JIRO'S POV
The moment that Arcie ran away, bigla akong nagpalit bilang Jacob. And the moment that I saw her crying, hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko. Nilapitan ko siya then I hug her.
I'm longing to hug her like this. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang pumasok sa kukote ko at ginawa ko yung mga bagay na yun kay Arcie. Yes, I'm afraid na baka maging panakip butas ko siya. But yung mga times na magkasama kami, I totally forgot Amber. Arcie is not hard to love.
Pwede bang this time magpaka selfish na ko?
I don't want to avoid her anymore.
Because the more I resist her, the more I fall for her.
If I already have a feeling for her, hindi na siguro pagiging panakip butas yun di ba?
But unfortunately, because of that four girls na lagi na lang nanggugulo sa buhay ni Arcie, nalaman niya na me and Jacob are only one.
I'm very afraid of her reactions.
I bring her to the roof-top. Nung nandun na kami I release her hand.
"I-I'm sorry" tinalikuran ko siya
"p-please explain. Paanong naging ikaw si Jacob?" she asked me with a confused yet calm voice
I took a deep breath "I'm using that disguise ever since I was in first year. Escape ko to sa mga tao. I grew tired of all the attentions they are giving me. Whenever I wear those disguises, walang pumapansin sakin, well except for one person" hinarap ko si Arcie "nung unang araw na nakilala mo ko as Jacob I thought of you as an annoying and very nosy girl. But in the end, ikaw pala ang magiging best and only friend ni Jacob."
I kneeled down in front of her then I bow my head
Nagulat naman si Arcie sa ginawa ko "Jiro--"
"I'm very sorry Arcie. I'm very sorry for all the things that I've done. kaya ako ganito is because I'm afraid na baka masaktan kita. but the more I avoid you, the more I want to be close to you. Sorry din kung hindi ko sinabi sayo kung sino talaga si Jacob. But I'm very happy because for a brief moment I am able to show myself, yung dating Jiro" hindi ko namalayan tumulo na pala ang luha ko. This is the first time I cry infront of a person "I thought--I thought hindi na babalik yung dating ako because of too much pain that I feel. pero naibalik mo sakin yun. but in the end nagawa parin kitang saktan. i'm just afraid na baka maramdaman ko sayo yung isang bagay na ayoko ng maramdaman ulit. you must be mad but I'm really sorry. I became unfair. Hindi ko dapat ginawa sayo yung mga bagay na yun. I'm sorry"
I felt her arms around my neck. I was shocked to see that she is hugging me.
"Jacob, Jiro nakalimutan mo na ba yung sinabi ko sayo nung time na sinabi mo sakin na Jacob is just a disguise?" hinimas niya yung likod ng ulo ko "I told you I won't be mad at you kung hindi mo man masabi sakin or dumating yung time na malaman ko. I am very happy kasi sa likod ng disguise na yun I am able to know the real Jiro." Umalis siya sa pagkakayakap niya sakin then she wiped my tears "I am very shocked to see you cry. But still I'm happy because nakita ko nanaman ang other side mo. I should consider myself lucky kasi mukhang ako pa lang ata ang nakakakita sayo ng ganito."
I slightly smile "to tell you the truth, oo ikaw pa lang"
Tumayo kami pareho then she hugged me again "please don't avoide me anymore, my prince"
I face her "yes, I think it's about time para matauhan na ko. I wont' avoid you anymore my dear" I touch her face then I kiss her forehead. I felt that she trembled dahil dun sa ginawa ko kaya natawa naman ako "that's the reason why I can't resist you"
