15 Shades of Grey

Chapter 35

GREY'S POV
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This is it.

It's my big day, it's the thing that I've been preparing for since last month. My race here in the Philippines. Kinakabahan ako and at the same time eh distracted dahil sa nangyari back in Seoul... Sobrang hirap i-take in ang lahat ng mga nadiskubrehan ko.

"Sigurado ka bang magre-race ka pa?" tanong sa'ken ni Andy.

"Oo naman." Sagot ko.

"I see, sige... Well, I just came here para sabihin sa'yo na nasa labas ang mga kaibigan mo." Sabi niya.

"Ganun ba? Nasa labas rin ba si Charmaine?" tanong ko.

"Wala. Sila lang nina Janus." Sagot ni Andy

"By the way, dad will be watching." Sabi ni Andy sabay labas.

I thought nasa labas si Charmaine, I want to give her something eh. I-I want to give something back to her... Mejo matagal na rin kaseng nasa sa'ken ang bagay na'to. Almost the whole time na kakilala ko si Charmaine...

The truth is, sa kanya naman talaga 'to eh.

I grab something from my pocket. It's the heart necklace na pagmamay-ari ni Charmaine. She lost this nung unang gabi kaming magkakilala. Nahubad 'to sa kanya after I saved her from drowning sa pool. Ever since then, hindi ko na naisoli sa kanya 'toh.

I tried countless times, but hindi natutuloy. It's like, there is something that keeps me from giving this thing back. And now, after everything that happened in Seoul, I realized why I can't give this back to Charmaine.

I LOVE HER.

Mahal ko si Charmaine kung kaya't hindi ko maibigay sa kanya ang kwintas niya... I feel like she's always with me habang nasa sa'ken ito. Ito na yata ang naging lucky charm ko. Well, lucky charm ko rin naman ang may-ari ng kwintas na 'to so it makes sense.

Lumabas ako upang kausapin sina Janus. Nag-apologize naman ako for my actions back in Korea. Sinabi rin sa'ken ni Janus ang lahat ng ginawa ni Charmaine while I was away—including how she feels for me.

"In love si Charmaine sa'yo, Grey." Sabi ni Janus.

Natahimik sa sinabi niya.

A-Ano daw?!? Seryoso ba siya?!? I-I don't know how to react... Ang-Ang sarap pala sa feeling na mahal ka ng taong mahal mo. I feel something ticklish inside... Kinikilig ba ako? Teka nga, kinikilig ba ang lalake?!?

"Well then, kung makikita niyo siya today, sabihin niyong pumunta siya dito dahil gusto ko siyang kausapin." Sabi ko.

"Ano naman iyon?" tanong naman ni Owen.

"Sa'ken na 'yon. I have to tell her first." Sabi ko.

"Alright fine." Sagot ni Owen.

Ang totoo niyan eh, gusto kong kausapin si Charmaine para sabihin sa kanya na I'm also in love with her. Isasaoli ko na rin itong kwintas niya sa kanya—wait, huwa na lang muna. I still need this for the race, para may lucky charm ako dun sa track mamaya.

After that eh bumalik na sila sa mga seats nila. They all wished me good luck before leaving.

Pagbalik ko sa loob ng room ko, hinugot ko ulet ang kwintas sa bulsa ko and I stare at it. Memories of the first night flooded into my mind. Naalala ko ang lahat ng nangyari during the first time when we met.

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That night, I never knew my life would change after we talked. Everything was still clear sa utak ko, her face, her dress and that necklace with a huge heart pendant around her neck.