Love Game

Chapter 86: Problem

It’s been days simula nung umalis si Jade. Actually, I was planning to talk to her pero nalaman ko nalang na umalis na pala siya. But somehow I thought, hindi ko rin pala alam ang sasabihin ko kung nagkita kami. Ang laki ng kasalanan ko sa kanya. I’ve been a jerk.

“Bro!” I turned to my right and caught the ball.

“Ang lalim ng iniisip mo ah.” sabi ni Axel.

“Wala to.” Sabi ko sabay pasa ulit ng bola sa kanya.

I walked to the bench and took a sip from a bottle of water. Sumunod din si Axel tapos umupo sa bench. Umupo rin ako.

“Feeling ko its either Grace or Jade.” Bigla niyang sabi. I looked at him weirdly.

“Pero mas feeling ko si Jade yan.” He added.

“How can you say that?” I asked.

“Iba ka kasi pag si Grace iniisip mo. It’s either ngumingiti ka mag-isa or kumukunot ang noo mo.” Sagot niya. “But if si Jade naman eh you stare at nowhere.”

“You know me that well huh?” I commented.

“Malamang! Kapatid kita!” sabi niya sabay batok sa akin. “But seriously Thom, get your feelings straight. Nalilito ka na yata eh.”

“What?” tanong ko sa kanya.

“I mean look, these past few days, ganyan ka na. You kept on thinking about Jade.” Sabi niya then shrugged. “Not all feelings fade. Perhaps napapalitan, pero kahit kailan, di yun mawawala.”

“What do you mean by that?” I asked. He’s talking differently. Hindi ko siya maintindihan.

He patted my shoulder. “Minahal mo si Jade dati nung wala pa si Grace, Thom. It never faded. Yun nga lang, natabunan lang dahil sa pagkagusto mo kay Grace.”

Then flashbacks came running to my mind.

We were young and innocent. But since then, I learned about the thing they called ‘puppy love.’ Araw araw nakikita ko si Jade sa subdivision, but I never got a chance to talk and play with her. Not until that tragic day came. Naaksidente ang parents ni Jade. She became an orphan at a young age. Buti na lang at someone took the responsibility of raising her.