Scars of the Past (Hernandez Series #1)

Chapter 25

"Excuse me Ma'am, I think you should head on to your seat." A middle aged woman went up to me. Agad akong nagising sa katotohanan. Hindi ko namalayan nakatulala, at napatigil na pala ako sa paglalakad.

Hindi siya flight attendant, maybe one of the representatives, that are also in this retreat. Mukhang pupunta siya sa cr kung saan ay hinaharangan ko naman ang daan ngayon.

"No need to call me "ma'am" I'm not yet old." I shook my head as I continued, "excuse me." Akmang lalagpasan na siya pero hindi siya tumabi kaya tumikhim naman ako. "Can you let me through?" My lips twitched. She seemed shocked and amuzed at the same time.

Ngayon lang ba siya nakakita ng babaeng mas bata sa kanyang, kaya siyang pag salitaaan ng gano'n? Sometimes it's also annoying when people get shocked when I say something that they don't expect me to say.

"Sorry!" she said when she snapped out to reality. Tumabi siya kaya nakadaan naman ako.

When I saw a flight attendant on the way to my chair, I immediately went up to her.

"Good morning, Ma'am! How may I be of service?" she said in a calm but cheerful voice. She smiled sweetly to me, not minding my already irritated face.

"Can I change my seat? I sit in the twenty-sixth seat, can you do something about that?" I asked slowly, hoping she would consider my request.

"I'm sorry Ma'am but we couldn't do that." She slighty shook her head.

"This is a private flight, right? I think you can do something about it," medyo inis ko nang sabi.

She still smiled widely, not really minding the way I spoke to her. "But the CEO of the Hernandez Corporation requested the seats to be like this. He mentioned something about a pairing..." she said unsurely.

Napaawang ang bibig ko sa sinabi niya. So Papa is the one responsible for this? Me sitting beside a man? I hope he knows that... but I don't think so. Dahil kung alam niya 'yon, hindi niya ako papaupuin sa tabi ng isang lalaki, lalo na't sa hindi ko man lang kilala!

"Okay, thanks," I said in a tone of defeat when I moved on from what she said, I nodded my head as I sighed.

She bowed her head a little and smiled. "No worries Ma'am!"

Pinadaan niya na ako kaya wala na akong choice kung hindi ay umupo na roon sa assigned seat sa akin.

If that person is my partner for this whole trip, I might as well be with him now.

I should also do a research about that man too!

Unlike before, hindi na ako nanginginig if a boy is beside me. I've worked on that trauma.

Now, it's just hard for me to trust boys. I realized that I could defend my self if ever man na may katabi akong lalaki, 'tsaka, may araw, I don't think they'll ever touch me lalo na't ang daming tao and that I could clearly shout if I'm in distress.

I just have make sure that I'm always secured, that I'm with someone else, a girl perhaps.

Nang dumating na ako sa upuan ko, halos malaglag na ang panga ko sa nakita ko.

It's Theo! What is he doing here?

Nakahilig ang kanyang ulo sa tabi, while his eyes are closed.

He's sleeping.

Dahan-dahan akong umupo sa tabi niya, to not make any sound para hindi ko siya magising, at sumiksik sa right side ng upuan. Nasa kaliwa ko kasi siyang nakaupo.

Of all people, how is it I always see Theo whenever I go?

Well, etong nakaraan lang naman, but still! This is a huge coincidence!