Chapter Ten - State of Haze

"You know what, let's go. We've waited enough." Jessica stood up and grabbed her purse. Hinilot ko naman ang sentido ko bago tumayo. The jerk didn't show up! Ni hindi man lang niya ako tinawagan o nag reply kahit tudlok man lang!

"I guess Warren is not into you anymore, huh?" Jessica teased.

I raked my hair and scratched the back of my head. I am so mad right now. So mad that I could kill that jerk if I see a piece of his hair!

"Don't mention his name anymore." I gritted my teeth.

She shrugged and hailed a taxi. Sabay kaming sumakay and since medyo malapit lang ang condo ko, nauna na akong bumaba.

"Thanks for your time, Jessy." I told her. She just waved at me and the taxi left me standing in front of the building.

With a heavy head, pa ika-ika akong naglakad patungo sa entrance ng building. I swear, this would be the first and last time na naglasing ako dahil sa isang lalaki! I'm not going to see him again! If he appears in front of me, I would never hesitate to kick his balls and punch his damned face!

Pumasok na ako sa elevator at sinandal and katawan ko. I pressed the floor which I resides and when the door is slowly closing, a hand stopped it and the stainless steel door opened again. Parang nawala ang alak sa katawan ko nang makita kung sino ang nasa harap ko.

"Dana.." Hinihingal na sabi niya. He stepped inside as the door closed, making us alone in this tight space. "Is that true?"

Is it just me or the light helped his face to become brighter? I stared at him to make sure if he's real and suddenly, the small drops of sweats sparkled on his forehead while he's loosening his tie. He raked his hair and licked his lips as he breathe heavily. Then he removed his suit and wrapped it around my shoulders. Our eyes met and the smell of his perfume with his sweat lingered but it wasn't awful. It was an addictive smell of temptation.

"Hey..Are you okay?" When he placed his cold palm on my cheek, doon na ako nahimasmasan. I pushed his chest. Right, what am I doing?! I should be mad at him! I should have kicked him by now!

"D-don't come near me!" I shouted. My head is dragging me to fall but I instantly held the handrail. I feel like puking after I said those words. I shouldn't have use force and shout at him.

"Look, I'm sorry, okay? I--"

"Shut up." I cut him and said it in whisper. Wala na akong lakas pa para makipag-usap pa sa kaniya. One wrong move, and I'll be puking.

"Dana.." He pulled my waist. "You don't look fine. Should we go to the hospital?"

My stomach became suddenly twisted and that's how I lose it. I leaned my head on his chest and the taste of unindentified mixture passed from my opened jaws. The slimy and disgusting liquid stained his dress shirt and he seemed to become a statue.

Being haze, I wiped my mouth. "I told you don't come near me."

My eyes became dark and my body shuts down.