Miss Good Girl in Gangster Academy [Fixed version]

21 •Trust•

(STILL MONDAY - COMPUTER ROOM)

"Erm... You okay?" Zen asked and took a seat beside Caitlyn who immediately wiped her tear stained cheeks and look at Zen confusedly.

"A-are you talking to me?" Caitlyn hiccupped cutely. Blangko naman syang tiningnan ni Zen.

"I g-guess you are talking to me after all..." Tango ni Caitlyn na para bang sarili nya ang kanyang kinakausap.

Zen snickered. "You are very interesting, you know that?" Sumilay ang isang tipid ngunit totoong ngiti sa labi ni Zen.

"Is that a c-compliment or an insult?" Hindi siguradong tanong ni Caitlyn, naninigurado lang sya, ayaw nyang mapagkamalang nag-aasume.

"What do you think?" Bagot na itinaas ni Zen ang kanyang kilay.

"Then it's an insult?" Caitlyn asked innocently and Zen almost face palm... Almost.

"You really are something." Zen laughed lightly. Caitlyn's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Waaah! Tumawa ka!" At nanlalaki ang mga mata ni Caitlyn at itinuro si Zen na biglang nawala ang ngiti.

"What do you mean?" Taas ulit nito nang kilay.

Kumunot ang noo ni Caitlyn at inilagay ang kanyang hintuturo sa ibaba nang kanyang chin na para bang nag-iisip. "I'm pretty sure that I've definitely heard and saw him laugh... Surely it wasn't my imagination, right?" Ang mahina nitong bulong sa kanyang sarili, dahilan upang mapailing si Zen at muling sumilay ang tipid na ngiti nito, ngunit masyadong naka-focus si Caitlyn sa kanyang isipan at hindi nya ito nakita.

"So why are you bawling your eyes out in this kind of place?" Zen leaned back into the chair, looking relaxed yet focused.

Muling nag-play ang scenario sa rooftop kanina.

"Stay away from him... He's dangerous."

"Why do you care?"

"Cate... Just listen to me. He is a dangerous guy--"

"What? You think I can't handle myself? Is that it?"

"No! It's not that--"

"That I'm too innocent, fragile and naive?!"

"I'm f*cking jealous, okay?! I'm f*cking jealous! That guy is dangerous and that guy isn't worth of your goddamn smile!"

"You think you have the rights to be jealous...?"

"Cate..."

"You think you're worth it...? And do you think you can just order me around to stay away from certain guys just because you're jealous? Just because you don't like them?"

"Now you're just being selfish! Well let me tell you what, Mr. Marcus Hernandez, you can't boss me around! You're just a fucking player who decided to fuck my damn petty feelings!"

"Don't worry, you already broke that kind and innocent girl like you've planned. Congratulations."

"It's fine, if you don't want to say it." Iling ni Zen matapos makita ang mga emosyon na naglalaro sa mga bughaw na mata ni Caitlyn.

Agad na iwinagayway ni Caitlyn ang kanyang kamay habang nanlalaki ang mga inosenteng mata. "I-it's not that I don't want to share it to you..." Caitlyn trailed off and Zen raised a brow.

"Kasi..." At sinabi ni Caitlyn ang mga nangyari kanina lamang. Tungkol sa nangyari kanina sa headquarters nang Phantom, sa mga Phantom at sa kanya. Walang sinabi si Zen, kahit na isang letra, ngunit pabago-bago naman ang ekspresyon nito, mula sa galit, tapos sa awa, balik nanaman sa galit. Caitlyn never saw this side of Zen, sure Zein always talked to her in every subject that they both had, but Zen never really talked to her, not like THIS. It's like he's concerned about her... Like he actually cared about her.

Pagkatapos ikuwento, namutawi ang katahimikan sa silid, tapos biglang nagsalita si Caitlyn. Malumanay ang boses nito. "Thank you, Zen."

Nanlaki ang mga mata ni Zen at alanganin itong umubo para takpan ang kanyang pagkabigla. "About what?" He managed to ask after coughing stiffly.

"For listening to me... You don't know how much comfort it brought me." Sinalubong ni Caitlyn ang mata ni Zen na kanina pa nakatingin sakanya.

Agad na iniwas ni Zen ang kanyang mga mata nung oras na nagtama ang kanilang paningin, pakiramdam nya nakuryente sya sa mga bughaw na mata ni Caitlyn na walang ibang emosyon kundi kabaitan. There's something more on Caitlyn's blue-green eyes, but Zen can't pinpoint it.

Zen cleared his throat and shifted uncomfortably. "Why did you tell me?" Ang kanyang tanong kay Caitlyn.

Muling naghari ang katahimikan, pero hindi ito nagtagal nang nagsalita na si Caitlyn.

"Because I trust you, Zen." Muntik nang mahulog si Zen sa kanyang kinauupuan, pero agad syang naka-recover, tiningnan nya si Caitlyn sa gilid nang kanyang mga mata. Nakangiti ito, kitang kita at ramdam ni Zen ang sinseridad sa boses at mata nito.

Zen was left speechless, aside from his twin sister, no one had ever told him that they trusted him, not this genuine and sincere and pure. Zen felt something warm and fuzzy spread in his stomach, like there's thousands of butterflies in his stomach.

*krrrrrrriiiiiiiiing!*

The bell has rung, giving the students the first warning bell. Hindi pa nagtagal, bumukas na ang ilaw sa silid at may mga estudyanteng nagsimula nang magsipasok.

Nang magsimula na ang klase, tuluyan ng nakahinga nang maluwag si Zen. Thanks for the school bell, if it weren't for it, he's sure that he's dead by now.

Why??

Because he was suffocating, suffocating from the feeling that Caitlyn made him feel unintentionally. It was nervousness, bewilderment... And it was surprisingly warm.

Zen now know what was the last emotion in Caitlyn's gentle eyes a moment ago. It was more delicate... More fragile and purer than the other emotions he had seen in her bright teal eyes.

It was Trust.

•×•×•×

Ayiieeeh! A little moments for Caitlyn and Zen!

Hope you've enjoyed!

Vomment. And be a fan!