Play The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 15

#PTG15 Chapter 15

"Sorry," I said for the tenth time as I took a respite in between the digests I was writing. Nagpromise kasi ako kay Jax na aalis kami ngayon, but I seemed to have forgotten na deadline na nga pala nung digests sa Monday. There's no time to rest, really!

"It's fine," he replied as he was helping me with my digests. Less than 24 hours and I still had sixty-eight to write. Nanginginig na talaga iyong mga kamay ko, but I couldn't stop because there's no time to stop! Sobrang na-guilty lang ako kasi instead na nagpapahinga si Jax from the exams, heto siya at parang nag-aaral pa rin dahil tinutulungan niya ako.

Sometimes, he's just too good.

Sabi nila, never meet your heroes... you'll be disappointed. But I think Jax could never disappoint me. Because I sincerely love everything about him. Good and bad. Both his endearing and annoying habits? I'd take all of them.

Ganon kasi talaga. I don't fall in love often... but when I do? I fall hard.

My Telegram pinged again. May sinend siyang bagong digests. Sinusulat ko iyong diretso sa paper. He already read the case for me, and typed the digest—kumbaga, isusulat ko na lang talaga. Grabe. Sobrang... hindi ko alam how the hell I'd survive law school without him.

"I promise babawi ako after this..." sabi ko habang dire-diretso pa rin sa pagsusulat. My hands were really shaking, but I had no choice. I had to write fast and legibly.

Jax didn't reply, tahimik lang siya sa pagta-type niya. We were silent in the middle of an otherwise busy coffee shop when someone made her presence known—actually, apat sila. Puro babae.

"Jax," sabi ni least favorite classmate.

I frowned. Really, ngayon pa ba? Busy ako! Wala akong time for her! Minamadali ko na nga 'tong digests ko para at least kung posible man lang, kahit dinner maka-go kami ni Jax, e!

Jax's eyes quickly left the screen. "What?" tanong niya.

God, ang ganda din nito. Bakit ba ang daming magagandang babae na lumalapit kay Jax?! Magaganda na, matatalino pa! Gosh, there's no way I should slack-off! Ang hirap ng mga kalaban ko, if ever! Buti na lang mukhang hooked na hooked na sa akin si Jax, so one point for Katherine!

"Nag-aaya bloc. Dinner plus inom later," Cha said.

"Pass. May ginagawa ako," Jax said, then quickly resumed to typing.

Mukhang nahalata yata nung mga kasama niya na medyo napahiya si Cha... Pero kasi bakit ba nila pinipilit si Jax? Gets ko naman na crush ni Cha si Jax... but hello? Invisible ba ako sa paningin nila?! Alam naman nila na may something sa amin ni Jax! Second classroom ko na nga classroom nila, e! Mga in denial na 'to!

"Wala namang class tomorrow sabi ni Atty. Z," sabi nung isang babae.

Another girl nodded in agreement. "Sige na, Jax? Sama ka naman sa 'min. Never ka pa kaya na sumama sa gala ng bloc..."

I saw Jax pursing his lips. It's a sign na naiinis na siya. Minsan ko lang 'to makita sa kanya kasi 'di naman siya madaling mainis talaga sa akin—to think na minsan, grabe na talaga iyong pang-iinis ko sa kanya! Haba talaga ng pasensya niya sa 'kin.

"Next time. May ginagawa ako," he reiterated.

The girl took a peak of Jax's screen. Agad na kumunot ang noo niya. "What's that? Digest? Wala namang digests tayo ngayon, ah?" she pondered out loud... only to realize na sa akin iyong digests na ginagawa ni Jax.

Sabay silang apat na napa-tingin sa akin. They didn't say a word, but I didn't think words were necessary to communicate what they were thinking. I didn't know why, but my heart started to beat erratically inside my chest. Why were they looking like that? Like I was using Jax? Like I was such a disappointment? Like I wasn't good enough?