#PTG09 Chapter 09
"Sorry," I said when I finally let him go. Pinupunasan ko pa rin iyong mga luha ko. I was still heaving, still reeling from the disappointment. I thought seeing Jax would make the difference, but the humiliation I went through was so devastating. I didn't know if I could live like this for the next four years.
Napa-tingin ako bigla sa classroom nila. His class was still on going. Mabilis na bumalik ang tingin ko sa kanya.
"Balik ka na sa classroom," I said. Hindi siya sumagot. "Sige na. Okay na ako," I pressed, but he still wasn't moving. "Baka magtaka na mga classmate mo bakit sobrang tagal mong nagCR."
Jax remained standing in front of me. I didn't want his professor to be pissed at him. I learned it the hard way. Hindi maganda sa pakiramdam kapag ginawa kang emotional dumpsite ng professor mo. Kahit pa sabihin na badtrip siya sa dismissal ng case niya, bakit sa akin niya binuhos lahat?
"Bilis na."
"I can't," he said.
"Bakit?"
"I..." he trailed, like he was embarrassed to tell me the reason why. But I stood in front of him, like what he was doing. Para kaming tangang dalawa na naka-tayo sa gitna ng hallway habang busy sa klase ang lahat. My eyes were tear-stricken while his eyes were looking at mine.
"You what?" I asked when more seconds passed without him saying a thing.
"Nothing," he said.
I nodded. "Okay. Balik ka na sa classroom," sabi ko habang naka-tingin sa kanya. Ayoko na mapahamak si Jax dahil sa akin. I had enough trouble tonight. Ayoko na idagdag siya sa listahan. Hindi ko mapapatawad ang sarili ko kung mapapahamak siya dahil sa akin. He had been nothing but wonderful to me.
Standing there, I waited for him to go back to his room, but a good minute passed and he still hadn't moved an inch.
"I can't go back."
I arched my brow. "Why?"
"I left."
"So, pag-umalis, bawal bumalik?"
His eyes were on me again. Gusto kong iiwas ang tingin sa kanya because I didn't have the energy to match the intensity of his stares. But Jax being Jax... God, I got lost in his eyes again.
Na parang ganoon lang, limot na agad iyong nangyari kanina.
Suddenly, I was floating on the clouds again.
Ganyan ang epekto niya sa akin.
"Bawal lumabas kapag ongoing 'yung recit," he said.
"Bakit ka lumabas?" I asked, but he didn't reply. Only after I voiced my question did I hear his answer. Did he— "Why did you go out, Jax?" I asked, wanting to hear his response.
He shrugged.
"Jax," I said. "Bakit ka lumabas kahit alam mo na bawal?"
"Nothing," he replied, then began to walk the opposite way.
Mabilis akong sumunod sa kanya at nagulat nang pababa na siya ng hagdan. "Hey! 'Yung gamit mo sa classroom?!" sabi ko dahil feeling ko pauwi na siya. Was he for real?! Lalabas-labas sa classroom, tapos iiwanan na lang iyong gamit sa room?!
"I'll ask Yago to bring it home," sabi niya habang diretso pa rin sa paglalakad.
"Sino si Yago?" I asked, trying to catch up with him. I could feel na binagalan niya iyong paglalakad niya nang maramdaman niya na sumusunod na ako sa kanya. Of course dapat bagalan niya. 'Di hamak naman na mas mahaba ang legs niya sa akin!
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