Waiting To Hear You Say "I Love You"

Chapter 28 --- Caught in the Middle

Chapter 28

Caught in the Middle

He kept yelling but he's like talking to nobody. Akala niya nung una, kaya siya hindi nililingon ng dalaga ay dahil baka hindi siya nito naririnig dahil sa costume na suot niya. Kaya kahit alam niyang makikita siya ng ibang estudyante nang suot iyon ay tinanggal pa din niya ang ulo ng suot niyang costume. Ang nangyari tuloy, inasar siya ng iba. May mga kaklase pa siya na nakita siya at inasar asar siya. But he didn't care. Mas may pakialam pa siya kay Amethyst. Ilang beses na n'ya itong tinatawag pero hindi siya nito nililingon. Nang makita niyang malapit na ang dalaga sa department building, nataranta na siya. When she step inside that building, it means he already lost his chance.

Wala na siyang ibang naisip na paraan kundi isigaw na lang ang dahilan niya sa ginawa niyang paghalik sa dalaga noong gabi na nasa rooftop sila.

"Amethyst Gonzalez, mahal kasi kita!"

Some hooted, some squealed, but Amethyst?

She lost it.

Hindi siya makapagsalita. Ni hindi nga siya makagalaw. She was pinned down to where she is. Dahil doon, nahabol siya ni Archie. He stopped in front of her.

"Hayaan mo naman akong magpaliwanag oh. Please."

His pleading eyes made her gain her senses back. That made her heart melt, too. He really want to sort things out with her. She unknowingly nodded. That made him sigh in relief.

"Mahal kita, Amethyst." Her heart suddenly rejoiced upon hearing that. "Kaya ko yun ginawa. Kaya kita hinalikan non sa rooftop."

Digesting everything that Archie said, she couldn't help herself but to cry.

"But you said you didn't know the reason why!"

"Alam ko. Kaya nga nagso-sorry ako." He cupped her face and wiped her tears off of her. "Sorry, Amethyst. Nung gabing yon, totoong hindi ko alam kung anong dahilan. Kailan ko lang din nalaman."

She somehow felt pissed. "Paanong hindi mo alam? It's your own feelings! How could you not know?"

"K-kasi..."

There it is again. His mind is in haywire again. He could be honest all his life. But with Amethyst, there are just some things he couldn't say directly. Yung wala ng paliguy-ligoy pa.

"Ano nanaman? Just tell me. Ikakagalit ko nanaman yang hindi mo pagsabi sakin ng dahilan, Archie," she threatened. And it worked. He was actually threatened.

"Amethyst naman."

"Sabihin mo na lang kasi!"

"Akala mo ba madali lang?"

"Bakit? Mukha bang nadadalian ako? Nahihirapan din ako. Ang hirap mong intindihin. You're so hard to read! I can't just assume things, Archie. You need to tell me! Hindi ako manghuhula!"

She have a point, and a lot of point, too. He always get that a lot. Na mahirap daw siyang intindihin. Na ang hirap niyang basahin. Hindi daw malaman kung galit na siya o nasisiyahan, kung nabo-bore na ba siya o sadyang inaantok lang. That's why he's isolated from the others. Ang awkward nga naman na ang saya saya nila tapos siya, poker face lang.

"Ano? Speak up!"

"K-kasi... Amethyst first love kita eh."

It sounded so korny. Ang cheesy masyado. But it sounded so beautiful to her. It was like a classical song she wanted to play in repeat. Tapos naka-louspeaker pa para mas dama.

"Naiintindihan ko kung magagalit ka sakin sa sasabihin ko pero, Amethyst," he paused to breath in. Then with enough courage, he continued, "I'm willing to pursue you no matter how hard it is. Kahit matagal pa, basta gagawin ko ang lahat, Amethyst, maging una't huling babae ka lang sa buhay ko."