SAM'S POV
KINABUKASAN...
Sobrang happy ko today.
Bakit? Hehe
hmmm kasi simula nung pagkawala ni papa maginhawa na ng buhay namin. I mean hindi sa hindi ko gusto si Papa, parang habang tumatagal natatanggap na namin ni Kaycee at Mama ang sitwasyon namin kay papa tsaka mas naging maalaga si Tita Tess at si sir Arthur sa amin. Minsan dumadalaw siya sa bahay para kumustahin si Mama although limited lang kaming mag-usap pero atleast alam namin na meron kaming mga kakampi sa hamon ng buhay na ito.
MEANWHILE...
Papunta ako ngayon sa faculty para itanong kay sir Ben yung about sa project namin tapos para na rin makita siya.hehe
Alam niyo na kung sino tinutukoy ko di ba?hehehe
I hum, "Hmmm Hm Hmmm" hinawakan ko ang doorknob at aktong papasok na kaya lang may narinig akong pamilyar na boses...
Narinig ko sa loob, "Alam mo napapansin ko palagi kayong magkasama ni Sam. Anong meron?"..parang si Ma'am Mina yun ah..maghihintay na muna ako dito sa labas baka importante silang pinaguusapan sa loob.
He calmly say, "Ah yun ba..magkapitbahay kami..Ninang ko rin ang Mama niya"
parang si sir Arthur yun ah at..
ba't parang AKO yung topic nila?
May kasalanan kaya ako?
Still my hand on the doorknob eavesdropping,
"hmmmm..ganun ba kasi nahahalata na rin ng ibang teachers at students na palagi kayong magkasama eh. Kung wala kang gusto sa kanya sana sinabi mo na agad para hindi na magpantasya yung bata... sa tingin ko ang dapat mong gawin ay layuan mo na siya baka maissue pa kayo..alam mo na and worst baka makulong ka pa. Mahirap na"
I feel like my body and my hands couldn't move.
What did I just hear??
Oo may gusto ako sa kanya pero grabe naman wala naman kaming ginagawang masama ni sir Arthur and besides he never takes advantage of me.
At wala naman akong nababalitaan na may nagreklamo sa amin ah.
I was a bit angry and my eyes are shaking in fears.
Actually matagal ko ng napapansin na iba ang tingin ni ma'am Mina sa akin na para bang sinusungitan niya ko pag nagkikita kami sa daan pero pag andyan si sir Arthur sobrang bait niya sa'kin. At doon ko na realize baka gusto mo ikaw lang pwede?!I didn't know she is EVIL.
BACKSTABBER.
LIER.
With a serious, "I think you got the wrong idea here Ms. Mina. I think you're overthinking and besides hindi ganun si Sam...I know her more than you do"..
Tama!!. Ang kapal ng mukha mo!
Ang OA masyado ang gusto niya malayo ako sa sayo at siya ang pumalit.hmmp!!
Hai buti na lang pinagtanggol niya ko bruha nato if I know siya ang patay na patay sayo.
"Well let's just say that I'm overthinking.....but I'm just curious about something....
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Do you...... like her?"
I cover my mouth with both my hands sa sobrang gulat sa tanong niya.
Sobrang straightforward nung tanong.
Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko kung tatakbo ba ako pero naghihintay din ako sa sagot niya.
He casually says, "Of course I like her, I care about her...
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Moment of silence
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....as a sister" he added.
Parang lahat ng lakas ko nawala.
Sa isip-isip ko,"Ah kaya pala....kaya pala sobrang bait mo sa'kin." Sabi ko habang unti-unting umuatras ang hakbang palayo.
Dahan-dahan pa rin akong naglalakad habang sinasabi ang mga salitang ito, "Ang tanga ko rin naman para isipin na magkakagusto ka sa'kin eh bukod sa ang layo ng agwat natin....teacher ka, estudyante mo lang ako"
I couldn't bare it anymore so I decided to quickly run away from that place..
Today is the day I got my heartbroken for the first time.
CONGRATULATIONS!
LANCE'S POV
I was just hanging outside sitting on the bench eating ice cream while waiting for my next class and saw Sam walking downstairs ....slowly?Is she hurt or something?
I called out her name, "Sa---!" I haven't even finished a word but Sam tripped down from the stairs so I throw my ice cream and run quickly towards her.
I hold her hand, "Sam, are you ok?" checks her face, her body down to her foot and I saw her knee got a scrape from the fall.
Without responding any word from her I carried her all the way to the bench where I was sitting.
Still asking her, "Anong nangyari sayo?"...since she seems to shock or something I managed to just take care of her wound.
"Wait here".
After a few minutes, I came back with the first aid kit.
"Wala yung nurse sa clinic kaya hiniram ko na lang to doon sa staff.." I placed her leg on my knee. While cleaning her wound with alcohol..I'm surprised she did not react at all.
Hmmm??
Hindi kaya mahapdi?
Di ba dapat masaktan siya? Medyo malaki-laki rin ang sugat niya
I was almost over cleaning her wound when a drop of water slowly appearing from her skirt at first I thought it was going to rain but soon I realized she was silently crying.
Nataranta naman ako, "Oh sorry sorry hindi ko sinasadya malapit na matapos toh" blowing her knee
But she continues to cry even louder, "bakit? bakit? ...may masakit pa ba sayo?Asan?" I checked her body again looking if there are some wounds left untreated then she points something on her chest from the heart area saying, "Dito....masakit...sobrang sakit" and cover her eyes with her hands..
"huh??may sakit ka ba sa puso?.." nalilito na ako sa gagawin ko kaya.."Tara punta na tayo sa hospital"..I was about to carry her but she embraces me tightly instead and cry again...
My eyes got bigger because of what she did but still confused about what is she going through..
I calmly ask, "uy ano bang nangyayari sayo?..talaga bang may sakit ka sa puso?" She nooded..
A few minutes she whispered, "Sinaktan niya ang puso ko".
Deep sigh. I think I get it.
"Si sir Arthur ba?" then she cried even louder. I did not ask anything but instead, I just hugged her back and tried to calm her down.
At this very moment, I don't know what exactly I should feel...
I feel happy because of that man, I got the chance to finally hug you.
I feel sad because of that man, you are crying right now.
I feel mad because of that man, he broke your heart so bad.
At the back my mind, I couldn't stop wishing and praying na,
"Sam, mahalin mo lang ako?
Promise..... hinding-hindi kita sasaktan gaya ng ginawa niya"