[✔] BOOK I : The Love Cycle

chapter 43 - afraid

Rain's POV

Kasabay ko ngayon si Snow papunta ng school. Nagkataon lang na dumaan ako sa bahay nila then bigla nalang syang lumabas at dahil nagdidilig ng halaman si Tita Els ay inaya ko nalang si Snow na maglakad papunta sa school. Syempre plastican duh.

Nakarating kami ng school na walang imikan. Hindi naman sa awkward kami sa isa't isa, mafefeel mo lang talaga na ayaw ni Snow ng ingay. How boring, I wonder kung bakit kasa-kasama parin ni Thunder tong tomboy na to.

"Really? Poor him"
"I thought it's true kaso fake lang pala sila. So tragic, I wonder kung ano mafefeel ni Rain"
"Duh, I saw her flirting with Mint kahapon so obviously, wala talaga nila ni Rain"
"I think pakitang tao lang talaga si Sunny at nagmamakaawa kay Rain na maging sila coz you know, pinaglaruan na nga nya si Baylie noon, si Rain pa kaya"

"What the hell's happening!?" Tanong ni Snow at pinagliliitan ng mata yung mga chismosa, "It's all over the campus and I don't know who to believe. Mas marami pang proof yung haters nyo eh"

"Wag mo silang pakinggan, they're just trying to make some nonsense issue" sabi ko at huminga muna ng malalim bago pumasok sa locker room ng mga boys. Naramdaman ko syang sumunod sakin pero hinayaan ko lang sya. Alam kong i-interviewhin nanaman ako nito.

"This kind of issue should not be tolerated Rain! You have to fix this mess! Dalawa kayo ang masasaktan" sabi nya pero hindi ko sya pinansin. I knowwwww already, my mind kept on telling me that all the time. I just need to relax my brain and think about how I am going to stop this stupid rumor. Snow's not helping, pinepressure nya ako eh.

"You know what Rain, I don't care anymore, relationship nyo yan, I'm out of the line, I'm just trying to help but you won't even listen to me. Tatandaan mong si Sunny ang maaapektuhan sa tanginang usapang ito and you have to make a fcking move! You know how much Sunny loves you.... Rain, I'm telling you, protect her please"

My thoughts got cut off when I realized she's about to leave, "Snow... " pero hindi nya ako pinapansin.

I listened to everything she said, I have that on my mind. And I know what she's saying.

But first thing is, I'll be careful first. Lalo na kay Snow, ahas yung babaeng yun at baka kunin pa si Sunny sakin pag nagkataon.

Bumuntong hininga ako bago buksan ang locker ko para kunin yung mga librong kakailanganin ko mamaya.

Snow's POV

Mag-f-5 words that makes you angry challenge ako ngayon.

"May bagong classmate kayo, class"

And yeah, madagdagan nanaman ang population dito sa classroom. That 5-word-announcement makes me angry. Ewan ko ba, maiirita ako pag may bagong classmate kami.

"I think sya na yun Ceij"
"Who cares!"

"The who?" Tanong ko kay Thunder na kausap si Ceijan. Dinikit ko ang armchair ko sa tabi nya para makiusisa sakanilang chismis.

"Yung bagong kapitbahay nila Ceijan, nakilala lang namin kagabi" sagot ni Thunder at tumingin sakin.

"But I thought hindi na pwede ang late enrollment dito?" I asked.

"Lucky for her, anak sya ng may-ari nitong school"

"Her" malamig kong pagkasabi habang masama ang tingin sakanya. Napairap narin si Ceijan at napahalumbaba.

Ilang taon na akong nag-aaral dito pero hindi ko parin kilala kung sino yung anak ng may-ari ng school nato. Ang alam ko lang, nakatira ito sa Japan.