LOVE COMES UNEXPECTEDLY (ON-GOING SERIES)

Chapter 9 - The Unexpected Apology

Chapter 9 - The Unexpected Apology

Ace Kristof's POV

I'm sitting on my chair. Nasaan na ba yung makulit na yun? Bakit wala pa siya dito. Is she planning to be absent? Well, I don't care.

Naglecture na si Prof. Sooo boring. Nasaan na ba kasi yung maingay na yun? May maasar man lang ako. Okay na.

"Sorry I'm late."

Napatingin ako bigla to the girl who just arrived. She still makes my heart beats faster.

"Natasha."

"Hi Ace. Can I sit beside you?"

I glance at the empty chair on my left. Wala pa naman yung amazona na yun. Absent na siguro yun.

"K. You can."

"Thanks."

"Why are you here?"

I asked in almost a whisper.

"Absent kasi ako yesterday coz coach suddenly called me to discuss with something. I excuse myself from the class at sinabi ko kay prof na aattend na lang ako ngayon."

"Oh, I see."

"So, Ace, how are you?"

Tinatanong nya pa? What the. 

"I'm trying to stay alive."

"Ace, you need to move on. Magpakasaya ka."

"Do you think that's easy to do? Bakit, nakamove-on ka na ba?"

"Ace. Lower your voice."

Hindi ko napansin na I was talking loudly na pala. Nadala na ako. 

"Mr. Atkins, what's wrong?"

"Prof., My head hurts. Can I go to the clinic?"

"You may Mr. Atkins."

Lumabas na ako without glancing at her. 

Because of what I am feeling now, my feet dragged me to the place where I can forget all the frustrations and anger that I am having. The place where I can relax . The place kung saan ako lang ang pumupunta. The treehouse. 

Wait, ako nga lang ba? Bakit may sapatos dito? A girl? Who could she be? I take off my shoes and climb the ladder. May babae nga. Nakatalikod siya sa akin kaya I cannot see who she is. I heard sobs. Is she crying?

"Miss.."

"Sino ka? Wag kang lumapit."

Nakatalikod pa rin siya. She wipes her tears.

"Miss."

Hindi naman ako pakialamerong tao. I don't even care about girls, only Natasha. And that was before. Kaya lang I don't know ba't ko pa tinatanong tong girl na to.  Maybe I'm just curious. Maybe because ngayon ko lang kasi nalaman na may iba pa palang nagpupunta dito. I thought girls like shopping, chit chatting with others, putting on their makeup, yung mga bagay na palagi nilang ginagawa. Like what Natasha always do. I never thought that pwede pa lang mabuhay ang babae ng mag-isa lang. Yung walang kasama.

"Are you crying?"

"Halata ba?"

"Yap."