Chapter 16: Why is she here?

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Xavier's POV

"Ano sey? Sa tingin mo good news or bad news?" kanina pa tinatanong ni Leonel ang tanong na yan habang naglalakad kami sa corridor.

"Kailangan ba news agad? Ikaw talaga..." Siguro dahil na din sa journalist ang lalaking ito puro news na ang sa isip niya hahah.

Napakamot ng ulo si Leonel " syempre may issue sa mga organization natin diba? Baka may decision or idea si Tito... alam mo na HAHAH"

Malapit na kami sa office ni Dad nang magsalita ulit si Leonel.

"Basta kaht anong mangyari sa mga organizations natin walang magbabago ahh... ayaw ko nang mangyari yung nangyari dati sa atin ehh hahah." -Leonel

Ang drama talaga ng baliw... "Ang drama mo nel alam mo yun? Pasok na tayo sira!" sabay batok ko sa kaniya.

"Good morning dean. Pinapatawag niyo daw po kam-"

She's here...

"Ohh Hi Leonel! Hi Xavier my son, Look who's here! " Dad said happily.

What is she doing here?

I looked at Leonel, who was beside me.

"Hi Xavier! Hi Leonel! How long has it been?" She exclaimed happily.

I don't know what to anymore...

What's her purpose this time?

"Please excuse me dean..." Leonel walk out...

Haysss... What now?


Leonel's POV

Pagkapasok namin sa Office ni tito ay babati na sana ako...

Pero...

Nandito siya...

Bakit siya nandito?

"Ohh Hi Leonel! Hi Xavier my son, Look who's here! " tito Gerard greeted us, but I couldn't take my eyes off of her.

Memories from the past run through my thoughts as I stare into her eyes.

Mula elementary hanggang senior high school, kami na nina Xavier, athena at ako ang laging magkakasama. Sa tagal tagal na panahon naming magkakaibigan, nahulog ang loob ko noon kay Athena... dahil nasa kaniya ang lahat ng hinahanap ko sa isang Babae.

Sinabihan ko si Xavier tungkol sa aking nararamdaman at ang sabi niya ay suportado niya kami ni Athena. Kaya lalo akong nagkaroon ng lakas ng loob para umamin kay Athena.

Pero nang aamin na sana ako sa kaniya, nauna na siyang umamin ng nararamdaman...

Ngunit hindi para sa akin ang kaniyang nararamdaman...

"May mahalaga akong sasabihin sa'yo, kinikiig ako ahahah "

"Sige ano ba yon? Hahah"

"Gusto ko si Seysey!! HAHAHA pero sshhh ka lang ha... ayaw kong malaman muna niya dahil di ako sure kung same same ba kami ng feelings 'no."

I was astounded at that time.

She's in love but not with me...

She's in love with my bestfriend, Xavier.

I don't know what to say and what to feel at that time.

Am I sad? Mad?

I don't know...

We graduated senior high school together.

Athena confessed her feelings to Xavier. Xavier rejected Athena, saying that she was like a sister to him and nothing more.

I comforted Athena at that time. She looked awful. I want to punch Xavier for hurting her, but I can't. Who am I in the first place?

Gumraduate kami ng senior high school noon. Ang sabi ni Athena ay okay na daw siya... Xavier believed her, but I didn't. I know that she's not okay yet but she's trying to be.

Nagdesisyon kaming tatlo na magkaroon ng another celebration after ng graduation namin. Like bonding daw before we enter college.

After ng celebration sa kaniya kaniya naming mga bahay ang napag-usapan naming get together namin.

Agad din namang natapos ang pagdiriwang namin ng lola ko sa bahay. Dahil kami lang dalawa at kaunting salo-salo lang iyon... Wala namang paki ang tatay ko kahit na pangalawa ako sa may pinaka mataas na parangal.

Nagkita kita kami noon sa Starbucks, naghintay ako sa kanila doon hanggang sa maaninag ko na ang sasakyan ni Athena.

Nag- stay pa kami ng mga ilang oras at napagdesisyonan naming na pumunta sa Bar, dahil nagpupumilit din naming itong si Athena...

We stayed till midnight at the bar.

We're so inebriated at the moment.

Naglabas ng sama ng loob si Athena kay Xavier...

Nasabi din ni Xavier ang nararamdaman ko kay Athena...

I punched Xavier directly in the face. Nadala ako ng galit ko sa pagsasabi niya ng nararamdaman ko at ng pang-rereject niya kay Athena ...

Xavier punch me back, saying " Magpakalalaki ka kase! Bakit hindi ka umamin sa kaniya?! Wag ka ngang duwag!"

Xavier walk out...

Athena keeps on uttering his name while crying...

I assist Athena to walk towards the exit.

We stayed in Athena's car silently. Then we leave that place. Xavier was the one who drives that night. and that night, the atmosphere was so heavy, it makes me suffocated.

But then Athena broke the deafening silent " Can't you just love me too?"

I know that she was talking to Xavier, but Xavier didn't answer her.

"Athena... maybe we should talk about this tomorrow. Let's give each other space."

Athena didn't listen to me...

She kept on begging Xavier...

Until...

Until

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