The Man I Can't Reach (COMPLETED)

Chapter 44

Up until now, it looks like I can't still forgot that day. That day when I sang the song on my nightmare. Akala ko nga panaginip lang 'yon pero hindi pala, iyon 'yung totoo.

Ilang beses kung sinubukang kalimutan lahat pero hindi ko magawa. 'Yung mga tinginan niya sa 'kin, 'yung concern niya, lahat, hindi ko matanggap. Dahil habang inaalala ko 'yon, para akong naghahangad ng chansang mauwi kami ulit sa dati. At ayaw kong umasa, dahil ang sakit mabigo.

Simula nun ay hindi ko na siya muling kinausap pa. We're classmates but we act like a stranger. Kung may mga group activity man sa class namin, nagpapasalamat ako dahil hindi ko siya nakakasama.

Pero may isang problema pa ako, kagagawan ni Hershey.

"Hershey, we're too old for that! Isa pa, you're the director of senior high department, you have nothing to do with us college students."

Mahinang tawa lang ang narinig ko sa kaniya. Ngayon ngayon lang ay bigla niyang inanunsyo na magkakaroon ng Booth Fairs ang Lourdes at kasama na kaming fourth year college students do'n, take note, kaming fourth year college lang. It's too childish, isn't it?

Kaya heto, agad ko siyang sinugod sa opisina niya. Not in a rude way though.

"The director of Civil Engineering already approved my proposal, so basically, you can't do anything about it. It's either, you join or be suspended for one week. And one week suspension is equal to a failing grades for graduating students."

Napanganga ako bigla sa sinabi niya.

"What? One week? Just for a freaking booth fairs? You've got to be kidding me, Hershey." I shook my head, still not believing what she said. I mean, apaka childish. One week? Hella no way!

"Do I look like I'm kidding to you? That's what your director and I agreed. Kaya umalis ka na at magprepare na kayo para handa kayo sa booth fairs sa isang araw."

I opened my mouth widely in shock. Anong klaseng laro na naman 'to? What are they pulling at? Sa Australia, ni minsan hindi kami nakaranas ng booth fairs sa college.

"Are you crazy? Hershey, sa isang araw? Tapos ngayon ka lang nag-inform? Samantalang do'n sa senior high ay last week mo pa sila sinabihan. You're being unfair here, Mrs. Monte-Oro." Nakapameywang kong reklamo sa kaniya.

"Wala akong magagawa. Someone insisted that fourth year college should be included in this booth fairs because it'll be their last year here. And for freaking sake, I'm just a Mrs. Monte-Oro for money. You can leave now, Giziel, and tell your classmates to get ready..."

Wala akong nagawa, hindi ko siya nakumbinsing huwag na kaming isali do'n sa childish activity nila. For me, booth fairs is a childish thing, para lang 'yon sa mga taong hindi matured.

Kahit labag sa kalooban ko ang booth fairs na 'yon, sinabihan ko pa rin 'yung mga kaklase ko. If I won't, we'll receive a failing grades. Although they were informed about the booth fairs, I still need to inform them again. Baka makalimutan nila na maging sanhi pa para bumagsak kami at ayaw kong mangyari 'yon.

"What should we do? Anong plano niyo para bukas?" Aaron, our classmate, asked like he's interested.

Kumunot ang noo ko, "Do you really plan on participating in that freaking booth fairs?"

"And do you want to have failing grades for this semester?"

Umangat ang sulok ng labi ko nang marinig ang walang kwenta niyang sagot. Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.

Damn you, Travin Nell Sanoria. Curse you to hell.

After cursing him on my head, I feel a little bit satisfied. Hindi ko alam kung bakit naiinis ako ngayon tuwing nakikita ko siya. Okay, I concluded that it was because of our performance. I know it's my fault why I cried, hindi ko lang matanggap. And when images are flashing into my mind, naiinis ako. Imahe lang naman kasama niya kasama 'yung haliparot na babaeng parang higad na ngayon ay nakakapit na naman sa braso niya. And I hate the sight of it, it's making me vomit.