CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
Lover
"Are you happy?" Adamaris ask while we are dancing.
"If you are, I am." I said. Kissing her forehead.
She laughed a bit. "Congratulations babe..."
"Congratulations too..." I kiss her cheek again. Never minding about the people around.
"I wished Antreas is here..." Nakita ko ang lungkot sa mga mata niya.
"I'm feel bad for celebrating without him..." Dugtong niya.
"He'll feel bad more is he sees you like this..." I said.
"I hope he wakes up soon..." I wipe her tears.
"He better be." Bulong ko.
"Damn it, this is all stressing!" Ginulo ni Antreas ang buhok niya. Papers are scattered around him.
He's finishing their thesis. We're in the same year and program, but different section. Kaming dalawa ang magkaklase ni Adamaris. Nagtaka nga ako dahil magkaiba sila ni Adamaris ng section. When I ask him about it, he said it wasn't intentional, but he didn't try to switch because he thought it was for the better. In those years, I think he was silently avoiding Adamaris, without her noticing. And I understand him, hindi niya rin kayang manatili palagi sa tabi ni Adamaris dahil sa mga bagay na tinatago niya.
Antreas and I are trying to fill the gap that separate us for years. We are building the bridge slowly. Ngayon kami ang magkasama. Adamaris was with her group for thesis. Nagkataong tapos na kaming parehos sa meeting namin sa mga kagrupo namin.
"It does... but I'm thankful that I'm not the leader tho," Halakhak ko.
Umiling siya. "You suck, dude."
Tumawa na lang din siya. He became the leader of their group. Antreas is lazy, but he's really smart. Mabuti nga at hindi niya napabayaan ang pag-aaral niya.
Napatingin ako sa harap ng may dumaang babae. She was wearing an office attire, I think she's a professor here. Nagulat ako ng patago siyang kumaway at kumindat kay Antreas. We are on a school ground. We are near our depatment. In one of the stone table. Kami lang ang nasa gawing yon kaya alam kong si Antreas ang kinawayan niya. I'm pretty sure it wasn't it me, so that leaves...
Napatingin ako kay Antreas na agad umiwas ng tingin. Nanliit ang mata ko.
"Do you know her?"
He fake cough. "She's a professor. Business..."
"Hmmm..." Tumango tango ako. He still makes himself busy. Kung ano anong papel ang ginagalaw niya.
Hindi ko inalis ang titig sa kanya. He became more anxious when he notice me staring.
Hindi na siya nakapagtimpi. "What is it?! Do you want to say something?!"
"What do you mean? I'm not doing anything..." Depensa ko
"Well, your staring and silence makes uncomfortable. So just say what you to say!"
"I don't have anything to say, do you?" Asar ko.
Natigilan siya at umiwas ulit ng tingin. It's like he wants to say something but decided not to.
Ginulo niya ang buhok niya. "Damn it, now I'm distracted!"
"Well, it seems that way ever since the prof' passed by."
He scoffed. "Oh, there you go, it's about Megan." He said
