Fierce

Chapter 16

Chapter 16
Falling

"Hey... Blair?" Gael called for my attention while snapping his fingers in front of me, making me gain consciousness again.

Bahagya ulit ako napatitig sa kaniya na ngayo'y tila tinatantiya ang aking pag-iisip. Maybe he's thinking why I'm staring at him... That's what I'm thinking too.

Umiwas naman ako ng tingin at saka tumayo sa aking kinauupuan. I can't stay here any longer. I shouldn't stay.

"Blair?" he sounded so confused while watching me gather my things that was placed on top of the table.

Mabilis kong nilagay sa bag ko ang aking libro at kinuha ang cellphone ko, pati na rin ang frappe. I'm not gonna waste another frappe again.

"Saan ka pupunta? Why are you--"

"I'm going back to school." sabi ko nalang.

Umalis ako sa kaniyang harapan nang hindi man lang siyang tinapunan ulit ng tingin. Tinungo ko ang labas ng Starbucks nang maabutan niya ako't pinigilan sa paglayo.

"You don't have classes 'til 2PM." he told me.

"Alam ko." tipid kong sabi.

"Then why are you going back to school--"

"Bakit? Bawal ba akong bumalik sa school dahil vacant ko?" sarkastiko kong sabi sa kaniya. "May natandaan akong kailangan kong gawin. I need to go."

I heard him took a sigh as a sign of being defeated before he let go of my arms.

"Bye." tipid kong pagpaalam bago nagmadaling maglakad pabalik sa school.

Nagdesisyon muna akong manatili at naupo sa may Henry Sy Building. I isolated myself from the people around me, so that it'll be hard to find me. I'm just going to wait here until my next class, hopefully I'll be able to settle my mind.

Hinilot ko ang aking sintido habang iniinom ang frappe. Don't know if I'm getting a brainfreeze or I'm just really getting a headache because of the thoughts that are spinning inside my head. It feels like I'm drowning in my own whirpool of confused and addled thoughts.

"Oh my God, I finally got the tickets!" rinig kong pagtili ng babae.

I looked at the girl who's waving two tickets in her hand while slightly jumping in excitement. It's like the tickets she's holding make her overwhelmed in happiness.

"Really?!" hindi naman makapaniwalang sabi nang kasama niya't sinilip ang tickets na hawak ng babae. "OMG!" the girl squealed too when she finally realize that it was legit.

"You have to come with me, Pau. Hindi pwedeng hindi." sabi niya naman sa kaniyang kaibigan.

"Of course, I will!" na-eexcite na ring sabi ng kaniyang kaibigan. "But did really your boyfriend bought these for you?"

Ngumiti naman ang babae na parang kinikilig. "Uhuh." she nodded. "He told me that he bought these for me because I'm sulking all the time. Kulang kasi ang ipon ko para makapanood ng concert ng New Classic kaya binili niya ako. He told me to bring a friend with me. Even if this isn't VIP tix, I'm still so happy!"

Napaawang naman ang aking bibig nang marinig kung kaninong concert sila pupunta.

New Classic... Isaiah's band.

Napapikit ako ng mariin at saka umiling-iling.

Come on, Blair! You have Isaiah. You have a guy named Isaiah Mallari, the vocalist of the trend and famous band, New Classic. He's sweet, caring, funny and all. He loves you completely... He's been in love with you for years. You know that... So, why are you isolating yourself to think about things that you shouldn't even be thinking about?