Stalk Me More

Chapter 2

Christian can literally give everything just to make Sophie happy but when it comes to his brother, it's a different story. Ang kapatid n'ya na lamang ang mayroon s'ya kaya hindi n'ya hahayaan mawala pa ito sa kaniya. He really loves Sophie, but his brother needs him more.

Christian is entrapped with his thoughts, with his what ifs, how can he stop this when he can't fight for their relationship?

I'm sorry, Sophie. I can't fight for our relationship now. Please, wait for me. I promise to get you back.

Under the tree, Sophie was in despair. Her mind is full of sorrow. She's desperate to get things back to normal but she can't move her feet to go to the library where their relationship ended. Nanghihina s'ya, puno ng mga katunangan ang isip n'ya na mismong ang kasintahan n'ya lamang ang makakasagot. Ilang beses na s'yang gumawa ng paraan para lamang mabalik sa dati ang kanilang pagsasama. She still wants their relationship to work, but how does their relationship work if she's the only one who fights for it?

"Excuse me, are you okay?"

Sophie looks at the person who's questioning if she is okay. "Bobo ka rin, 'no? Mukha ba akong okay?"

The man laughs at Sophie's answer. "Hmm...You're cute. Lemme take a picture of you." The man said, then added. "1, 2, 3!"

Sophie's anger rose. Though he wants to smack the face of whoever this man is she still finds him cute. "I-delete mo 'yan. Not now, you asshole! Sino ka bang bwisit ka!" She picked a rock and then she threw it at the man.

The man dodged it, ran, and shouted.

"It's Tay." The man shouted.

Tay ran until she couldn't see him anymore.

Sophie knows she's ugly when she cries and that's why she doesn't cry. She can't afford to be ugly when taking pictures. She has ineffable anger towards the man but it can't do anything with her current situation.

It starts to rain.

Knowing that nobody would help her, she forces herself to stand up and find a refuge, now, there's no Christian will help her to ease the pain she was carrying. Her man was the pain and cure.

The petrichor smell helps her realize that she needs to hurry. She needs to get back in her next class.

Amanda's anxiously thinking about what happened to Sophie after she left them.

"Miguel, sumagot na ba s'ya? Kinakabahan ako sa kaniya, 'di s'ya sumasagot sa mga tawag ko, kanina ko pa s'ya tinatawagan."

"Sandali. Tatawagan ko ulit."

After three calls Miguel did. Sophie answers her phone and Miguel puts his phone on speaker.

With a tone of tiredness, Sophie answers her phone. "Hello?"

"Sophie! Kanina ka pa namin kino-contact, hindi ka sumasagot. Nasa'n ka na ba? Malapit na mag-umpisa 'yong discussion kay Sir Mallari."

Alam na ni Amanda na may hindi magandang nangyari sa kaibigan n'ya sa tono pa lamang ng boses nito.

"Sis?"

"Okay lang ako, Ate. Malapit na rin naman na ako sa room."

"O, sige. Basta dalian mo."

Sophie clicked the end call button and she walked until she arrived at the door of their laboratory room.

She walks and sits beside her friend Amanda.

"Where have you been!?" Amanda exclaims.

"I'm sorry, Sis. I didn't tell you. I was in a hurry"

Amanda wants to know what happened between Sophie and her boyfriend but she chooses not to ask straightforwardly. "It doesn't matter. Are you okay?"

"I'll tell you later after Mr. Mallari discusses."

Sophie can read her friend's emotions. She wants to know what happened to her. But this is not the right place to tell it.

Ano ba't bigla kang nawalan ng gana? Parang dati lang, kapag nakikita mo ako buong araw mo masaya na pero bakit nag-iba, bakit ka nagbago mahal ko?

Buong akala ko ikaw na makakasama ko habang-buhay, hanggang sa pagtanda kasama ng mga anak natin sa pangarap nating tahanan. Masaya na magkakasama, malayo sa mga taong mapanira ng buhay, maging sa mga pakialamera't chismosa.

She tries to fix their relationship but her boyfriend always avoids this topic, he always changes the topic when Sophie starts to talk about their losing relationship.

"Ms. Hernandez?" Their professor calls Sophie but it seems Sophie is not in her mind.

Mr. Mallari calls Sophie again but this time she's now on her mind.

"Sir?"

"Are you okay, Ms. Hernandez?"

Sophie looks at her friend and gives her friend a 'what' look. "Why po, Sir?" She's confused about why she's being called by their professor. But her mind tells her she will be scolded. Pero nagulat na lamang s'ya sa naging tanong ng kaniyang professor.

"Are you, okay? You look pale."

"Sir? Yes po, I'm okay." May halong kaba at pagtatakang sagot ng dalaga.

"Okay, then."

Amanda who's beside Sophie is alarmed by what their professor asked her friend.

"Are you really okay, Sophie? You look pale." Amanda's nervous.

May pagtatakang tiningnan ni Sophie ang kaniyang kaibigan sapagkat wala naman s'yang nararamdamang kahit na ano bukod sa kalungkutan na dulot ng pakikipaghiwalay n'ya kay Christian.

It may have turned her into a numb person.

"Okay lang talaga ako. Hindi ko alam why I loo-."

"Okay! So this is the end of our discussion. See you next meeting class." Then Mr. Mallari leaves the class.

When Amanda starts to caress the back of her friend Sophie laking gulat n'ya ng maramdamang sobrang init ng kaniyang kaibigan.

"OMG, Sophie! Napaka-init mo! Dadalhin ka naman sa clinic ni Kyle."

"You don't have to guys, bili na lang tayong gamot tapos kaunting pahinga na lang sa dorm. I'm sure I'll be okay after that. So, don't worry." Alam ni Sophie na normal lang na lagnat ito kaya kampante s'ya na walang mangyayari sa kaniya.

They leave the room and they walk in the hallway to get things settled.

"Are you sure? Parang nag-iba ka." Amanda observed it with ample time.

"Yeah, Sis. Kanina ko pa sinabi ulit-ulit na us here. Alam mo naman strong independent woman ako."

"Chaka ka. Concern lang ako sa'yo."

Then Sophie fell to the ground.

"Sophie!" Kyle and Amanda shouted.