POSSESSIVE 26: Terron Dashwood

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 10

"ANG aga natin, ah." Ani Thorn ng bumukas ang bintana ng sasakyan ni Terron na kakaparada lang sa harapan ng bahay nito para kunin ang inorder na pagkain kagabi. "Saan ba ang punta mo at kailangan mo ng pagkain? Mahaba ba ang biyahe—" Napatigil si Thorn sa pagsasalita ng makitang inilagay ni Terron ang hintuturo nito sa harapan ng labi nito na para bang senesenyasan siyang huwag mag-ingay.

Thorn frowned before peeking inside the car to see if Terron was with someone.

In the passenger seat, Thorn saw Eva. She was sleeping. At that moment, he understood why Terron wanted him to be silent.

Nanunudyong ibinalik ni Thorn ang tingin kay Terron. "Ang aga naman ng date natin, ah."

Terron just chuckled and accepted the food he ordered, then put it on the backseat.

"Okay. Enjoy your date, bud."

"I will. Thanks."

Terron rolled up the window and then resumed driving. In the passenger seat, Eva remained asleep. Nang sunduin niya ito, may dala itong beach towel na ginawa nitong kumot saka basta na lang natulog.

Hindi na naman siguro ito nakatulog ng maayos kagabi kaya hinayaan lang ni Terron na matulog si Eva.

It's a three hours' drive—more or less—to the beach he chose, and the car was silent for the first hour. Terron was driving and Eva was asleep. Ang tanging tunog lang na maririnig sa loob ng sasakyan ay ang mahinang kanta na nanggagaling sa stereo ng sasakyan na naka-konekta sa cellphone ni Terron.

At dahil sa mga kanta sa cellphone ni Terron, mas lalong naging mahimbing ang tulog ni Eva. From Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Michael Learns to Rock music to David Bowie and Marvin Gaye's songs. Classic songs one after another. Eva had a good sleep and woke up midway.

"Awake?"

Naghikab si Eva. "Medyo."

Mahinang natawa si Terron. "Go back to sleep if you're still sleepy."

Naghikab ulit si Eva saka ininat ang mga braso. "Nasaan na tayo?"

"Halfway to our destination."

Eva sniffed the air when she smelled something delicious, then she looked around and found that the smell was coming from the backseat. Base sa logo ng itim na eco bag na bahagyang nakabukas, galing iyon sa restaurant ni Thorn Calderon.

Hinaplos ni Eva ang tiyan. "Parang nagutom ako bigla."

Terron chuckled. "Kumain ka kung gusto mo. I think there are disposable utensils in there."

Inalis ni Eva ang seatbelt para maabot ang pagkain sa backseat. Pero hindi ang pagkain galing sa restaurant ni Terron ang kinuha niya kundi ang malaking sitsirya na lays na katabi niyon.

Nang makuha ang lays, umayos kaagad ng upo si Eva saka ibinalik ang inalis nitong seatbelt.

"Want some, Your Grace?" Tanong ni Eva na mabuksan ang lays.

"Sure. Feed me?"

Nagmamaneho si Terron kay walang ibang pagpipilian si Eva kundi ang subuan ng sitsirya ang binata.

Because of what happened last night, Eva's perception of Terron had changed. He was not innocent anymore like she first thought. He may be nice and considerate, but he had some filthiness in him, too. So, feeding Terron, she had to be careful not to let her fingers touched Terron's mouth.

However, Terron would always deliberately brush his lips against her fingers.

Eva narrowed her eyes on Terron while a smile was playing on Terron's lips as he drives.