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NOPI 67: My Most Precious Blessing

NOPI 67: My Most Precious Blessing

NOPI Chapter 67

Charles' POV

Napalunok na ako nang sagutin na ni Sephine ang tawag ko after ng ilang segundong pagri-ring nito.

"Charles, you--" agad ko na siyang inunuhan

"I know, I know. You said you can handle it. I'm sorry. I really do trust you. Pero.."

"Pero ano?" tanong niya kaya naman tinignan ko na ang PC ko't humiga na sa kama ko

The others were heading to the cafeteria to buy something to eat while buying something for me as well. As for me, I plan to stay inside the dorms for awhile.

Sa tingin ko, hindi appropriate na magpikita't lalabas ako habang kami pa ang topic ng buong school. It's better to be safe than sorry.

"I know you're not going to do anything regarding the thread" sagot ko dahilan kung bakit tumahimik sa kabilang linya

Sa bawat segundong katahimikan, para bang tinutusok ng karayom ang puso ko.

Was she really angry? Ayaw niya ba sa ginawa ko? Was it because she told me she could handle it and to trust her? Or was it because I told everyone about our relationship? Hindi ko ba dapat ginawa 'yon?

"Seph, I really do trust you. I just can't bear to let you face all those insults on your own. Kung may taong kailangang insultuhin dito, ako dapat 'yon Seph. I was the one who chased after you, made my boys follow you around and asked for your cousins assistance in order to be with you. It was my fault.. I.. I just felt so guilty that I thought that I had to make a move, i had to do something," tuloy tuloy kong sabi pero tahimik pa rin sa kabilang linya

Nasira na ang mukha ko.

"Seph, please? Kung gusto mo, pwede ko namang idelete 'yung thread ko" mahina kong sabi pero wala paring nagsalita

Hindi ko na sinubukan pang magsalita't hinintay nalang na magsalita siya.

"I'm hanging up" nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa sagot niya't agad na tinignan ang screen ng phone ko

When I saw that the call had ended, I was speechless and I immediately held onto my chest.

Fck.

Dahil nakahiga na ako sa kama ko ay pumikit na ako't binitawan na ang phone ko.

Because of the overwhelming fatigue, my head began to ache. But the moment I closed my eyes, I was unable to sleep.

When I remembered Sephine's dejected voice, my heart ached again.

Last night, I didn't sleep a wink after composing my post in the School Forum. Matagal tagal ko ring pinag-isipan kung ipo-post ko ang thread na ginawa ko.

Last night, nakaupo lang ako sa harapan ng laptop ko throughout the whole night at hindi ko maibibilang ang mga naiisip ko kagabi na nakaikot lang kay Sephine. I kept on wondering if she had seen those vicious comments on the forum thread, whether she was crying, feeling sad or feeling hurt.. or whether she was okay and already falling asleep.

"I can handle it. Don't worry too much and just trust me,"

After kong marinig ang mga confident niyang mga salita, hindi ko nakayanang tawagan sila pagkatapos.

Countless thoughts about Sephine's feelings kept on muddling my mind the entire night and by time I realized it, it was already four in the morning, so after ng ilang minutong pagiisip ay ipinost ko na ang thread ko and then went to take a nap for a few hours.