Hopefully Meron (GxG)

Chapter 21

Julia's POV

I still don't get why I'm doing this. I should be avoiding her.

Buong gabi, katabi ko sya sa iisang kama at hindi ako makatulog sa kakaisip.

FLASHBACK

"Then don't act this way."

"I can't."

"Bakit?."

"Kasi hanggang ngayon mahal parin kita. Alam kong pumayag ako na maging magkaibigan parin tayo pero mahirap eh. Mahirap na wag magselos. Mahirap na wag kitang mahalin. Mahirap Julia." Omg she's crying. Julia, do something!

Pinunasan ko nalang ang mga luha nya at niyakap sya.

..

In front of our common friends, Luis just stared at me with those begging eyes that I couldn't resist.

"Please, Julia. Pwede na ba nating totohanin 'to?. Maging tayo, for real. No bets and conditions, just us. In love."

"Luis.."

"Julia, will you be my girlfriend?."

..

"Seriously? Sinagot mo yung tao to strategically reject this girl who's been obsessed with you?!." Sermon sakin ni Vish.

"What do you want me to do?. I have no other choice. She won't believe that I'm actually straight!. And she's telling everyone in school that I'm gay!."

"And what's wrong with that?! Julia, there's nothing wrong with being gay!."

"There is! And I'm not gay--I don't wanna be gay! And I would never ever let myself rot in hell just because of a girl Vish! It's not worth it."

EOFB

Bumangon ako to drink another pain reliever, sumasakit na naman ang ulo ko sa kakaisip.

Pagbalik ko, nakita ko si Stella na mahimbing paring natutulog. She looks more beautiful now than she already is.

May pakiramdam lang talaga sa kaibuturan ng puso ko na nagsasabing masaya ako sa nakikita ko ngayon. Pero yung utak ko sinasabing hindi pwede. Hindi pwedeng mahalin ko ang taong to na higit pa sa pagkakaibigan.

Julia, gumising ka na rin. Nagising na nga sya eh. Hindi kana Mahal ni Stella. Wag mo na syang guluhin kasi naging masaya naman sya nung nawala ka.

You have a boyfriend now, so dapat sya yung pinaglalaanan mo ng puso mo. Kasi yun ang tama. Yun ang nararapat mong gawin.

KINABUKASAN

Maaga ko syang hinatid sa kanila at umuwi narin ako para mag-ayos bago pumunta ng school.

Pagdating sa room, pasekreto akong pumapasok habang may sinusulat lang si Ms. Perez s board.

"Wow, good morning Ms. Dy. *Lumingon sakin* you're too early for the next subject."

"Sorry Miss. Something just came up." I apologized.

"Sorry? Hmm that's new. Anyways, you're lucky now because we didn't have any test. Kailangan mo lang humabol sa discussion, we're having an exam this Wednesday. So better be prepared, besides kayang kaya mo naman yun kahit nakapikit."

After that subject, recess. Pero pinatawag ako ni Ms. Perez saglit,

"We're all aware that you have the gift of a genius Julia, kaya napagpulungan narin namin kanina na ikaw ang magiging representative namin sa battle of the brains."