Race Against Love (on-going)

Chapter 21

Note: Isang maiksi at mabilisang update. ^_^

REESE

Nakangiti kong pinapanood si Adler sa pagtuturo ng karate. Pagkakataon ko na itong pagmasdan ang kabuuan niya nang hindi niya ako nahuhuling nakakatitig sa kanya. I'm sure, aasarin na namin niya ako na patay na patay ako sa kanya kapag nangyari ito. At hindi lang ito isang beses nangyari, kaya hanggang maari, ayoko nang maulit pa ito. Kahit pabiro niyang sinabi ito, nahihiya pa rin ako sa kanya kasi alam kong totoo ang biro niya. Na patay na patay talaga ako sa kanya.

Palihim ko ulit siyang pinagmasdan. He's over six feet tall and towered all his students. Sa tangkad niyang ito, hindi mo akalaing makakakilos siya nang malaya at maliksi. His forms are flawless and his confident stance makes him what he seems to be, a true martial artist.

Tila wala siyang kapaguran sa pagtuturo. Mahigit isang oras na ang nakalipas, and he's shirt is now soaked with sweat.  I just can't keep my eyes off his face with sweat dripping on it. His hair fell down covering his left eye and yet he managed to steal a glance at me. Nagulat ako nang magtama ang mga mata namin. Npahawak ako sa dibdib ko. What was that? That expression on his eyes seemed so intense, like he was looking right through me. Una niyang binawa ang tingin at ibinaling ito sa mga estudyante. At nakahinga ako nang maluwag. And I avoided his gaze again.

Napaisip ako. He's  few years older than me, but I don't mind. Para sa akin, he's like a bottle of fine wine that keeps getting better with age. Hindi ko na maalala kung saan ko nabasa ito. Sa tingin ko, bagay na bagay na description ito sa kanya. I can't help but smile. This guy is mine, can you imagine that? Dati ini-stalk ko lang siya. I remembered those times I was so desperate to get his attention, or date him. I even made crazy plans just to get him. At kung kailan tumigil na ako sa kalokohan ko, tsaka naman siya nagpakita ng interes sa akin.

Well, let's talk about how things are somewhat rushed. Hindi pa nga nagtatapos ang school year, sobrang dami na ng nangyari.  But all things happened when I least expected them. I tried so hard to stop and avoid him. Well, not so hard, but at least I tried. 

When he wanted me to forget him, I wanted to cut loose. And I did. I started to pull away. Though this space in my heart told me to hold on. I got scared. I cried because I was hurt. I stopped pursuing him. But deep inside I wanted to wait and hope for something good. Then my utmost desires happened.

Sobrang saya ko. Kahit na alam kong hindi ko na mapipigilan ang mga pangyayari, I still wanted our relationship to start in the old-fashioned way. So, I started to avoid him for good. That's when I realized that this man had so much power over me. Hindi ko kinaya at bumigay ako.

And it was not easy to be under his spell because he consumed my thoughts. I got hurt but I got by.  Then the table turned in my favor and I found so much happiness by his side. Now, everything fell into the right places. And I never thought that this would ever happen. This is the best feeling that I had in years. It's like the long period of waiting and hoping was over after what he put me through.

Now, I didn't have to give up my schedules anymore. Kasi siya na ang kusang lumapit sa akin. Hindi na siya ulit sumundo sa classroom. Pero madalas naman kaming magkasabay mag-lunch. I think hindi pa nakarating kay Kai ang nangyaring pagsundo sa akin ni Adler sa classroom noon. Kasi I never heard about it from her. At hindi ko pa nasasabi sa kanya ang tungkol sa aming dalawa ni Adler. Bihira na kaming magkausap. Bukod sa hindi na kami magkagrupo sa mga school activities, lagi itong nagmamadaling umalis pagkatapos ng klase. At hindi na rin siya nakaka-attend ng mga Kyokushin sessions. I wonder why.

Minsan, nagui-guilty ako. Kasi I never checked on her. Kung kumusta na ba siya o may problema ba siya? Pakiramdam ko tuloy napakawalang kwenta kong kaibigan.