167

“Ellaine…”

Bahagyang nilingon ni Ellaine si Garreth nang marinig niya itong tinawag ang kanyang pangalan.

Hindi agad nagsalita si Garreth. Tila ito may malalim na iniisip at parang nag-aalinlangan pa sa gagawing desisyon. Ellaine has seldom seen him that way, hesitant. In her eyes, lagi itong sigurado at desidido sa bawat galaw at pananalita nito.

Napaisip tuloy siya kung ano iyon na siyang nagbigay ng pag-aalinlangan dito. Napapadalas ang ganoon– ang pagnanais niyang malaman kung ano ang mga bagay na tumatakbo sa isipan ni Garreth. And its getting slightly irritating.

It’s not that she’s not aware of where those feelings are coming from. She’s not some naive girl who has never experienced the world. She knows she’s starting to feel something for Garreth.

Oh, she’s not in love with him. She’s quite sure of that. Well, at least for now she’s not. And therein lies the source of her irritation.

She finds Garreth a source of curiosity and fascination. Hindi naman siya bulag para hindi