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2021-11-02 16:39:18"You really don't remember me?"
Marahan kong tanong nang makalapit sa kanya. He looked at me sideways, hindi ako tuluyang tiningnan. Muli niyang ibinalik ang tingin sa dagat.
"Of course I remember you," he said while looking away.
Ngayong hindi siya nakatingin ay malaya kong napagmamasdan ang kanyang mukha nang hindi nag-aalangan. Bagay na hindi ko magawa pag nakatingin siya. I know I've only met him and I think it's understandable if I feel awkward around him.
I turned to look at the ocean. Napangiti ako sa marahang tunog ng mga alon ha humahampas sa dalampasigan.
"Then why did you acted like you didn't know me?"
Nagkaroon din ako ng chance na itanong iyon sa kanya. I crossed my arms behind me and moved my body towards him. I got his full attention with what I did. Bahagyang umawang ang labi niya para magsalita ngunit pinigilan ang sarili. I looked at him curiously.
Was it because it wasn't significant? It wasn't import
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"It's because I love you! That it hurts so much seeing you. At nasasaktan akong marinig mismo mula sa iyo na may gusto kang iba." Driven by anger and pain, I just spat those words without thinking. Huli na nang maisip ko ang mga nasabi. Hindi ko na kaya pang bawiin. There I said it. Siguro naman matatahimik na siya at tigilan na ako di ba? He just stood there, stunned. What do I expect anyway? Tuluyang tumulo ang luha ko pero agad ko iyong pinalis. "But don't worry. I'm gonna continue avoiding you until I don't feel anything for you anymore. I'm gonna get rid of this, Rylle. Mawawala rin ito." My vision blurred because of tears and I don't know if I saw it clearly but I saw his eyes sparkle with pain. Tinalikuran ko siya at naglakad palayo. Ngunit hindi pa man ako tuluyang nakakalayo ay nahapit na niya ako palapit sa kanya. Not again! I looked at him angrily, not minding the closeness of our bodies. His hot breath makes me want to clos
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I was looking outside the window the whole ride. Kahit pa nananakit na ang leeg ko sa kakatingin sa labas. I busied myself looking at the city lights and the busy streets. Namamalayan ko ang paulit-ulit na paglingon ni Rylle sa direksyon ko pero binalewala ko iyon. I don't want to look at him. More so talk to him.Iyon na yata ang pinakamahabang tatlumpong minuto ng buhay ko. Nauna akong lumabas nang tuluyan naming narating ang bahay ko. I heard the other side of the door opened. Taka ko siyang tiningnan."I'll watch you go inside," malumanay na aniya. Malamlam ang mga matang nakatitig sa akin.Napalunok ako at nag-iwas ng tingin. Seeing him miserable hurts so much. Hindi ko kayang tagalan na tingnan siya nang ganito. Lalo lang akong mahihirapan. Lalong hindi ko makukumbinsi ang sarili ko na kahit papaano tama ang ginagawa kong pag-iwas sa kanya. Baka hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili kong bumalik sa dati ang turingan namin.I told him to forget
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"What the hell did you do?!"Sigaw ko sa pagkataranta at marahas na lumapit sa pinto. Gulat niya akong tinitigan pabalik, nanlalaki ang mga mata sa sigaw ko."What?"Taranta kong pinihit ang doorknob pero hindi iyon bumubukas. Pero pilit ko pa rin iyong binuksan na para bang himala iyong bubukas kalaunan."Oh, no no no. This is not happening. Damn it!"I felt him behind me but he's my least concern now. The door's locked from outside! Ibig sabihin stucked kaming dalawa rito! I tried knocking sakaling may may makarinig sa labas but to no avail. I turned to Rylle and glared at him."Look what you've done! Paano tayo makakalabas ngayon nito?!" I shouted at him, angry and frustrated."I'm sorry. I didn't know."Nasapo ko ang noo sa kawalang-magawa. Kinapa ko ang bulsa para hanapin ang cellphone pero nanlumo lang nang maalalang nasa bag ko nga pala iyon."Did you bring your phone?" Tanong ko sa kanya, pilit kina
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