One Night Mistake [ON HOLD]

Nineteen

CHAPTER 19

I was anxious for nothing. Hindi natuloy ang pag-uwi ng mama ni Luke. Nakababa na ito sa cruise pero maglilibot daw muna ito sa Barcelona. Hindi ko alam kung ipagpapasalamat ko ba iyon o ano. Nadagdagan pa kasi ang araw ng paghihintay ko.

"Goodbye, teacher!"

Nag-angat ako ng tingin mula sa mesa ko at nginitian ang estudyante ko na huling umalis ng room. Inayos ko na rin ang mga gamit ko at naghanda na para umuwi. Hindi kasi ako masusundo ni Luke ngayon dahil may meeting pa siya.

Nasa labas na ako ng school at nag-aabang ng taxi. Papara na sana ako nang may makita akong taxi na paparating pero nagulat ako ng may biglang humawak sa kamay ko.

"Can we talk?"

It was Troy. Agad kong binawi ang kamay ko mula sa hawak niya at saka siya tiningnan ng masama.

"Wala na tayong dapat pang pag-usapan. Leave me alone."

"If you're worried that I'll go ballistic like last time, don't worry it won't happen again. I...I just really want to talk to you, Scar." his eyes were pleading.

"Sa tingin mo ganoon lang kadali ang lahat? Mag-uusap tayo na para bang hindi mo ako niloko? Akala mo ba madali lang yon para sa'kin?! I can't even stand the sight of you!" I said through gritted teeth. I don't want to raise my voice because I might caught unwanted attention.

"I know that you despise me, pero pwede bang kahit ngayon lang pagbigyan mo ako? After this I won't mess with you ever again...Just this once, Scar..." gumaralgal ang boses niya.

Nakita ko ang pamumula sa gilid ng mga mata niya. And for the last two months, I was able to look at him, to really look at him again. He has grown stubbles that looks like it wasn't shaved for weeks. Knowing Troy, he doesn't let his stubbles grow this long. There were also dark bags under his eyes and it looked like he wasn't able to sleep well for a while now. Mukha ding pumayat siya.

I know this may sound stupid, pero naaawa ako...sakanya. He wasn't the same Troy that I knew. He changed... a lot.

I closed my eyes and sighed. "Okay," I whispered.

AWKWARD silence enveloped us. Nasa isang coffee shop kami malapit lang sa school. I wrapped my hands on my coffee cup and inhaled its aroma. Troy was the one who ordered for the both of us at wala siyang kaalam-alam na bawal ako nito kaya hanggang amoy lang ako.

"I'm sorry." basag niya sa katahimikan. Tumingin ako sakana at nakita kong nagpipigil siya ng luha. Ilang beses siyang lumunok.

I realesed a breath. "Hindi ko alam kung kailan ko matatanggap ang sorry mo. What you did to me scarred me, Troy. Never in my life did I expect you to do that to me." nag-init ang magkabilang sulok ng mga mata ko.

"Akala ko what we had was enough. You were very good to me. I thought our relationship was perfect! Pero akala ko lang pala lahat ng yon."