To Your World [ Completed:2017 ]

Chapter 13

Halos maihagis ko ang cellphone ko sa kung saanman. It kept on vibrating on my hand. Where did I even get this phone. Nang buksan ko ang sunod-sunod na mensahe ay iisa lang naman pala ang laman at sa parehong hindi pa nakarehistrong numero.

11:11 today. Wanna know me? Be my guess- CO

Ang pagkabasa nang ganitong mensahe sa umagang ito ay nakapagpanindig balahibo sa akin. Lumabas ako ng kwartong tinutuluyan namin na wala talaga sa sarili. Napaigtad pa nga ako nang hawakan ni Thorn ang braso ko. "Sorry." Hinging paumanhin niya nang makita niya ang naging reaksyon ko.

"No. Sorry. Nagulat lang ako. Si Steele?" Hinanap ko siya sa buong paligid. No signs of Steele. Thorn smiled at me as if I didn't ask. Ano na naman bang nangyari?

"He has to fix something. Sa akin ka muna sumama." But he told me he won't leave my side. I felt disappointed about the fact that I assumed too much of him. Na nariyan lang siya palagi, na hindi niya ako hahayaang makawala sa paningin niya kahit segundo man lang. But then again, I realized that some people might not really stay that long for you.

"Sige tara." Iyan na lamang ang nasabi ko habang nagkikwento sa akin si Thorn. Thorn may look like a playboy outside, or literally playboy, he still has this golden heart. Nakikinig lamang ako habang tinatahak namin ang daan papunta sa venue ng first activity.

"You all need to let go of your fears. Trust people and you'll know who should be trusted until the end. You must trust someone, even if you were never sure if that someone is to be trusted, why? For you to know if he or she is worth trusting. And if not, at the end of the day, you have the choice to never trust that one person again." Iyan ang sinabi ng isang guess speaker sa amin. Nakikinig lamang ako sa kanya samantalang ang iba naman ay wala atang pakialam.

"I bought new shoes. Kaso shipping process pa from US." I heard one of the girls said. Funny, how some people live their lives through materiality when in fact there are tons who suffered every day, looking for food, or a home to live in.

We tend to ask for more, without realizing that the less for us could be the most for others.

"Ayoko sa mga babaeng materialistic. I dated girls. I showered them with gifts but after that I leave them. I found one before, yung simple lang. Simple girl who can afford everything in life but stays her feet on the ground." Ani Thorn habang naghihintay kaming matapos sa pag-aayos ang mga naka-toka for the next activity about trust. "I like her. Dati pa. Noon pa." He sighed afterwards.

Every character will always play an important role in the story, will make his or her background unraveled. That's when I realized, the way Thorn looked at me. He likes me for sure. Or rather the Belle he knew from the story. But then again, this will just give strength to the story. Si Belle ay para kay Steele...Si Belle na fictional character nga ba? O ako na mismong gumawa sa kanila?

"You are spacing out again." Puna ni Thorn sa pagkakatulala ko. Ngumiti ako sa kanya at ganun din siya sa akin. May taong magmamahal ng babaeng hindi siya kailanman mamahalin pabalik pero siguradong may babaeng magmamahal sa kanya na balang araw ay makikita niya ang halaga.

"Everyone, come here!" Sinabayan ng guess speaker nang mabilis na palakpak ang pagpapalapit niya sa amin. Ang iba ay tintamad pa ngang lumapit. "You have to face your fears. Trust the people around you." Aniya habang in-explain ang dapat gawin.

Mula sa mataas na lugar ay tatalikod kami mula sa mga schoolmate naming. We must cross our arms over our chest and close our eyes afterwards. Nagpalinga-linga ako sandali, nandito na ang lahat ng kaibigan ni Steele pero siya ay nawawala pa rin sa eksena.