#2gether (Roommate Edition) [Completed] ✔

Chapter 25 : Let's take a break

One week has passed.

Sarawat's POV

          It's the first day of second sem and Tine is not answering my phone calls. Hindi ko alam kung nasaan siya since umalis ako sa coron. He should be at school by now. But he isn't. I tried to look for him. Umakyat ako sa second floor pero wala siya then sa rooftop. Finally I saw him sitting with Mil and they are talking. Anong ginagawa nila dito? At ano ang pinag-uusapan nila?. When they noticed my presence. Mil got out and tine stands up. He looks sore. What happened to him? Then he just hugged me and I hugged him back. I heard a light sobbed. He's crying. Good thing we are in the rooftop because I don't want to see us like this.

          "What happened to you? I was worried"

          "I did a big mistake last week. Ilang araw kong pinag-isipan at magkaroon ng lakas ng loob, I believe you have a right to know" he said. Isa sa mga nagustuhan ko kay tine ay yung pagsabi niya ng totoo sa akin. I caress his head, and it somehow calmed his down. Then he looks up. "Alam mo ba na nakaraang linggo, nagkausap kami ni kent, pinag-usapan namin yung gusto niyang paglipat sa akin ng school. Then when we're done, we're about to get home when I fell asleep and I ended up on his apartment and some things happened".

          That line catched my ear. And I hope that he didn't told me that.

          "Sabihin mo? Ano yun?" tanong ko at tinignan siya. Hindi ko na namalayan na iba na ang tono ng pananalita ko. Arrrgh. I'm getting mad again. I know this would happen. Kent will take advantage of tine again.

          "He kissed me and he touched me and I didn't fight" he said.

          "HE TOUCHED YOU?!" galit na sigaw ko. Sorry. I can't help it, I was surprised that I think someone heard us. He cringed as I pull him inside of the door which lead to the downstair. "At hindi ka man lang lumaban?" seryosong pabulong ko sinabi.

          "Because I was helpless Josh! Please. This is why I'm scared".

          "NO! Don't be scared. You told me the truth and that's the matter. You want to arrest him? Right?". The look on his eyes, he was scared. Somehow, I feel like he's defending Kent. I need to be an open minded. But I can't, he didn't fight. He like it. "Did you like it?" I asked him, just to be sure.

          "No" Liar.

          "Then it's called rape. Tine, he raped you".

          "He didn't push the boundaries, sarawat. He just touched me, nothing more".

          "Base sa sinasabi mo parang dinidefend mo pa siya. Sabihin mo nalang sa akin totoo. Para matapos na tong usapan na to"

          "Sorry sarawat. Sinubukan ko naman lumaban. But it felt so good". It made me flinch that he looks so torn but if he can't figure his life out then maybe he just need to take a break. At first I thought it was me, I'm blaming myself that I wasn't enough but this. A kiss would be acceptable but touching him? What? I didn't even do that because I was thinking of his personal space. But when it comes to others, he just let them.

          "Let's take a break. You need to cool down. Tine" he looks at me like this is the jackpot words that he's scared of. He needs to figure it out. Alam ko naman    sa sarili ko na kaya kong maghintay sa kanya at kaya kong bigyan pa ng isang pagkakataon si Tine pero kapag ginawa niya pa ang bagay na iyon. Sa tingin ko, it's over for us. "Right now, I guess it would be better if we don't talk to each other in a moment" I looked at him like I really mean it. But he doesn't know how it  hurts me to see him like this. He doesn't need comfort, he got it last week night, right now. He needs thinking.