A Crossroad ✔

Chapter 4: Bad News

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Lutang ang isip ko hanggang makasakay sa kotse. That guy kissed me.

The very first kiss na pinangangalagaan ng mga kababaihan sa reyalidad man o sa libro ay wala na. All because I met some random guy who turned out to be famous, the guy who made me uncomfortable for three whole hours, the guy who shamelessly stared at me, the guy who... kissed me for no particular reasons.

Urgh.

Fifteen years old pa lang ako. No one should be bold enough to give me troubles. I should not have let that guy kiss me like we're dating. Napakabata ko pa nga  para mag-isip ng mga walang kabuluhang bagay tulad ng intimate relationship between the opposite sex, mahalikan pa kaya?

What now?

For sure hindi lang ito ang huli naming pagkikita. For crying out loud, he's my classmate's brother and he can easily get his way with troubling me because I admit I'm such a fool for being attracted to him.

Even if I hide every single day, magkikita at magkikita kami. I can feel it. Although I am not sure if he likes me or he's just playing around.

Why would he kiss me?

Maybe I should just transfer schools.

Uh-oh.

I don't think it will be better. My parents won't understand. At isa pa, nasa kalagitnaan na ako ng school year, how can I stop just because of a crazy guy? At nakakatawa pa, ipamumukha ko lang sa kanya na masyado akong apektado sa ginawa niya.

I shouldn't.

No one dares to mess up with my poise. No one.

Who does he think he is?

Some dream guy I read on books? I could've considered them, but not him! Kahit magtagpo pa ang mga landas namin nang ilang beses, I shouldn't be shaken. Wala naman akong pakialam, 'di ba?

I  am living my life to achieve my dream and that is to become a famous writer. Aside from a happy family and a healthy life, 'yan lang ang masasabi kong mga pangarap ko. I never planned to go overboard and be attracted to a guy I just met and be kissed on the process.

That guy?

It's all in fiction. 'Yung magkakatagpo kayo, be attracted and experience one hell of an inevitable bliss. Sa huli, maghihiwalay rin. Because both of you cannot leave the dreams you pondered. That is only natural.

Tsk. What's my point actually? I dont know. I didn't know being like this can actually make me go mad. Insane.

"Ma'am? Okay lang po ba kayo?" Nabalik tuloy ako sa reyalidad nang marinig ko ang nag-aalalang boses ng aming driver. Thanks to Manong Celso. Tumango na lang ako at mariing ipinikit ang aking mga mata.

Bukas, sisiguruduhin kong hindi ko na siya iisipin pa. Nang makarating sa bahay, napuna ko agad ang ingay na nanggagaling sa loob. I immediately ran towards the door and slowly opened it.

Bigla akong natakot sa nasaksihan. Mom and Dad are fighting on the staircase. And there is this woman just beside dad.

"Rudolfo! Paano mo 'to nagawa sa amin? Saan ba kami nagkulang ng anak mo?!" I felt my world crashed down to a lonely bridge when I saw my mom crying. 

Who the hell made her cry?

"Carmela, makinig ka sa akin. Hindi totoo ang nasaksihan mo!" My father tried to reach out to my mom but she instantly stepped away.

"So ano 'yung nakita ko Rudolfo? Huh? Sa loob pa talaga ng bahay natin? Napakawalang-hiya niyo!" I glanced at Manong and he's looking at me with so much pity.