Keiran's POV
Kanina pa ko nakatingin sa pintuan habang hinihintay si Ionnah na bumalik pinatawag kasi siya sa Principal's office. Pati tuloy ako kinakabahan lalo na andito si tita, sigurado mapaapagalitan na naman niyan si Bessie-
"Keiran!"
Ay tipaklong!
"Si Dylan oh di mapakali, may LQ ba kayo?" pasigigaw na tanong ni Gab.
"Yun oh! Kaya namanpala eh!" sigaw ng mga lalake.
LQ? Lover's Quarrel? Tss. How I wish, kahit LQ meron. Pero napakaimposible yata.
"Ugh! Shut up! Were not having any of those stupid junks!"
Kita niyo? Masakit. Kahit alam kong wala akong pagasa tinuloy ko parin tong katangahan ko. Isa kong napakalaking TANGA.
Tumayo siya at lumabas ng classroom. Alam ko naman kung san siya pupunta eh. And call me a fool again, kasi susundan ko siya. Papasok na si Yossef nang papalapit ako sa may pintuan, direderecho lang ako sa paglalakad, as much as possible di ko siya tinitignan kasi alam ko pipigilan lang niya ako.
"And where do you think you're going? Magka-cut class ka?"
"Wala ka na dun." I answered him coldly at patuloy lang sa paglalakad.
Nang nakababa na ako, nagulat na lang ako ng may biglang humigit sa kamay ko.
"Maddison, don't go."
And di nga ako nagkakamali, si Yossef nga.
"Yossef, stay out of this please."
"Then what? Hayaang masaktan ka ulit?"
"Please! Stop acting like I'm your responsibility!" hinila ko yung kamay ko sa pagkakahawak niya at naglakad pamunta sa Principal's Office. Pero nakakailang hakbang palang ako, biglang nagsalita si Yossef.
"Have you forgotten? I told you before, I will protect you no matter what."
"So kayo na pala."
"Hmm." I answered him while smiling. "I'm very happy right now, Yossef. Very, very happy. Akala ko one-sided lang tong pagmamahal ko sa kanya, but I was wrong. Alam ko, maikling panahon niya lang ako niligawan pero, I can't help but make him mine as early as possible, kasi kung panaginip man to, lulubus-lubosin ko na."
Halos sampung minuto kaming magkatabing nakasandal sa railing ng rooftop na tahimik. Di siya nagsasalita. Walang umiimik.
But what broke the silence was him.
"I love you, Maddison." Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya. Napalingon ako sa kanya pero nakatingin lang siya ng direcho sa harapan niya. "I loved you knowing I won't get something in return. I want you to be happy. I know it's too late for me to say those words to but I took the risk. Maddison, tandaan mo, kung dumating man yung araw na masaktan ka, I will be here, I will be there to comfort you. I will protect you no matter what, from any pain and failures. I may not be your prince, but I promise you, I'll be you're knight, I'll protect you."
"Thank you, Yossef. But, I guess I'm not the damsel in distress anymore that you have to protect."
Pinatuloy ko ang paglalakad. Sa di kalayuan nakita ko na yung principal's office. At habang papalapit ako. Isang napakasakit na scenario and nakita ko.
BINABASA MO ANG
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