Fierce

Epilogue

Thank you for reading! Let's meet in my next story.

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Epilogue

"Gael! Will you please listen to me and looked at me even just for a minute?!" Darlene's voice bursted and echoed inside the office.

Napatahimik naman si Graham at tinuro ang pintuan upang magpaalam na lalabas siya upang makapag-usap kami ni Darlene.

I just nodded at him before I turned to Darlene. Hindi ko maiwasang mapataas ang kilay ko nang makita ko ang madumi niyang damit ngunit naiwasan ko naman ang aking pagtawa.

"What happened to you?" I asked her.

"A bitch just poured her frappe on me! I'm so embarrassed! You weren't even there to protect me." she shouted and blamed me for what happened.

"Why did she pour her frappe on you? May ginawa ka ba?" tanong ko sa kaniya at sinusubukang alamin ang nangyari.

"I don't know! She just did!" she exclaimed.

Nanliit naman ang aking mata habang nakatingin sa kaniya. I can tell that she really doesn't know why... but maybe, the one who poured her drink on her can answer my question.

"What's her name?" tipid kong tanong.

Kita ko namang nagliwanag ang kaniyang mukha sa aking tanong.

"Blair Alcoberes." agad niyang sagot.

Bahagya akong napatigil ng marinig ko ang pangalang binanggit niya.

"She also wants to be a lawyer when she grows up. I can see that she'll do great. Her academic achievements are very overwhelming. Nakaka-proud ang batang 'yan. She can do anything on her own." I heard her father said to my father.

I looked at the girl whom they said that's only the same age as me. She's smiling from ear to ear while eating her chocolate cupcake at the bench. She's even licking the icing at the top of it and I can't help but to lick my lips.

Napaangat naman siya ng tingin sa akin at kumunot ang kaniyang noo. She pouted and she suddenly raised her cupcake before she gave me a sweet smile and I saw how her eyes glittered.

My lips slightly parted when she offered me her sweets. Napaiwas naman ako ng tingin at pinakiramdaman ang biglang bumilis na pagtibok ng puso.

"Parehas pala sila nitong si Gael." My stepdad said. "He also wants to be a lawyer. He admires you, actually. He read an article about you at napagkwentuhan ka namin kama-kailan lang. He couldn't believe that we're friends."

My Dad's friend heartily laughed. "You're making me embarrassed."

"It's true, Jay." sabi ni Daddy. "I hope you can be a help to him if he will need it someday. Can I count on you with that?"

"Of course, you can. Walang problema." sabi nito.

Muli naman akong napa-angat ng tingin kung saan siya nakaupo kanina ngunit ng makita kong wala siya doon ay bumagsak ang aking balikat.

Where did she go?

"You don't want cupcakes."

Halos mapatalon ako nang may malambing na boses na bumalot sa aking tenga at agad akong napalingon sa babaeng katinginan ko kanina na ngayo'y nasa tabi ko na. She's still offering me her cupcakes and this time, it seems she won't take no for an answer.

"Blair, where's your Mom?" bigla namang tanong sa kaniya ng kaniyang ama.

Nilingon niya naman ito upang sagutin. "She's in the bathroom, Daddy." she simply answered.