SWEETER THAN FICTION

STF (Chapter 17)

                                                                        Chapter 17

                                                                           D-Day

(Red & Blue's Corner..........)

"Blue are you okay?"pag aalala ni Red (kumuha ng tissue at pinunasan ang pawis sa noo ni Blue)

"(hinawakan ang kamay ni Red)Okay lang ako, I'll be fine hanggang matapos yung contest."said Blue (then smile na halatang pinipilit lang)

*Maya maya'y nagkaron ng nosebleed si Blue*

"Blue!....."napasigaw si Red at kaagad na niyakap si Blue

*Lubhang ikinatakot ni Red ang mga pangyayari, kaya't di niya mapigilang mapaiyak*

"Wag ka ngang umiyak dito, nakakahiya ka talaga."sabi ni Blue (para pagaanin ang loob ni Red)

"Hindi ko kakayanin kung may mangyari sayo!"sabi ng luhaang si Red (bumitaw sa pagkakayakap)

"Listen, mataas lang yung temperature ng body ko kaya nagkanose bleed ako. It's not serious, don't worry okay?"paliwanag ni Blue (nakahawak sa left cheek ni Red)

*Red nods*

*Nagpatuloy pa rin sila sa competition. At bagaman hindi rin nila inaasahan, nag champion ang tandem ni Red and Blue. Nakuha ng school nila for the first time ang title and trophy. Pero at the end of the competition, nag collapse si Blue, agad naman siyang isinugod sa ospital.*

(Sa Hospital.............)

"Magpahinga ka na rin muna kaya Red, kami na lang muna magbabantay kay Cyruz hanggat di pa sya nagigising."pag aalala ni Mika

"Okay lang ako,mauna na kayo. Ako na muna magbabantay sa kanya."sabi ni Red

"Hayaan na muna natin siya dito, I'm sure sobrang nag aalala yang si Myren kasi alam niya na tumuloy pa rin si Cyruz kahit maysakit siya dahil sa kanya."bulong ni Jheneca kay Mika (at umalis na rin sila)

*After 10 minutes, dumating sa ospital si Austin..........*

"Myren, kumusta sya?"tanong ni Austin

"Unconcious parin, sabi ng doctor overfatigued daw. Okay na rin daw sya kapag nakapag rest."paliwanag ni Red

"Nagdala ako ng pagkain para sayo,"sabi ni Austin

"Thanks Austin pero hindi pa ako nagugutom."tugon ni Red

"Ikaw lang ba nandito, I'll stay with you."sabi ni Austin

*Tumayo si Red at lumapit kay Austin*

"What's wrong?"tanong ni Austin

"Austin, I need to return this to you!"sabi ni Red (at inilagay sa mga kamay ni Austin ang necklace na binigay nito sa kanya)

"Why are you returning this to me?"sabi ni Austin (with a fake smile)

"I can't ..........(sudden pause) ....accept your feelings."sabi ni Red (teary eyed)

"Dahil ba sa kanya?(looking down)"pasigaw na sabi ni Austin

"I'm sorry Austin .(she cried).I want to be honest with you, but just now,I realized kung gaano siya kaimportante saken."Red explained (with tears on her eyes)

Austin's POV

"Hearing those words really breaks my heart into pieces.Sometimes I am asking myself what's wrong with me. Why aren't I good enough for her? I told myself before, "I really hate waiting, but if waiting means being able to be with her maybe I'll have to wait as long as forever just to be with her".I am deeply in love with her, but after I saw her sincere eyes, I realized that I'm being dumped from that very moment .It's kinda funny, pero I never felt being angry towards her. I love her so much that I need to give her up.The hardest thing to do---and right now, (tears fall down from his cheeks).I feel strange, (sobs). Namalayan ko na lang, na nasa labas na ko hospital, looking pathetic."