Falling For Mikhaela Janna Lim

Chapter 34: Them

AIAH'S POV

After crying, hindi pa rin ako umuwi.

I just said thank you to Colet and excused myself, my decision is final.

I'm still going to confess to Mikha, so I hurriedly walked to the gymnasium to look for her.

Sakto naman, palabas na rin sila kasama ang mga kaibigan ko.

The girls gave me worried looks, but I just gave them a reassuring smile.

Alam kong pansin nila na galing ako sa pag-iyak, but I really wanted to talk to Mikha, so I walked straight to her.

"Mikha, can we talk?" I bravely asked, even though her dull gaze was boring into my soul.

But I didn't care.

If there's something going on between her and Ashley — which I highly doubt, kasi mas madalas naman niya akong kasama — and even when Ashley’s with us, they barely talk to each other.

"About what?" Mikha’s cold voice pierced my heart.

It hurt me, but I managed to ignore it.

Napatingin naman ako sa mga kaibigan namin na nag tatakang nakatingin sa'kin, I took a deep breath, gathering the courage to speak.

"Mikha." I said, forcing my voice to remain steady kahit naninikip ang dibdib ko.

"Can we talk somewhere more private?"

Mikha coldy looked at me  for a second, her expression still unreadable, but she nodded. "Fine." she said flatly.

My heart was racing as we made our way to the rooftop — our spot.

It had always been the place where we could escape the kaingayan of our friends where we’d sit or talk for hours.

I thought it was special, that maybe she thought so too.

When we reached the rooftop.

I turned to face her at mas lalong kumakabog ang dibdib ko at hindi sigurado kung ang sasabihin ko sa kaniya.

"Mikha." I finally began in a whisper tone.

"I need to know, lahat ba ng ganap satin lately… it wasn’t just in my head, right? all those moments, the time we spent together here, pag pumupunta ka sa kwarto ko in the middle of the night, those sweet gestures, the occasional stares, the way you look at me.........it meant something, didn’t it?"

I know I'm too assuming and desperate pero it's now or never.

Mikha just looked at me with the dull expression on her face.

"Aiah, I don’t know what you’re trying to say."

I felt my stomach drop at her words.

How could she not know?

How could she not see it?

Ba't parang ang sakit naman?

Ako lang ba talaga nag bibigay ng malisya?

I swallowed hard, trying to keep the tears that were threatening to spill from my eyes again.

"I’m saying that… I think I’ve fallen for you, Mikha."

Her head snapped toward me, there's something flashed across her face for a split second before her expression hardened again.

"Aiah..." she started firmly.

"We’re just friends." She added flatly.

Friends.

The word cut through me like a knife.