Good Riddance (DS #2)

Chapter 19

Umiling naman si Blair. "It's just me. I just feel off today. May mga iniisip ako." Niluwagan niya ang pinto. "Come in."

Jack roamed his eyes around her apartment. Ngayon na lang ulit ito papasok doon after their first intimate encounter.

Huminga ito nang malalim at saka pumasok sa loob, marahang isinara ang pinto.

Umupo si Blair sa sofa at niyakap ang isang throw pillow. Umupo ito sa tapat niya.

"Anyway, hindi ako nagtatampo sa'yo," Blair cleared right away. "Buti nga hindi ka na tumawag kagabi kasi may iba din akong ginagawa. Actually, w-wala naman akong problem s-sa'tin."

Jack noticed her stutter. "Hindi ka nagtatampo, puwede. Pero may problema..."

Ngayon gustong magsisi ni Blair kung bakit kumuha siya ng matalinong-matalinong boyfriend. Can Jack sense everything?

"Wala, ah," tanggi pa rin niya. Sabay iling. But maybe she overdid it.

"You can tell me everything..." Jack said. "You know you can tell me everything..."

"M-May iniisip lang talaga akong iba. I want to keep it to myself muna. P-Pero there's nothing to worry about us. S-Sasabihin ko sa'yo kapag gusto ko na ring i-share."

Tinignan lang siya ni Jack. She was able to give him a reassuring smile. Sa huli, tumango lang ito. "I'll respect that but make sure it's not, ahm... bad for you... I don't want you hurt."

Gusto niya itong yakapin, pero nanatili lang si Blair sa kinauupuan. She just hugged the throw pillow tighter... "Thank you, Jack."

Namagitan ang katahimikan sa pagitan nila. Matagal. Nakaupo lang sila ng tahimik. Magkatapat pero halata ang distansya. Maybe Jack wanted to get closer, but he's just controlling himself, so they won't end up in a compromising situation, again, that's against everything he believes in.

Tumikhim siya. "Okay na ang contents sa school mag? Tuloy na ang pagpi-print?"

Mabilis itong tumango. "Tapos na. Wala na 'kong extra-curricular. Hihintayin na lang namin na ma-distribute iyon sa buong school at mabigyan ang America Junior Press..."

"Oh, yes. About the sponsorship sa New York. I hope you'll get picked. Naisip ko nga hindi naman ganoon katagal ang two weeks. Mabilis lang 'yon."

"Hindi naman sure kung makukuha kami."

"Baka sila hindi makuha. Pero ikaw, makukuha." Blair giggled. "You're so magaling kaya as the editor-in-chief."

Napangiti ito. "We're a team. Dapat lahat kami. Kapag ako lang, I won't go."

"Okay... Eh di, lahat kayo makukuha!"

He chuckled. "I think I'm sure now what I'll take up in college. I'll go for Journalism," pag-iiba na lang nito ng usapan.

"Wow!" Sandaling nawala na ang isip ni Blair tungkol sa problema niya. "I want to take Language and Literature naman kaso Mama and Papa obviously wants me to take up business management."

"Maybe you can talk to them about it. Pagbibigyan ka naman siguro nila, if they know you'll be doing what you love to do."

Sana nga makapag-college pa siya. Kung positive nga talaga ang pagbubuntis niya, hindi niya na lang gustong pumasok. Aalagaan niya na lang muna ang baby nila ni Jack...

Napakurap si Blair at napatitig dito. Right, Jack has a lot of dreams... What if he'll become a father this early? Won't it affect his plans for his future?

"Let's have dinner outside?" biglang aya ni Jack. Tumayo ito at inilahad ang palad. "I want to take you out for a dinner date. I know I've been very busy because of the school mag, but now, I have more time to be with you, again."