"Hi, Sir, did you miss me?" bungad ni Aèm nang makapasok kami sa office niya. Napailing na lamang ang propesor saka inayos ang kaniyang salamin.
"Have a sit, girls." Iminuwestra niya ang dalawang upuan doon kaya tahimik na lamang kaming sumunod.
Inilibot ko ang tingin sa kaniyang table at aksidenteng nahagip ng mata ang pangalan ni Titus. Nakahalo iyon sa mga papers doon.
"I have to photo copy these first." Hinintay kong mawala sa paningin ko si Prof. Mc Kenzie bago ko iyon kinuha ang isang application form.
"He's applying for Paris, France?" wala sa sariling tanong ko. Napatingin naman sa akin si Aèm at nakiusyoso na rin.
"Yes, he is." Parang kidlat sa bilis kong ibinababa ang form. "He's over qualified. He's leaving the next day, with that law genius there in Los Angeles, California." Hindi niya man sabihin ngunit batid kong si Allysa ang binibigyang tukoy niya.
"Here," aniya muli skaa inilahad ang bugkos ng papel. "Submit this to your professor there."
Wala ako sa tamang hulog hanggang sa makauwi kami ng bahay. Prinoproseso pa rin ng utak ko ang mga nabasa ko.
Ace
You're leaving for Paris?
Titus Solis
Yes, why?
Ace
Nothing.
Titus Solis
Do you want me to stay? Just tell me, baby.
Binasa ko muli ang tanong niya. If he want to stay, why do he need permission? Ain't it funny how he left me before and said it was an accident, and now he's leaving by choice. Maybe, he's saying those stuffs b'coz he want me shattered into pieces by the thought of him leaving with his girl.
The next thing was out my control, teardrops on my iphone screen, lips creates trembles, and I'm eaten by madness again. All I wanted to do is to push him away, and curse him to death.
Ace
Umalis ka, wala akong pake sa 'yo!
Stop calling me baby, bukod sa magkaibigan tayo, walang espesyal sa 'yo.
Titus Solis
I thought somehow, I'm something closer, a bit special. But I guess, it was all my assumption.
I'm leaving the next day, and I have no idea until when. So, take care of yourself, Ace.
"All I was certain about is that I will regret what I've just said."
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Take me down the road of Sacramento
Roman pour AdolescentsAce La Synfonic is a girl with a dulcet smile, so kind, so pure. With her white lies, she stands alone. She was a nuisance, a hard-headed brat and aspiring writer who was deeply infatuated with a future lawyer. Pen versus a scale, love beyond lies...
