DREAM ACADEMY (COMPLETED)

Chapter 34: TWO SIDES OF THE STORY

•Joao's POV•

"Bro, two solid weeks. Two fvcking solid weeks of ear-splitting silence from eya. She still doesn't want to talk to me."

It's driving me crazy. I'm trying to find her but she's hiding from me. She keeps on running away from me and i keep on running after her.. and it's tiring..

Unti-unti, napapagod na ako. How can you explain yourself to someone who doesn't want to listen?

Tristan: "Natural bro. Sorry, ha? Pero gago ka kasi eh. Sinaktan mo si eya. Alam kong kaibigan kita, pero hindi kasi tama, eh. Hindi talaga."

Ford is always in his own world, lost in his thoughts. I'm always with tristan. He's the one i can always talk to recently. Russell, i know he's always with eya but i know i can't ask him. He won't tell me anyway. Si niel naman minsan kasama siya ni russell minsan naman kasama namin. Alam ko naman na naiipit na din siya sa situation. That's why i wanted to fix things. If only eya will give me a chance and listen.

Me: "Niel, can you ask russell for me? Ask him where eya is."

Niel: "ano bang nangyari nung pinuntahan mo si eya sakanila?"

Me: "hindi siya lumabas. I was there around 1 in the morning. I waited until 6AM. Hindi pa dapat ako aalis but we have a call time ng 6:30 so, olats. No choice. Kamusta na ba siya? Lagi parin ba sila magkasama ni russell?"

Niel sighed. As if debating to himself if he'll tell me the truth.

Niel: "Sa totoo lang, matagal ko nang alam na may gusto si russell kay eya. Nasa high note palang kami gusto na talaga niya si eya. Nakita ko yun. Nawitness ko talaga at dun ko talaga napatunayan kung gaano katorpe tong tropa natin." Biglang tumingin saakin si niel. "Kaya mo nga siya naunahan eh. Kasi sobrang torpe talaga."

Binatukan siya ni tristan.

Niel: "aray!" Sabay himas sa may batok niya.

Tristan: "brothers tayong lahat. Pareho ko kayong kaibigan ni russell. But i'm on russell this time. Sorry bro."

Tss. Hindi ko pa kasi naeexplain sakanila yung nangyari. Eya deserves to hear it first but she refuse to hear the truth. It's tiring already just thinking about it. I'm on the verge of...

Niel: "bro, you can't blame russell if he's being overprotective over eya. Kasi ang laking sakripisyo nang ginawa niya. Nag give way siya sayo, eh. Tapos ganito? Gagaguhin mo lang pala si eya? Alam ko naman na pinagsisisihan mo. Pero 'wag mo rin sisihin si russell kung pinoprotektahan niya si eya ngayon."

Tsk! Hindi ko nga kasi ginago si eya.

Tristan: "so, anong balak mo niyan?"

Nagshrug lang ako. Pagod na din kasi akong maghabol. It hurts na hindi man lang talaga ako binigyan ni eya ng chance para mag explain. Hinahanap ko siya pero tinataguan niya naman ako. Palagi nalang bang ganito? Magtatago siya tapos hahanapin ko siya?

Nakakapagod din maging taya lalo na kung magaling magtago yung hinahanap mo.

Tristan: "oh, tignan mo? Gago ka talaga. Ang dali lang ng tanong ko eh. Hindi mo pa masagot?"

Aba, eh gago din pala 'tong mga 'to eh. Nakakailang gago na sila saakin ah. Sinasamantala nila ang pagiging gago ko. Amp!

Joao: "ano pa nga bang dapat kong gawin? I tried bro. Nakakapagod din kasi."