A Fairytale's Mishap

CHAPTER 29: Folk Dance

His voice is low and husky. Nakatitig lang ito sa kanya. Pakiramdam tuloy niya ay nawala ang mga tao sa paligid at sila na lang ang natira. Hindi na niya matagalan ang klase ng tingin nito… Umiwas ulit siya…

Kathryn: Uhm.. I’m really sorry… I wasn’t really feeling well today…

DJ: Well, I seem to notice that…

Kathryn: If you don’t mind, your highness… I think I need to go back to my room…

Agad na siyang tumayo at umalis. Hindi na niya hinintay ang pagsagot pa nito…

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Pagdating sa kwarto ay agad niyang ni-lock ang pinto at umupo sa kama. Why does she feel like this? Is it really just the drink last night or there’s more? Naalala niya ang usapan nila sa jacuzzi, ang mga bulong nito kanina sa classroom, at ang weird conversations sa breakfast table… Why does suddenly she has the urge to kiss him or hug him or to just feel him?

Maybe, she really misses her best friend so much… Naalala niya nung mga panahong nagmamakaawa ito na siya ang piliin nito… How uncomplicated and wonderful it is kung sana ay ito na lang ang pinili niya… Hindi na sana siya naiilang ngayon… At baka katabi pa sana niya ito sa kama at inaalagaan siya… Because yes, obviously, she’s sick… really sick…

Pumasok siya sa bathroom at tiningnan ang sarili sa malaking salamin. She looks so pale… Lalo pang na-emphasize ang pamumutla niya dahil sa brownish blonde na buhok.

Hinawakan niya ang noo at dahan-dahang minamasahe. She really misses her best friend right now. Ito lang ang nag-aalaga sa kanya kapag may sakit siya… Bahagya siyang nagulat nang may biglang kumatok sa pintuan ng kwarto. Inisip niya muna kung may lectures pa ba sila. She thinks that’s just about it for today… Just the forever calories and shaving lectures… So, who’s knocking on the door?...

Naiirita man ay binuksan pa rin niya. And much to her surprise… There he is… the prince is standing on the doorway with both hands on the pockets of his jeans… Looking at her like she’s the prettiest bitch he has ever seen…

Kathryn: B-Bakit?

DJ: Are you okay?

Nakakunot ito and for a moment nakita niya ang concern sa mga mata nito.

Kathryn: I’m not.

DJ: Let me help you then…

Kathryn: DJ, pwede ba? Bigyan mo muna ako ng konting space?

DJ: Space? A few days ago, habol ka ng habol sa ‘kin… Now, you’re asking for space?

Tila hindi makapaniwala ang tono nito…

Kathryn: Hindi maganda ang pakiramdam ko. I feel sick… And right now, gusto ko munang magpahinga… So please, give me that time…

DJ: Uminom ka na ba ng gamot?

Pabulong nitong sabi habang lumingon saglit sa paligid… Trying to make sure that no one hears he can speak Tagalog…

Kathryn: Hindi… Kelangan ko lang itulog ‘to, okay? Please, iwan mo muna ako…

Isasara na niya ang pintuan. Pero humarang ang isang kamay nito.

DJ: Why do I feel like you’re avoiding me ever since that breakfast we had the other day in my room?…

That’s it! Enough of this! She’s too tired to always explain herself…

Kathryn: DJ, kilala mo ako… You know me better than myself… So please, stop pretending that you don’t know the reason… You’ve changed, okay. There are things about you that I haven’t known before… Oo, ngayon ko lang nalaman na prinsipe ka. Pero maliban dun, things between us gets really awkward… It’s like I’ve lost the bestfriend I once knew…