Her Hidden Secrets

Chapter 10: Hunch

I was walking back and forth while biting my nails. Nandito ulit kami sa club room habang wala pang may gumagamit. Nagmumukha na ngang hide out namin ito dahil dito kami laging naka-tambay o nag-uusap ng mga problema naming magkakaibigan.

"I don't know what to do anymore with your cousin, Kolin. Hindi ko na siya maintindihan." I did my best. Kinausap ko na siya at lahat lahat pero wala parin akong napala.

"Itigil mo nga iyang ginagawa mo. Stop biting your nails. Hindi mo naman iyan gawain." Kolin frustratingly said.

I heavily sighed. Lumapit ako sa pwesto nila at umupo rin.

"Hindi nga. I'm just stressed at kasalanan iyon ng pinsan mo."

"Ano ba kasing nangyari? I-kwento mo sa amin at baka matulungan ka namin, be." Jazzy asked.

Hindi naman ako nagdalawang-isip na sabihin sa kanila. I told them the whole story. Hanggang sa matapos ako sa pagku-kwento ay tahimik sila. Hindi lang sila basta tahimik, seryoso pa ang mga ito.

"See? Ni hindi ko nga alam kong anong problema niya. Bigla-bigla na lang susulpot at magsusungit." mahabang lintanya ko.

Nagtaka ako nang nagtinginan ang dalawa. Iyong tinginan na silang dalawa lang ang nagkakaintindihan.

"Kaya naman pala. Alam mo ba kung anong solusyon sa problema mo?" Jazzed asked.

Na-curious naman ako sa magiging suhestiyon niya, "Ano?"

"Huwag mo nang kausapin iyang Paul na iyan. Then, problem solve." Jazzy simply said. He suggested it liked parang simpleng bagay lang ang sinabi niya.

"Why? He's nice and he didn't do anything wrong. Kaya bakit hindi ko siya kakausapin?"

Jazzy rolled his on me while Kolin just shrugged her shoulders.

Paul is nice. Isang beses lang kami magkasama pero ramdam kong totoo siya. He's not like other boys who only do is flirting or hitting girls. Iba siya at alam kong wala siyang masamang motibo sa akin.

"Gosh, Amara! You're so manhid," naiinis na si Jazzy sa akin at kulang na lang ay sabunutan na niya ako.

"I don't know what you're talking about Jazz." I respond.

"G**a! Nagseselos si Papa Seb hindi mo ba nakikita?"

My breath hitched and I could felt the fast beating of my heart.

My mouth opened but it's hard for me to find right words to say. "H-hes jealous?" I only uttered.

Totoo kaya ang sinabi ni Jazzy? Seb was jealous that's why he acted that way?

I slowly lifted my head to Kolin. Only to found her widely grinning from ear to ear at me.

"HI, pwedi bang paki-sabi kay Sebastian na nandito ako?" paghingi ko ng pabor sa babaeng nakita ko malapit sa pinto ng room nina Seb.

Napatigil ito pero kaagad ding naka-bawi. She nodded and smiled." "Ah, sure."

I know she's one of Seb's classmates. And she's pretty.

Tatalikod na sana ito nang pinigilan ko siya. I reached her arm and she obligly looked back at me.

"Ahm, wait. Tell him that it's me, Amara who wants to talk to him." Pinakilala ko ang sarili ko para sabihin nito kay Seb.

At nagulat ako sa sinabi niya. "Don't worry you're very well known. Kaya kilala kita."

Napamaang ako sa sinabi niya. "Thank you," kaagad kong sinabi.

Habang naghihintay, umupo muna ako sa bench. Sa labas kasi ng classroom ng department nina Seb, may mga bench na naka-hilera. Ilang minuto ang hinintay ko ng matanaw kong papalapit na sa akin iyong babae.

I stood up and fixed my clothes that got wrinkled. Sa pag-angat ko nang tingin ay nasa harapan ko na pala ito.

I looked at her when she didn't spoke. I observed her and I know what she's going to tell.
"I'm sorry. I'm afraid to say that he's busy so he can't talk with you," she apologetically said.

"Oh, I see... Aalis na lang ako kung gano'n. Thank you nga pala ulit," pagpapasalamat ko at tipid akong ngumiti.

I turned my back at her and smiled bitterly. He still doesn't want to talked to me. Sobrang laki ba ng kasalanan ko para hindi niya ako kausapin?

"Wait..."
I was stopped when I heard the girl's voice behind me. And I doubt that I'm not the one she's talking. So, without further adou, I turned my heels towards her.

"Why? Do you need something?" I softly asked.

She shook her head that made me confused.

"Ahmm... I just want to tell you that in every problems there's always a solution. So, don't worry eventually, magkakaayos din kayo."

At first, I was clueless of her words. But at the end, I get what she's trying to tell. Maaring nagkaroon siya ng clue na may misunderstanding between Seb and me. So, she's trying to give me an advice.

"May I know your name, Miss..."

"Laurea, just call me Laurea." pagpapakilala niya.

"Thank you. You gave me another reason to understand him."

"Pasensiya ka na if parang nangingialam ako. Masyado talaga kasi akong madaldal," nahihiya niyang saad. Yumuko na tila ngayon niya lang na-realize ang ginawa niya. Maybe she regretted what she acted without thinking.

I shooked my head. I reached her hand and held it. I saw the glimpsed of happiness through the depths of her eyes. I smiled because I confirmed my hunch.

"It's okay. I don't mind. Nakatulong pa nga sa akin ang mga sinabi mo."

"Talaga? Naku!" She clapped her hands once. Looks like her real personality was starting to show.

I got alarmed when the bell rung which reminds us for our next class.

"Oh, I'm sorry but I need to go. Magsta-start na kasi ang next class ko." I let go of her hand.

"Oh, sige," she lowly said.

I looked at her and I saw her expression.

"It's great having a talk with you." I said.
She slowly lifted her head. Nang matapos kong ma-proseso ng utak niya ang mga sinabi ko, biglang lumiwanag ang mukha niya at malapad na ngumiti sa akin.

I waved at her and started to walk. Hindi pa man ako nakakalayo, narinig kong sumigaw ito.

"I'm a big fan of yours and Sebastian." she admited.

Just as I thought. Hindi ko ine-expect na makakapag-usap ako ng taong naga-admire sa akin. She gave me advice which I'm very thankful. At first, nagtataka ako kung bakit binigyan niya ako ng advice. I thought maybe she's just only a concerned citizen. Pero nang mapansin ko na may iba talaga nang in-observe ko siya ng mabuti at no'ng unti-unti ng lumalabas ang fan side niya. Which I don't really mind at all.

I turned around. I paused and smiled. "I know."