Samurai's Kryptonite ft JiaMich (Julia Morado-Michelle Morente)

Chapter 17: The Reason Why

Jia POV

Days.. Weeks passed..

Mich is still avoiding me. Yes, we're okay but not really okay.

We're supposed to be bestfriend, right? But i think, now we're not.

Everytime i try to talk to her, ask her something, pero palagi nalang siyang may gagawing importante, may pupuntahan. For all i know, si El lang naman palagi niyang kasama.

I feel betrayed. Lost. Hurt.

"Earth to Jia." - Bea

"Earth to Jia." - Jho

"Hoy! Para kang ewan." - sabay batok ni Bea sa akin.

"Ano ba.."

"Tulala ka na naman. Siya na naman?"

"Hindi ah. Pinoproblema ko lang yung Physics namin."

"Ajuju, sa amin ka pa talaga magsisinungaling, ganon?" - Jho

Yes, for the past few weeks, sa kanila na ako sumasama. They've been such great friends. I mean, hindi talaga nila ako pinabayaan. They know what ive been feeling towards Mich. And sa kanila din ako lumalapit if di ko na talaga kaya.

"Bakit kasi di mo kausapin?" - Jho

"I've tried. Okay? Many times. She keeps on turning me down. Sometimes nga, im asking myself, kaya ko pa ba?"

"Pag mahal mo, kakayanin mo." - Bea

"Cuz whatever happens, kahit anong sakit pa yan, pag mahal mo, mahal mo." - Jho

"Such reasons are not enough para mawala yang pagmamahal mo sa kanya." - Bea

"Cuz there's one reason na kayang tapatan ang lahat nang yun." - Jho

"Kasi mahal ko siya.." 

"Ayun, after how many weeks, Bei, naamin na rin niya!" - Jho

"YES! Hahaha. May libre tayoooo." - Bea

"ANO?"

"Ah eh.. Hehe. Sabi kasi nina Ate Ella, di mo daw maamin sa sarili momg mahal mo siya in less than a month."

"GANON?!"

"Mahal ka kasi namin. Tara na, Ju. Lunch tayo. Libre ni Jhoana. Hahaha." - Bea

"Langya ka, Bei." - Jho

Mich POV

3 weeks. 

3 weeks na, na hindi ko siya masyado kinakausap.

3 weeks na rin na palagi kong kasama si El. El's a great friend naman kasi. Palagin siyang nandiyan if nalulungkot ako. 

3 weeks na rin nung nagkausap kami ni Ate Ly. 

FLASHBACK

Pumunta ako sa BEG. 2pm palang. Wala pang tao. 4pm pa kasi yung training.

"Oh, why you're here na? Its too early pa."

"Ikaw nga rin eh. Haha."

"Wala na kasi akong class eh."

"Same here. Nakakatamad pumuntang dorm kasi. Wala akong kasama dun."

"Bakit kasi di mo pa kausapin?"

"I'm trying to distance myself, ate Ly."

"Bakit naman?"

"To keep myself from hurting?"

"Di ka ba nasasaktan sa ginagawa mo ngayon?"

"I'm trying not to."

"You know what, she's worried about you. She's worried if you're okay or what. Halos nga everyday, she's asking Den and I if you're okay eh."

"Wow, she cares."

"Of course, she's you're bestfriend. She loves you. Why not talk to her?"

"What's the point, ate Ly? Para masaktan ako lalo?"

"No. To clear things between you two."

"No need. I could see things clearly na she's okay without me in her life."

"You don't know that."

"Oh, trust me. I know." 

Pinakita ko sa kanya phone ko. There, sa IG, a picture of Jia, Marck, Bea, Jhoana, and Rex na kanina lang, with a caption, "Thanks for the treat, dudes! 'til next time."

"See?"

"You're trying not to care, aren't you? Oh, let me rephase that. You're pretending not to care. But why?"

"Sometimes, its easier to pretend you don't care than to admit its killing you."

"So, you act like everything's okay so no one worries about you."

"Y-yeah."

"But Mich --"

"Ate Ly. Please, trust me. And please, don't tell anybody about this. I just..don't want anyone else love me or would try to love me back because im hurting or because they took pity on me. No, i don't want that."

"Okay. But know what, Mich? Im proud of you."

"Huh?"

"Because even if you're hurting? You're always that Michelle i know. Brave enough to face whatever challenges that may come her way. Alone. Be it about sports, studies..love? Basta ha, pag di na kaya, always know were here. Ate Ly is always here, okay?"

"Thank you."

"No, thank you for the trust."

"You're not my ate idol for nothing. I know you i could always count on you."

"Always do. Always will."