Soft Boy ✔️

Chapter Forty One

CHAPTER FORTY ONE: WHEN

"Are you sure, you're okay?"

Kanina pa nag-tatanong si Rina sa'kin. At kanina ko na rin siya sinasagot with the same damn answer.

And she still asks me.

"I told you, okay nga lang ako. " I sighed and binuksan ang libro na dapat ay kanina pa na'min binabasa.

I'm trying to focus on the discussion and sa ginagawa na'ming assignment pero kanina pa ako dini-distract nang sarili kong kaibigan.

I guess she's just worried about me and this whole Ares thingy.

I already told her na 'di ko na kailangan pa nang tulong. Na magiging okay ako pero she just wanted to make sure, I guess.

"I just wanted to make sure na hindi kayo mag-kikita 'di ba?" Nakangiti niyang sabi while leaning closer by my side.

"Rina, mag-kikita talaga kami because this is school... I just want to avoid him." I told her.

I can't believe Rina is really making sure na hindi kami mag-kikitang dalawa. But it's impossible, hindi naman ako ganun ka-positive na 'di talaga kami magkikita.

Especially when he's related to Alexander.

Our Alexander.

Sometimes I don't understand kung bakit minsan napapadalaw siya sa classroom na'min during class samantalang may sarili naman siyang classroom.

Iba kasi ang section na'min.

He keeps cutting. Tapos ang excuse pa niya ay wala naman siyang ginagawa sa klase dahil tapos na lahat.

Sino bang niloloko niya? I literally made the same excuse before and nakakuha lang ako nang isang malaking seventy percent sa klase ko.

"Sure ka ba talaga? As in—"

'Di ko na siya pinatapos and covered her mouth with my hand with a small smile.

"I understand kung bakit ka ganito but I'm telling you, I'm going to be okay. Tsaka isa pa, we're graduating anyway kaya 'di na kami mag-kikita pa after that." I nodded to myself sa sinabi ko.

Magiging mahirap sa'kin na 'di ko siya makikita.

Pero, I already chose this.

I already chose this path para mag-bago ako.

I don't deserve him until I can be a better person for him.

He's too good for me.

"But you know, Genevieve." Nagsimula nanaman si Rina.

I just focused my eyes on the book I'm reading para makapag-aral naman ako lalo na't meron kaming quiz soon. Malapit na rin yung mismong Final exam na'min at thesis bago kami grumaduate.

"Alexander texted me about Ares... after that day." My fingers twitched sa narinig ko.

I calmed myself instead. Don't even think about feeling bad about it.

Nagawa mo na, nasaktan mo na at nasaktan mo na rin ang sarili mo.

This is the right thing to do so I can change.

"Ares changed a lot in just two days. He's a bit worried because of that."

She sighs after that, I can see her expression change and scroll down in her phone at pinakita sa'kin 'yung mga texts ni Alexader.