When Love Grows (COMPLETED)

Chapter 28

When Love Grows (28)

Lumalapit na 'yung araw ng pasukan and I needed to get things settled. And I still don't feel studying here but I don't have a choice.

"Pwede pa naman tayong tumingin sa ibang school. Hindi naman kailangan na galing ako dito dito ka na rin." We were sitting at the bench. Miguel had came with me to take the CAT at his alma mater. We went to some other school but it's just that I had already set my plan that I'd study here, kasi the thing that he graduated here had convinced me as well na dito nalang.

"No need. I think I'd be just fine here." Ito na naman. Maybe I was just not in the mood again because everything I had planned came to cropper. Iniisip ko palang na dito na talaga ako. I was here in the place where I needed to force myself to at least notion good things about this school. Everything was worriedly unfamiliar. The way here, the buildings, the benches and the people. I didn't feel like I belong here. Too out of planned. It sucked the energy I have.

"Ayaw mo talaga dito." I heard him said habang nakatulala ako. Well, I didn't want to waste his effort and time touring me and informing me about things. But can't honestly hide the feeling. "Kung hindi mo gusto dito may dalawang school pa naman tayong hindi napupuntahan. Kung hindi ka sigurado dito pwede naman doon."

"I'm not really sure if I would want to try it. Hindi nalang siguro." Wala naman talaga balak na mag try. I tried visiting the university's page and I can say na it's the best compared to others. Ayos na rin ako dito parang wala na rin akong gana na mag school hunting pa.

"Hindi ka pa naman sigurado. Tara doon. Sinabi mo na ba sa magulang mo 'to? Alam ba nila kung saan ka papasok?"

"They wouldn't care to know about this. I don't wanna talk about them."

"Do you feel annoyed? Kasi unure ako..." I asked. He held my hand and I felt the usual caress he's doing to my skin.

"Hindi ako naiinis sa'yo. Paano kung hindi mo matagalan dito?"

"Do I have a choice? Wala naman. I have to last here kasi if not...ibig sabihin nun masasayang 'yung first year."

"Sabihin mo nga sa 'kin 'yang mga iniisip mo. Ang tahimik mo na naman. Nung sinundo kita sa inyo madaldal ka pa."

Nasanay na rin naman akong mag open kay Miguel about sa kung anu-anong bagay. "Nabibigla ako...Imagine Miguel...The fact that I'm college soon is acceptable that things wouldn't be the same anymore ...but studying here is a total life transformation!" I heaved the frustration after telling him what's on my mind.

"Sa una ka lang mahihirapan. Sanayan lang 'yan." He simply said. Yeah, right. I didn't need that, though.

"Easier said than done."

He was squeezing our hands together habang hindi ako nakatingin sa kanya. "Ganito nalang, ewan ko kung paano ka ba mapapanatag. Pero hindi naman kita hahayaan dito. Kasama mo naman ako habang nasasanay ka."

He's always been assuring me and I'd just have to trust him. Sa mga bagay na dapat expected ko na. Like how things work here unlike in Manila.

Naglalakad na naman ulit kami palabas ng campus. Sobrang dami ko ng nasabi. I told him about the things that bothered me. Where would I go at lunch on the first day? Where am I going to ride home? What if I get lost? How do I get here? He only have one solution to my problems. He only said one, simple and short. He even said that I'm worrying over nothing!

"Paano 'yung work mo?"

"'Wag mo 'kong alalahanin."

A smile was forming on my lips."Sure ka na talaga? Paano si Maya?"