Crimson Sleuth ( COMPLETED )

04 : hera

[ 04 : hera ]

WISH

AFTER THE INCIDENT, dumeretso agad ako papunta sa parking lot para magpalamig. Argh, bwisit. Ang gulo-gulo na nga ng utak ko tapos dadagdag pa si Ashton.

My train of thoughts stopped when I saw a familiar silhouette standing in front of me. He crossed the distance between us. As usual, his eyebrows were forming a v-line.

"Grumpy," I stated. Napataas ang kilay ko dahil sa suot niya. Black pants, black shoes, a black blazer and underneath it is a black shirt.

Gusto ko sana siyang tanungin kung saan ang burol pero 'wag na lang.

"Hey, Wish," I furrowed my eyebrows.

"I thought I already left you back there." 

"Dream on." he said calmly. He looked at me with a serious yet deadly stare. "We still have a deal."

"Oh," I muttered under my breath.

He smirked. "You look disappointed," he commented. "Why? You think I came after you because-- I was jealous?"

I narrowed my eyes on him. I managed to mumble a, "What?" 

"You think I went here to look for you because I like you? Because I find you different?" he vented out. I was baffled with confusion so I decided not to speak.

"Dream on. This isn't a fairytale crap or some cliché love story. This is real life. I went after you because you were about to break our deal," 

A moment of silence took over. Several moments after he said that, I gave him an insulting laugh. His eyebrows met, "What's so funny?" 

I pursed my lips to stop myself from laughing. "Woah, dude."

He pressed his hands on my shoulder and glared at me. Clenching his jaw, he asked, "What?" 

I coughed. "Okay, okay, sorry about that," I composed myself as I held his gaze, "Grumpy shit, not once did those things--or shits as what you have referred to them--had crossed my mind. In all seriousness." 

His body stiffened, I bit my lips to prevent myself from stifling another laugh.

"I was just--wondering. What you were doing here in the parking lot. But I never assumed something so ridiculous, such as you being interested with me,"  I elaborated. "Not even the silly thought that you find me different from other girls,"

He heaved a sigh, "Still, I don't find you attractive or anything. I'm definitely not interested with you,"

I furrowed my eyebrows. I left out a sarcastic laugh, "Why the fuck do you sound so defensive? Like I said, it never crossed my mind!" I yelled at his face, losing my control.

I've got the thinnest thread of patience. And he's just seriously so annoying. He was mumbling nonsensical statements and it sure annoyed the hell out of me.  

He just stood there in silence. He did not mumble a single thing and it was making me nervous. What now? Did I offend him? Did I make him mad?

"Grumpy shit," I called out. All of a sudden, he let go of my shoulders. He looked at my hands, then my lips, then my eyes, back to my lips. 

"W-We should..." surprisingly, he was still staring at my lips and it made me wonder. We should what? Nababaliw na naman ba siya?

"Start planning," I finished. And that made him stop, para siyang natauhan as he blinked his eyes.