MAY PASABOG PA AKO :P
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Ngayon na ang araw.
Their graduation.
It's still morning and the event will be later afternoon pero kanya-kanya na ang mga paghahanda.
Ara is having a very wonderful morning that started out with having breakfast kasama ng kanyang kambal at ama.
After that, Ara is waiting for her makeup artist that Devon forced her to have dahil anito kailangan niyang mas gumanda sa espesyal na araw na ito.
Yra left after breakfast kasi aasikasuhin niya pa ang yumao niyang tita.
Ang 10 Thorns naman ay naghahanda na rin.
Pero they still can't contact Hart.
Bolt used his connections already pero still no sign of Hart.
Kung ayaw magpakita huwag pilitin. But they trust him, he'll show up later.
——
"Kuya! Congratulations nga pala," ani Brie.
"Silly, di ko pa nga nakuha yung diploma ko, congrats agad?,"
"Kukunin mo rin naman mamaya so it's basically the same thing," Brie answers.
"Oo na," Chase gives up and ruins Brie's hair.
Something he loves to do that Brie hates.
"Anak, why didn't you tell us that it's your graduation today?," anang Ama.
"I don't want you to show up naman later so why bother?,"
Bumuntong hininga nalang ang ama sa sinabi ng anak.
"Even if you want me there or not, I'll go,"
"Suit yourself then," there was a hint of sarcasm in Chase's voice.
"C-congrats, Chase.." malumanay na pagbati sakanya ni Brianna.
Chase just gave her an uninterested look and continued to fix his things, ignoring Brianna.
Chase receives a text and he immediately looks at it.
From: Aileen
Hey! Today's your graduation! I think I can't go so I'm just going to greet you, congrats!
Even after everything, he decided to stick with Aileen kasi wala namang daw mawawala. Wala nang mawawala sakanya.
He still hasn't talked to Ara. Nothing.
But maybe today they'll have a chance to talk.
——
Yra decided that she won't go to the graduation ceremony of her sister because she was shy. And Ara completely understand that and just let her be.
Ngayon kasama niya lang si Jackson at ang kanyang ama sa sasakyan.
"Nga pala, Ara, where's Chase?," Ara slightly panicked at what her father said but then she answered it honestly.
"Dad, we aren't in good terms right now,"
"Oh, that's fine dear, just fix it right away," anito at tumango na lamang si Ara.
So she won't be bored in the car she checked her phone.
She saw a text from Rachel that she's already at the venue.
Tons of congratulation message that she just replied with a thank you.
At hindi na namalayan ni Ara na nakarating na sila sa venue.
Umupo na ito sa designated seat at sa malayong column, nakita niya si Chase.
He looks dashing.
But Ara immediately looked away.
Hindi nagtagal ay nagsimula na ang seremonya.
Nagtawag na ng mga pangalan para umakyat sa entablado at kunin ang kanilang diploma.
"Asuncion, Bolt H."
"Asuncion, Hermes H."
"Buena, Mark Kier D."
"Gomez, Adrielo Riselyam M."
"Natividad, Chase L."
"Perez, Carlo Rielano B. II"
"Perez, Carlo Rielano B. III"
"Romero, Rachel F."
"Romulo, Hiliano Arturo C."
"Saavedra, Ara Danielle V."
"Travis, Collin Reel M."
"Zaragosa, Gilermo Y."
——
Lahat ay pumunta sa entablado maliban si Hart, na hindi nagpakita.
Pagkatapos ng pagkuha ng diploma, nagsipuntahan na sa mga kani-kaniyang pamilya ang mga estudyante maliban na lamang siguro kay Chase.
"Mr. Natividad, I know you're close with Mr. Romulo, where is he?,"
"We don't know Ma'am, we can't contact him either," sagot lamang nito at di nagtagal ay nagpaalam na sa nagtanong na guro upang pumunta sa kanyang mga kaibigan.
Naaninag niya saglit na pumunta si Ara sa kanyang stepmother.
The hell he cares?
Noong pupunta na siya sa mga kaibigan niya ay biglang may yumakap sakanya.
"Aileen? I thought you couldn't make it?,"
"I had to! It's your graduation! This is special!,"
Chase thought she changed. Di parin pala. She's still the same suffocating Aileen. Yung kahit walang kayo, clingy siya. Chase hates that.
Pero di na lamang siya nagsalita.
Kinamusta muna saglit ni Aileen ang iba niya pang mga kakilala noong may biglang humili kay Chase papunta sa isang lugar na walang tao.
Si Ara.
"Ara..." he says awkwardly.
"Chase, congrats nga pala,"
"Sayo rin,"
An awkward silence occurred but was cut right away when Ara spoke.
"Hindi na ako magpapaligoy-ligoy pa, alam kong hinahanap ka na ni Aileen at hinahanap na rin ako ng mga kasama ko, so I'll start," pagsisimula ni Ara.
"For the few months we've been together, I appreciated all your efforts, you made me feel loved and I'm really grateful—"
"I know where this is going," ani Chase tsaka mapaklang tumawa.
"You're breaking up with me, right?," ani Chase.
"It's for the better—" naputol ang sasabihin ni Ara dahil biglang nagsalita si Chase.
"No! This is all your fault!," sigaw ni Chase na ikinagulat ni Ara. He's back. The old Chase.
"Why?", Ara doesn't want to meet the loudness of his voice that's why all her replies are in her calmest tone possible.
"I saw you, not only once, nakita kita ng maraming bears kasama ni Hart—"
"And you got even?," tanong Ara na puno ng sarkasmo, it was time for Ara to cut chase off this time.
Di agad nakasalita si Chase.
"Okay, sabihin natin na nakita mo kami ni Hart, so? Di ka man lang nagtanong? Di mo man lang nilinaw ang dahilan?," ani Ara, giving the benefit of the doubt.
"What's the point in doing so? I saw it clearly, tsaka you're the one who should clear things out,"
"I can't believe this," sabi ni Ara.
"Neither can I,"
"What's the point in making you reflect on your mistakes when you're blinded by them? Let me tell you the truth, I have a twin sister," anito.
Natawa na may halong sarkasmo si Chase.
"Let me guess, nagpanggap siya bilang ikaw, to take revenge or some bullsht? Am I right? Sinong ginagago mo—" Ara can't take it and just slapped Chase.
Pareho silang nagulat sa nangyari.