Chapter 6
I encouraged myself to be tough. To act normal in front of him and to his gorgeous girlfriend. I even felt little when I saw her. She's so beautiful, fashionista, elegant but it seems that she's kinda meticulous and nitpicky. Anong laban ko naman, 'di ba.
"You came! I thought you can't come," he stated as I got to stand in front of them.
"Yeah," I chuckled a little to dissolve this aching feeling inside me. "Well, it happened that I finished my shift early so I drop--"
Namilog ang mga mata ko ng bigla niya akong niyakap. Sobrang gulat ko at ramdam na ramdam ko na iyong puso kong lumulundag-lundag na feeling ko, anytime ay mahuhulog na siya sa rib cage ko.
Damn! You're making it hard for me, Blake. You have a girlfriend already so please, stop when I can still endure this. Please stop when I can still take this. Please stop when this I'm feeling is still treatable.
And may I remind you that your girlfriend is with us and she can see us.
However, I still savor the moment that I am enclosed in his arms. When I can still feel his warmth. But later on, I heard someone clears her throat and I know that it's his girlfriend.
"Right! I forgot. Sorry," he said to her. "Aria this is Olivia. Ate, this is Aria. My friend," pakilala ni Blake sa amin and I have to smile nicely. "By the way, she's my sister. Di kami magka-mukha 'no?"
In that moment when he said Ate and verbalize the word sister, I don't know how or why. Basta parang nabingi ako sa sinabi niya. I even don't know what kind of feeling I have inside of me! Napa-ngiti nalang ako ng hindi pilit. Ngiting masaya talaga.
"I really thought that you both can't make it. Napapa-ngiti niyo ako talaga!"
I smile. I like it hearing from him.
Kinuhanan ko silang magkapatid ng litrato at may photo rin kami na kaming dalawa lang ni Blake. May photo rin na kaming tatlo dahil naki-suyo si Blake sa kaibigan niyang malapit lang sa amin.
Patapos na ang semester at sobrang busy na talaga namin. Mas lalong naging malapit ako kay Blake at di maiwasan ni Katlyn na kiligin. Alam niya kasi ang storya ko pero pilit ko pa ring tinatago ang nararamdaman ko para kay Blake. May internship rin sila kaya mawawala siya ng isang buwan para mag-sanay.
The closeness Blake and I had and the feelings I have for him, the more I hide it from him, the more I fall. Nevertheless, I still want to be his friend. Okay lang kung hanggang friend lang ako. Okay na ako doon. At least, I can still be with him no matter what. No break ups, no heartache. I'm fine with it. But no, maybe no break-ups but there's still pain. Yes, pain. I'm in love so of course, I can feel pain. I can't dodge it anymore. I have fallen and I keep on falling, yet, no one is there to catch me. It's like jumping without preparing.
"Aria, tapos mo na iyong manuscript mo?"
Nasa library kami ngayon at nagbabasa dahil finals week na rin namin. Natatambak na rin ang mga activities namin dahil sa sunod-sunod na bigayan ng mga Professors. Halos di na ako natutulog, matapos ko lang ang mga projects. Ilan na lang rin at matatapos ko na ang lahat ng requirements.
"Di pa pero patapos na ako. Ikaw?" I answered.
"Di pa. Ewan ko kung kailan ko yun matatapos."
Napa-angat ako ng tingin sa kanya.
"Tapusin mo na 'yan ng maka-focus ka sa exams natin,' saad ko.
"That's my plan but writer's block is really doing it's job real well."
BINABASA MO ANG
Lonely (COMPLETED)
Fanfiction"Life is made up of a cycle of repetitive meetings and separation. Right now, it's going to be difficult. It will be disappointing, tears will flow, but we will definitely meet again." - Kim Jonghyun This story has a sequel already entitled "Hypnos...
