sa nakaraan ni Erie at siya ay iisa.

Bakit? Bakit ba parang konektado ka talaga sa amin?

"We're talking." I said sharply. Napatingin tuloy siya sa akin. "Fuck. I said we're talking!" Sigaw ko. Parang nabalik na rin sa katinuan si Steer dahil nakita ko ang paggalaw niya paalis.

"Well, I didn't know." Sagot niya pero kay Erie na siya nakatingin. Saglit niya lang kami sinulyapan ni Sky bago siya tuluyang umalis.

Napamura na lang ako. Hindi ko alam pero nag-init na naman ang ulo ko sa Steer na 'yan.

I felt Erie's nervous glance to Skylar and the latter returned the same gesture.

"Ryde, you shouldn't have raise your voice like that." Sky told me that made me roll my eyeballs. He was calm.

"Pakialam ko naman." Sa inis ko ay umalis na lang ako. 

I'll just do some work, in that case I'd get to distract myself. I went to straight to the vault room, only to find the other workers are already there, but when he noticed how mad I look, they immediately find their way outside.

"You good, Ryde?" One of them asked. 

"Yeah." Napansin ko ang lighter sa bulsa niya at sinenyas iyon. "Can I?"

"Sure." He handed it to me. Umalis na siya at sinara na rin ang pinto.

I sighed when I heard nothing, but silence at my heavy breathing. Damn, I do need to calm myself down.

Money. Yeah. That's the answer.

I sat infront of the table filled with money, this is probably what we stole last time. 

Calm yourself, Ryde. What the fuck are you so mad for? 

I lit up a cigarette. Few chain accessories on my hands, and money between my tattooed fingers. I squinted my eyes, inhaling the toxic stick as I stare at the pile of bills on my other hand.

The atmosphere was already settling, it was already calm, I already collected my shit together, but the door suddenly opened that made everything crumble apart again. I heard a heels click on the tiles. A familiar perfume lingered on my nose when the person came near me.

"Are you mad?" Napahinto ako sa pagbalasa ng pera nang marinig ang boses ni Erie. My eyebrow raised as I looked up at her.

I inhaled the cigarette. Sobrang gulo ng isip at nararamdaman ko ngayon. Bakit kasi si Steer pa? Kung kailan namang ayos na ako sa kaniya.

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