Mr. Sungit and Me (REVISING//EDITING)

Chapter 25 - Eerie Convo (Special Chapter)

Author's Note:

EDITED.

This chapter is dedicated to @cyrarivera9. Happy reading!

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CHAPTER 25 - EERIE CONVO (SPECIAL CHAPTER)

CLARISSE'S POV

I don't know what Chaiira was trying to say but whatever. I used my common sense and after a few minutes, I realized that she was trying to tell me to grab the opportunity with Ice. Bigla nalang siyang umalis pagkatapos non. I do not know why but I'm okay with that. 

"ANNOUNCEMENT! EVERYONE PLEASE GO TO THE OPEN FIELD. THANK YOU!" Napatitig ako kay Ice. He looks so good I can't take away my eyes off from him. Bigla siyang tumingin and he saw that I was staring at him. Hindi ko alam kung maglu-look away ba ako o hindi e. But then I chose not to. Gosh. Ang mas nakakagulat ay bigla siyang ngumiti at bigla kong naramdaman ang malambot niyang kamay sa kamay ko. He's holding my hand. HE IS.

Shems! I'm so kinikilig! Di ko huhugasan ang kamay ko! Promise yan! Dejoke. That's very non-hygienic. Paano nalang kung galing ako sa loob ng restroom? Walang hugas-hugas? Kadiri.

"Erm... Ice, p-pwede mo na bitawan yung kamay ko." I uttered nervously. Kasi nasa may labas na kami ng open field. Pero hindi niya pa rin binitiwan. Napatingin tuloy ako sa kamay namin na magkahawak kamay. 

"'Di tayo pupunta dyan." Nakangiting sabi niya saakin. Grabe! His killer smile almost killed me! Kung ano-ano na naman ang sinasabi ko. Nilagpasan lang namin yung open field then hinila nya ako papunta sa isang room na pwede lang sa mga katulad namin na first class students. More of like sila Max, Ako, Chaii, Ice, Ethan and other first class students. 

"Dito tayo." He sat on the chair across me. Nilabas niya ang mga pagkain. Wait. Pagkain? Wala akong maalalang dala naming ganyan habang papunta kami dito. Does that mean he prepared this for me? Okay. Kaya ka nasasaktan, Clarisse e. Umaasa ka kasi ng umaasa. Galingan mo pa diyan!

"Sayang wala si Chaii..." He said in a sad tone. I pouted because of what he mentioned. I mean, hindi ko pa rin naman maiiwasan na hindi magselos. But yeah, I have to calm down. AS if naman girlfriend na ako ni Ice. Assuming much ko. Mentally facepalm myself.

"Pero... Kaya natin 'to! Kumain ka ng marami ah? Gusto ko ng girlfriend na mataba." Sinabi niya yon habang nakatingin sa pagkain at nakangiti. Not that I'm assuming pero was he trying to refer to me as his girlfriend? Gusto ko ng girlfriend na mataba. Seriously? Really?

"Huh?" I tried to ask him dahil first of all ayokong mag-assume. Second, ayokong mag-assume. And third, iniiwasan kong mag-assume. Napatingin siya saakin ang smiled brightly. 

"Sabi ko... Gusto ko ng girlfriend na mataba. Kasi masarap yakapin." He described it while closing his eyes and smiling sweetly as if nasa harap niya na yung ideal girl niya. Wow. Assuming alert! "Dali! Kumain ka na ng marami! Tutulungan kita!"Bigla niyang inabot yung ibang pagkain saakin. Siya ba lahat nagluto nito? Tinitignan ko palang, parang ang sarap-sarap na. I just can't. 

"Gusto mo ako maging g-girlfriend?" I tried to mumble it as much as possible pero feeling ko narinig niya 'yon. What the hell? Ano bang klaseng bibig 'to? Pakitanggal nga! He just beamed at me after hearing me say such things. Sinabi na kasi Clarisse diba? Wag maga-assume diba? Makulit ka?

He started eating, spoonful of rice and mga ulam na hinanda niya while I was thinking of some stuff. Ewan ko ba. "Erm... Ice..." I nervously uttered once again.

Tumingin sya sakin na parang nagtatanong na "Bakit?"

Sabi nga nila, it's now or never. Well here goes my proper confession to this guys in front of me. "Ice, I like you." I bravely confessed. Brave ba kamo? Well, bigla akong nakaramdam ng hiya at yumuko. Why am I even hiding my beautiful face? Dapat chin-up lang palagi. Gosh. Ice's impact to me really is... unique.

"N-No. I meant to say, I-I love you. Don't get me wrong. Okay lang kung wala ka ring gusto saakin. You don't have to repay the love I'm giving to you. You can stay who you are and what you feel about me right now. I'm okay with that." I said. Did I sound so defensive? I hope not. But again, mahirap ang hindi magselos. I'm not really mad at Chaiira. It's not her fault she's perfect in his eyes.

He looked at me, a bit shook. He can't seem to absorb what I have just said. Sorry. Masyado ba akong naging prangka? They're like that in the other countries. Lol.

"Ice, you know, Lil' Sis liked you. Notice the past tense? Ibig sabihin non tapos na. It's because you were so torpe. Remember that day when we asked for directions? We both had an eye for you. Hindi pa nga lang ako sure non kung crush kita kasi inaasar ko pa si Chaii sayo." Nakatingin lang sya saakin habang nakikinig. I don't know if he's happy hearing these things from me. But I still decided to continue what I've started.

"But then... Valentines' Day came. Dang! I fell harder." I'm actually embarrassed having to say these things but whatever. "Actually, because of your characteristic and attitude? I just found my ideal man." Too many to mention kung sasabihin ko pa kung ano-ano yung mga nagustuhan ko sakanya.

"Nung naging bestfriend kita, alam mo ba? I was so happy! Because very close kami ng special someone ko. But... Alam ko na may consequences. Kasi si Lil' Sis nga, gusto ka. Nung bumisita ka nun sa bahay, I was really hurt kasi... You were looking for someone rather than me na nasa harapan mo lang. I was really h-hurt, Ice." Tears started forming at the edge of my eyes. I know. Ang babaw ko. Please bear with me, Ice.

"Nung tinanong mo ako kung may nasabi ka bang masama, wala. I said none because I thought you wouldn't care or sadyang manhid ka lang talaga" I explained my answer to him. I want any misunderstanding to be resolved within this day. "Chaii talked to me a while ago. Nag-away kasi kami if you noticed. Luckily, we knew our mistake. We apologized to each other. I asked her why she stopped liking you and she said, 'I thought it was love, Ate. But it was just infatuation.'" I checked the time and halos half an hour na pala ako dada ng dada. Kaya pala parang ang sakit na ng lalamunan ko. That's not good, though.

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ICE'S POV

So huli na pala ako? Ang tanga ko kasi. Ang tanga-tanga ko. Puta. I-mura ko na kaya halos lahat ng mura sa Filipino? Baka sakaling mawala 'tong bigat na nararamdaman ko?

Sa sobrang katorpehan ko, nag-give up na si Chaiira. Puta talaga. Nakakairita! Pero in the other side, natutuwa ako dahil sinabi saakin ni Clarisse itong mga 'to.

Nginitian ko si Clarisse.

"Someday, Clarisse, mababalik ko ang pagmamahal na binigay mo sakin, but right now I need to move on. Sana hindi ka rin mag-give up katulad ni Chaii. I will love you, Clarisse. I will love you back." Napangiti naman sya. Kailangan ko magmove on at kailangan kong ayusin ang mga bagay-bagay. Ayokong magsisi na naman.

I will move on. And it'll start now.

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END. TO BE CONTINUED...