Invisible Line in Between

Chapter 27

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Chapter 27
Love Again

The simple get-together ended pretty late. I even forgot to text my father beforehand, so he got worried and ended up calling me. They decided to end the party when I got the call.

Sic didn't want to go home yet, but Ike dragged him out after we were finish cleaning the visitor's lounge. We were all laughing while we were inside the elevator because Ike was acting like Sic's father.

They were so entertaining that I forgot to press the ground floor. The elevator went down to the parking basement. Nagkatinginan kaming dalawa ni Dawn. I was about to press the ground floor when Isaiah stopped me.

"I'll drive you home," he told me.

Gulat ko siyang nilingon. "Uh, si Dawn..."

He smiled. "Ike and Sic will take her home."

I didn't know when they talked about taking us home, but it seemed like they already had this planned out. Iniisip ko pa lang na sasakay ako sa sasakyan ni Isaiah ay hindi na ako mapakali. Kung ano-ano na ang tumatakbo sa aking isipan na hindi ko magawang pigilan.

"Ike and I will drive Dawn home," Sic announced once we got off the elevator.

Pinatunog ni Ike ang kanyang sasakyan. Nakita ko si Dawn na halos mapunit na ang labi sa pagngiti.

I suddenly realized that Sic would always ride with his other members. I never saw him bring his own car.

"Isabay ninyo na ako," habol ni Cloe at umabante palapit kina Ike at Sic.

Bago pa siya makalapit ay nahila na siya ni Jirro pabalik sa kanya. "You'll come with me," malamig niyang sabi at pinatunog na rin ang kanyang sasakyan.

Jirro opened the door for Cloe and let her slip inside the car. He was wearing a stoic face that it gave me chills. Seeing him acting indifferent was so unusual to me that it kind of scared me a little bit.

"Let's go to my car," Isaiah whispered to me.

"Uh, s-sige." Kahit medyo nag-aalangan pa ay tumango na lamang ako.

Bago sumunod kay Isaiah ay nagpaalam muna ako kay Dawn. Mabilis siyang sumakay agad sa sasakyan ni Ike matapos siyang magpaalam sa akin dahil susulitin niya raw ang oras kasama ang bias niya. She told me to do the same since Isaiah would be driving me home.

I glanced at Jirro's car as I walked to Isaiah's. It was a pity that I couldn't bid goodbye to Cloe because she was already inside Jirro's car. Even though I just only met her, I enjoyed her company. She's a nice person.

Isaiah already left the door of the passenger seat opened for me before he got inside the car. I was very hesitant as I went inside. The moment I settled inside, I got a whiff of Isaiah's distinctive pleasant smell. His car smelled just like him.

Just that thought made me smile. But not for long as I remembered something which wiped the smile off my face.

I suddenly recalled when I saw Blair went inside his passenger seat. I knew it was all in the past now, but I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable on my seat―thinking that this place wasn't for me to take.

"Are you ready now?" Isaiah asked me, preventing me from being pulled into the blackhole.

Bahagya ko siyang nilingon. "Uh, oo..." sagot ko na lang saka inayos ang aking seatbelt.

"Okay. Here we go..." he said.

The engine roared to life as he stepped on the accelerator. Nauna na ang iba kaysa sa aming dalawa ni Isaiah na lumabas ng parking lot. We were headed to different places, so we didn't need to convoy.