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Forty Nine*

Forty Nine*

 

AISHA’s POV

Two months have been passed. Now I’m here in the Black dorm again. Last time I checked, I don’t want to study here. I don’t want to be in here. It was scary. But now, I don’t know. The fact that I want to study here with everyone, the fact that I want to be in here..

And the fact that it was still scary. Yeah. It was scary.

“Aisha?”

I slowly moved by head upward and look to the one who called me. It was Kuya Russel, smiling like the first time I saw him in the woods. I smile at him but he just wrinkled his face.

“You don’t look good.” He said while walking towards me.

“I’m good. I just missed you.” I said then hug him. I missed Kuya Russel. It been two months and we don’t have any communication at all. I tried to call him but his cell phone is always off. Even the telephone in the black dorm is off.

“Haha. Ganun ba? Namiss din kita. Pasensya ka na hah. Tinatawagan mo daw ako sabi nila Edcel kaso nagbakasyon din kasi ako e. At hindi ako nagdala ng cellphone.”

Napakamot ako. I’ve tried to be jolly in front of him so he won’t notice the sadness in my eyes.

“Whoa! Dito ka na pala Aisha e. Bakit hindi ka pa pumapasok dyan ha?” Nakasungaw si Daryl sa may pintuan, katabi naman nito si Edcel na nagbabasa nang libro.

“Hi Daryl, Hi Edcel.”  I waved my hands to them.

“Seems you didn’t change.” Si Edcel habang inaayos ang eyeglasses nito.

You’re wrong. I’ve changed. From the Aisha who locked herself in a world that nobody knows, became someone who can have friends and she eventually fall in love. But, after that changed.. She didn’t know that she would hurt someone, someone who is so dear to her.

“Ang ingay niyo naman, umagang-umaga e!” Lumabas nang pintuan si Tristan pero napatigil nang makita ako.

Itataas ko sana ang kamay ko para kawayan siya pero bumalik ito sa loob ng bahay. Naiwan kaming apat. Nagtataka na siguro sila kung bakit ganun ang inasal ni Tristan sa akin gayung kami yung bestfriend.

“What’s with him?” Si Edcel na nagtataka sa ikinilos ni Tristan.