Chapter 22: DANCING ON MY OWN

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Vacation is over so we're back to school.
New year, new life sabi nila. I promised to my self to have a better version of me. What happened last year will stay last year. I'll focus on what's ahead.

"Oi. Lalim ata ng iniisip mo." Sabay mahinang tulak sakin ni August.
"Wala." I smiled to her.

"You haven't told us what happened nung Christmas." Paalala sakin ni Aurora.

Oo nga pala I haven't told them yet. After they saw the picture that William sent, sunod sunod na silang dalawa nagchat sakin. I promised them na personally ko ikwento.

After I told them what happened, they hugged me.

"I'm so sorry Kennedy! We didn't know." August said still hugging me.
"Ano ba kayo its fine. Okay naman na ko. In fact okay na okay na ko ngayon. It doesn't hurt anymore."
"Are you sure? Ang tagal mo siyang crush eh but when you finally get to hangout with him eto pa nangyari."
"Ang drama niyo naman. Gusto ko lang yung tao di ko naman asawa yun." Assuring them that it was really fine.

"Sinong asawa?" Nagulat kami nang biglang magsalita si Lucas sa gilid namin.
"Natural ikaw yun." Sabat ni William.
"Last year ka pa." -Lucas.

"Hoy Lucas may kasalanan ka pa. At last year din yun." Wika ko.
"What's up? Masyado niyo bang namiss ang isa't isa?" Salita ni Drake na kakadating lang.

Di na nasagot ang tanong ni Drake nang biglang dumating ang teacher namin.

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Lunch break nang nagpalipas kami ng oras sa tambayan.

"Guys I need to go. See you later na lang." Paalam ni Drake na nagmamadali.
"Heading to Gwen?"
Ngiti lang ang naging tugon ni Drake at umalis na.

"Why do I feel that something is wrong with Gwen?" Tanong ni William
"Hmm. She looks nice naman. Judgemental ka lang." -August
"There really is something going on. I don't like her." Nasabi ni Lucas
"Dude you don't like anybody. Si Kennedy lang nakakalapit sayo." Wika ni William na nangaasar na naman.

Inirapan naman siya ni Lucas.

Maya maya pa ay tumunog na ang bell. Nang papasok na kami sa classroom saka naman nagsilabasan ang mga kaklase namin. The teacher informed us na di siya makakapagturo because of an emergency so we went back to our tambayan.

Pagpasok pa lang ni William diretso niyang inon ang radio.

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I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh
I'm right over here, why can't you see me? Oh
And I'm giving it my all
I'm not the guy you're taking home, ooh
I keep dancing on my own, ah

~~

"Ohhh. I love this song." Wika ni William at sumabay sa pagkanta.

"Turn it off." Cold na sabi ni Lucas
"Ang ganda kaya! Pakinggan mo lyrics. It hits you deep within."

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I just wanna dance all night
And I'm all messed up, I'm so out of line, yeah
Stilettos and broken bottles
I'm spinning around in circles
And I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her, oh
And I'm right over here, why can't you see me? Oh
And I'm giving it my all
But I'm not the guy you're taking home, ooh
I keep dancing on my own
And oh, nah

~~

Lucas still pissed off, stood up and turn off the radio.

"I don't like it."

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