Dylan's calling me nonstop since yesterday pero ni isang tawag niya, wala akong sinagot. Para saan pa? Why is he wasting his time on me?
Nasa cafeteria kami ngayon dahil tapos na ang first class namin at naririnig ko yung ibang tao na pinaguusapan ako, tungkol sa nangyari samin nina Dylan at Beatrice. Nilapitan ko yung isang grupo na sobrang lakas ng boses kung magbulongan. I smiled at them.
"Ako ba pinaguusapan ninyo?" I remained smiling.
Nag step forward yung parang leader ata ng group nila. Ew. "Paano kung oo? May magagawa ka ba?"
Nilalaro ko yung curls ng leader nila at sinuntok ko ka agad yung mukha niya. "Who gave you the right to speak behind my back?" Napasinghap naman yung ibang kagrupo niya at sinamaan ako ng tingin. As if naman na matatakot nila ako.
Nagsalita yung isang kagroup nila na kamukha ni dora. "Sino ka ba sa tingin mo?"
"Pinaguusapan ninyo ako pero hindi niyo ako kilala?" Hinawakan ko yung jaw nung nagsalita kanina at diniinan ang paghawak ko neto. "I'm Aaliyah Kirsten Montemayor and I'm your worst fucking nightmare. Mark that in your mind." Tinalikuran ko na sila at bumalik na sa table namin.
"Okay ka na ba?" Ashley.
Tinignan ko siya at tinaasan ng kilay. "At bakit naman ako hindi magiging okay?" I'm eating vegetable salad right now at tinusok tusok ko lang yung iba dahil medyo nawalan ako ng ganang kumain.
"Liyah, wag mo namang kimkimin lahat ng sakit, crying is good for the soul." Ashley. If you're asking kung nasan si Ali, umalis siya saglit para mag restroom.
"Ash, I'm fine, really." I smiled at her.
I flinched nang hinampas ni Ashley ang mesa at hinila ako papuntang rooftop? "Anong ginagawa natin dito?"
"Shout." Ashley.
"Are you crazy?! May mga students sa baba, geez Ashley!"
"Hindi tayo aalis kapag hindi mo ginawa." Ashley.
I glared at her at tinalikuran siya, kaya I'm now facing the campus grounds. I took a deep breath and shouted. "Aaaaggghhhh! What the fuck did I do para maranasan 'to?! Fuck you all! Fuck you Dylan! Fuck you Beatrice!!! Fuck everyone for making me feel this way!!" Tumigil na ako at tinignan si Ashley, nagulat pa ako dahil nasa likod ko na pala siya at niyakap niya ako. "It's okay to cry, Liyah." And I did.
Bumaba na kami ni Ashley dahil kanina pa text ng text si Ali kung nasan na kami. "Saan kayo nanggaling? Bakit puffy ang mata mo, Liyah? What the hell happened?" Ali.
"Woah, chill girl. Sa rooftop lang kami galing and—" pinutol ko ang sasabihin ni Ashley. "Uhm, may insect na pumasok sa mata ko."
"Yeah, and pigs can fly Liyah." Ali.
I rolled my eyes tsaka ko sila hinatak para pumasok na sa next class namin. Nagtuturo yung prof namin pero nagsusulat lang ako sa likod ng notebook ko. Our professor got interrupted kasi may kumakatok sa pinto, kaya he excused himself for a while. Minutes after, bumalik siya at tinuro niya ako kaya I raised my brow.
"Out." Prof.
"Excuse me?"
"Someone wants to talk to you." Prof.
"You can just tell me that." I rolled my eyes on him at lumabas na. Damn, I forgot to asked him kung sino yung gustong kumausap sa'kin.
The moment I stepped outside, biglang may humatak sa akin papuntang rooftop? Na naman? "Ano ba!" Sino ba to? Who am I kidding? Alam kong si Dylan to lol.
"Stop dragging me!" Biglang humarap siya sa'kin kaya nagkabanggaan kami. I glared at him. "Ano ba ang kailangan mo? Didn't I tell you that I don't want to see you anymore?" Tumalikod na ako pero I shrieked when he carried me, bridal style. "Son of a fucking bitch, put me down!" Sigaw lang ako ng sigaw pero walang kwenta yung kakasigaw ko sakanya kasi hindi din naman siya nakikinig sa'kin.
Nakarating na kami sa rooftop and he immediately locked the door. "Look Liyah, we need to talk."
"We have nothing to talk about."
"Liyah, listen to me. Ginawa ko lang yun because I want to protect you!" Dylan.
"Protect me? Do you really think na hindi ko kayang protektahan ang sarili ko? Ha, Dylan?!"
"Hindi sa ganun Liyah, Beatrice threatened me kaya hindi na ako nakapag-isip ng maayos dahil ang nasa utak ko lang nun ay protektahan kita. Do you really think na hindi ko alam na ikaw si Aki? Alam kong ikaw at si Aki ay iisa Liyah, matagal na. Hindi ko sinabi sa'yo dahil natatakot ako, natatakot ako na baka nakalimutan mo na ako and it hurts me when you said that you don't want to marry me in the future. I love you Liyah and I never intend to hurt you." Dylan.
"You never intend to hurt me? Well, news flash asshole, you just did." Tinalikuran ko siya at naglakad papunta sa pintuan upang lumabas na pero Dylan back hugged me and rested his face in my neck and he started singing.
"Ain't never felt this way
Can't get enough so stay with me
It's not like we got big plans
Let's drive around town holding hands
And you need to know
You're the only one alright, alright
And you need to know
That you keep me up all night, all night
Oh, my heart hurts so good
I love you babe, so bad, so bad, oh
Oh, my heart hurts so good
I love you babe, so bad, so bad." Pumiyok si Dylan. Shit. Pinipigilan ko yung sarili kong wag umiyak, nakakasawa na kasing umiyak. Naramdaman kong medyo basa yung leeg ko kaya hinarap ko si Dylan, nanlaki pa ang mata ko dahil umiiyak si Dylan.
"Why are you crying?" Umiling lang siya at niyakap niya ako patalikod, I guess he doesn't want me to see him. "Ashley told me that crying is good for the soul and believe me, It's effective."
"I'm sorry Liyah, please forgive me. I'm sorry." Dylan.
Hinarap ko siya at hinawakan ang balikat niya. "Pinapatawad na kita Dylan."
He smiled at me, a sad one. "But?"
I sighed. "But... just give me some time to get myself back together. I love you, Dylan. Always remember that." Hinalikan ko siya sa pisngi, at umalis na. This isn't a goodbye, Dylan. Babalikan kita, kapag tapos na ako kay Beatrice.
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Awwww :((
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