Play The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 10

#PTG10 Chapter 10

'Bakit hindi ikaw?' This line kept on ringing inside my head... and I would've interpreted it in a thousand different ways if I weren't too preoccupied by the fact that Jax was looking me in the eye. He was staring at me... and I stared back. It felt like all the dreams I had for years were finally coming true! Parang nagbunga na lahat ng kagagahan ko sa kanya!

"Bakit... bakit nga ba hindi ako?" I asked back. I knew I had to ask. Because if not now, when? Kailan pa ulit ako magkakaroon ng pagkakataon para itanong sa kanya?

And I wanted him. So freaking bad.

For a second, I thought that my heart would jump out of my chest. Rinig na rinig ko ang bawat pagtibok ng puso ko. Suddenly, I was aware of everything. I was aware of how close his face was to mine. I was aware of how the ends of our fingers were almost touching.

I was aware of everything that's him.

Because God, I'd dreamed about him for so long! I prayed for him!

"It's late," sabi niya sabay tayo. Mabilis akong sumunod. No, this night wouldn't end without him answering my question! He started this! He needed to finish this!

"Jax," I called, following him. Diretso pa rin siya sa paglalakad. Pero mabagal. Na para bang binibigyan niya ako ng pagkakataon para maka-habol sa kanya.

"What?" he replied, his back still on me.

"Why are you doing all this? Why are you being so nice to me? Ha? Bakit?" dire-diretsong tanong ko sa kanya. I walked until I was in front of him, until I could look him in the eyes. Because his mouth could spit out lies that his eyes would deny.

He may try so hard to deny this, but I knew him. I probably know him better than I know myself.

The intensity of my stares forced him to look at me. I could feel the breeze against my skin. I could feel my heart thumping wildly against my chest. But nothing I could ever feel would beat the need to hear his answer. I couldn't live like this. I couldn't live with the uncertainty kung ano ba talaga ako sa buhay niya.

"Do you like me?" I asked. But when I still got no response from him, I nodded. "Fine. Single kaya si Iñigo?" I wondered out loud. I didn't care if this was the oldest trick in the book. I had no time to play push and pull with him. For four years, I did the pushing. It's high time I begin to pull.

Nagsimula akong maglakad palayo sa kanya nang mahigit ko ang hininga ko dahil hinawakan niya ako sa braso. I almost jolted when I felt electricity crawling on my skin. Shit. Shit. Shit!

"I like you," he breathed. Mahina lang ang pagkakasabi niya, pero sapat na iyong para marinig ng puso ko. Mabilis na bumigat ang paghinga ko. I gulped. My vision started to become swirly.

"Oh, my god," I whispered as I started to walk around, fanning myself. Pinipilit kong maging normal ang paghinga ko, pero hindi ko magawa. Biglang nakaramdam ako ng hilo dahil sa mga narinig ko. It felt like all the stress that I felt this week decided to say hello all at once.

Hindi ko alam kung gaano katagal akong naglalakad. All I knew was that I needed to calm myself down! I felt like all the walls were closing in on me! Mas malala pa iyong reaction ko ngayon kaysa nung tawagin ako sa recit kahit hindi naman ako ondeck!

"Juan Alexandro," I said after I barely managed to calm myself down. I looked at him. He was looking at me, too. God, we're staring at each other! "If this is your idea of some sick joke, I swear itutulak kita d'yan sa bangin!" I threatened him sabay turo sa bangin na nasa gilid lang namin.