Invisible Line in Between

Chapter 25

In just a blink of an eye, I was already standing in front of Isaiah. Even though his size was bigger than mine, I cradled him in my arms as I enveloped him in my embrace. As soon as I felt his warmth spread all over me as our bodies touched, I felt myself giving up to him.

The feelings I had for him that I buried deep in my heart were watered by his tears. And like what Jerlyn told me to be cautious of, it really did grow. It grew way too strong for me to handle.

Kung dati ay kaya ko pang pakawalan ang nararamdaman ko para sa kanya, ngayon ay parang hindi ko na ito kayang gawin. Tuluyan na akong bumigay at nagpaanod sa agos ng aking tunay na nararamdaman.

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble..." Isaiah apologized, once he was done crying.

We sat at the bench as he calmed down. But unlike before where I chose to sit on a separate bench, I sat just right next to him with only a few inches apart.

"I called you here out of the blue..." He sounded a bit embarrassed. "I just needed someone to talk to... I..."

Hindi niya naituloy ang kanyang sasabihin. Umiling siya at saka nanahimik na lang.

I felt like he was trying to say that he had no one else to confide in. Kung bakit hindi niya masabi sa ibang miyembro ng banda ay hindi ko alam. But I suddenly thought of his sister. Paniguradong naiipit ngayon si Ida sa kanyang kapatid at matalik na kaibigan.

Kinagat ko ang aking ibabang labi at saka sinabi, "Ayos lang, Isaiah... Naiintindihan ko."

I wanted to ask him about what happened, but I didn't want to sound too assertive. Isaiah didn't me make me wait, though. He immediately opened up to me.

"I did what you told me to do."

Kumalabog ang aking puso. Nilingon ko siya.

"I took your advice," he said. "I thought about it over and over again. And when I got the chance to do it, I immediately grabbed it."

Ibig sabihin ay nagkausap na sila ulit ni Blair.

"I proposed to her," he confessed.

For a moment, I stopped breathing. It was as though the world stopped spinning, but I still heard my heart dropped like glass and broke into pieces. Just the thought of him proposing to Blair, it did so much damage to my heart.

"She rejected me, though," he added.

When he dropped that, it was the only time I got to breathe again. I inhaled a deep breath.

"I'm sorry," I apologized, thinking that it was my fault.

If I didn't encourage him to try again, he wouldn't get hurt this bad. His proposal wouldn't be rejected.

He turned to me, smiling. "No..." He shook his head lightly. "I actually want to thank you."

My forehead creased as my brows furrowed in confusion. Why would he thank me for something which caused him pain?

"When I asked her why she's choosing Gael than me, she told me she loves him. She said it without hesitation," he spoke about his conversation with Blair. "You know it comforted me to know that she's sure of her feelings. I'm just happy that she's happy."

It struck me that we had the same mindset. I couldn't control my expression. My eyes widened a bit as I wasn't expecting that.

"And you know what―she told me she did love me," he stated. "I'm fine with that. Ayos na ako roon. At least, she did. Iyon ang importante sa akin. It means my efforts and my love weren't really put to waste because she appreciated it."