When He Met Her (Completed)

Chapter 38

Note: You might encounter grammatical errors ahead

Still Kane's Point of View.

"Can, i have a minute with you, kane?"

I looked at my side when someone spoke. I was surprise that it was zean

I just nodded at her.

"Are you perhaps, avoiding me?" her question made me froze

"H-huh? O-of course not! What made you think that? I'm just busy that's why i've never had a chance to talk to you" i lied.

She looked at me like she wasn't convince of what i said

"Then bakit, sa tuwing nakakasalubong kita, lumilihis ka ng direksyon? When actually before, you'll just pass by me? Linalagpasan mo lang ako, pero bakit ngayon, parang iniiwasan mo 'ko?"

Parang may kung anong bagay ang bumara sa lalamunan ko dahilan para hindi ako makapagsalita. Dahil sa sinabi nya ay natahimik ako

"Does your silence indicate that, you did really avoid me?" tanong pa nyang muli pero nakatikom parin ang mga bibig ko

Damn, i should not be surprised! I know she'll ask those questions because she already attempted to talk to me but i did not gave her a chance. So why can't i do what i have planned?

"No....i'm not avoiding you.." mahinang saad ko.

"But seems like, you are" mula sa pagkakayuko ay itinaas ko ang aking ulo at tiningnan sya

Nagulat ako ng nakitang umiiyak sya. There are tears on her eyes.

Why? Why there are tears on your eyes, zean?

I sighed. "I needed to." i needed to, zean. because that was the only way i know to forget you. To forget this feelings i had

Tumingin sya sakin na para bang hindi makapaniwala sa sinabi ko

"Why? Why do you need to avoid me?"

I feel like i might say the real reason to her, but i can't. Not now. Not when she's already happy. I cannot be selfish and tell her the real reason and force her to like me again.

"Uh, you know, yuri might feel jealous if i talk to you too much or if i will be with you. He might think that you might like me again" i said jokingly.

"You are not lying...aren't you?"

"of course i'm not! That's my reason for um avoiding you? Trust me. If i were on yuri's position, i might get jealous if i saw you with your ex-crush, cause you might like him again."

"Yuri is not that kind of person"

"That's what i think he is. If he really isn't a jealous person, i should stop avoiding you, then?"

"It already depends on you, i already heard the answer to my question. So it's up to you if you'll keep avoiding me"

"Hmm, okay? Don't worry, i'll stop avoiding or ignoring you from now on. Instead, i'll greet you if we ever run into each other." i guess i can forget you or this feelings i had, without needing to avoid you.

I showed her a geniune smile. "Let's go inside na? Baka magtaka ang mga yun kung bakit wala tayo sa loob" saad ko at tumango lang sya

Alodia's Point of View.

Tahimik lang akong nakatingin sa tanawin na nasa harap. Nandito kami ni jace ngayon sa park. Pagkauwian ay dito ako dinala ni jace. Gusto ko sanang umuwi na pero sumama na lang ako dahil gusto ko din munang mag-unwind matapos ang nangyari kanina

Mabuti nalang at dito ako dinala ni jace dahil nakakarelax talaga dito plus maganda pa yung view.

"Are you okay, love?"

hindi ko namalayan na kanina pa pala malalim ang iniisip ko. Napatingin ako kay jace

He was looking at me with his worried face

I smiled. "I'm okay love"

"Okay" saad nya pero hindi parin nawawala ang pag-aalala sa mukha nya

"Love?" pagtawag nya sakin kaya napalingon ako sakanya. "Hmm?"

"Please don't keep everything by yourself, hmm? I'm always here. You can tell me everything whenever you're ready" saad nya. Ngumiti ako at tumango tango

"I will but...can you wait? I'm not fully healed yet from the trauma i experienced. It still hurts me. It still scares me. It still hunts me" saad ko at tumango naman sya

"I can love, and i'm willing to. Just tell me everything when you're ready okay? Or just some, not all. Just remember you're not alone okay? You have your friends, you have your parents and you have me"

Hindi ko sya sinagot at ngumiti lang ako at ibinalik na ang tingin sa harap

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*Bang!

"Kuya!!"

"P-please d-don't hurt m-my s-sister"

"Kuya! Kuya!"

"Gale, run! you need to run!"

"No kuya! I won't leave you!"

"G-gale, y-you n-need t-to h-hide. H-hide until...until m-mom a-and d-dad c-came. S-save y-yourself"

"K-kuya, k-kuya let's run together, hindi kita iiwan!"

"Kuya! Kuya! No!!–" "No!!"

Napabalikwas ako mula sa pagkakahiga. Napahawak ako sa pisnge ko ng maramdamang basa ito.

I dreamed of the same thing again. The death of my brother. Hanggang ngayon, naaalala ko parin ang nangyari noon. Kung paano ko nakitang binaril ng isang lalaki si kuya. Kung gaano ako natakot nung napuno ng dugo ang mga kamay ko. I can still remember everything.

Hinilot ko ang sintido ko upang pakalmahin ang sarili. Pinadausdos ko ang aking kamay sa buhok ko tsaka napagdesisyunang bumangon.

Bumaba ako at pumunta sa kitchen

"Gabi na, ah. Gising ka parin?" bungad na tanong ni amara ng madatnan ko sya sa kitchen

Umiinom sya ng gatas.

Pumunta ako sa kitchen sink at kumuha ng baso. Pinuno ko ng tubig yung baso at dahan dahan itong ininom

"May problema ba?" tanong nya ulit. Malalim akong bumuntong hininga

"Just dreamed of the same thing, again" saad ko at sumimsim ng tubig sa baso

"You mean, you dreamed of ethan's death again? Bumalik ulit? Nawala na yan ah?"

"Yeah, bumalik ulit."

"And why?"

"I just had an encounter with someone and she mentioned kuya's death."

Kinwento ko sakanya yung nangyari kanina at napasigaw sya dahil don

"What?! That crazy woman! How dare her!" sigaw nya kaya agad kong tinakpan ang bibig nya

"Ano ba! Wag ka ngang maingay!"

Nag-usap pa kami sandali bago ko napagdesisyunang bumalik sa kwarto

Ng makabalik ako sa kwarto ay agad akong humilata sa kama. Ilang minuto akong nakatitig sa ceiling ng kwarto ko bago ako nakaramdam ng antok. Unti unti ko ng ipinikit ang mga mata ko hanggang sa tuluyan akong makatulog.

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