Aurora Borealis

Chapter 37 - Together Again

>> • WENDY • <<

It's never the same without them, I admit. But, I'm in no way lowering myself and bow down my head on their feet.

It's an another day of discomfort. Ngayon ko pa lamang nakikita ang sinasabi ni East na distansya sa pagitan naming lahat, ngayong wala sila ni Lauren. But it's also their mistake that they never tried breaking through that distance.

Maybe I should confess to Tohru later, when it's just the two of us here in the Archives' Section, but he's not here yet.

Bumukas ang pintuan at agad akong napatayo sa couch sa pag-a-akalang si Tohru na iyon. I'm stricken with repulse when I recognized that it was no other than Baldo.

Sinulyapan lamang ako nito gamit ang isang matalim na titig ngunit agad ding binawi habang naglalakad papalapit sa paborito niyang puwesto sa sulok.

And now I'm stuck with an oddball. Great. I think I know where is this going. We'll spend the rest of the moment throwing sharp glares at each other, not intending to lose to the other one.

I'm a little bit grateful to him when I saw what he did to save Tohru, he gained a portion of my respect, but it doesn't mean that I'll change the way I treat him and act nice as if we're friends. Who knows, maybe he's an opportunist that just waits for an opening to take advantage of us?

Pigil ang hiningang naupo ako pabalik sa couch. I sensed that I'm being binded by tension in the atmosphere, but I tried enduring it.

Bakit kasi wala pa si Tohru? O si West, o kahit si Aero? I can't stand being in the same space as this guy.

Oh, I remembered. West's also doing a research right now so he'll probably be out for a few days, and I heard from him the oddball and Lauren became partners in that research.

Hesitant, I tried breaking the ice between us.

"Oddball," I called him, "How's Lauren doing?"

Nag-angat naman siya ng tingin, nakataas ang kilay sa akin. Aba, at ang lakas ng loob niyang taasan ng kilay. He should be grateful that I'm talking to him even though I hate his guts.

"Don't give me that look." I told him with great contempt. "I'm trying my best not to kill you with my words."

"Why are you asking me when you can approach her?" saad nito at ibinalik sa hawak niyang mga papel ang atensyon. Sa tingin ko'y naglalaman iyon ng mga impormasyon tungkol sa mga survey.

How dense of me to ask him. I sighed as I rolled my eyes. "We argued."

"I know, I don't care." saad nito. He's just giving me more reason to stand up from my seat and break his neck.

"Did she say anything about how she hates me or did she utter words about me that I might deem disrespectful?" tanong ko at humalukipkip sa may sandalan ng couch.

"She didn't. She said how remorseful she is that she even fall inlove with the same guy as you, but she won't give up." aniya.

So she's still the same old tenacious Lauren, huh?

Now I'm feeling sorry for the things that I've said. She's always been honest about her feelings.

"She haven't changed. Ganoon din siya noong una ko siyang nakilala." I uttered.

"As far as I remember, I said I don't care." sabat niya.

"I'm not talking to you, oddball. I'm taking a trip down the memory lane." I shut him off and stared at the ceiling.