Storms In His Heart (Art Boys Series#1)

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

"Know your place."

Umalis na si Mam Jahara at iniwan kaming tatlo nina Ate sa sapa.Ate heaved a sigh and Sir Jao shooked his head habang ako ay gulat sa mga narinig.Kaya pala hindi siya masaya na buntis siya,dahil may iba siyang gusto.

"Sorry about that."Sabay na sabi nina Sir at Ate na nagkatinginan.Ate smirked and Sir Jao just smile.

"Well,thank you."Ani Ate kay Sir na tinaguan siya."So??Kumusta??"Tanong niya dito.

"Busy helping the company,still learning."Nagkibit balikat si Sir.

"Edi ayos."Ngumiti na ulit si Ate,bumalik na ang sigla sa mukha niya."Ambrielle??"

"Hmmm??"Tanong ko at bumalik na sa portrait stand ko.Inayo s ko agad ang mga gamit ko na kailangang ayusin at ligpitin.

"Wala bang umaway sayo??"Tanong niya sakin na parang may pinapahiwatig.

Pumikit ako.

Ate...

"Po??"Tanong ko at humarap sa kaniya na nakangisi sakin.Nasa likuran niya si Sir kaya hindi siya makita nito.

"Ang lungkot mo kasi ,parang may umaway talaga sayo."Lumabi pa siya at nagkamot kunno ng ulo.

"W-wala po kaya!!"Tanggi ko at aksidenteng nasulyapan si Sir na seryosong nakatingin sakin.Umiwas naman ako at pasimpleng pinandilatan ng mata si Ate Alira.

She was smirking ang mocking me to the core.Nababalisa tuloy ako kung ano pang pwedeng lumabas sa madulas niyang dila.

"We??Gusto mo bang tawagin ko si Mama??"

"Seriously Alira??"Sumabat si Sir Jao at pinagkrus ang mga braso.

"Binibiro ko lang ang anak ko no."Asik ni Ate sa kaniya."Baka naman may ginawa ka dito ah Jao?"Ngumisi si ate.

My heart skipped at that.

Umiling lang ito at ngumisi kay Ate.Nakahinga naman ako ng maluwag dahil don pero ng tumingin ito sakin ay nagiwas nako ng tingin.

"Jahara and i were childhood bestfriends,nagkakasundo kaming lahat sa mga bagay bagay lalo na sa pagaaral.She loves testing and challenging ones mind while i enjoy accepting those."Panimula ni Ate ngayong nasa puno kaming dalawa at nakasandal dito.

Kaya pala...

"Sa oras na may umaway samin ako ang mangaaway pabalik at siya ang bahala na magpaliwang sa mga lecturers."She chuckled at tumingal sa makapal na dahon ng puno.

"We were like a perfect robot,i was the body and the heart of it while she was the mind."Komento niya sa pagkakaibigan nila at nagsalita ulit."We also had the same crush nung college,kahit sa taste sa lalaki ay hindi kami nagkakalayo."Tumingin siya sakin.

"We talked about him a lot,fantasized him together.We share each other's thoughts and opinions about the guy,Garret."Sabi niya at napatingin naman agad ako sa kaniya na ngumiti lang.

"You heard that right,it's your Kuya Garret."Sabi ni ate bumuntong hininga,sisimulan na ang mabigat na parte ng kwento niya."With Jahara's beauty,power and intelligence of course mapapansin siya ni Garret.I didn't stand a chance against her."Umiling siya.

"I was broken hearted and torn,lalo na nang ligawan na siya ni Garret.My friend was very happy,wala akong choice kundi lunukin nalang ang katutuhanan.I know i was no match with someone like her,she's just too....perfect."She breathed.

"Then they became a couple,i was left alone."Sabi nito at pinagsaklop ang mga kamay."Nakalimutan niya yatang may kaibigan siya,but still i supported them wholeheartedly.It's very hard to accept that kasi gustong gusto ko si Garret pero mahal ko si Jahara,i knew i made the right choice.Soon enough,i was okay and i did my best in my studies to make mama my proud."Ngumiti siya.

"As for Jahara,she began changing constanly.Naging focus lalo siya sa acads niya and her boyfriend is always asking me about her.Hindi daw nagpaparamdam at busy na busy daw.So,i talked to her pero ang sabi niya ay mas priority niya ang pagaaral niya.Garret can wait,yan ang sabi niya."Litanya niya tapos tumingin sakin.

"Rational thinking is important and vital to succes but without the inner will to do things with passion and  perseverance,raitonality is useless."Paguulit ni ate sa turo niya sakin."Unexpectedly,she failed our exams at bumaba ang mga scores niya.Her rank in the Dean's list was replaced by my name and....she was furious at that."

"Bakit po kaya ate??"

"Ewan ko Ambrielle......Jahara was like a star who lost its spark.Nandon ang talino niya pero i can see that she's lacking something,hindi na siya ganon kasaya sa mga nakukuha niya.The passion should be in it,because without it you won't feel happiness to your success."Malungkot na sabi niya."I tried talking to her but it was no use,galit n a galit siya sakin dahil masyado daw akong obsessed na mahigitan siya.Of course,i defended myself for her to understand but with her mind close like that??"Umiling na naman siya."I don't think she can understand me.The competition between us started there but she just couldn't make it to the top again.She lost her spark and her boyfriend too,hindi ko masisisi si Garret.If a person made you feel unwanted and worthless everyday,hindi ka ba magsasawa??It wasn't love that made them together because if it is, hindi siya iiwan ni Garret.I think it was too shallow kaya siya bumitaw agad."

"But."She chuckled at umiling na naman."Ang mali ko ay hinayaan kong ligawan ako ni Garret.That made a big toll in our friendship,it completely wrecked and sinked it.Hinding hindi ko na maibabalik pa dahil sirang sira nako kay Jahara.She hated me and despised my existence,she was disgusted that she befriended  a snake."Naluha si ate inalo ko naman siya."I lowered myself at hinayaang makuha ang dating sa kaniya.It was mama's advice,wala naman daw kasing mawawala sakin kung hahayaan ko siyang talunin ako.It was an immature fight and it was unreasonable na paglabanan ang mga numero na hindi naman basehan ng pagkatao mo."

"Mama knew na mas matalino ako kay Jahara and she knew that i still treasured the frienship we had at hindi ko kayang bitawan ito ng basta basta.Friendship is like a jewelry to me,it's ironically priceless but at the same time it should be kept and treasured."Sabi ni ate."Garret became my boyfriend at kita mo naman,sobrang tagal na naming dalawa.The two of us settled for the best and my ravalry with Jahara....i looked at it as a life learning nightmare."

AN

Good morning,any thoughts about Alira's side??