War with the Pointguard (COMPLETED)

26-KAYA MO BA TALAGA SIYANG TIISIN?

“Kung iniisip mong pinaglaruan lang kita, nagkakamali ka.” Gene watched her gaze darken even more. He could now see the hurt clear in her orbs, trying to hide in angst. So this is not pure hatred issue then… “Wait, nag…seselos ka ba?” he held her shoulders still, seeking for the right answer.

Silence.

Until she sarcastically laughed with a grim look on her face. He was now confused as to why she did.

“Anong nakakatawa? I swear walang anumang namamagitan samin ni Laics, kaya wag ka ng-”

She cut him off and snapped her hold on her shoulders. “Incorrigible. Bakit ako magseselos eh ni wala ka ngang meaning sakin?” And with dark eyes, she ran away.

He couldn’t feel his body move a single muscle. It was like a curse has been casted on him again like how dumbfounded he was a while ago when Niche gave the flowers he gave her to Laica. He can’t understand.

Bakit ako magseselos eh ni wala ka ngang meaning sakin?

That wasn’t the answer he expected, and expectations did nothing but made it hurt more to hear those words from her-the girl he loved most.

That hurt a lot. And he just couldn’t stop thinking about it, about her, night and day. But in his hands rest a letter, confiding everything within her being, what she feels, what she has to say.

Finally, we met again… You still have the same effect on me regardless of the time I’ve been away, at the hospital. I finally knew how it is different when I am with you..when I am without you… I miss the times we talk out things, share the fun and tease on our weaknesses.

I may not show how much I care but it is killing me each time you held your stare away. Ganito lang ba kadaling baliwalain para sayo ang lahat? Pano kita maiintindihan kung hindi mo sakin sasabihin ang nararamdaman mo? Gusto kong magsorry pero bakit hindi mo ko pinagbibigyan ng pagkakataon? Sungit nga ba o sungit-sungitan? Hmf. Hanggang sa court na lang ba talaga tayo?

I really wish from the bottom of my heart that you will be able to read my letter… If you do, I am glad, at least you know. Don’t tell me… Was it easy to forget? All those times I’ve failed to show what I really feel are the parts I regret.

I really wanted you to know that I didn’t mean when I said that you had no meaning for me, for the truth is, you mean a lot. My efforts are sincere. I hope that you can see it crystal clear.

He finally finished reading.

“Hey! Sasabay ka ba o sasabay saming kumain?” biro ni Kayge sa kanya. Pakaway-kaway pa ito sa kanya papunta sa canteen.

“Susunod na nga eh,” sabi ni Gene before slidding the letter in his pocket and following his buddy.

Dahil lunchbreak, marami ang tao sa canteen. Iginala niya ang kanyang mata. Mukhang wala pa si Niche. O baka hindi ito kakain sa canteen? The practice was tiring yet it didn’t get Niche out of his mind.

Fuck off, Gene. Why can’t you stop thinking about her? You just left her at the Sports Palace locker room. What do you expect? Of course, she’s still there.

It’s been minutes since they entered the canteen, and he haven’t thought of eating. Lunch was supposed to be the meal he often dig in.

Bakit ba kasi wala pa rin si Niche? Have he not told her about coming up? She will come. And boy does he need to worry about her.