LOVE ME, or ELSE!

XII - Signs from above

Khlynn's Note:

I am back again after a very long hiatus. This time, I am back for good!

See you all!

Kelly's POV:

It's been what, 5 days since I last saw my boyfriend. Yes, you heard me right, 5 freakin' days since my boyfriend left me hanging in the middle of our so called "date" and went out with this girl Clara.

Argh.

Di ko mapigilan mainis hanggang ngayon sa tuwing naiisip ko ang nangyaring yun. And now, I've been trying to call him but he's not answering his damn phone.

Lagot ka talaga sa akin, Zake!

Nasa school ako ngayon, my next class is in 30 minutes. Mazy is nowhere to be found. I bet she's in a date with Mike. So here I am, alone and bored.

I was looking at my phone nang bigla akong may narinig na mga bubuyog.

"Look how pathetic this girl. I bet she's waiting for Zake now. She didn't know that Zake is currently busy taking care of Clara"

Bigla akong napalingun sa bubuyog na nakatayo malapit sa kinauupuan ko. I walked towards the girl with a fake smile. Pesti, pigilan mo yang sarili mo, Kelly.

Mukhang natakot naman yung girl. "Don't worry, sweetie. I am not mad at you." I faked a smile "Just want to ask kung alam mo kung  nasaan si Zake ngayon?"

"Rooftop with Clara", she said then hinila na siya ng kaibigan nya papalayo sa akin.

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Clara's POV

ROOFTOP.

"Clara, stop crying. alright?" Zake said while hugging me. Mas lalo ko pang nilakasan ang iyak ko. Shucks, I am such a drama queen. I am pretty sure I can pass as a best actress if I keep this up.

"Zake, I don't know what to do anymore. My mom and dad are always fighting. No one loves me", I said and hugged him tight.

Of course that's a lie. My parents love  me so much. I am their only princess. They even supported me sa kahibangan ko with Zake. I am acting as a lost and lonely lady just so Zake will comfort me and be with me.

"That's not true. I am here. I love you", madamdaming sagot ni Zake. Then suddenly may narinig kaming may nahulog na gamit sa may pinto. Paglingon namin ni Zake, there we saw the mighty Kelly looking so lost and hurt.

Buti nga. Now who's the winner? I smiled triumphantly.

Kelly's POV.

Lord bigyan nyo po ako ng lakas ng loob. Ang sakit po. Ang sakit sakit pong marinig yun galing kay Zake.

"Zake, what is the meaning of this?", I asked. Yung luha ko nagpipinto nang lumabas  pero pinipigilan ko lang. 

Pesti, letseng pag-ibig to.

Ba't ba ako pinapahirapan ng ganito?

"Nothing, Kelly. Why are you here?", I can sense that Zake is very confused right now. I don't know why. Siguro mahal na mahal lang talaga niya si Clara but he's stuck with me because I blackmailed him. 

I smiled bitterly. "Nothing, huh?"

Sign na ba to Lord na kailangan ko nang sumuko sa kanya?

"Go on, continue your conversation. I'll go ahead", sabay talikod. Nawalan na ako ng lakas na kumprontahin si Zake. Ofcourse, what right to I have to do such thing? 

Ano ba ako sa kanya? I am not his true girlfriend. I just blackmailed him and forced him to be my boyfriend. 

I am very selfish. 

You're very selfish, Kelly. I bet Zake is hurting now 'cause he can't be with the one he loves.

 I was so lost while I was walking my way down in to the ground floor. I can't clearly see the stairs that I am walking into because my tears is clouding my eyesight.

Is this really the right time to give-up, Lord? Talo na ba ako? 

I continued walking when suddenly nadulas ang paa ko sa stairs at nagpagulung-gulong ako hanggang sa pinaka-unang baitang. Ang sakit ng ulo ko. Hinawakan ko ito ko dahil sa sakit and I felt liquid there. 

When I looked at my hand, I saw blood.

"Kelly!!" I heard someone shouted. Then darkness came.

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Unti-unti kong binuka ang akong mata and I saw an all-white surrounding.

"Nasa heaven na ba ako, Lord?", wala sa sariling kong sabi. Bigla kong naramdaman na may isang kamay na pumisil sa pisngi ko.

"Sira ka talaga, Kelly. Of course not. We won't allow that!", that's kuya. Nasa gilid pala siya ng bed ko, nakaupo at nagbabalat ng orange. I bet I am in the hospital now.

"Where am I, kuya?", I was trying to confirm things from him because I felt like I can't trust my own mind right now. 

"You're in the hospital, silly. You worried us!. You've been asleep for 2 days. What happened? Bakit ka biglang nahulog sa hagdan?", nag-aalalang tanung sa akin ni Kuya.

Oh right, nahulog ako sa stairs. Was it 2 days ago? I was asleep for 2 days? Biglang sumakit ang puso ko nang maalala ang nangyari. 

That Zake. He's in love with Clara. I am not making him happy, instead I am making him suffer. Ang sakit.

"What's wrong, Kelly? May masakit ba sa 'yo? Come on tell, Kuya!" I smiled at my brother. Don't be silly, Kelly. Your family still loves you. Look how worried your brother is.

"I am fine, Kuya. Kailangan ko lang sigurong ipahinga to. Where's dad, by the way?".

"Oh, he was here a while ago. But he needed to report to work kasi may problema. Mazy was also here a while ago, too. She was here every day, by the way", sagot ni Kuya.

Tumango ako. 

Nagdadalawang isip akong itanung kay kuya if Zake visited me as well. Nagtatalo ang isip ko kasi natatakot akong malaman na hindi niya ako binisita kahit isang beses lang.

Natatakot akong harapin ang katotohanan na wala talaga siyang pakialam sa akin. Na hinding-hindi niya talaga ako kayang mahalin.

"If you're wondering about Zake, he didn't show his fuckin' face here ever since you got hospitalized"

Naipikit ko ang aking mata at biglang naglandasan ang aking mga luha nang marinig iyun from Kuya.

Lord, Is this really it? Should I give-up?