Begin Again - A KaRa (Mika Reyes & Ara Galang) Fanfiction

Twenty-Four

"Mika, I have to ask you something," Jerome uttered as the elevator went up.

"Ano 'yun?"

"Will you--"

"ATE MIKA ATE MIKA ATE MIKAAAA!" Hannah came rushing into me the moment the elevator opened.

Napatingin ako kay Jerome. "Nevermind," He said, disappointment all over his face. I waved good bye to him and went with Hannah.

I have to admit, I was really curious with what he had to say, but it didn't bother me much. I'm sure it could wait.

"Morning, okay ka lang?" Patawa-tawa kong tanong as Hannah followed me closely.

"Ethan asked me to eat out mamayang lunch. Kaming dalawa lang!" Pinalo-palo na ako ni Hannah sa kilig.

"Wow, date!" I said as I stopped in front of Ara's office.

"Huh?" Napakunot ang noo ni Hannah. "Hindi 'yun date! Marami naman kaming times na lumalabas kami ng kaming dalawa lang, pero, feeling ko talaga this is the day. Finally, he's going to ask me to be his date sa end-of-summer party!"

"Sa ano?"

"Sa end-of-summer party!" Napa-facepalm si Hannah. "Ay, oo nga pala, 'di mo pala alam 'yun. Lumiere holds a party every last Saturday of May kasi, which symbolizes the end-of-summer. May iba't ibang theme 'yun, naalala ko last year, the theme was Punk Rock. Last last year naman, ang alam ko 'yung theme nun is--"

"Pero 'di ba masyadong maaga?" I cut her off, knowing that my speculations may be right. "Two weeks pa bago mag-last Saturday of the month," I reasoned. Suddenly, Jerome's disappointed face came back in my mind. 'Yun ba 'yung gusto niyang tanungin sa'kin? Kasi kung 'yun nga 'yung gusto niyang tanungin sa'kin... then, I'm glad 'di niya natuloy...

In all honesty, I've been growing less and less attracted to Jerome these past few days. One week na ang nakaraan since he, Ara, and I watched the finals, and yet... the image of him being bored with something so important to me remained in my mind. Pero, hindi ko hinahayaan na 'yung isang maliit na bagay na 'yun ang mag-c'cause sakin para tuluyang layuan si Jerome. He's done so much for me, and if I come to think of it, I like him, I do, I just... need a little more time to make sure I'm making the right choice...

"Ate, huy!" Hannah was snapping his fingers in front of my face. "Nakikinig ka ba?"

"Huh?" I shook my head. "Ah, h-hindi, sorry. Pakiulit 'yung sinabi mo."

Hannah sighed. "Ang sabi ko, this is a big deal to a lot of people kaya maaga pa lang, naghahanap na sila ng mga date."

"Ah, okay..."  

"Mika, Hannah."

Hannah and I's heads whipped around to see who had called us, and my eyes met Ara's. She had her usual smile on her face, the ones that hide her teeth, and yet, it still feels really genuine.  

"Hi Hannah," She greeted. "Hi, Mika, time to work."

I nodded and waved good bye to Hannah. I sat on my desk as I opened my computer. The moon wallpaper met my eyes and it instantly made me smile. Naalala ko 'yung sinabi ni Ara. You're still the moon. It just so happens that there's another sun to let you breathe...

Pero what if ayaw kong may ibang sun? What if isa lang 'yung gusto ko???

I held my head and shook the thought away.

"Everything okay?" Ara asked.

I looked up. "Yes, of course. Okay lang ako," I said. "Medyo sumasakit lang ulo ko."