Kabanata 19:
Goodbye
___________
Clarity
" What's with the face?"
Inirapan ko si Celine dahil sa sinabi niya. Here we go again. Lagi niya nalang napapansin ang mukha ko. May mali ba sa mukha ko sa tuwing nakikita niya ako?
"Wala kang balak kausapin siya? Give him a chance."
I just roll my eyes at her. Kier. Lagi akong nakakatanggap ng tawag at message sa kanya tuwing umaga, mapa-hapon man o gabi.
" I don't have plans to talk to him... yet. Hindi ko pa kaya. I'm scared."
" Scared of what!? What the heck bes? Bakit ka natatakot? Mahal mo siya kaya hindi ka dapat matakot. You should trust him!"
Uminom lang ako ng tubig at hindi pinansin ang sinabi niya. She's so paranoid. Eh, ano naman kung ayaw kong kausapin si Kier? Wala na siyang magagawa doon!
"Clarity, hindi sa lahat ng oras ay isip ang pagaganahin mo. May puso tayo. Mahal mo siya... mahal ka niya? I can't see problem with that! You're just over-acting! Listen to his side. To his opinion. Matagal na kayong nagsama at alam kong nahuhulog na ang loob mo sa kanya... pwede mo naman siyang kausapin, diba?" She paused, "In fact, pumayag ka na ngang magpakasal sa kanya. You know what bes, you're hurting him."
"Hurting him!? Diba ako dapat ang masasaktan dahil nagsinunga---" she cut me off.
" Oo, nagsinungaling siya. Lahat ng tao nagsisinungaling! Meron ka bang kilalang hindi? Nobody's perfect! You're not even perfect, Clarity Leere!"
"Are you preaching me?!"
"Am I?"
Iniling ko nalang ang uli ko. Oo, namimiss ko si Kier pero natatakot ako. Maraming what ifs sa isip ko. What if ginagamit niya lang ako? What if wala siyang choice kundi pakasalan ako? What if hindi niya ako mahal? There's so many what ifs and I hate it!
" I'll try to talk to him."
" she even winked at me that's
ko sa kwarto ko. Nang makita
" H-hello..."
Are you okay? I miss
kilig na nararamdaman ko sa ngayon. God Clarity!
Let's talk."
apartment. I'll be
ang sasabihin niya ay agad ko nang pinatay ang tawag. I don't want to
Namamagitan? I smirked.
ko siyang saktan para tigilan niya ako, gagawin ko. Marami akong problema katulad nalang ng kay Blake at Kuya Kaleb. Sa parents ko... ayaw ko nang idagdag
si Kier hindi na ako nakatanggap ng regalo kay Mr. EKS or AK.
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"Clarity..."
ako sa pinanggalingan ng boses at nakita ko si Kier na may dala na namang bulaklak. Agad
akong yakapin. Naramdaman ko nalang na namasa ang balikat ko. He's
"K-kier... let's sit."
na siya sa pagkakayakap sa akin at
kung nagsinungaling ako sa'yo. I don't know what to say.
nang tapusin kung anong mayroon tayo... kahit walang tayo. I don't fucking deserve you! You're not human like
out of your mind?!
mga inosenteng tao! Wala kang
finish my words. Agad akong pumunta sa pintuan ng apartment ko at binuksan 'yon. Lumingon naman siya sa akin at nakita kong may luha sa mga mata
ba ako? Into your
sa
" WHAT?!"
bigla siyang sumigaw. Nakakatakot siya. Kahit gusto kong punasan ang mga luha niya, hindi ko magawa dahil ang
me Clarity, y-you're kidding me
sinubsob niya ang mukha niya sa tuhod ko. Pinipigilan kong 'wag tumulo ang
Just leave me
leave you, baby. Stop crying please... please."
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