Wretched Choices

Chapter 2

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Chapter 2
Rain Drops

"Naaalala niya pa ako, Sha!" natutuwa kong kwento kay Sharry.

"Ano naman ngayon kung naaalala ka pa niya?" pabalang na tanong ni Sharry sa akin at saka humalukipkip.

"It'll be easier for me to get a hold of him and make him fall for me," I said with too much confidence.

She raised her eyebrows and crossed her arms while staring at me. "I doubt that."

"Why are you being so negative?" Inirapan ko siya at saka sumubo ng ice cream. "Huwag mo nga akong hawaan ng pagiging nega mo."

"I'm not being nega, Keia. I'm just stating facts," she tried to prove her point.

Even if Sharry dared to discourage me countless of times, my determination to make Archer fall and hurt him afterwards wasn't even shaken. Mas lalo nga lang akong naging determinado na magtagumpay sa aking plano. I wanted to prove her wrong.

Kaya naman pagpasok sa klase kinabukasan ay sobrang ganda ng ngiti ko. I was in a very good mood because Archer's my classmate in my first class for this day.

Once I entered our room, he was the first one I saw. Mas lalo lang lumapad ang aking ngiti. Pakiramdam ko'y umaayon ang tadhana at panahon sa aking mga plano at gustong mangyari.

Masaya naman akong lumapit sa kanya at nang makarating ako sa kanyang harapan ay tumigil ako upang titigan siya na seryosong binabasa ang aklat na nasa kanyang harapan. Lampas dalawang minuto rin siguro akong nakatayo sa kanyang harapan ngunit tila hindi niya pansin ang aking presensya. I needed to fake a cough in order for him to look at me.

The moment he laid his eyes on me, I smiled widely.

"Good morning!" masayang pagbati ko sa kanya.

His forehead creased because of my jolliness. "Do you need anything from me?"

Lumabi ako upang tumigil muna sa pagngiti kahit sandali habang tinuturo ang katabi niyang bakanteng upuan.

"Can I sit beside you?" I asked him. "The chair's vacant."

"This is not where you are usually seated," he pointed out.

Muli naman akong napangiti dahil alam niya kung saan ako madalas na nakaupo.

"If it's okay with you... I want to sit here from now on," I said.

"It's not okay with me," masungit niyang sabi. "Just go back to your usual seat."

Gusto kong mainis sa pagtangging ginawa niya sa akin ngunit hindi ko pwedeng gawin 'yon. I needed to show him my good side. Dapat ay iyong magaganda lang ang ipinapakita ko sa kanya.

"I just want to say thank you for saving me last time from being slapped by Romeo," sabi ko at nakuha ko namang muli ang kanyang atensyon. "Naisip kong hindi naging maganda ang pakikitungo ko sa'yo no'n. I didn't even say thank you. It was my bad. I'm sorry."

Laking tuwa ang naramdaman ko nang isarado niya ang kanyang libro bago humalukipkip para tingnan ako ng mabuti. Nagtaas siya ng kilay sa akin kaya naman muli akong nagsalita.

"If you want, I can treat you out for lunch in order to thank you," I said and asked him out. "We can eat wherever you want to eat."

"I don't need you to treat me lunch in order to express your gratitude. A simple thank you will do," he told me.

Ngumuso ako at bahagyang nabigo dahil tumanggi na naman siya sa akin. Napakahirap niyang mapapayag at mapatango.

How many times will you have to reject me before I gain your trust, Archer?