The Meantime Girl [COMPLETED]

TMG-Gojuichi

Althea's POV

I'm walking behind Dylan since he wanted us to talk in the library. He's not okay. I see him winced many times kanina and I could have actually suggested that we'll talk in my room nalang to somehow save him from physical pain but when he motioned us to the library, di na ako nagsalita.

Tahimik kaming naglakad. Hindi nya ako nililingon hanggang sa may pintuan. He opened the door for me. Dylan is a gentleman in all circumstances. So I stepped inside.

He made me sit on the red couch while he just leaned on a desk in front of me, 1 meter away.

"Dylan dito ka nalang sa upuan. Ako na dyan."

"No. I'm fine here."

Hindi na ako nag-insist. Kinakabahan ako na di ko maintindihan.

"J- ...Althea."

Daggers have been shot at me upon hearing him call me Althea. Damn.

"Dylan, please call me Ja."

"I don't think I still deserve to call you in that name anymore, Althea."

I gasped in frustration. "Fine."

His jaw tightened but his eyes were sad...

"I'm not sorry for what happened a while ago."

What?!

"If you're not sorry, then I am. I'm sorry Dylan."

He bitterly smiled. "What is that sorry for Althea? For the beating of Calyx or for kissing me back?"

"Both..." I didn't know if he heard it because it seemed like a whisper to me.

"I think it was meant to happen. So no matter how bad it went, I can't be sorry about it. It was bound to happen right? I was meant to express myself and it was meant to mess things up. For the sake of truth. Haven't you told me before that truth sets us free? I wanna break free, Althea."

"Dylan, marami akong di naiintindihan. So pde bang iexplain mo saken kung ano talaga ang nangyayari?"

There was a brief silence before he managed to talk.

"Let me start with, there's no more 'Alex and I' ..."

So it's true. How come hindi ko alam? Kelan pa?

"Bakit? Kelan pa?"

"3 weeks ago. Because I realized that I don't love her and it's not fair to keep a person you don't love."

"Bakit di ko alam pero alam ni Barbie?"

"She heard us fight this afternoon."

Kaya pala.

"You should have told me Dylan. Ang tagal na pala nyan pero di mo man lang sinabi saken. We're friends. We should not be keeping secrets from each other."

"Bakit, pag sinabi ko ba sayo mamahalin mo ako?"

Mamahalin?

I was to say a word but I couldn't find my voice.

"I honestly don't think you'll love me the way that I want you to love me, so what diffence will it make? Calyx is a great guy. When you broke the news na sinagot mo sya, yung kahuli-hulihang hibla ko ng pag-asa, nawala na. And when I met him, it cemented the reason of leaving you alone with him."

He paused and examined me as if trying to see if I'm getting the points he'd been saying. He continued, "Calyx and I used to be good friends. I was in med school before but I transfered after I got myself into a car accident where his bestfriend, who was my girlfriend then, died. Nicole... Nicole was our common ground. Calyx and I got along because of her. She's lovely... a natural charmer... intelligent. She's every man's dream girl. I know that Calyx loved her too more than a friend but I won her heart. Calyx had been sport about it but when I killed her..." Dylan's voice broke. I gathered strength to stand up and go to him. "things turned out like hell."

"When I found out you're together, tinanggap ko na agad yung katotohanan. This is an ordeal but I'm embracing it Ja."

The "Ja" slipped through and I hugged him. I'm not used to Althea when it's Dylan who's talking to me.

He pulled away and cupped my face. Hell I didn't know I'm crying. He was wiping my tears by his thumbs. "Listen Ja." He said.
"Don't be sorry dahil nakikita mo tong mga pasa at sugat ko ngayon. I deserve this. But please know na di na masusundan tong gulo na to. You and Calyx will be in peace." That made me cry harder. I know where this conversation is heading to. "I can talk to Calyx and swear I won't cause any tension."

I hugged him tight.
"Aalis ka ba? Iiwan mo 'ko?"

"Aalis ako kasi yun ang dapat. I'm doing it for myself Ja. I don't want to die over and over again watching you love another man. Don't worry, babalik ako pag okay na ako. For now I'm repelling, because I can't stand even the mere sight of you two. It's killing me." He was saying those words while caressing my back.

This is too much to contain. Dylan spilled straight facts one after another and all of a sudden I'm helpless. I'm in daze because I'm happy, sad, scared and in love at the same time.

This time, it was me who pulled away from the embrace.

"Don't stare too much Ja."

"I can't help it. I'm sorry."

"Why do you love to say sorry?"

I didn't answer him. I just smiled.

He was caressing my cheek by the back of his hand. "Can you do me a little favor?"

"Ano yun?"

"Can you just let me love you? I'm not asking you to love me back."

I held his hand and made it rest on my face. I nodded and smiled. I'll miss him this close.

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A few minutes after that talk with Dylan, I was on my way home. We went ahead. Calyx asked me to so I heeded.

Now is not the right time to argue or to fight.

I'll just let the things that I heard and discovered settle in me. They have to sink so I can do something about it.

After all, there's a time for everything.

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A/N

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