Ablaze |Season 1|

Chapter 25

A/N: Hello. Please avoid spoilers and let the new readers enjoy their reading experience with this story. Thank you.

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OCTAVIA

I WONDER WHAT did they do last night?

I've been thinking about it. Overthinking, rather. Doon natulog kila McKinley si Ferish. Is McKinley into girls? Hindi niya naman siguro ginawa 'yung bagay na ginawa ko sa best friend niya nung tulog siya, right? She can't, yes?

Nakakainis. It felt like I'm going insane. I've been trying to sleep but I really have this uneasy feeling in my stomach that prevents me to have a peaceful sleep. It felt like something happened that I'm not aware of. I need to know.

Ferish is just so complicated. Hindi ko siya maintindihan minsan pero sinusubukan ko naman. Paano niya nga ulit napabago ang isip ng dad ni Matthew? He's not afraid of the Dean but he's clearly afraid of Ferish.

Just, who is she? Her name sounds like an absolute terror to those who know her. Parang lahat na lang ng may kilala sa kan'ya ay parehas ang mga sinabi na mapanganib siya. Bakit ako lang ang naiba?

She's not dangerous. She's simply a broken girl who seeks for something that I don't know yet. She's just misunderstood, and she's not evil in nature.

I have a bad feeling about this. Nakakainis na hindi ako mapakali at puro silang dalawa ang naiisip ko. I somehow wants to smack my head into somewhere to stop my thoughts about them. Something's really off about McKinley, so I never liked her. May pagkamanhid pa naman 'yung kaibigan niya.

Pero, ito talaga ang hindi nagpapatulog sa akin. I knew that kind of stares from her; it felt like it's an unrequited adoration. Is it platonic, or romantic? Which is it?

Ferish loves hugs. Did she hug her the way she did to me? Did she cuddle with her like what we did? Did something happen? Something like... kiss?

No, right? F*ck. No. Impossible! They can't do that. Best friends don't kiss each other on the lips. Hindi pwede. Hindi ko naman 'yan ginagawa sa dalawang kaibigan ko. Maybe hug? Gaano sila katagal nagyakap? Malamig kanina---hanggang madaling araw?!

I gasped and shook my head in disbelief. No way. They can't!

Napabangon ako sa inis dahil sa mga naiisip. Kanina nga ay inantok na ako nang tumawag siya, pero ngayon ay hindi na naman ako makatulog. I had a bad day, which is kinda normal, but last night is just so different.

Inis na bumangon na ako at hindi na bumalik sa tulog. I decided to prepare myself because I have an early class today. Bukas pa ang OJT namin. Ugh.

Naiinis talaga ako. I can feel the irritation in every bit of my being. I want to burst out, but then, I don't know. I'm confused as to why the hell am I feeling this way? I'm confused because I've never been this frustrated to someone else.

Dealing with my own frustrations feels like dying once more.

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"ANO SA TINGIN mo ino-overthink ni Octa?"

"Oh, let me guess. It's about her favorite obsession. It must be, because of her reaction."

"OMG? Hoy, bakit parang walang nabanggit sa akin 'yan na favorite obsession?"

"Let's just name this person as Fe---"

"You two." Pagtawag ko sa kanilang dalawa at inis silang tinignan dahil kanina pa sila nagbubulungan pero rinig na rinig ko naman. "Tigilan niyo 'ko."