Pain Of Broken Promises (Typographic Editing)

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chapter 9

Tulala sa hangin at parang ayaw ko ng gumalaw sa kama ko. Halos mapupunit na ang labi ko kakangiti, nangangalay na rin ang labi ko. I looked outside of my room through the window. Gabi na pero hindi pa rin ako inaantok, naiisip ko yung nangyari kanina sa loob ng school. Yung mga sinabi n'ya sa akin.

Kanina pa ako sa school, I wanted to hit my face on the wall to wake me up but I realize that it's not even a dream. It's true! His confessing his feelings! Hindi naman ata s'ya lasing kasi bawal naman inumin at ang nakainom sa loob ng school and he's not smelly. In fact, mabango nga sya eh.

"I am not expecting anything in return, just give me a right to love you."

His following words after another there's another one again, it's stuck on my head it keeps on replaying and replaying. Humiga ako and keep hitting the long pillow beside me. Malala na talaga ako, kasalanan n'ya to eh. Kaso hindi ko s'ya nasagot kasi sa bell! Panirang bell na iyan! Dapat denilay!

"Let's talk some other time, yung walang istorbo." Lumapit ako sa kan'ya at pinunasan ang luha n'ya bago tinapik yung pisngi n'ya.

I left him in there, tapos kahaponan hindi ko na s'ya na kita. I asked Joshua about it but he said that he left early than him. Sabi daw nito sa kanya, na mauuna na daw s'yang uuwi sa kanila kaya hindi ko s'ya nakita noong pag-uwian namin.

Sa sumunod na araw naging mailap s'ya sa akin, hindi ko s'ya nakikitang dumadaan sa hallway and I just found out he's already using the other stairs. Akala ko ba gusto n'yang bigyan ko s'ya ng karapatan ngayon na gusto ko s'yang kausapin tungkol doon, naging mailap s'ya sa akin.

Hindi din s'ya sumasama sa kanyang mga kaibigan o sumasama o baka hindi ko lang nakikita o nachachambahan. The days turned into week, nagiging normal na sa akin ang lahat. Yung Beatrice naman wala namang ginagawa sa akin kaya I am cool with it.

"Angel, may naghahanap sa'yo."

I am inside the classroom, I am sleepy and I wanted to sleep. Nakapatong ang mukha ko sa dalawang braso ko trying to sleep when someone called my name. I lifted my head and I saw Chantelle, she smiled and showed me a ball.

"Let's play volleyball?" Aya n'ya sa akin.

These past few days, mas napapadalas ang paglalaro ko ng volleyball. That's when I know this girl. She's a good volleyball player, the fact that she's also a member of the school's volleyball team. She's from ABM second section, nag-iisang ABM student na kasama sa School's volleyball team.

I just smiled and stood up to get my extra shirt on my bag, nagdadala na ako ng extra shirt pati sapatos. Alangan naman na maglalaro ako ng mag heels yung sapatos.

"I'll just change my clothes, wait for a little bit." Saad ko sa kan'ya, walang teacher ngayon kasi nasa JHS they have something important to do.

Kaya mahaba sana ang oras ng tulog ko. Napatingin sa akin ang iilang kaklase ko when I get out from the comfort room, this is my first time wearing my Jersey from my old school and it's not a volleyball jersey shirt! It's my taekwondo jersey shirt!

Pero yung lower ko is yung jersey short ko na bagong pinagawa ko along with another jersey shirt. In front there's Japanese written letters which mean 'I will strive and kick harder than my words.' Then the faded logo of our school then another is at the back is my sports name which is taekwondo.

Halos kasi sa sinausout kong jersey shirt ay puro pang volleyball, naiba lang ngayon. Lumabas ako sa silid dala yung sling bag at tumbler ko. Sabay kaming dalawa na pumunta sa court just to see her friends and some of her teammates waiting for me.