Out Of Reach [Completed]

10. Helping Him?

Chapter 10. Helping Him?

I woke up with the sound of my phone beeping. Kinapa-kapa ko ito sa gilid bago binuksan ang mga mata. The message came from Rage. Napabalikwas naman ako ng bangon ng makita iyon. Kay Rage!

I gulped before opening the message.

For the past days, we haven't talk. Dahil nilalayo ako ni Zach sa kanya o kaya naman hindi kami pinagtatagpo. Nandiyan lang sa dalawa. Ano bang sasabihin ni Rage at magm-message sa akin sa ala una ng gabi?

Binuksan ko iyon at binasa.

Halo halo ang emosyong rumagasa sa dibdib ko nang mabasa iyon. I couldn't think of clearly. He didn't made it concise but I already had a clue. Kung totoo man iyon. . . hindi ko na talaga alam anong gagawin.

Rage Augustrius Fernandez:
I ended it.

Iyon lamang ang message na ipinadala niya pero halos mangiyak-ngiyak na ako sa saya. Sigurado akong tungkol ito sa namamagitan sa kanilang dalawa ni Kyrie. I know that Rage really liked her. But knowing Kyrie, she is rotten inside. May nalaman siguro si Rage.

Rage Augustrius Fernandez:
You're not replying yet you read my message

Rage Augustrius Fernandez:
Help me to forget about her, please. She let me court her and I just knew that she had a boyfriend!

Napasinghap naman ako sa sunod sunod na message ng lalaki. I didn't know that Kyrie can do that despite of her liking Rage so much! Halos sabunutan niya na nga ako no'ng malamang kami ang magkapartner ni Rage sa research collaboration.

And Fernandez begging through message? I want to see it in person.

Peter Archerion Dela Cruz:
Tutulungan kita, I didn't know she was like that.

That was the truth. Hindi ko maiisip na kayang gawin iyon ng babae, I knew that she is badass and loves to pick fights pero hindi sa paraang gano'n! Marami pa talagang sekretong tinatago ang babae iyon.

Napahiga ako ulit habang hinihintay ang mensahe ng lalaki. Habang nakatitig sa chat box namin, naalala ko bigla ang nakangiting mukha ni Zacharias. He was genuine, sincere and consistent. Nagkulang lang siya sa assurance pero I know he likes me.

Nakakabaliw talaga. Choosing between the two of them feels like a dream. Who would I choose? Rage who is the guy that my heart has been screaming. . . or Zacharias who just came in but shows interest in me? Parang ang kapal naman ng mukha kong mamili.

When in fact, Zach hasn't confessed yet and in Rage’s case, I don't know if it's even possible.

I waited for a couple of minutes but he didn't replied so I took the chance to sleep again.

Morning came and everything was perfect. Bumaba ako sa sala na nandoon si Papa nagkakape, tapos si Mama naman ay nagluluto siguro sa kusina. I miss this view, 'yung dating samahan ng pamilya namin.

Since it's saturday, wala akong magawa sa bahay. I tried to reach out to my friends asking for an out but no one replied. I guess ako nalang siguro. I just want a coffee. Babalik din naman ako dito pagkatapos magkape sa labas.

Nang makababa sa hagdan ay tinapunan agad ako ng tingin ni Papa. Hindi ko nalang iyon pinansin at tinungo ang kusina kung nasaan nagluluto si Mama. She was cooking lumpiang shanghai while singing. Halata naman kung saan ako nagmana.

"Mabuti gising kana," She greeted me with a perfect smile to start up my day. "Kamusta naman ang extempo speech mo kahapon?" We had our speech yesterday, our performance task for oral communication. I chose the topic family which made my classmates teary-eyed while listening.