You'll Be Safe Here

7-Loner No More?

Zach's PoV

"Ang gaan gaan mo di mo magawang iangat sarili mo? Psh"

"Wow sorry ha?"

"Nevermind"

Bumalik na lang ako sa pwesto ko. Siguro naman aalis din to. Humiga na ko at nagtakip ng mata when she spoke up.

"Thank you"

I just raised my hands into a thumbs up

"Can I stay?"

"As if I have a say on that"

Tumahimik din naman siya agad

*sniff* *sniff*

What was that?

*sniff* *sniff*

Is she crying??

Inalis ko yung pagkakataklob ng braso ko and looked at her only to confirm that she's really crying

"S-sorry. A-ano napuwing lang... a-alis na lang ako"

"You can stay"

"Ha?"

"I said you can stay"

"Talaga?"

"Oo nga tsk" umupo ako para maayos ko siyang makausap

"Thank you. I-I just... don't know where to go anymore"

"Iiyak mo na yan"

"Ha?"

"Kesa singhot ka ng singhot ilabas mo na. Gagaan pakiramdam mo"

"I can't cry. Hindi ako pwedeng umiyak. I can't show people how deeply hurt I am"

"But you showed me. Hindi ba tao ako?"

"I... guess you're an exception?"

"Psh"

"I can go here anytime can I?"

"Hindi ko naman pagmamay-ari ang rooftop. Isa pa, palipat lipat ako ng lugar. Sometimes here, sometimes somewhere"

"Can I just join you then?"

"Why would you?"

"Bukod sa ikaw lang naman kumakausap saken. Wala naman na kong ibang makausap at makasama. Lately isa lang... at ikaw yon"

"Ayoko."

"Why?"

"Maghanap ka ng sarili mong lugar"

"Ayaw mo ba talagang may kasama?"

"Takot ako hindi ayoko"

"Huh?"

"Basta."

"You shouldn't be afraid of me?"

"You wouldn't understand"

"Then make me"

"Bakit pa?"

"Gusto kitang makilala. Out of everyone in this university, ikaw yung isa sa iilan na wala ako halos alam"

"Curiosity kills you know?"

"I am on the verge of dying from everyone's judgments anyways, so I wouldn't mind dying to know you"

"Mapipigilan pa ba kita tch"

"Hindi?"

"Bahala ka nga"

Bumalik na lang ako sa pagtulog. Bahala siya dyan hay nako.

Lala's PoV

For weeks na wala akong nakausap at lahat lang ng mapanghusga yung nakaharap ko. I felt happy to find someone in Zach to be with in this kinds of situations. Sana lang din masabi na sakin ni Zach yung totoong nangyare. Para naman aware na ako bakit nagagalit yung mga tao saken. Ang hirap din kasi mangapa sa dilim?

"Zach?"

"Hmm?" Sagot niya ng nakapikit

"Are we friends now?"

"Ewan ko sayo"

As usual, suplado pa rin talaga. Pero I felt like he let me in his life somehow. Sana lang mas makilala ko pa siya.

Ewan pero I had something in me na gusto pa siya talaga makilala. He's so mysterious I can't help but have the curiosity to dig into his life.

Zach... what else can surprise me about your personality?