Fierce

Chapter 47

Chapter 47
Victim

"Blair!"

Napatigil ako sa paglalakad patungo aking susunod na klase dahil sa pagtawag sa akin ng isang pamilyar na boses.

I turned around and saw Graham panting as he ran to where I am. I quickly scanned the place to see of there are any signs of Gael around but he's not.

Ginaya naman ni Graham ang paglinga-linga ko sa paligid. He cluelessly looked at me after that.

"Anong hinahanap mo?" he asked me while his forehead is creased.

"Nothing." sabi ko nalang.

"Anyway, have you seen Gael? Do you know where he is?" he suddenly asked me. "We need to pass the proposals for the graduation party to the head today before we passed it to the dean tomorrow. Deadline na 'yon bukas."

"No, I don't." tipid kong sagot at akmang tatalikod na nang muli siyang nagsalita.

"Can you call or text him then?" tanong niya. "He's not answering my calls nor replying to my messages."

"I can't, Graham. I'm sorry." sabi ko naman sa kaniya at bumalik ang pagkakunot ng kaniyang noo.

"What do you mean you can't?" naguguluhan niyang tanong. "I'm sure that if you'll text him—"

"I can't do what you're asking for Graham. I can't talk to Gael. I'm very sorry." paghingi ko naman ng paumanhin sa kaniya.

"Bakit naman hindi?" ngayon ay mas lalo siyang naguluhan.

"Tapos na kami ni Gael. We already ended everything last night. So please, huwag mo na akong kulitin pa." I told him and turned my back before he can say another thing.

Kita ko ang gulat sa mukha ni Graham nang dahil sa sinabi ko bago ko siya tinalikuran.

I'm sure that he didn't expect that we will break up that fast. We we're just starting and now it already came to an end. I don't blame him for being suprised though. Kahit ako rin naman ay hindi ko inakalang ganoon kabilis lamang magtatapos ang relasyon naming dalawa.

For a split moment in my life, when we were still together, I believed that there can be forever. But when ours ended, I woke up in reality that there is not.

There is no such thing as forever. There is no such thing as happily ever after. Everything in our life will end in a way we don't want it to be and we have no control in that.

I managed to end my classes for today without getting distracted. I just have to live this kind of routine for the rest of days left 'til graduation.

"Gael, come on ano bang nangyari sa inyong dalawa."

Napatigil ako nang marinig ko si Graham at ang pangalan ni Gael.

Nag-angat ako ng tingin mula sa lapag na aking dinadaanan at nakita ko si Gael na nakatingin sa akin. Ang kaniyang mga mata ay namumungay.

Napaawang ang kaniyang bibig at akmang lalapit sa akin nang lumihis ako ng daanan ngunit hindi doon nagtapos ang aming muling pagtatagpo.

"Blair! Blair!" rinig kong tawag niya sa akin habang hinahabol ako kaya naman binilisan ko ang aking paglalakad. "Please, Blair, talk to me!"

Nang maabutan niya ako ay hinawakan niya ang aking braso ngunit marahas kong binawi ito sa kaniya.

"Gael, please! Let's not make a scene." mariin kong sabi sa kaniya tsaka muli siyang tinalikuran.

Mas lalo kong binilisan ang aking paglalakad at halos tumakbo na ako ngunit hindi pa rin tumigil si Gael sa paghahabol sa akin. Naririnig ko rin si Graham na sinusundan kami at pinipigilan si Gael sa paghahabol sa akin.