Every Line Crossed

ELC9

ELC9

"Why do you keep wearing dresses huh?" he coldly asked me as he tried to pull it down to cover my exposed legs.

My cheeks burned when I felt his hand on my legs. I pretended to pull my skirt too so he would remove his hand on it.

"Skirt kaya 'to..."

I can't believe I can't even recognize my own voice! It's too soft and sweet! Oh damn, Kill! Aren't you mad a while ago? Anong nangyari? Where's your anger? Hinawakan lang labi mo kanina, bati na kayo?!

Ugh, I hate myself!

"Tss..." I only heard him.

He started maneuvering his horse. Not like the usual days, I didn't try to talk endlessly to him even if I hardly get a response. I kept my mouth close and my eyes directly staring at what's in front of me, my mind flew floating in the air thinking of what happened. I bit my lips hard. Gosh...

Wala namang nangyari. After staying close to me for long seconds, he stepped away and return back to his chair, ordering me to sit down on the sofa. I just fell asleep once again kasi hindi niya naman ako kinakausap at wala naman akong magawa. He woke me up when it's time to go home.

We reached the mansion silently.

"Okay na, ak－"

Even before I finished my words, I felt his arms scooping me to help me go down to his horse. My fast heartbeat returned to me again in flash. I felt how warm his arms are on my waist.

Tuluyan na akong nakatapak sa lupa ngunit hindi niya pa din tinatanggal saakin ang hawak niya. From my eye-level, I accidentally ended up looking up only to find his eyes looking down at me already.

Goodness!

Gone was the anger on his hazel brown orbs. Its coldness came back again but I don't really know what's making me drawn still on his eyes. It was so cold yet I feel like I was being burned by it, igniting the fire in my body. I don't know... because the only thing that mattered to me is how our face is slowly moving towards each other.

Not until his horse neighed.

I gasped and we both took a few steps away from each other. Shit!

"Pasok na po ako, Sir..." I said while shifting my eyes from any direction aside from his.

I didn't wait for his response. I turned my back on his and walked away with my fast-paced steps. Oh my gosh! What is this! I knew that we share a weird spark every time we have our skin to skin contact but I didn't know that we can turn like this... hungry... ugh! I don't wanna think!

"Reese! Kasabay mo si Sir?" Ate Lucy said when I entered the dirty kitchen. I put the fabric bag in the kitchen counter and I nodded to her.

"Kumain ka na ng merienda!" she offered me another unknown food. It looks very tasty and it smells so good!

"Si Dandi po?"

"Nauna na umuwi. May assignment pa daw na gagawin..." she said while curiously looking at me who's walking closer to her. "Bat namumula ka ata, hija? Masama ba pakiramdam mo?"

I froze. Seconds after, I realized that my hand is hanging in the air because I was about to reach the food Ate Lucy was eating. I cleared my throat and put it down on my sides.

"Oh? Bat ka umatras? Oh, kumukuha ka..." she said, pushing the plate where white rice cakes that have cheese in the middle are placed. "Puto yan..."

"Busog po pala ako, Ate..." I faked a chuckled and I stepped back.

"Reese!"

"Babalik po ako mamaya!" I said while still walking backwards.