Faculty of Philosophy
Brielle and Kane
❝ Seriously talking, Bri. Why are you still single? What are you afraid of? to die due to broken heart? ❞
Tila natatawang usal ni Mace habang umiiling.
Matiim ko itong tinitigan kasabay ng mabilis na pag klaro ko sa aking lalamunan.
❝ That‘s rubbish. Humans are most likely to fear the idea of post-heartbreak and not the perception of having a broken heart. ❞
That's what I frightened the most, to deal with reality after losing someone. I never had a relationship before but after I saw how my mother dealt the pain when my father left us for another woman; I know it was devastating.
❝ And for the record, people can really die due to broken heart. ❞
I snickered.
Muli kong ibinalik ang atensyon sa pagbuklat ng pahina ng librong dapat naming basahin ngayong semester.
❝ Alright i‘m out. I suddenly forgot whom i‘m talking to, Miss philo. ❞
Utas na sambit ni Mace na siyang ikinatawa ko.
❝ You should go back to your department nurse Mace. Faculty of Philosophy is not your territory. ❞
Mahina nitong hinampas ang braso ko.
❝ Gotta go. Let‘s meet at the cafeteria later. I‘ll let you meet someone who‘s worth the heartbreak. ❞
Nakasimangot ko siyang inundayan ng tingin ngunit mabilis itong tumakbo palabas ng classroom habang malakas na humahalakhak.
---
❝ Brielle! ❞
Mariin akong napapikit dahil sa kahihiyan nang umalingawngaw ang matinis na boses ni Mace pagpasok ko palang ng cafeteria.
I swayed my vision towards her direction— just to see her waving and gleaming like a dimwit.
Beside her are men who simply look like predators waiting for girls to arrive. However, my eyes shifted on a certain point where a man whose hair is quite curtained; some strands are pushed back while few are slowly falling into its distinctive direction.
Something inside me skipped a sudden beat when his hazel nut eyes met mine. His eyes are exquisitely crafted.
He is sitting next to Mace's table.
Muli kong sinulyapan si Mace.
❝ I‘m not sitting with those men. ❞
I mouthed while shooting her with sharp glares.
❝ Just this once, please. Spare my life. ❞
She did not say those words, I just oddly knew how to read her begging eyes.
It took a few seconds but I ended up walking towards their direction; smashing my books and bag on the table.
❝ You won‘t regret this. ❞
Parang batang sambit nito kasabay nang marahang pagpalakpak.
❝ We‘ve been wanting to meet you, I‘m Sid. ❞
Nakangiting bungad ng isang lalaking may kulay puting highlights ‘yung buhok.
He looks friendly when he talks.
❝ Mace begged for me to come. But to address your expectation, i'm not into this kind of set up. ❞
Tuloy tuloy na panambitan ko na nagpalaki ng mata nila.
❝ No. The thing is we have a friend whose name is Kane. He‘s into you. ❞
Nakangising saad nito na animo‘y natutuwa nang husto.
❝ Where is he then? ❞
