The Nerd's Scheme

Chapter 29

Khloe

I decreased my pace when I saw a familiar figure in front of the building. Habang lumalapit ako ay mas lalong lumilinaw kung sino iyon.

He's wearing a white shirt inside his jacket and a faded pants. Nakatitig ito sa akin at parang hinihintay akong makalapit. Anong ginagawa nya rito?

Ang balak kong paglagpas sa kanya ay hindi natuloy nang bigla itong nagsalita.

"Hi." Saad nito at tipid na ngumiti. Parang nag-aalangan pa ito na batiin ako.

"What do you want? " I asked flatly. We have this unwritten agreement that we should stay away from each other.

"Do you have to be that cold? "

"Why? Are you expecting a warm hug from me?" I fired back.

He chuckled and shook his head. Unti-unting nawala iyon.

He stared at me with those sad eyes. Parang ang bigat ng nararamdaman nya.

"I'm leaving. "

Hindi ako nagsalita at tinitigan lang sya. Alam kong hindi lang isang simpleng pag-alis ang tinutukoy nya.

"I'm leaving for Philadelphia tomorrow. Naayos ko na ang mga kakailanganin ko. I already discussed this with my parents and they both agreed to continue my studies there. "

He's really leaving huh?

"Why are you saying this to me? "

"Because I'm doing this for you. I want to be a better person. So I would know how to treat you properly. How to take care of you. I want to be the right person for you. " He said in full sincerity.

"Iniisip mo ba na kapag sinabi mo sa akin yan ay pipigilan kita? "

"No. I just want you to know that---"

"Paano kapag sinabi kong wag kang umalis? Will you stay? " I cut him off.

His eyes widen a fraction and his mouth parted. Mukhang hindi nya inasahan na sasabihin ko iyon.

He cleared his throat. He took him a moment to answer my question.

"Yes. I will stay. "

I grinned and shook my head.

"You should really leave. Don't do this for me. Do this for yourself. Be a better person because you wanted to be. Not just because you want me to accept you. "

Nakatitig lang ito sa akin at tila hinihintay na dugtungan ko ang sinabi ko. What? It's not like I'm going to give you a long speech.

"You have a flight tomorrow. Rest Logan. Good luck to your next journey."

Tipid akong ngumiti at nilagpasan sya. I'm not that heartless. Yes, he did something that made me furious but that doesn't mean that I should curse and wish him a rough journey.

For the past months, I saw his sincerity and how regretful he was. Hindi nya pinilit ang sarili nya at dumistansya na lang.

"I'm in love with you Khloe Emerald De Vera. I'm so fucking in love with you. "

I almost stagger on my feet when I heard those words.

Hindi ako huminto at mas lalo pang binilisan ang paglalakad. That almost caught me off guard. I never expected to hear those words coming from him in this kind of situation.

"Heard that? I'm in love with you. Papatunayan ko sayo na karapat dapat ako para sayo! "

Damn. Bakit kailangan nyang isigaw? Nahiya tuloy ako bigla sa mga tao na nasa paligid. I lowered my head and bit my lower lip.