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Chapter 17
NSTP
"Malinis 'yang basahan, Naiam," Grant said and walked away.
Napatingin ako sa hawak-hawak na basahan. Kami na lang ni Jax ang nasa rooftop ngayon at hindi ko alam kung anong sasabihin sa kanya.
"Cal... Okay ka lang? Anong nangyari?" sunod-sunod ang tanong niya.
Nanatili lang akong nakayuko.
"Bakit ka umiiyak?" he asked in the softest tone he can utter.
Dahan-dahan akong tumingala para tignan si Jax.
His eyes tell a lot of stories. It's dark and it's deep. It seems like the more you stare at it, the more you'll get lost into it.
"Why do you care?" I asked him.
Napatitig siya sa akin at tila hinahanap ang tamang salita.
"Because I care."
Mabilis akong umiling sa sagot niya.
"The question is why, Jax."
I am desperate for an answer, to the point that I can feel the heavy water in my eyes once again.
Why is he so worried about me? Why did he attack Grant like that? Does he like me? Then why won't he tell me?
"Because we're friends..." he answered.
Tatlong salita ang dumurog sa akin. Hindi unti-unti, mabilisan. It felt like someone struck a knife in my heart... It was fast and it was deep.
Nginitian ko siya.
Never get too attached to anyone unless they also feel the same towards you, because one-sided expectations can mentally destroy you.
"Sabi ko nga," I said and turned my back on him. "I'm tired lang, Jax... Gonna go to my room na."
I should bury my feelings for him. Una pa lang, dapat ginawa ko na. Nahihirapan tuloy ako ngayon. At mas mahihirapan pa ako kung ipagpapatuloy ko pa. Sa huli, ako lang din ang talo. Dahil pag umalis na siya, paano na ako?
For the next couple of days, I focused on studying. I buried myself in books. Midterms are fast approaching and I have to do better than my Prelim grades. I keep on ignoring Jax most of the time. Madalas kong sinasabi na kailangan kong mag-focus para sa Midterms, partly, totoo rin naman.
Remember the motto, Calixta Naiam? Laude bago landi!
The prefects have a meeting for the NSTP Day this week. Classes from A to F will be together once again for the seminar and training. There will be a disaster management, basic first aid, and blood donation.
"Sa huwebes daw 'yong seminar and training for NSTP," Gelo said.
My forehead creased. What's huwebes?
"So, sa Tuesday?" I assumed.
They all looked at me like they got weirded out.
"Wednesday?" I tried again.
"Huwebes is Thursday," Grant said.
Oh, I was about to say it na naman! I nodded at him and started writing to our schedule board.
"At kailan ka natutong magsalita, Grant? You were always quiet during meetings!" si Xuri iyon.
"Ayie! Si Cali lang pala ang makakapagpasalita sa 'yo, eh!" hirit ni Gelo.
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