Lawful Obsession - [On-Going]

Chapter 11

How can things be easy as possible for them? I wonder how it felt, I wonder what it's tastes like. I know all my life I still hanging and wonder 'what ifs', I wanted to be like her. As my thoughts go deepened, I immediately drift away when I saw Crista putting something on my table. 

"Crista?" I lighthearted called her. She appears uneasy when I look at what she's doing. And there, I see a piece of the red rose.

And look at her again, trying to harden her facial.

"What.... are you... doing?" I almost whisper.

"He's mine, to begin with!" I jump in shock when I heard her. I look around and there's no one beside us here.

"W-what?"

"Sa tingin mo hindi ko alam una palang?" She talks and glare at me. "Bago pa kita kilalanin, alam ko na!"

"Alam ang.... alin?" As confusion aroused me, she mockingly laughed.

"Stop pretending to be a goody and f-cking innocent Leizel!" She's fuming mad. "Sakin dapat siya ipapakasal nila Daddy! Pero dahil sa'yo nabago ang lahat! Ako dapat ang asawa niya! Not you! You're nothing but a rat!"

Sumisikip ang dibdib ko sa mga inuutal ng bibig niya. Bakit kailangan niya sabihin 'yon? I know, I'm not upscale like them. I honestly know that I'm a stranger to this place. But not to her, at least. I cannot speak what's in my mind, dahil natatakot akong mawala ang pagka-kaibigan namin.

Pinunasan ko ang luha ko dahil isa-isa ng pumapasok ang mga studyante. Some are laughing, some are busy with their chit-chats. Tinignan ko si Crista pero inirapan niya lang ako. Napahawak ako sa balikat ko nang matamaan niya iyon habang nag lalakad paalis.

Naging maayos ang rehearsal kanina, at bukas ay huling practice na namin para sa gaganapin na graduation ball. Sinundo ako ni Bryle ng mas maaga pa kaysa sa uwian ko. Habang lumalapit ako sakanya ay naiisip ko si Crista. Sila dapat ang nagpa-kasal at hindi ako. Hindi ko maiwasang isipin na mag kasama sila at in love sa isa't isa. Sumisikip ang puso ko. Stop visualizing Leizel! She's a good friend of yours! She didn't mean those words.

But, the fact that I hurt someone without noticing, felt depressing.

"How's your day?" He asked.

How am I supposed to say, it's good? When I don't feel fine. Kaya instead of answering, I just gives him a brisk smile. And after that, there's a silence between us.

"Where do you want to eat?" He gently asks me this time.

"C-can we go home now?"

He looks at me when the red light comes. Ayokong malaman niya ang nangyari. His lenient eyes wandering mine.

"S-sorry, Pagod lang"

On the last day of our practice, we do a dry run. This is everyone's big day, kaya kailangang maging maayos at pulido ang event. Eliana and other councils look stressed and alleviated. The rehearsal finished earlier than expected. Eliana had a speech to memorize the program and rest for the day.

I admire how she manages everything.

"We talked about this, 'di ba? Nananadya ka ba!?"

Dala-dala ko ang bag ng may marinig akong boses. It's already 1 pm at walang studyante na pakalat-kalat. I was thinking to go to the library when I saw Eliana and the guy I do not know. Hindi ko rin nakita ang muka dahil nakaharap ito kay Eliana. She looks raging mad. The strict leader seems to have a hard time.

"Oo, pero hindi ko 'to ginagawa para sa'yo. This task assigns to me. Akala mo ba gusto kitang makita?" Nanlaki ang mata ko ng marinig ko ang boses ng lalaki, malamig at akala mo'y nandidiri sa kausap. Pero mas nag taka ako sa itsura ni Eliana. She seems hurt but tries to divert it by laughing sarcastically.

Bago ko pa marinig ang sasabihin ni Eliana ay may humigit na sa'kin. Shocked registered my face when I saw Rhee.

"R-rhee?!" Anas ko. She just smiles brightly.
Tinanong ko kung saan niya ako dadalhin pero nag patuloy lang siya sa pag hila sa'kin. Nakapunta na kami sa parking lot ng school at pinilit niya akong pumasok sa sasakyan niya.

"Hoo! Buti nalang at hindi ka nakita ni Elya. Thanks to me!" She energetically utter.

I look at her puzzled. While she's clutching her seatbelt, she seems to know I'm clueless. Tumawa siya ng nakakaloko at tinignan ako.

"When Elya saw you, nako! Baka makita mo ang dragon. She doesn't like when someone intervene their conversation. Lalo na't lover's quarrel iyon"

Agad kong naunawaan ang sinabi niya. Pero madami pa akong tanong sakanya kaso, nakakahiyang mag salita. She's driving and I'm just here lowkey panicking. Saan ba kami pupunta? For the ninth time, I glance at her, smiling and enjoying the radio.

"You can relax Lei. Wala akong gagawing masama" Nanlaki ang mata ko sa tono ng boses niya. Kung ano ang una kong pag kakakita sakanya ay gano'n din ang itsura niya ngayon. Fierce, and scary. Pero saglit na nawala iyon ng marinig ko ang halakhak niya.

"Ano ka ba! Wag kang funny Lei ha!"

Naguguluhan ako sa ina-asal ni Rhee ngayon. Kailangan ko na bang kontakin si Ms. Annie? Should I introduce her to Rhee?

"Okay, hindi ako nandito para makipag away" She laugh a little and faced me. Naka park na ngayon ang sasakyan. " I'm here to help you with your problems, sis!" And then she wiggle her eyebrow.

Sis?

I can't register what's going on.