Love me or Hate me

Chapter 18 her heart..

Chapter 18

" How sure you are na yun nga ang nasa isip nang ex mo? "

Seryosong tanong nito at hinarap niya ito at tumawa nang mapakla.

" Unang-una sir, ganun naman talaga ang mga lalaki pag nagsawa na at may mas maganda kaysa sa girlfriend nila at kung talagang mahal ako nang ex ko sir, hindi siya matutulog kasama nang ibang babae na hindi niya naman girlfriend, ibig sabihin ayaw niya sa girlfriend niya kaya nagawa niyang saktan"

She can't help it at naibulalas niya ang sama nang loob dito, kung siguro siya lang si Cassidy ngayon baka hindi lang iyon ang makuha ni Austin sakanya ngunit kinontrol na lang niya ang sarili.

She can see how he froze and it's fulfilling na tila nasampal ito nang katutuhanan ngayon, she turned around again at kinuha ang mga libro na ibabalik niya habang hindi na nakapagsalita si Austin.

Tumingkayad siya para maabot ang bakanteng space sa pinaka tuktok nang shelf obviously si Austin ang kumuha nang librong iyon dahil napataas ngunit nahirapan parin siyang abutin.

Kaya naghanap ang paa niya nang maaapakan at mahahawakan ngunit ramdam niya ang pag alog nang bookshelf.

"O, ohh..!"

"Vern--!"

It was a huge bookshelf at maraming libro na nakahilera sa taas at paniguradong bukol ang aabutin niya pag nahulugan siya nito.

But strong arms stop the shelf from falling in her head kasabay ang pagkabig nito sa bewang niya kita niya ang pagkahulog nang mga libro, ngunit wala man lang tumama sakanya, while she cover her head.

Unti-unting tinanggal niya ang kamay sa ulo niya at tumingala a strong arms na nakahawak parin sa shelves and her eyes widened when she realized it.

Bigla siyang napa baling at sakto nagtama ang mga mata nila ni Austin he looks hurt siguro dahil sa pagsalo nito nang mga libro bahagya pa itong nakapikit.

"S-sir! a-ayos kalang!?"

She totally faced him and cupped his face na hindi na niya naisip ang lahat, she was worried about him kita niya ang gulat sa mga mata nito.

"N-nasaktan kaba sir? Bakit mo kasi hinarang ang sarili--"

And she soon realized it nang nasamyo nang ilong niya ang mabangong damit nito, his warm breathing na tumatama sa noo niya and she can almost smell his minty breath.

At nalilito siya kung kaninong malakas na t***k nang puso ba ang naririnig niya kung dito ba o sa kanya.

Her heart.. it's hers..

The loud sound of her heart na nakakabingi, nanlalaki ang mata niya nang kabigin siya nito at saka lang niya napansin na nakahawak pala ito sa bewang niya,na hindi man lang niya nilagyan nang corset kanina kaya ramdam niya ang init nang palad nito sa balat niya.

And it's giving her goosebumps sa buong katawan niya she tried to move backwards ngunit naramdaman niya ang pagtama nang likod niya sa bookshelf.

Austin was staring at her intently while his breathing became hard

"You.. you remind me of someone in my past.."

He whispered at marahas siyang napalunok.

" S-sir.. --"

But a knock interrupted them, at sabay silang napabaling sa pinto the knob was moving, na halatang pinipilit na buksan mula sa labas.

" Señorito..! You have a call from DL.."

It was Lazarus voice at dahil doon ay nabitawan siya ni Austin at nagtungo sa pinto, she was relieved at nagsimulang pulutin ang mga libro.

Austin opened the door half.

" Yeah I'll take it.. "

" Sir, ayos lang kayo? "

Tila nagtatakang tanong ni Lazarus.

" Yeah..Verna let Lazarus put all that book on the shelf"

" Y-yes sir.. "

At dali-daling dinampot ang mga libro at pinatong sa table nito at nagmamadaling lumabas nang opisina.

While Austin left na napapahilot sa sintido at nagtataka namang napabaling si Lazarus.

While her heart was pounding heavily na ayaw na halos kumalma, she didn't want to fall for him again, and never hindi niya kailangan si Austin.

But why is her heart acting like this?

Dumiretso siya sa labas at nag pahangin ngunit hindi pa siya nagtatagal ay pinatawag agad siya ni Austin.

"Sir..?"

Hindi parin siya makatingin nang diretso dito.

"You have to change,"

"P-po.?"

"You're coming with me"

She was dumbfounded ngunit dinaanan lang siya nito at nilampasan.

" You have to change "

Tuma-tangong sabi ni Lazarus.

Hindi niya alam kung anong dahilan bakit kailangan na kasama niya nito pag alis, kinakabahan siya kung anong plano ni Austin.

She just use tshirts at maong na pantalon at nang lumabas siya Austin scanned her body and he frowned ngunit umiling ito.

"Maybe that's better, c'mon.."

And he turned around at nagmamadaling sumunod naman siya dito Austin put his glasses on his eyes and now he looked so gorgeous.

He stop at his 4x4 car, at umikot ito papunta sa driver's seat.

"Hop in"

Utos pa nito sakanya at siya na hindi alam kung saan sasakay kung sa tabi ba nito o sa likod but she chose to sit at the backseat.

At dahil napaka laki nang sasakyan nito ay hirap na hirap siyang maka akyat napaka dali lang tingnan kay Austin pero napaka hirap sakanya.

"Do I look like your driver?"

Patuya nitong tanong at napabaling siya sa rearview mirror kung saan ito naka tingin sa repleksyon niya.

"N-no sir."

"Then, move.."

He spoke like commanding his subordinates.

"O-opo sir"

At nagmamadaling lumabas siya at binuksan ang pintuan sa drivers seat.

At gusto niyang mapamura aakyat nanaman siya ulit hirap na hirap nga siya she open the door and climbed up again.

At pumasok, his car smells so nice at tila hindi man lang nito alintana na halos gusto na niyang higupin ang buong sasakyan nito.

It was his scents that envelope in her nose at nagsimula na itong paandarin ang sasakyan.

"Seatbelt" utos pa nito at natatarantang kinuha niya ang seatbelt and it took her years ngunit biglang dumukwang si Austin at nahigit niya ang paghinga he buckle her seatbelt at akala niya mahahalikan na niya ito!

Her heart beat rapidly and it's so awkward para sakanya but for him parang wala lang

She was curious but she didn't want to open any conversation with him, tahimik lang din ito nang una but he suddenly turned on his speaker at nagsimula itong magpatugtog.

But to her surprised the song is one of her favorite.

🎵'Ice is cool but I'm looking for more,

Simple things is what my heart beats for

(Cause that's me)

I don't ask for much

(Baby)

Havin' you is enough

You ain't got to buy nothing

It's not what I want

Baby it's you,

We don't have to go nowhere

It's not what I want

Baby it's you,

It's not for what you got

I know you got a lot

No matter what you do,

You always keep hot,

It's you, it's you, baby all I want is you yeah.. '🎵

Austin sang..

Her jaw tightened his voice is still the same a male version of that song made by him gave her goosebumps, bilog na bilog ang boses ni Austin yet still sounds beautiful

"You know that song reminds me of someone.."

Biglang putol nito sa kanta at napalingon siya dito.

She wants to asked him why,?

Why is he keeping all Cassidy's memory?

Nagi-guilty ba siya sa mga nangyari noon?

Ayaw niyang i- entertain kung ano man ang nasa isip nito, she already forgive him long time ago, at kahit nananariwa lahat sa kanya ngayon she still wants him to be happy that already a year ago..

"Sir., bakit ba lagi mong binabalikan ang nakaraan mo..? Dapat tinatanong mo rin sa sarili mo, baka hindi niya na naaalala ang lahat, at ikaw nalang ang naiwan, baka naka move on na siya matagal na"

Austin didn't response ngunit natawa ito nang patuya.

"If ever I met her again, I swear I won't let her go again.."

Kita niya ang paghigpit nang hawak nito sa manibela nang sasakyan nito.

She wanted to ask who? Jenna? Or Cassidy?

Jenna was not here so maybe it's Jenna.

Maybe..

**End of chapter**