Take Your Time (GxG)

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Raine's POV

*prrrrrrrt*

Claurent blew the whistle, a sign to call us for dismissal. Huminga ako ng malalim para ihanda ang aking sarili sa mahabang sermon na matatanggap ko galing sa kanya.

" Arlight, you all did good today. We need to maintain that. No one should be late though," tiningnan niya ako ng masama at napayuko nalang ako sa hiya. "Tomorrow, coach is going to watch us practice. He's going to observe your performance. Kaya galingan nyo'ng lahat bukas, it might be your chance para masali sa line-up for Intramurals. Now, practice is over, you can all go home..Caldwell, maiwan ka." she looked at me sternly and I exchanged her with a nervous look.

Hinintay niyang maka-alis na ang lahat sa field bago siya nagsalita. I was really nervous kasi baka sa sobrang galit niya ay i-kick out niya ako. Ayoko mangyari yun! Gusto ko pang maglaro and someday, maging isa sa magre-represent ng school sa regionals.

" Why were you late? Where were you? Why didn't you reply to my texts?" sunod-sunod niyang tanong.

See? I was right. Daig niya pa yung mommy ko eh. I composed myself para hindi ako kabahan.

She's just worried.

I know how to calm her down.

" Alam mo Raine, sabihin mo lang kung ayaw mo akong makita maiintindihan naman ki--"

Hindi na niya naipatuloy yung sinasabi niya dahil bigla ko nalang siyang niyakap.

" Sorry na Shane, I promise I won't be late next time.." I told her.

" You did not answer my questions.." she looked down at me just in time for me to look up at her with puppy eyes.

" No. That won't work this time. You had me worried! Hindi ka man lang nag-reply! Did you know I was so close to running around the campus looking for you?!" now she sound like my mother.

Kahit galit si Claurent ay napangiti parin ako. Hindi dahil sa iniinis ko siya kundi I'm just happy to have someone to care for me like this.

" Shane, I was just at the boys' locker room." I explained at her and that made her face soften.

" Ano namang ginagawa mo dun?" pagtataka niya, " Naninilip ka ba dun?!"

Nabigla naman ako sa sinabi niya kaya hinampas ko yung braso niya, " What?! Hindi ah! Ew!"

Napatawa naman siya ng malakas sa reaction ko at nag-pout naman ako bago ko tinuloy, " I was looking for Nate."

Nang sinabi ko yun ay natigilan naman siya sa pagtawa niya. She unwrapped her arms from my waist and looked away.

Ang cute naman neto, ang bilis magtampo hahaha

If only she knew..

" Uy, nagtatampo.." sinundot-sundot ko yung tagiliran niya para asarin siya pero hindi man lang siya nakiliti.

" Raine, stop. If you like him, you could have just told me. It's not right to lead people on. Okay lang naman sa akin kung hindi mo ako gusto eh. Mas okay na yung sabihin mo agad sa akin na wala talaga ako'ng pag-asa kesa sa pahihintayin mo ako tapos si Nate pala yung hinahabol mo," she stopped for a while and breathed.
" Alam mo, ngayon palang sabihin mo na na hindi mo ako gusto para hindi na ako umasa. Pinagmumukha ko lang tanga 'tong sarili ko eh.. sabihin mo na."

There was a few seconds of silence..

" Pffft--- HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA," hindi ko na kinaya at napatawa ako ng malakas. I unwrapped my arms from Claurent para punasan yung maluha-luha kong mata.

Tinitigan lang ako ni Claurent nang may pagtataka, " Sabihin mo lang sa'kin kung nababaliw kana para mapa-confine kita sa mental," she joked bitterly.

Wala parin akong tigil sa pagtawa. Natigil lang ako nang akma na sana siyang aalis pero I caught her waist with my arms.

" L-Let me go." nautal niyang sabi.

" No. Hear me out first."

She turned around so she's facing me. Tinaasan niya lang ako ng kilay.

" I went to look for Nate kasi..."

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