Moving On (KathNiel)

Chapter 58

LUKE's POV

"JC.." I called JC, who's sitting beside me. Dinalaw nila ako, ngunit hindi lang sila buo kasi may iba-ibang ginagawa ang ga kabarkada ko. Ang tanging kasama lang ni JC si Seth.

"Oh, bakit?" tanong niya habang lumalapit sa'kin. Naka-upo lamang ako sa higaan at nakasandal sa headboard nito. I'm really weak, right now.

Huminga ako ng malalim. "Can I ask a favor?"

He took a couple of minutes before he answered, "A-ano 'yun, J?"

"Gusto kong makipag-kita kay Terrence." I sternly said, no, a command instead.

He suddenly looked tensed. "Brad, bukod sa bawal na sa'yo ang lumabas. Baka gumawa ka pa ng gu--"

"Hindi ako makikipagkita para gumawa ng gulo," I said. "I will just only apologized for all this mess. Pwede bang pagbigyan niyo muna ako this time?"

Napahinga siya ng malalim bago tawagin si Seth. I know, nag-aalala lang sila para sa'kin but I need to do this before I'll disappear in this world, if it'll happen.

I heard JC whispered Seth.

"J.." nag-aalalang tumingin siya sa akin.

I pleaded. "Please?"

"Fine. Pero sandali lang tayo doon." he said and heaved a sigh.

I genuinely smiled at them.

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Napapikit ako nang maramdaman ko ang kakaibang pagsakit ng ulo ko. Para itong binibiyak sa sakit. Naramdaman ko rin ang pagsikip ng dibdib ko. No, not this time.

Naramdaman ko ang pagtigil ng kotse. "J, okay ka lang? May masakit ba?"

"Okay lang ako. Medyo inaatake ako pero tolerable naman. Just drive, I'll sleep." sabi ko bago pumikit.

Naalimpungatan ako dahil sa mahinang tapik ng mga 'to. As I opened my eyes, I roamed it around. Nakatigil kami sa isang parking lot ng basement area. Pinakiramdaman ko muna ang sarili ko.

"Okay ka na?" Seth asked.

I nodded and gave an assuring smile. "Nawala na ang sakit ng ulo ko. I'm fine."

Hindi rin nagtagal ay bumaba na kami bitbit ang isang box na ibibigay ko kay Terrence. I planned to gave this memories I have with Kylie to him, bahala na siya kung sunugin man niya ito. Nakapaloob rin dito ang isang sulat para kay Kylie. Its up to her if she'll read this or not.

JC knocked on his door unit. He opened the door with a smile but the smiled faded when he saw us. Anger replaced it instead.

"What do you need?" he asked.

Tumikhim muna ako bago sumagot. "Pwede ba kitang maka-usap?"

He took a step forward to let us in. Tinignan ko muna sina Seth at mukang nagets naman nila ay tinapik lamang ang balikat ko bago umalis. I entered his unit. First thing I did is to roamed and checked his unit. Its clean and very manly.

Pinaupo muna niya ako sa sofa. I flinched when I saw a picture of Terrence and Kylie na nasa side table. Kinuha ko ito at pinagmasdan. Her smile is true and happy indeed.

"Is it about her, right?" he asked. Nilapag niya ang isang root beer can. Kinuha ko naman ito at nilagok. I'm fund of been wasted.

I nodded. "Yes. I just want to say sorry to you. Sorry kung dumating na naman ako. I'm the real villain here, ako ang kontrabida, ako ang nanakit. I was the ruiner of her fairytale before, until now. Humihingi ako ng tawad sa lahat ng nasabi ko sa'yo, sa lahat lahat. I just want her to be safeguard and I knew, you are the one who'll protect her, not me"