“No.” the woman, the same woman who embraced Winter to comfort at the station said, standing with her arms crossed with Winter behind her.
Karina's eyebrows furrowed, “What do you mean 'no'?”
“Just as you heard it. No.” the woman said firmly.
Nasa harap si Karina ng pinto ni Winter kasama si Felix para sana makausap s'ya pero itong babae ang nagbukas ng pinto at nakaharap nila.
“I... I just really want to apologize for my mistake. Mali yung ginawa ko and —”
“Luhod.” the woman cuts him off.
Felix and Karina then looks at her in disbelief.
“What?” Felix asked.
“I said... Luhod.”
“Are you being serious right now?” Felix asked.
“You want to apologize, right? Luhod.”
“Hold on, miss. You're not even Winter, does she even want this?” Karina asked this time, trying to see Winter behind the woman but the latter blocks her sight again.
“You get it wrong. This is my condition for me to allow him to talk and apologize to Winter.”
“You're unbelievable. I'm here to apologize to her, not to you.” Felix answered, getting annoyed.
“And that's my point, sweetheart. You can't talk and apologize to her unless you make it past me. Now if you want to talk to her, dadaan ka muna saakin.” the woman explained calmly, they can even hear her foreign accent especially when she speaks tagalog.
They stayed there for a moment, looking at the woman in disbelief but she just won't back down, already determined to see Felix kneel down.
“Well?” the woman asked, waiting for their decision whether to give in or not.
“This... This doesn't make sense.” Felix said.
The woman then shrugs her shoulder, “You've decided then.” she said before closing the door.
Karina and Felix sigh defeatedly as they face each other. “Well then, better luck next time?”
“Ano pa nga ba?” Felix answered, “Sino ba 'yon? Ate n'ya din?”
“I don't know. But they seem very close.”
“Alright. Alis na 'ko, baka ma-late ka sa date n'yo ni Jeno.” and they started walking towards the elevator together.
“It's not a date nga kasi. I'm planning to reject him, for good na this time.”
Nagulat si Felix sa narinig dahil alam n'yang gusto at willing din magtry talaga si Karina with Jeno. Medyo matagal nadin when the guy started courting his friend.
“Why? Did he do something wrong? Sabihin mo lang, Karina, you know na —”
“Hey, no. He's a good guy, you guys know that.” Karina immediately explained. “It's just that, kahit anong try at pilit ko, wala talaga eh, I just really can't picture myself being with him.”
“Okay. You're old enough to decide for yourself, Karina. Just know that we're always here lang ah?”
“Of course.”
• • •
Karina took a deep breath after Jeno left at the café where they talked.
She explained her side and she genuinely feels bad for turning him down, he's actually a very gentleman and husband material and whoever would marry him will be very lucky but she just can't force herself when she really can't feel anything for him.
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Make Me Understand
FanfictionWinter is a problematic girl, that's what everyone around her believe so. But Karina saw the child seeking for love in her that everyone failed to see past the front that Winter built.
