✦thirty-six

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THIRD PERSON'S

Nagsitayuan ang lahat ng estudyante nang marinig nila ang malakas na bell. Shantal immediately kept her notes inside her bag saka ito binuhat.

"Shannie!" sa boses pa lang nito ay kilalang kilala niya na agad kung sino ito.

"Shannie wait!" He called for the second time. She stopped walking bago harapin ito.

"Don't run! Bawal sayo yan" saway ni Shantal sa kanya but he just smiled at her instead.

"Okay, I won't. Concern ka na sakin masyado" pabiro niyang sabi then hit her arms lightly.

"Ulo mo concern. Baka mamaya atakihin ka dyan at ako pa ang masisi" mataray na sabi nito saka muling ibinalik ang tingin niya sa daan.

"Thank you for taking care of me. I know it's hard to be with me especially with my condition" rinig niya ang lungkot sa boses nito. She felt guilty for saying those words to him earlier.

"You are not that bad actually" his face lightened a bit.

"Talaga?" she nodded but still looking straight.

"Shantal! Kairo!" they both looked back nang may tumawag sa kanilang dalawa.

It was Jeongin

"Jeongin!" he saw how her face brightened when he saw Jeongin. He felt a familiar pain within his chest.

"Pauwi na kayo?" tanong nito sa kanilang dalawa.

"Oo.. kaso dumating ka" sabi nito at pabulong naman sa huling sinabi niya.

"Ow. Nakaabala ata ako sa bebe time niyo" natatawang sabi ni Jeongin. Kaagad namang napailing si Shantal with matching hand gestures pa.

"Hindi ah! Nag-uusap lang kami" wika nito at pilit na ngumiti.

"I heard na ikakasal kayo. Congrats Shantal!" masayang bati nito na bahagyang ikinagulat ni Shantal. He never said this to Jeongin.

"P-paano mo nalaman?" Nauutal na tanong niya. She didn't know what to feel kung dapat ba siyang mainis or what. Bakit ba naman kase ang manhid ni Jeongin? Don't he feel na may gusto sa kanya si Shantal?

Or maybe he would never liked her like she was feeling right now.

"Sinabi na sakin ni Kairo. Invite niyo ko sa kasal niyo ha" natatawang sabi ni Jeongin.

Hindi makasagot si Shantal sa sinabi ni Jeongin. Hindi niya naman alam kung totoong matutuloy ang kasal nila and she couldn't handle that she'll marry the man she never love.

"Oo naman! Best Man ka pa" nagsitawanan silang dalawa. Naiinis siya ngayon. Jeongin liked someone pero she can't accept the fact na madadagdagan na naman ng rason ang binata para maturn-off para sa kanya.

Umiling na lamang si Shantal bago hilain si Jeongin palayo. He was alone again. Bahagyang nauunang maglakad si Shantal at Jeongin and he was behind them watching them both laugh at each other.

That should be me

Naisip niya. Yes, he was suppose the one who'll be at her side. To make her laugh, to make her smile.

He promised himself to be happy for her what ever she'll do. He wanted to support her for the rest of his life pero ang hirap pala. Ang hirap na makita siyang may kasamang iba. It was slowly breaking his heart into pieces at wala ng mas sasakit pa dun.

"Wala na ba talagang pag-asa?" he asked himself while looking at her.

"Kase kung wala na, maybe I should stop this"

TO BE CONTINUED..

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