AUTHOR's NOTE:
Sorry for the delay. I got caught up with work and didn't have time to write the next chapters of the story, but I'll do my best to finish them soon.
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JESSICA's POV:
"I already told you that I won't do it" I snapped, my voice sharp as I tried to keep my steps steady. The hallway felt narrower with Joseph beside me, his presence pressing against my chest like a weight I couldn't shake.
"Can you just stop walking and talk to me?" he demanded, grabbing my arm before I could pull away
"I can't, Joseph!" seryosong sabi ko sabay hatak ng braso ko mula sa kanya
"I promised Ysabel's parents. I promised them that I'm not going to—"
"Promised?" pag putol niya sa sasabihin ko at halatang hindi na siya natutuwa. Pwes! Kahit ako hindi na rin natutuwa!
So ito pala yung 'importanteng pag-uusapan' niya?
Nagpa-iwan pa talaga siya sa mga kaibigan niya para lang bwisitin ako!?
Sana umuwi na lang siya, imbes na dagdagan pa yung inis ko.
"Do you even hear yourself, Jessica?" naiinis na sabat pa niya kaya tinaasan ko lang siya ng kilay
"You're protecting them, yes!"
"But what about Ysabel?" dagdag pa niya
At talagang sinubukan pa niya akong konsensiyahin.
"What about her knowing the truth from you? Don't you care about that?" dagdag pa niya kaya naman biglang bumigat ang dibdib ko
"Of course I care!"
"That's exactly why I can't tell her!"
"You just don't get it, because I do tell her the truth, it's like breaking that promise, and I—" my voice cracked before I could finish, and I swallowed hard, fighting the lump in my throat
Joseph's eyes softened for a split second, then hardened again.
"I do get it!"
"I know you're scared. But do you know what's worse? Watching your best friend suffer because you're too afraid to speak" seryosong sabi niya
"She deserves to know the truth, Jessica" dagdag pa niya pero umiling ako at ramdam ko ang panginginig ng mga kamay ko
"No! I can't, I won't!"
"I... I promised them, Joseph. And I can't ruin that" seryosong sagot ko tapos bigla siyang lumapit sakin at bakas sa mukha niya sobrang naiinis na siya sa katigasan ng ulo ko
I can't blame him. I can see the frustration in him every time I refuse what he's asking, but it's just too much for me to handle.
I couldn't tell Ysabel the truth, not because I didn't want to, but because so much of our friendship depends on it. I was scared that if I did, her parents might send her away.
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