Since day one, Chie Del Rio has been pressured by the weight of her family's legacy. She takes comfort in the sight of her long time crush, Jared Lavarias. Due to one unexpected circumstance, their paths come to a cross. Will this be the ticket to h...
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I continued with my life and so did Jared. After our fight, nawalan na ako ng gana kausapin siya. Hindi na rin kami masyadong nagkikita sa condo dahil buong araw akong nasa campus at uuwi ng alas ocho na ng gabi. Nagkikita kami minsan pero hanngang doon lang. No one dared to say a word.
The next morning I woke up feeling bad. I touched my forehead and I felt my hot temperature. I drank water before going to my room to change. Mukhang may lagnat ako pero 'di bale na. Kailangan kong pumunta sa school. Umalis ako ng condo na walang kinaing agahan.
Habang naglalakad ako patungo sa aking silid nakita kong nagbubulung-bulungan ang mga estudyante.
"Diba siya ang girlfriend ni Jared? Yung basketball player?" rinig ko. I stopped at my track and looked at the girl who's talking. When she saw me, her eyes became wide open and she immediately looked at the floor. I continued walking.
What are they talking about? Are they talking about me? Bakit? Girlfriend ni Jared? May masama 'bang nangyari kay Jared? Huminga ako ng malalim.
I managed to arrive at my room kahit andami ko ng iniisip. I smiled at Luca but she didn't smile back instead I saw worry etched on her face.
"What's wrong? Bakit ganyan ka makatingin sa akin?"
"C-Chie... How are you?"
"What do you mean? I'm... fine," I lied.
"I guess hindi mo pa alam," she whispered but I still heard her say.
"Anong hindi ko alam?"
She sighed before talking. "Usap-usapan na tatanggalin daw si Jared sa basketball team dahil hindi na siya pumasok sa practice nila at baka rin ibabagsak siya ng kanyang mga Professor dahil ilang araw na rin siyang hindi pumapasok sa klase."
"What?!"
"H-Hindi mo alam na hindi na siya pumapasok?"
"No! We barely talk!"
"But you guys live on the same roof! Imposibleng hindi mo alam!"
Pinagtitinginan na kami ng aming mga kaklase but I didn't care.
"Yes, we live on the same roof pero hanggang doon nalang yun."
She sighed again. "You should talk to his coach and his professors."
"Yeah, thank you for the heads up. Sabihin mo nalang kay Ma'am na hindi muna ako papasok ngayon. I got to go."
Nagmamadali akong lumabas ng silid at pumunta sa gym. Nakita ko ang mga teammates ni Jared. Kinakausap sila ng coach nila.
Huminga ako ng malalim bago nilapitan sila. "Uhm... excuse me, coach?"
He looked at me with brows furrowed.
"Ikaw si Chie diba? Girlfriend ni Jared?"
Tumango ako.
"Why are you here? Where's Jared? Ano ba kasi ang nangyari sa kanya? Magaling naman siya pero lately he's not that focused anymore at palagi nalang bad mood kaya naiinis na din ang mga teammates niya sa kanya."
