As It Is Bearable [COMPLETED✓]

Chapter 23.

Chapter 23.

"I'm tired,"

Malakas na angal ni Ledaine sabay upo sa lilim ng bahay niya. Habang si Yasser naman ay patuloy pa rin sa paglalagay ng lupa sa loob ng paso, nang matapos siya ay sumunod siya kay Ledaine at umupo sa tabi nito sa lilim upang magpahinga.

Nasa labas sila ng bahay ngayon, katanghaliang tapat, upang magtanim.

It was that day when Yasser thought Ledaine was sicked, so he was forcing her to rest on her bed. But Ledaine is stubborn.

She hates it when someone faked their illness, even more so if someone was telling her she's sicked when she's not. Kaya niyaya niya si Yasser magtanim, at mukhang nagustuhan naman ni Yasser kaya nagtuloy-tuloy ang pagtatanim nila.

"... I brought you here to make you love me, not to make you a farmer. Puro na lang tayo tanim, Yasser. Alam mo bang ang dapat mo lang gawin habang nandito ay aralin paano ako mahalin?" Inis na tanong ni Ledaine habang pinupunasan ang pawis sa noo niya.

Palihim namang napangiti si Yasser habang nakatingin sa gubat sa harap nila, mabilis niyang sinulyapan si Ledaine saka pabirong nagtanong.

"Magkakaroon ba tayo ng quiz tungkol diyan?"

Lumingon naman si Ledaine kay Yasser, "Dapat lang! I'll give you a 300 items exam to be answered for three hours. The type of exams will be to enumerate the reason why I am loveable, identify the reason why I am much more better than Chloe or than that woman you briefly met but somehow became your first love, and multiple choice where you will choose the best characteristics that I possess that made me worth it to love. How is that? Do you want to do the exam tonight?"

"Hindi ba pwedeng magreview muna ako? Kinakabahan ako, baka wala akong maisagot."

Ledaine's mouth open and closed and she stared menacingly to Yasser.

Hindi niya alam if nang-aasar si Yasser or what.

"Hindi mo na kailangang mag-review! You only need to use your stock knowledge! Even your common sense will do."

"Wala ako non," pirming sagot ni Yasser. "Atsaka, ang gusto ko, kapag nagsagot na ako sa exam mo, sa puso ko manggagaling ang sagot, hindi sa utak ko. Walang laman ang utak ko maliban sayo kaya ganon."

Natahimik naman si Ledaine. Mahina niyang tinabas ang damo sa inuupuan niya saka mahinang nagsalita. "Pinakilig mo ako ng kaunti, may plus five points ka."

Ngumiti naman si Yasser. "How much score does it need for me to pass your exam?"

"85% of 300, so you need to have a score of 255 points above to pass."

Napamaang naman si Yasser. "That's high!" Gulat na sabi ni Yasser, "It's almost the same with the entrance exam score required in my previous university."

"Then think about it as an entrance exam to my heart." Ledaine said and created a heart shape with her hands. "Sakto lang naman, diba? I mean, if you'll compare me to some college schools out there, it will be the Oxford or Harvard University. Or if you prefer local but prestigious school, then I would be UST, La Salle, UP, or PUP."

Yasser let out a chuckled.

"But I graduated in Yale."

"I know, pero ayaw mo ba ng bago? Left behind old things, and start to look for something new and exciting." Ledaine said meaningfully. "I'm beautiful, fresh and certainly new and amazing. So choose me."

Although they were talking about college universities, she was obviously referring to Chloe in her last statement.

Umiling uling na lang si Yasser saka tumayo bago pinagpagan ang pang-upo, pinagmasdan lang siya ni Ledaine hanggang sa bigla itong yumuko ulit saka siya binitbit.