If I Didn't Break Your Heart

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Compete

And just like that, natapos na ang summer vacation. The article went out to the whole school matapos ko iyong ipabasa kay Rigo. Hearing from him that it is good and he loves it made me really happy.

“You really look good together.” Si Kia habang nakikisilip sa hawak kong Gazette na paunang copy para sa aming mga writers.

Kasama ng article ay ang picture namin ni Rigo.

Marionne Olivia Sandoval, the writer and Rodrigo Feliazar Surez III, captain and MVP of St. Claire Academy’s basketball team.

Sa picture ay kitang kita ang malaking height difference namin ni Rigo. Halos hanggang balikat lang nya ako, making it easy for him to put his arm around my shoulders. I remember how my heart stopped when he did that.

Dahil sa aming writers lang ang colored copy ng Gazette, nag request ako kay Ma’am Florencio ng isa pa para maibigay ko kay Rigo.

My heart went crazy when he framed the whole page of the article, took a photo of it and posted it for everyone to see.

Published and framed. Summers won’t be the same.

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The weekday joggings with Rigo was reduced to MWF’s. Iyon ang sched ng jogging nya kung may pasok. Hindi ko na rin naman kakayanin na araw araw pa rin dahil abala na rin sa school works.

Pero ang kapalit ng mas madalang naming pag jogging ay ang gabi gabing chat at video call kung tapos na kami pareho sa mga assignments at projects.

It was as if we were getting closer everyday.

It’s exhilarating… yet terrifying.

He is slowly becoming a constant. Slowly being part of my everyday. At hindi ko mapigilan ang mangamba.

What if he decides that he doesn’t want to be friends with me anymore? Or worse, paano kung isang araw, magkaroon na siya ng girlfriend? Hindi ba kapag ganoon, hindi na pwedeng ganito kami kalapit sa isat-isa?

Hindi iilang beses kong nakita ang maraming babaeng lumalapit kay Rigo. Lalo na kapag natatapos ang game nila. Palagi niya kaming iniimbitahan nina Sammie at Kia na manood. Hindi lang doon, kahit sa social media. Girls are unabashedly confessing their crush or feelings for him for the whole internet to see!

What if one day, he decides to like one of them? Where will that take me? What will that make me?

“Beh sure ka okay ka pa? Para kang lumaklak ng suka sa putla mo!” Nag-aalalang sabi ni Sammie.

Naglalakad kami papuntang gym. May practice game kasi si Rigo ngayon kalaban ang ilang alumni ng St. Claire.

“I think you should go to the clinic Mavi. You look really sick.” Si Kia sabay hawak sa noo ko.

“She has fever Sammie!” Kia shouted. Once again overreacting.

Kaninang umaga pa talaga medyo masama ang pakiramdam ko pero kaya ko pa naman.

“Ipapahinga ko na lang pagkatapos ng game ni Rigo.” pagpupumilit ko.

Huling game na ni Rigo this year dahil Christmas vacation na next week. Isa pa, ayos pa naman ako. Ayokong mag-alala si Rigo. The last time I told him I have a headache, umalis siya sa klase niya para puntahan ako noong break namin at dalhin ako sa clinic. He is kind of over protective. I don’t want him to worry about me while playing.