Wormwood Academy: The Lost Forbidden Book

Chapter 16

I can think of all the times
You told me not to touch the light
I never thought that you would be the one

I gently strum the guitar along with the song as I look at the calming view in front of me.

I couldn't really justify
How you even thought it could be right
Cause everything we cherished is gone

And in the end, can you tell me if
It was worth the try, so I can decide

Leaves will soon grow from the bareness of trees
And all will be alright in time
From waves overgrown come the calmest of seas
And all will be alright in time
Oh you never really love someone until you learn to forgive

This is my favorite song. Everytime I feel sad or unsure about something, ito kaagad yung naiisip kong kantahin. I don't know. I just feel relax or at ease everytime I'm singing this. It's like comforting me from the feeling.

I closed my eyes.

Ilang araw ko nang hindi pinapansin si Gio. Masama pa rin talaga ang loob ko sa kanya dahil sa paggamit niya sa'kin kay Samantha at lalo pa itong sumama dahil lalo din akong ginugulo ng babaeng iyon. Akala niya talaga may something sa'min ng pinakamamahal niyang Gio.

Try as hard as I might
To flee the shadows of the night
It haunts me and it makes me feel blue
But how can I try to hide
When every breath and every hour
I still end up thinking of you?
And in the end, everything we have makes it worth the fight
So I will hold on for as long

Pinagpatuloy ko ang pag-strum sa gitara habang marahang nakapikit ang aking mga mata. Sinasabayan ito ng masuyong ihip ng hangin mula sa mga halamang nakapaligid sa'kin.

As leaves will soon grow from the bareness of trees
And all will be alright in time
From waves overgrown come the calmest of seas
And all will be alright in time
Oh you never really love someone until you learn to forgive

I was about to sing the bridge but I suddenly halted when I heard a crashing sound of dried leaves stepped by someone.

Napalingon kaagad ako sa likod at nakita si Gio na papalapit sa kinaroroonan ko.

"Can I?" he vaguely asked but I know what he meant so I nodded slowly.

Umupo siya katabi ko sa bench na kaharap sa fountain. Dito ko talaga naisipang pumunta sa maze garden kasi bihira lang ang pumupunta, may pagkakataon akong mag-emote kahit hindi naman dapat.

We both stayed silent for couple of minutes without looking at each other or even putting a glance until Gio crashed a question.

"Galit ka pa rin ba?" tanong niya na nakapagpangiti sa'kin.

"Hindi naman ako galit." sagot ko habang nakatingin sa fountain. Isinukbit ko ang ilang hibla ng aking buhok sa likod ng aking tenga.

You're such a liar, Hurricane.

"Hindi ko lang nagustuhan ang ginawa mo. Nagkaroon na naman si Samantha ng dahilan para guluhin ako." pilit akong ngumiti.

Akala ko magsasalita na siya dahil narinig ko siyang tumikhim pero nanatili lang siyang tahimik kaya ako na ang nagtanong.

"Puwede magtanong?"

"S-sure."

"Parang hindi ka sure."

"Magtanong ka na."

Huminga ako ng malalim. "Naging kayo ba ni Samantha dati?" This time, lumingon na ako sa kanya at natagpuan kong nakatingin pala siya sa'kin.