Meant to be Together

Chapter Eighteen

Guiltiness dominated my mind. “Why should I?” never mind,  wala naman akong dapat ikakonsensya afterwards. Di ko rin naman type si Kyle, not like other girls na nakilala ko except that she’s the only one who’s really challenging for me, in real.

After many days…

Hindi ko pa rin alam kung anong move ang gagawin ko. Next year prom na and I only have 3 months and three weeks para manalo sa deal.

May practice game kami para sa championship conference, next year na rin yun. Kalian ko lang naman na maging close sa kanya and yun hulog na siya.

“I really don’t need more time.” I shot the ball I saw. “… and she’ll fall for me!”

Umalis na ako ng gym at sakto naman pagdaan ko sa field nandun si Kyle sa bench. Alone. Signal ng first move ko.

End of Stephen’s POV

“Hi!” a familiar voice from behind. “Iced tea?”

I looked back. Si Stephen lang pala.

Wait! I quickly closed my notebook which is my sacred journal. All of my private details are written in here that no one really knows except Cloeh, she read it once. I only kept this on my locker in bleacher’s room. No one knows that I had a secret compartment in it. Cool huh!?!

Nakalimutan ko may tao pala sa likod ko. “What are you doing in here?” I refused the drink.

“Naglalakad lang ako kanina after practice then, I saw you” he sat beside me so I moved a little bit. “You? Why are you here?”

“What do you think?” tinatanong pa ba, edi lumalayo sa tao.

“I thought hindi ka na magsusungit to me?” did I tell him that? “Remember, last Saturday?”

“I didn’t tell na hindi ako magsusungit for everyday, right?” I faked a smile.

“Oo nga naman” then, he laughed out loud.

“Anong nakakatawa?” weird nito. Is he insane?

“Wala lang. Here I treated you drink.” And he walks away.

I watched him disappeared from the distance. “Insane.” I saw the iced tea he left.

Since nauuhaw na rin ako, ininom ko na, libre naman. Bigla naman lumakas yung hangin kaya automatic na na-turn yung pages ng journal ko and it stop in a page…

“How much I Love Blue Roses?”

Now I remember this thing. Sa sobrang kapal kasi nitong notebook na ito, hindi ko na halos maalala lahat ng nasulat ko dito. In here, a poem was written. I made it.

“Ahmmm…”

“Kyle!!” eskandalong tawag ni Clow. “Practice game na nila Josh in five minutes. Bleacher’s time!” so ayun tumigil na muna ako at pumunta na ng room para sa mga katulad ko. As usual, ganito ang schedule, may practice kapag nakapag-decide ang football coach at our captain na magkaroon ng in-field training.

After ng practice… syempre pagod na naman ang lahat including me. I prepared home at dumaan muna ng locker room. Si Cloeh, hindi ko na matanaw baka nauna na. As I opened the locker…

Another blue rose came out.

And a white envelope.

I didn’t mind to read it first, kinuha ko nalang yung kailangan kong gamit pati yung envelope, nilagay sa bag ko. I picked the rose and went home.

Arrived…

I immediately opened my p.c. and log in on my mail.

The instant box popped up.

gentle_man4u: did you see it?

manhater-death16: you the rose

gentle_man4u: yeah, and the letter?

manhater-death16: I didn’t open it yet

gentle_man4u: read it

manhater-death16: kailangan ko bang basahin?

gentle_man4u: oo

I got the envelope at binuksan. Letter without any hint or identity kung sino talaga siya.

Dear Kyla,

    First of all, hindi ito love letter so you don’t have to think na itapon lang ito without reading. Second, I can’t call you Kyle. Third, this letter is about the roses. Within any days, you’ll receive blue roses like these past days. Alam ko that this is your favorite flower at mahirap hanapin. Just don’t think kung paano ko nalaman.

    Maybe, you know me or maybe, not. Alam ko na hindi mo maitatapon ang roses na matatanggap mo though those are from me because you really appreciate their flower existence. Don’t worry! For the twelfth rose, I will personally give it to you and I’m hoping you will not get mad at me.

- gentle_man4u

I went back sa computer.

gentle_man4u: you done?

manhater-death16: oo, and what this all about?

gentle_man4u: gaya ng nabasa mo. sorry nga pala dun sa first things na nasabi ko sayo sa chat because I made my first move na medyo inisin ka kasi I start liking yun ng time na sinungitan mo ako.

manhater-death16: talaga lang ha. no bang kailangan mo?

gentle_man4u: nothing. I just want to be friends.

manhater-death16: I don’t need any.

gentle_man4u: me I do

manhater-death16: not my problem if no one likes you.

Dahil nga sa medyo moody ako today, I signed out at gumawa nalang ng mountain of homeworks. Hyperbole.