KIWI [COMPLETED]

Kiwi: Chapter Seven

Naghiwalay na kami ni Nick after naming kumain and dumeretso ako sa Library to borrow references para sa homework.

"Cindddyyyyy!" when I looked si Faye, medyo napalakas yung tawag niya sa akin kaya nagsorry siya sa mga tao sa paligid.

"I think it's okay" I said nung nakita kong deadma lang naman mga students dito sa library.

She smiled "Did you see Nick? Hindi siya nagrereply saken" Shit, should I tell her na naglunch kami together? Ahhh bahala na

"Oh, kakahiwalay lang namin. I mean, niyakag niya akong kumain ng lunch and he texted you daw" I am so afraid about this..

"Ahh I see. He texted me na kakain nga daw siya pero di niya sinabi na kasama ka" biglang lungkot nung face niya.

"baka nakalimutan lang niya" I said then bigla siyang ngumiti

"maybe" she said tapos biglang nagbeep yung phone niya "oh, nagreply na" she looked at me again grinning. "I should go. See you later~" she waved goodbye tapos umalis na rin.

I cannot believe I survived. I don't want to see Faye's sad face again. I was so happy earlier that I forgot I shouldn't be because of Faye. I don't want to betray her. Hindi ko maatim na maging Masaya for myself lalo na kapag ganitong may masasaktan.

Maghapon kong pinagisipan na baka itong yung sinasabi sa akin ni Kim kanina. Nagwarning ba siya sa akin or something?

That afternoon. Naglalakad na ako papuntang dorm when I saw Kim with his camera. Wow, di ikaw na photographer. He keeps on looking around and taking pictures. I stopped nung mga ilang steps na ako papunta sa kanya.

He stopped and looked at me.

"Oh?" I asked.

He lifted his camera to his eyes and pointed at me and *clicked*

"Ya!" he looked at the camera then smirked "Paki-delete please" I begged.

"Deleted" he said "you're not even a great subject, kahit di mo sabihin, buburahin ko rin"

"I can really punch you right now" I said but he just looked at me.

"What happened? You look drained" he suddenly asked

"Wow. Akala ko ba hindi mo ako kakaawaan?"

"Cindy, magkaiba ang kinakaawaan sa nagtatanong kung anong nangyari"

"I just don't feel right" naglakad na ako papasok ng dorm pero bigla niya akong hinigit "heey!"

"Let's talk" he said tapos dumeretso kami sa court sa likod ng dorm.

We walked hanggang sa dulo ng court. Ganito ba talaga dapat kalayo? Baliw rin to, what now what now

"Ano bang problema? Poksain kita e"

"I saw you with Nick kanina sa cafe. Hindi ba sinabi ko sayo na stay away from him?" He looked at me na parang anytime pwede niya akong balibagin dito sa court.

"I get it" I said

"Get what?"

"You wanted me to stay away from Nick because iniisip mo talaga na sisirain ko relationship nila?" I laughed

"Bakit hindi ba? Cindy, I know you like Nick, kahit gaano mo pa itago. Nick and Faye will find it hard to tell, at least for me. Pero, yung ibang tao around you, kitang kita"

"I like Nick, I admit. But, I'm not going to ruin their relationship. How dare you judge me easily?"

"I'm sorry okay?" I looked at him "I'm telling you this bago pa magkagulo. Stay away from Nick, don't hurt Faye"

We're looking at each other and medyo blurry na yung paningin ko because I cannot believe I'm hurting just by the thought na I should stay away from Nick? I think I'm going to cry.

"And don't hurt yourself" he said then tumalikod na siya sakin.

The moment na naglakad na si Kim papalayo sa akin, tears fell. I don't know if dahil ba sa sinabi ni Kim na I should stay away from Nick or yung sinabi niya na I should not hurt myself.

"Fudge. I cannot believe liking someone's gonna be this hard". I sat on the court bench then suddenly, pumatak na ulan. "Wow, to add dramatic effect talaga? Really!!"

Imagine the amount of running na ginawa ko diba?

Pagdating ko sa dorm, nasa lobby sina Kim and Nick and it seems like there's a problem.

"Why are you soaking wet?" Nick asked

"What's happening?" I asked him

"Ahh, did you see Faye? I have been calling her pero hindi siya sumasagot"

"I saw her kanina sa library. Oh, diba you texted her?"

"I texted her? Hindi"

"Nick.." Kim, getting Nick's attention. When we look, si Faye, and Nick hurriedly went to her

"My God Faye, saan ka ba galing?" Nick asked "Ang lakas ng ulan ba't di ka nagpayong?"

Faye laughed. Syempre, shocked kaming tatlo "I was trying to forget you Nicholas.. for like, hours? Only?"

"What?" Nick asked "are you drunk babe?" kinuha ni Nick yung panyo niya sa bulsa and pinunasan niya face ni Faye "diba sabi ko sayo wag kang iinom ng hindi ako kasama?"

"Eh ba't ikaw?" she started crying "bakit naglunch ka with Cindy kanina and hindi mo ako tinext about it?" she's crying and nakatingin lang ako kay Faye and she's hurting. "Sabi mo lagi tayong magkasama. Bakit kinakalimutan mo na ako? Si Cindy na lang lagi mo pinapansin, sino bang girlfriend mo sa aming dalawa?"

Napatingin ako kay Kim and he's already looking at me. Pinipigilan kong umiyak and I can tell he knows.

"Ano bang sinasabi mo? Gosh, I'm so worried tapos ganito ka? Hindi moko nirereplayan and hindi mo pinapansin mga tawag ko sayo" Nick

"Lagi kana lang kasi Cindy. Cindy. Cindy. Eversince you two met, lagi kang si Cindy" lalong lumakas yung pagiyak niya, and nagtinginan na sa amin yung ibang mga kadormmates. "I'm trying to be nice, I like her, I consider her as my friend but I know how to be jealous too. I don't want you with her"

"Faye, you're my girlfriend, I care for you more than anyone, why are you acting like this?"

She just cried and hugged Nick.

"My God babe, don't do this again" I can see that she nodded

"Can you walk? Faye?" Nick asked but Faye's sleeping "I need to take her sa room" he looked at Ms. Iris and she nodded.

Binuhat ni Nick si Faye and pagtalikod niya, nagulat siya nung nakita niya ako. Like, hindi niya ako nakausap kanina?

"I'm sorry" he said tapos dumeretso na sila sa girls hall accompanied by Ms. Iris.

Natira kami ni Kim sa lobby. I don't even want to look at him kasi any moment, babagsak na yung luha ko.

"Oh" suddenly may towel na lumanding sa ulo ko. "Don't worry. She's drunk. She will talk to you tomorrow" I heard him naglakad na papalayo pero he stopped "dry yourself" tapos naglakad na ulit siya.

"shit lang" and then umiyak na naman ako.

Ang bigat sa puso nung nakita ko. I don't even know kung mali ba na naglunch kami together ni Nick. I don't even have intention to ruin their relationship pero bakit ganun na yung pinaparamdam nila sa akin?