Hillary's POV
I am here at Archery Practice Area, not to have a rest, but to play archery. I am so bored! I thought of going through a different area, but I don't have any particular thing to do there, so I ended up choosing this place.
Andrei and Clarkson are busy on their part for our report the next day. I am done familiarising mine and I am now prepared, while those two aren't done preparing, so they're currently at the library. At, ayoko ro'n! Sky and Veia are surely there.
And, I'm lucky enough that an archery coach let me play archery though I am not an archer nor a player here at school. Well, sinabi ko lang naman na I want to practice for the tryout-kahit 'di naman talaga ako sasali-palusot ko lang talaga.
"I'm glad I see you here."
Hindi ko natamaan 'yong center part, hindi ko natamaan ang kahit na anong parte ng target! Hindi ko alam sa'n napunta ang arrow! I was damn surprised hearing his damn voice, all of a sudden!
He also got a bow and arrows. He'll have a practice, I guess. He released one arrow, silently, so I decided to focus on my target.
Minutes after, he called me, "can I talk with you? And, please, don't try to avoid me this time," sh*t, it seems like he's giving me a command!
I stopped playing and sat at the bench, "about what?" then, I drink water, not because I am tired and dehydrated, but because I am damn nervous to hell!
He also stopped and sat beside me. I moved a lil bit 'cause we're damn close to each other! "Why are you avoiding me?" he asked, with his normal tone.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, "promise me you won't get mad at this person if I tell you my reason," I made sure.
Yeah. I thought of this for hundreds of times that if ever Sky asked me why am I avoiding him I'm gonna tell him my reason right away.
He looked at me and chuckled, "so, you got a reason. Spill it," he said.
"But, promise me first," I uttered.
"Alright, I don't do promises, but this time, I promise you I won't get mad at that person."
Nakahinga ako ng maluwag. Sky's a man of his words kaya alam kong totohanin niya 'yan.
I managed myself to stay calm, then I said, "Veia wants me to avoid you-"
"What?"
"Will you please let me finish?" he nodded, "don't interfere," I added. "Kahit noon pa man si Veia ang rason kung bakit kita iniwasan. She asked me to give you time together as best friends. She asked me to avoid you because she needs your all time and attention. At first, I disagreed, but I realized that it's better for me to agree. Mas nasasaktan siya kaysa sa'kin at ikaw lang 'yong makakaintindi sa kaniya, so I'd decided to avoid you."
"So, hindi dahil naalala mo si Sun sa'kin?"
"Yeah."
He shook his head in disbelief, "and what about now? You got the same reason?" he asked after a second.
"She moved on, right? And, now, she got a different reason. Gusto niya akong umiwas sa'yo dahil gusto niyang bumawi sa mga oras na kailangan mo siya, but she's not around. She wants me to avoid you because she doesn't want your attention to be in me. Gusto niya sa kaniya lang. I find it so immature, but I don't want to argue with her. Ayoko ng gulo kaya mas pinili ko na lang na iwasan ka."
He's been so silent. Nasa malayo 'yong tingin niya. He got no any expression at all kaya mas lalo akong nakokonsensya.
"We're both selfish. I'm sorry, Sky, I forgot about how would you feel if you finally knew about it."
"Well, I really don't know what should I feel, Hillary," damn that coldness in his voice! Sh*t, I'm so hella scared!
"S-Sky, sa'kin ka na lang magalit, please, huwag kang magalit kay Veia," I uttered, so nervous to death!
He took a deep breath, "hindi ako galit, Hillary, at hindi ako magagalit," he replied, but sh*t, I still can't understand the emotion his eyes are showing. "Wala namang magagawa 'yong galit ko, eh. Hindi naman 'yon maibabalik ang mga araw na hindi pa nangyayari 'to. Na hindi pa sinabi ni Veia sa'yo na iwasan ako at hindi mo pa siya sinusunod," he suddenly looked at me, "getting mad is useless, but I just want you to know that I am so disappointed in both of you. Veia is my best friend, you are my close friend, both of you have a special place in my heart, but you dare to do this...this kind of nonsense sh*t! I'm sorry, Hillary, but everything I heard is so damn hard to sink in my mind...sobrang hirap."
I tried not to cry. I bit my lower lip and looked at somewhere else, "t-take your time to sink everything you heard in your mind. But, I-I really am so sorry, Sky," I uttered, sincerely.
He suddenly stood up, "I'll head first. I need to go home," he said, so damn serious.
"P-Pero may pasok pa tayo."
"I know. Pero, wala akong maiintindihan kapag pumasok pa ako. Sige," he then finally left, leaving me to feel so guilty!
Sh*t! Kung ano man 'yong mabigat na nararamdaman ni Sky, he doesn't deserve it.
I'm so insensitive! I am so immature! I hate you, self!
Sky's POV
I went home feeling so exhausted. Manong Luke was surprised after seeing me, but I no longer mind it. Dumiretso ako sa kwarto, then I lay at Sun's bed.
'Twin, I need someone to lean on...at gusto ko ikaw 'yon. I need you, Sun.'
I've been closing my eyes and minutes after I started talking, "hindi ko sila maintindihan, Sun," my tears are now at the edge of my eyes, sh*t, kanina ko pa 'to pinipigilan, eh, "I am so confused why Hillary's been avoiding me...Nahihirapan ako sa tuwing nakikita kong iniiwasan niya ako. But now that I knew the reason why she's doing it, mas lalo lang akong na confused...Handa naman akong ibigay kay Veia ang oras at atensyon na gusto niya because she really needs it lalo na no'ng mga panahong nalukungkot pa siya sa pagkawala mo, but it doesn't mean I'm gonna give her my all time and whole attention, I still have my own life...Iyong paiwasin niya sa'kin Hillary para sa kaniya lang ako lagi...it's so damn wrong, Twin. Kahit saang aggulo tingnan, mali talaga 'yon. She doesn't have the right to do it...Pero, ito namang si Hillary masyadong mabait at sinunod naman siya and that makes everything so hard for the both of us...si Veia lang 'yong naging masaya dahil nagawa niya 'yong gusto niya. She had me all the time....Kung gusto niya bumawi sa'kin, okay lang naman, but she shouldn't ask Hillary to avoid me para sa kaniya lang lagi 'yong atensyon ko."
I stopped talking when I remembered what Hillary made me promised.
Tsk! I need to talk to Veia.
But for now, I need to take a rest. My head's damn aching!