C18 Chapter 18

“WHAT are you doing?” Phoebe can't stop herself for shouting.

How is that when she get out from the bathroom, Sawyer didn't let her go out on her room unless she wasn't eating. She don't want to. He and Laurel cook that. If she was thinking that they cooked the food together, she was losing her appetite.

“Just eat, Flower.”

“I said I don't want to. Go away, Zane!” He was blocking the door so she can't get out immediately. Phoebe can't rid herself for calling him in his second name.

“No.”

“You're so annoying!”

“Then be annoyed there, I won't let you go. Eat your breakfast first then I will let you go out in this room.”

While she was in the bathroom, Phoebe know that he go out and get the food. She firmly shook her head.

“My students waiting for me. Zane, what now? Stop being irrational!” The annoyance was visible in her face.

He pointed the foods in her small table. “Then eat your food.”

She was stamping her feet when she go to her bed and get her phone in pillow bottom. Caldwell buy it for her but she didn't use it sometimes. She only use it twice. She was thankful that it have load.

“Take away that from me before I throw that outside.” Phoebe lay down and cover her full body of sheet. She won't go to school this morning.

She go to messages and text Caldwell about it.

To Caldtot;

Cad, can you tell them again that I can't teach their children this morning? . Baka mamayang hapon ay papasok din ako.

Akmang ibababa na niya iyon nang tumunog ito. Message from Caldwell.

From Caldtot♥;

Are you okay? Bukas ka na lang pumasok, sasabihan ko ang parents nila. I still don't feel better.

From Caldtot;

Just rest, Princess. We‘re going there later.

To Caldtot;

Okay. Thank you!

He didn't reply so she put it again in the bottom of her pillow. Phoebe felt someone sit beside her bed, it's slightly sag it was the sign that someone sat there.

“Flower, what's the problem? We're okay lately, hmm.”

“Just let me go outside Zane, so we're good.”

He didn't talk for awhile. “No. Why are you calling me Zane? You're mad at me.”

He really won't let her go? Then fine! She were going to sleep again than she eat the food they're cooked together. It's okay to be starve than eating that food of them. She close her eyes and let him talk.

“Sawyer? Are you there? Let's eat already.” That was Laurel soft voice.

She doesn't heard Sawyer answer. She leered and hug her teddy bear tighten.

“Sawyer?” Laurel called him again. She annoyed. “Did Phoebe already leave?”

She was annoyed by her voice. Her death glared darted in sheet, her fist close like she want to punch someone. Is she like Sawyer? What about Caldwell? Well Phoebe think Sawyer have a crush on her too. Who won't like Laurel?

Her chest was big not like her that have a medium size. Laurel is sexy. She have a perfect hips. Phoebe think Laurel is the most sexy in the Isla Berde. She's beautiful with her morena color. Her hair was straight and lovely. A lot of boys here like her.

“Flower, talk to me.”

“Just get out. Take that food with you. I won't eat that.”

“Flower, I cook that for you.”

She shook her head. “You two cooked it.” Her voice was firm. “I don't want that. I'm still full.”

But her stomach won't cooperate with her, it sound so loud and she was sure that Sawyer heard it. What the hell? She want to cussed it.

She heard him sighed heavily until she felt him climb at her bed thro and lay down in her back. His arm encircled in her waist even if its have a sheet. She pout her lips. She didn't easy to get. She won't carried away by his hug.

“I'll cook you again then. Just me, I won't let anyone help me.”

She was stilled until a smile form on her lips. But it lost when she process in her mind the tone of his voice.

It was like he was amaze or he was sarcastic. It's like he was saying intercede in his tone that she doesn't want to eat the food he take here it's because it was cooked by them. He's jerk if it was.

‘What? That's the reason why won't eat the food right?’ Her one part of her mind against to her. She pout her lips even more.

It's not the reason why. Just she don't want to eat. She doesn't have an appetite.

‘Yah! That's the reason, hmm?’ Her mind againt her again.

She frustratedly close her eyes. She think she was crazy. Even her self she talk it. When she tried to get up, Sawyer stop her.

“What now? I cook you again, huh?”

She removed the sheet on her body and force to look at him. But it was like a bad decision because when she look at him, his face was close to her. Sawyer didn't let her go away and avoid his gaze. They stared each other.

“Hmm, okay.” She gulped.

“What do you want then?” Phoebe firmly close her eyes when his breathe hit her face. His breathe was like a mentol. Her face blush.

“I want pansit, please.” She pout her lips again and get close to him.

Sawyer eyes look down on her lips. She saw how he gulp. She lick her lower lip and raise her brows up. What is he look at?

“Sawyer Zane?” He was like in another dimension.

“Can I kiss you?”

Her eyes widened be because of what he said. She gulp and her heart beat so fast. What did he said? Kiss? Her?

“W-What?” She didn't process his words. “But I don't know how— hmmp.”

Phoebe didn't finish her word because Sawyer lips was pressed on her. He kissed her without a warning, without permission. Sawyer felt that she was stilled and she slightly moan when he bit her lip, slyly sighed because of her soft lips.

Sawyer has lost complete control over his body and somewhere below this, his heart reacting also with Phoebe.

Not a thump. Not even a leap. But a kind of swish, like a frog kicking off from a muddy bank. Phoebe heart, that amphibian moving that moment between two elements. One, excitement; the other, fear.

She tried to pay attention. She tried to hold up her end by things. But Sawyer was way ahead of her. She swiveled her head back and forth the way actresses did in the movies. She started doing the same.

‘What are you doing, Phoebe? Why did you let him kiss you? Pushed him away!’ She snapped back in reality. So she stopped. She stood stiffly with arms on his nape.

"Sawyer, s-stop."

Finally Sawyer broke off the kiss. This must be cliche, but her lips on his felt perfect. It feels like their lips are made for each other and it muddles his heart and his feeling towards Phoebe.

He looked at her blankly a moment, and then responded, "I love your lip. I want to kiss it again and again until it's swollen. So soft."

Phoebe eyes widened synchronous that her cheeks reddened like a tomato. Not in her self she hug Sawyer and buried her face between his neck and shoulder. She feel embarrassed at that moment.

He chuckled making his shoulder shake. She buried her face even more. She slap his shoulder.

"Don't be jealous to her, okay? I won't change you in another woman," he said with his softly and melodious voice, it was the reason that she depart her face on her shoulder.

Her lips rift slightly. She look at him with confused but he just smirk at her. She glared at him and pouted her lips.

"What jealous? I am not jealous!"

"Okay! So, I'm going out. I'll let Laurel help me to cook the food that you requested.”

Sawyer stand up and try to walk towards the door and get out from Phoebe's room when something hit his back. It was pillow. Phoebe's pillow to be exact.

“Then fine, try to get out in that door. Don't you ever come back here! Stay in her forever. I don't care!” She cover her whole body again.

She heard a laugh in amusement then her bed sag again like lately. Phoebe felt Sawyer hands in her stomach. She bit her lower lip.

“As if I can do that. You want to come with me? So that you can see me who cook your food.”

She nodded and then immediately stand up. She walk and go to her closet and get a shirt.

“I'm going to change my clothes.”

“You won't go to school?” He followed her.

“I'm already late. And it was your fault all along. I'm go tomorrow.”

“Oh sorry about that. If you eat your food a while aga I'll let you. And I don't like it everytime you accept from others.”

“You‘re annoying.”

“I'll come with you tomorrow, hmm?” She already in bathroom but she still answer him.

“As it I'll leave you here. Maybe someone will go here once I am there.” She leered.

When she's done, she go outside. Sawyer smile when he saw her clothes. She's wearing a pink bunny sleepwear. Her friends were going here later so she will stand that she's not feeling good.

She raise her brows when Sawyer walk towards her then sat in front of her.

“What are you doing?”

“Don't ask. Sakay.”

She smiled widely when she realize what he wanted to do. She become excited.

“Piggyback?” She jump in excitement. She plop in his back that make him groan in pain.

“Ouch! Just slowly, Flower, you will hurt. I'm going to stand up, hmm?” She nodded and smile.

“Okay.” She encircled her arm to his neck and lean to his shoulder.

She felt na warm on her heart. She feel like her heart will blast with so much happy. Phoebe feel again the feeling of being cared of. Already years have past when she that feelings. It's like the the missing feeling she was felt with her friends filled.

They cared and love her but she still feel incomplete. When Sawyer came to her life, she felt complete and happy genuinely. She knew that feeling won't get last. When Sawyer remembered everything he will leave her.

It is bad if she wish that the memories of him won't come back anymore? She want to be with him and know him even more. It only one week but she felt like it was a year already. When they go outside, Sawyer straight to the kitchen.

“Oh Sawyer you're here—” Laurel stop from talking when she saw her in Sawyer back. “Phoebe, you're still here?" She notice the dismayed on her voice but she just smile softly.

“Hmm, I'm not feeling better thought. I'll go tomorrow.”

“What? What about your students? You're going to school, Phoebe!” She was shocked when her voice rise.

Phoebe feel irritated more with Laurel. It was the first time she gave her that tone and it was first time she felt irritated with her. She already notice this yesterday night. Why she feel that something change in their friendship?

‘Laurel, I thought it was Caldwell all along? Why are you here and giving me this treatment? You're my friend you can't do what I'm thinking,' she said in her mind.

“She was sick Missy, and I won't let her go there in that state. My flower will stay here with me,” Sawyer answer her and put her in the chair so that he can cook her food. He hold her shoulder. “Stay her, hmm? I'll cook your pansit.”

“You are going to cook again? We have foods here,” Laurel interrupt and pointed the foods that they cooked.

Sawyer didn't look at her. His attention was still on her. He shook his head at her friend.

“She don't want to eat that. I will cook pansit for her.”

“Why is that—”

“Just eat Missy, your friends will go here later.” He turn her back to Laurel and ready the ingredients that he need.

“Sawyer Zane, can you add some carrots?” she asked him sweetly and glance Laurel.

Her face like it slam a thousand rock while she was eating. Phoebe feel like she didn't know this woman. Like she didn't the Laurel they know. Actually it was her first time she saw Laurel wearing a spaghetti tube and short short. Laurel she knew was like wearing jeans and big shirt. She also saw her whispering something. She shook her head.

She just ignored her. She overthinking something. Maybe she wants to change her style. Laurel is that the bitches like in girls here in Isla Berde. Laurel was far from them of course. She smile and look at Sawyer who's looking at her now.

“You love carrots, huh.”

“Hmm, it was your favorite too. Do you think I didn't notice that you secretly pick that carrots in the refrigerator? It was the reason why the carrots few leave.” She monologue.

“Tsk! You still notice it? Damn!”

“Of course.”

He just laughed and continue what he was doing. When she start talking again when Laurel interrupt her again so she close her lips.

“Anyway, where do you live Sawyer?”

They still together when she asked that. Even she didn't know where he live but she was sure that Sawyer from Manila. She open her lips and will answer her when Sawyer talk.

”Manila.”

“So, why are you here in the Isla? Vacation?”

Her forehead furrowed. She already said yesterday night the reason why he was there. She know why she still asking that.

“Because of my Fiance of course. I want her to come with me there but I'm struggling.” Sawyer laughed when she glance at her. He also wink at her so she glared at him. “Can you help me to convince her? You're her bestfriend, I think she will agreed.”

Phoebe pouter her lips because of what he said. She felt her heart beat faster and faster like there's no tomorrow. She's bitting her lips to suppress the smile that wants to come out. And she's hoping that every words that comes out in his mouth was truly.