Pretty Much
Chapter Thirty-nine
"Baby, kaya mo 'yan. Nandito lang kami sa labas."
His surgery will start in a minute kaya minabuti na naming kausapin siya ni mama ngayon. Ready na raw ang katawan niya para dito.
Awang awa ako sa kapatid ko. He's so little for this kind of situation. God knows how I wanted to take away his pain.
Mahina siyang napatango. "A-Ate, si k-kuya JC po?"
Natigilan ako sa tanong niya. Hindi ko alam kung sasabihin ko ang totoo at baka makaapekto sa surgery niya.
Bakit ba kasi ang close niya sa mga kapatid ko? Ayan tuloy ang complicated i-explain na hindi na siya magpapakita pa sa kanila.
"A-Ah baby, may pasok pa kasi siya sa school kaya hindi na siya nagtagal," papalusot ko.
"S-Sabi niya po k-kanina, babalik pa s-siya."
Kumunot ang noo ko dahil doon. Tatanungin ko na sana siya nang sabihan na kami ng nurse na kailangan na namin lumabas. I just kissed his forehead and mumbled few words of encouragement.
"Ma, anong sinasabi ni July?" I instantly ask after we settled ourselves at the waiting area.
"Kakapunta lang kasi dito ni JC."
She must've seen my questioning eyes so she explained further, "Nagbigay siya ng tulong para kay July. Sa'kin siya dumiretso kasi alam niyang hindi mo tatanggapin."
Nanlumo ako sa sinabi niya habang unti unting inaatake ng guilt. After everything, he still care. He didn't just have an innately golden voice but also a golden heart. It's rare to find someone who's still down to earth despite of the fame he's in.
And all I did was to hurt him. I keep on convincing myself that it's for his own good. That what I did was to prevent ourselves into further damage it'll cost.
Pero pucha, ang sakit pala mag-sakripisyo. It freaking hurts like hell.
I do it not primarily because I owe his guardian something but because I wanted what's best for him. Na-bother ako na I'm crossing the line just by being with him. I don't ever wanna be the kind of person who ruins other people's dream.
"Anak," tawag sa'kin ni mama matapos ang ilang minuto.
Nakita ko kung paano siya naghe-hesitate na magsalita kaya nginitian ko siya. "Ma, sabihin mo na."
If this is about July, kung may meds pa na kailangang bilhin o kaya sa billings niya, okay lang naman na magdagda—
BINABASA MO ANG
Pretty Much (PS #1)
Teen Fiction"I like you but this is pretty much...This is just too much." ~~~ April Velasco is a typical college student who is trying to strive through school and through life, in general. To make the ends meet, she is a librarian at night. She doesn't entirel...
