Traces Of The String (Red String Series #1)

Chapter 11

"Tangina clementine nalang lagi ah? Ano? Kayo na? Malanding 'yon" agad akong humarap at mabilis na nag lakad sa kanya.

"Don't you say that to Clementine, Menzo." I bite my lower lip while I stared back to her eyes.

"Bakit totoo naman ah? Lahat nalang ng nag kakagusto sayo, nirereject mo. Obviously because of Clementine pero she keep denying it! Her actions towards you confirms it" tinuro turo nya pa ko.

"Walang kinalaman dito si Clementine, Menzo. Wala kang karapatan para sabihan sya ng ganyan dahil wala kang alam!" I gritted my teeth, not wanting to be rude to rhe dauther of my mother's friend but she leave me no choice. Hindi ko din gusto ang mga sinasabi nya behind clementine's back sa mga classmates namin.

"Look, you couldn't even call me by my first name. Dahil sa putanginang Clementine yon, Hindi mo pa ko maalala! We we're friends! Pero you don't remember because of fuckin-"

"Manahimik ka!" I shouted at her. I don't know why she's swearing clementine kahit wala naman itong ginawa sakanya.

"I only met you because our parents is friends with each other. Yes naging kaibigan kita, but that's it. Don't blame clementine na wala akong pake sayo dahil mas nauna sya kesa kanino man. At sya lang. Wala nang iba, hindi na mag babago"

I sighed before walking away. I felt bad seeing her cry because of me but I don't feel regretful because I only said the truth.

Pero parang ang bilis naman dumating ng karma.

"Then I'll be mad... Sobrang galit... At sobrang lungkot. Ayokong masira tayo, Kyllian." She moved away from me. "Pero... I know you're only messing with me. Imposible kasi eh, halos mag kapatid na ang tingin natin sa isa't isa."

Right... Kapatid.

I almost confess to her right now despite the Warning yia gave me. Mukhang totoo nga ang sinabi nya. Ayaw ni Mentina sa mga kaibigan na may nararamdaman para sa kanya na hihigit sa pag mamahal bilang mag kaibigan lang.

"H-hindi ikaw ang gusto ko" gusto ko umiyak.

Is this karma for making Loren cry earlier? Ako naman pinapaiyak ni Clementine? Which she successfully did.

Fuck.

"What happened?" Aeden looked at me while I leaned my back on the wall while drinking my nestea after he pulled me here dahil nakita niya ang eksena namin kanina.

"Muntik na 'ko mag confess." I said the truth.

He remained silent for awhile. "Rejected?"

"Sabi niya magagalit siya pag nasira kami dahil may gusto ako sakaniya" Napasabunot ako ng buhok habang humihinga ng malalim.

Walang sinagot si Aeden sakin at tumabi nalang sa tabi 'ko. Hinagod niya ang likod 'ko to comfort me.

"We all know about her issue regarding romantic feelings of close friends to her. She hates it. So, I think we already expected this? I'm sorry. Hindi sa kinakampihan ko siya dahil umpisa palang pinaalam niya na satin na she's really against to that kind of love. Sobra niyang pinapahalagahan ang pagkakaibigan, Kyllian. Lalong lalo na ang pinag samahan niyo. Mukhang hindi niya pa kayang itaya." He sighed, flicking his tongue.  "Let's give her time."

Napa hilamos ako ng mukha habang naka higa mag isa sa kama. It's 5 pm but I'm already bed rotten, crying like an idiot.

She'll be mad. Hella mad if I like her? What if i confessed earlier, will things remain the same? Probably not. Lahat ng pinag samahan namin, mag lalaho nanaman.