Never Shall We Fail (an Ara Galang/Thomas Torres FF)

Chapter 9

Thomas' POV

1 week ago nung pumunta ako sa dorm nila Ara, remember? Palagi kong nakikita ang bullies tuwing lunch time, minsan sumasabay ako sa kanilang kumain kasama si Jeron pati si AVO, but the bullies are always incomplete dahil si Ara ay kasama si Bryan mag lunch everyday. And minsan sinasama ko si Arra sa lunch date namin ng bullies (without Ara), ni Jeron and AVO.

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"Ara!" -Me. I saw Ara walking without Bryan. So this is my right time to talk her. I miss her. I miss my bestfriend.

"Ara!" She's just ignoring me, I know that she heard me, but why is she ditching me?

I ran 'cause ang bilis nya na mag lakad. But at the end na abutan ko pa rin sya. And hugged her from her back. Wala naman si Bryan nor Arra. So I'm free to talk to her.

"Huy! Bitawan mo nga ko!" She said, I think she's not in the mood today. Kumawala ako sa aking pag kayakap at ihinarap ko sya sa akin.

"Ara. I just want to talk to you. I wanna tell you something kase." I said. And I looked in her eyes and she look in mine too telling that we want to tell something to each other.

"Ano yun?" -Ara.

"Arra wants me to ditch you, to stay away from you. *sad face* She's jelous kasi ang sweet daw natin sa isa't isa." I said.

"Ah.. I understand. I have something to tell you, pero hindi ko alam kung maling akala ba to." She said. She sounds worried.

"What is it? Spill." I said. As we sat down on a bench beside a tree.

"Okay. Remember nung first game nyo, hindi ako sumama sa team dinner. And then I just walked around and then a girl caught my attention." She said worryingly. "Tapos?" -Me. "And then I realized that it was Arra." She said and then she bowed her head. "How is that even possible that day Arra was at home with her cousins." I said. "May kasama syang lalake, they seem so close, nakakapit pa nga si Arra sa braso ni guy, eh."

"Maybe, its just her cousin? Or. Someone that looks like Arra? Arra, can't do that to me." I said as my voice is starting to raise.

"I know who I saw. And that's Arra flirting with another guy." She said calmly. There's a part of that wants to believe her, but no, I don't wanna believe what she said.

"Stop it Ara!" I said angerly.

"Fine. I'll stop. Believe what you want to believe. Bye." She said and she turned away. But suddenly...

"Ara!" Someone called her from behind and made her look back.

"Bry!" She passed me by and she ran towards Bryan. And they hugged each other. Para akong nagselos ng konti nung nakita kong magkayakap silang dalawa. I felt like I wanna regret what I've said earlier to her. I felt like I wanna believe her. I've been looking at them in about a minute or two, but I didn't notice that they were gone and I saw them walking away from me. I thought our conversation would go good and normal, but no. It went so bad. I think she's mad, dahil napag taasan ko sya ng boses.

Ara's POV

Akala ko paniniwalaan nya ko pero hindi eh. Nagalit ako ng konti dahil sinigawan nya ko, at nagalit pa ata. Andito ako ngayon sa McDo kasama si Bryan. He's comforting me dahil sa nangyari, naikwento ko lahat lahat ng sinabi ko kay Thomas at lahat ng sinabi nya sakin. At dahil dun nagalit si Bryan, sabi nya kakausapin nya daw si Thomas, pero sabi ko wag na. Pero hindi ko sya kayang pigilan, at alam ko someday kakausapin nya si Thomas. Hihintayin nya munang kalimutan ko yung sinabi nya sakin. Sobrang protective nya talaga. And sometimes parang may gusto syang sabihin sakin. I can't guess what.