Kabanata 07
Memories
Malalakas na suntok ang pinakawalan ko ang tumatama sa punching bag. Dahilan para lumikha ito nang malakas rin na tunog. Para na rin akong naliligo sa pawis. Basa na rin ang sports bra na suot ko.
Mag-iisang oras na ako sa gym para sa daily routine ko. Wala akong biyahe ngayon dahil nga day-off namin. At ayun din sa weather forecast, may sandstorm rin sa Kuwait kung kaya't wala ring biyahe ang eroplano doon.
Sa Kuwait nakabase ang eroplanong binabiyahe ni Alec. At dahil may sandstorm doon wala rin itong biyahe. Ang hindi ko lang maintindihan ay kung bakit nandito rin ito sa gym at mag-iisang oras na rin! Alam kong nagge-gym din ito. Pero talaga bang ganito rin katagal? Eh pagpasok ko kanina, ilang sandali lang ang lumipas ay pumasok rin ito. At hanggang ngayon hindi pa ito umaalis. I'm not assuming, but it's not bad to think that he's stalking me! Hindi naman siguro coincidence lang diba?
I knew he also do this as his daily routine, pero ang pagtagal rin ng oras katulad ko ay ewan ko nalang.
I remembered what happened last night. I was damn irritated because of Alec's sudden question.
"If he's courting you, I'll do my moves too." Parang ito pa ang may ganang magalit matapos nitong sabihin iyon.
Napa-irap nalang ako sa hangin bago pinagpatuloy ang pagpapakawala nang suntok sa punching bag. Lumipas pa ang ilang minuto ay nag-angat ako nang tingin dahil sa mahinang yapak palapit sa direksyon ko. Nakita ko si Amya na nakasuot pa ng uniform nila sa tower control area. Ang tunog ng takong nito ay namayani sa loob ng gym room.
Iilan nalang ang nandito sa loob ng gym, at kadalasan ay nagte-treadmill ang mga iyon kaya walang paki-alam sa paligid at seryoso lang sa ginagawa.
"You looked pissed while punching, Captain Granada... " Amya's voice thundered inside the gym room.
The question Amya thrown on me sounds so sarcastic. I frowned and wiped off the sweat on my forehead before I stand straight and faced Amya. Ang ngisi nito sa labi ay parang nasisiyahan sa nakikitang kung ano sa akin.
"Do I looked like one, hmm?" I equaled the sarcastic tone of Amya's voice dahilan para mawala ang nakaka-insultong ngiti nito sa akin.
"Of course you are! Why? Are you jealous about Captain Alec and I? Huh?"
Imbes na mainis sa sinabi ni Amya ay natatawa pa ako. Bakit umabot sa ganoong topic, e wala naman akong pakialam tungkol doon?
"Wait. Are you joking? Really Officer Meyer? Where did you get that thought?" I covered a bit my mouth to stop myself from laughing sarcastically, but I really can't help it. "Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, but you're accusation is so funny that I can't even afford to shut my mouth from laughing," I proudly said.
Amya looked at me with her can't-believe-expression dahilan para mas matawa ako sa reaksiyon nito.
"Tss! Accept it that you're jealous," pagdidiin nito na mas lalong ikinatawa ko. Seriously?
"Why would I, Officer? I'm not into Captain Lazer. And I don't care whatever are in between you too," walang ganang saad ko. "Don't worry, Officer Meyer, your kind of man isn't my type. So enjoy having him all by yourself. I don't steal a man that I don't like in the first place. I'd rather steal your snacks, than your man," nang-iinsultong saad ko kay Amya.
"And I will never get jealous to a woman who never get contented to one man. Never in my wildest dreams." Napawi ang pagtataray sa hitsura ni Amya at napalitan iyon ng galit.
If she thinks I don't know her dirty little secret, she got it wrong. Hindi naman malabo ang mata ko para hindi ko makilala kung sino ang naghahalikan sa shower room ng fitness gym kahapon.
I am not blackmailing her. In fact, wala akong paki-alam sa kung ano man ang ginagawa niya, kaya dapat ganoon ang gawin niya. But she can't. And she won't.
Satisfaction was on my face as I looked at the pissed face of Amya. Is she insane of thinking that I am jealous about them? My goodness! Where the hell did she got that news? Her own instinct? Tsk! Poor instincts.
Bumagsik ang reaksiyon sa mukha na ni Amya. Pero ni hindi man lang iyon nagdulot ng kaba sa akin. In fact, nasisiyahan pa ako.
"Are you---"
"Officer Meyer!"
Agad nabaling ang atensyon ni Amya kay Alec na naglalakad palapit sa amin at ngumiti ito ng matamis. His hair is a bit dump at may tuwalya itong nakasablay sa balikat. Mukhang galing na itong naligo. Hindi ko man lang napansin ang pag-alis nito.
Bahagya pa akong kinabahan dahil baka narinig nito ang sinabi ko kanina. Not that I care about his feelings, duh?
"You're supposedly in your post right now. What are you doing here?" From the sound of Alec's voice, I know that he's serious. Na napatunayan ko nang balingan ko ito.
Clenching jaw and knotted thick eyebrows, his arctic blue eyes attracts and made him more devastatingly handsome.
"Ah! It's my break and I heard that you're here, so I came here to see you," nakangiting sagot ni Amya kay Alec na para bang hindi ito muntik mag-alburoto kanina. Pero nanatiling nakatuon ang asul na mga mata ni Alec sa akin. Para akong inaakusahan nito sa kung anumang bagay.
"Then why are you talking to Captain Granada if you're here for me." It's not a question.
He remained his eyes on me. He looks more serious than earlier. He even looked at me from head to toe! But of course, Captain Alec Castriel Lazer's stares won't affect me.
Nah uh, try harder next time maybe you can scare me.
"I was just asking if where were you. I can't see you here ei."
Napa-ingos ako dahil sa galing na magsinungaling ni Amya. Sinipat pa ako nito at tinaasan ng kilay. I heard Alec sigh. Tinapunan ko ito nang tingin at napa-iling nalang nang makitang nakatitig pa rin ito sa akin. Hindi man lang binalingan si Amya na nagpapa-cute dito.
"Want us to eat outside?" si Amya ulit. I saw Amya in my peripheral vision that he touch Alec's arms. Hindi naman umalma si Alec.
Instead of listening to their love talks, umalis na ako at lumabas ng gym. Bitbit ang gym bag ko, naglakad na ako pa-akyat sa unit ko para makapag shower. I planned to have a shopping today. Mamimili ako ng gamit para sa kwarto ko.
Sa kalapit na mall lang ako nagpunta pagkatapos. I scan the whole place and amazed by it's amazing international design. The whole place is crowded too. I sighed bago tuluyang pumasok sa home décor section at nagsimulang mamili.
While looking for the stuffs I want to buy, I can't help myself but to remember how I used to shop before with Adriel. Every time Adriel went to our house, we always went to the mall and shop everything we like. But now, I'm the only one who's doing the things we used to do both. And it made me feel heavy in here. I miss him... so much.
5 years ago. 5 long years had passed. But every single day is like a torture for me. I remember everything happened to us. Every happy memories that turns into a nightmare in just one moment... a moment where I knew everything. Where my heart broke and crushed into tiny pieces. And when I tried to pick it and fix, it hurts me more. It breaks me more. I felt more pain. More than the pain I've ever felt.
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