Blare Liam Mauricio
Chloe Auclair
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Pagkaalis nila, kaagad akong nag-book ng sasakyan papunta sa address na binigay ni Chloe sa'kin kanina bago kami natapos mag-usap sa garden.
Kakausapin ko lang si Chloe, I want to say sorry too.
Pagkarating ko sa lugar kung saan niya ako kikitain, tinext ko na siya na narito na ako kaya naghintay pa ako ng ilang sandali bago siya dumating. Malapit lang daw itong park na 'to sa bahay nila.
"Blare..."
Pagkatingin ko sa kaliwa ko, nakita ko siya roon, papalapit sa akin.
I was stunned by her the moment I saw her.
She's beautiful.
Napaiwas ako ng tingin sabay lunok, nakapambahay lang siya ngayon, gray tank top 'yon, dolphin shorts at tsinelas.
"How are you?" I asked her.
Napabuntong-hininga siya.
"Better, so far... Uhm, thank you."
"For what?"
Hindi pa muna niya ako sinagot dahil hinaya niya ako maupo sa damuhan ng park.
"For everything, you guys are the best. I don't know now if we didn't meet you all. Blessings in the sky."
"Me? Am I a blessing to you?" napatingin siya sa akin, nakakunot ang kilay. "Kidding," I chuckled.
"You know, I like you, right?"
Alam ko 'yon pero iba pala kapag narinig ko mismo sa kaniya.
It made me smile.
"Yeah,"
"You like Edric, right?" My smile faded. "You're too obvious."
"I don't know, Chloe. I-I'm still confused."
"Why? Any factors?"
"A lot of factors, Chloe. I have a lot of factors that I need to consider." Iniwas ko na ang tingin sa kaniya, sinabayan ko siyang tignan ang palubog ng araw.
"At least he still has a chance." Nakita ko sa peripheral vision ko na napayakap siya sa tuhod niya.
"I'm sorry, Chloe."
Natawa siya.
"You don't need to apologize. My feelings towards you aren't that deep."
"Why did you kiss me?"
"At first, I thought it was just for you to play, but when your lips touched mine... I felt something in my heart that I hadn't felt in a long time. Funny, I fell for you because of that kiss... I mean, even more. You're such a good kisser, but nonetheless." sumeryoso bigla ang tono niya. "I witness how kind and caring you are. You can go to great lengths for your love..."
"I envied that. I envied Jino and Edric because they experienced that from you. I want to be honest with you, Blare, but it makes me feel bad and hurt whenever I think that you can't be mine because, I'm bad in your perspective."
"If that didn't ha-" She cut me off.
"If... only If. That's fine. Maybe it's not for me to be loved. All my life I became bad for others, so people saw me until now like that."
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