Mind
“Baby please…” he pleaded.
My eyes remained on him. I wanna stare at his gorgeous face forever.
I gently applied the palm to its soft cheek. I closed my eyes as I caressed it.
I want to memorize how it feels like to hold him.
This may be our last meeting.
When I opened my eyes I found him staring at me. His deep cold eyes are back again. He leaned forward and caressed my cheeks.
I did not take my eyes off him. It went down to his lips. I wanna touch it but it seems forbidden to me. By the time my finger landed there I couldn’t stop myself from claiming that.
And it’s too late… I didn’t even notice myself pressing my thumb against his soft reddish lips.
Without even thinking I leaned closer to him but I stopped right in the middle.
I looked up at him.
This is wrong! I shouldn’t have kissed him!
She is getting married. I will not be the reason to break that.
I was about to step back when he pulled me closer.
“Celiza…” he whispered.
“Will something change if I told you that I love you? It’s still you and it’ll always be you. My love never fades.”
There’s a glint of hope in his cold eyes as he stares at me.
His warm hands caressed my cheek. “Would you still reject me?”
I pressed my lips together and shook my head.
With that he claimed my lips with a gentle long kiss.
I licked my lips when he pulled away.
Silence grew between us.
I gulped.
I was distracted when the cell phone rang in the pouch bag. I moved slightly away from him and turned to answer that.
“Mom?”
“Celiza, please come here now! Hurry now!” she said in a shaky voice.
“What happened ?!”
“It’s Bliss!”
My eyes widened. What happened to Bliss?
“W-what happened to him ---”
“Don’t ask Celiza! Get that right here!”
I dropped the call. I faced Magnus who frowned as he looked at me.
“I-I need to leave,” I said.
“What happened?”
“N-nothing. I got to go ---”
“I’ll drive you.”
“No need.”
“There’s no taxi in here and you’re in a hurry.”
I sighed.
“O-okay.”
Magnus is right, there’s no taxi. His millions is worth it on his sports car because it’s faster than it thought it could be.
I put my mind on Bliss situation during the car ride. I needed it to stop thinking about our kiss. The car ride is quite silent but it’s not that awkward.
We got to the hospital quickly.
“Mom!” I rushed towards her.
“What happened?”
“Bliss had a seizure,” she said. Her eyes shifted on my back where Magnus is.
Even before he asked, I preceded him.
“How’s Bliss? Can he be seen now?”
“Agnes!”
I frowned and turned in our direction.
“Aurora!” Mom hugged her.
“Everything will be alright Agnes. We’re here. We’re willing to help,” she assured her.
“I know this is not the right time for Agnes. But I want to settle everything for my son. It’s been years. They have lost many years and your situation now is not good. I promise to help you but I hope you ‘ll do the same for my family. “
“W-what do you mean?”
“I will pay Bliss hospital bills and Alfredo’s therapy if Celiza will marry my son.”
Magnus and I both met eyes. I avoided that and went back to Mom. Her eyes are shining. I close my eyes tightly. She’s been waiting for this ever since. I know she will agree to this with or without my permission.
My eyes shifted at her back. She looked back and forth between me and the man beside me.
“What are you doing here?”
Even before Magnus could answer, he spoke.
“Why is he with you Celiza?”
Aunt Aurora’s eyebrows shot up. “Who is that man?”
“He’s nobody.” Toci said then grabbed my wrist.
My eyes widened when Magnus grabbed my wrist on the other hand. Now, they’re both holding my wrist! His eyes are dark, piercing on mine. Soon he turned his gaze to Toci. His dark stare is terrifying. I had never seen him so dangerous like this before. His stance is telling me he is ready to fight any minute.
While Toci was also staring at him intently. His veins are popping on his neck and arms.
“Let go of her,” said Toci.
“Why would I?”
Toci’s teeth gritted. “Let go, he says!”
“I won’t let go of her.”
“You already did. You left him then didn’t you? You’re a coward, Magnus.”
Magnus’s jaw tightened.
I look at the two alternately. Tension is fucking rising between the two.
“Celiza is not yours!”
He raised his eyebrows. “Are you sure?”
“You idiot!” Toci immediately let go of my hand. Magnus quickly covered me. I was behind him when Toci punched him in the cheek. It leaned against the wall.
I flinched at the sight of blood coming out on the side of his mouth.
“What happened? Don’t know how to use your body, nerd?” Toci teased. It even grinned.
He wiped the blood off the side of his lip and quickly rolled up the sleeve of his polo shirt.
My heart raced and thudded non stop. I was right on the stand.
“Even if you look new, you’ll still be a weak and worthless nerd! Celiza won’t love you ---”
Toci slammed the next blow with his left fist, Magnus left it when he helped and punched his tyan, it hit the wall.
Toci moaned and lost his balance, causing Magnus to recover the blow to his face, his first hit Toci’s nose, less than a few seconds later the red liquid dripped from there.
Toci punched again but Magnus avoided it and he tasted the punch to the cheek again.
“Is that all you can do, Nerd?” he laughed mockingly.
They punched him once again.
“Oh my god! Make them stop!” aniya ni Tita Aurora.
“You were just Celiza’s toy then and that hasn’t changed until now.”
I rolled my eyes. Toci is even more annoyed! Unlike Magnus, Toci is pure words so he is always punched in the face. I shouted at them but they’re unstoppable.
What is the problem with these two ?! If only Toci’s face wasn’t bloody, I might have joked that my hair is so long. But it is.
I lost my mind when Toci complained again. My gosh! Where did Magnus get that strength? My eyes shifted in his muscles, ah maybe there.
