Lahat ng Kabanata ng Her Life He Wrote: Kabanata 131 - Kabanata 140

SAAN KAYO GALING?” Ang bungad ni Katlego noong makarating kami ni Lachlan sa canteen. “Kanina pa namin kayo hinihintay. Tumae lang ako saglit tapos wala na ‘tong gagong ‘to. Hoy, where ya been?”   Lahat sila ay nakaupo na sa palibot ng mesa. Katlego sat beside Jirario. Both of their eyes were suspicious as it shifted back and forth between me and Lachlan. Alam ko na ang nasa isip nila. Their smirk failed to hide it.   Meanwhile, I could feel Shanta’s gaze on me. She’s seated beside Clavis who was also questioning our whereabouts. Hanggang pakiramdam na lang ako sa kanya dahil hindi ko siya magawang tingnan. Maging sulyap ay wala akong lakas ng loob. I was still embarrassed by my behavior. I didn’t want her to think that I was completely pursuing her. Dahil wala pang kasiguraduhan iyon.  

HINDI KO na mabilang kung ilang beses na akong umirap nang palihim habang pinapanood sila sa kanilang ginagawa. Never in a second did Shanta stop smiling while flaunting her lustrous neck at the man she’s seated with.  Gumagalaw-galaw pa nang pasimple ang magandang balikat niya habang sinisipat iyon nang mabuti ni Grayson.   Alam ko ang lahat ng ito dahil kakaiba ang kakayahan ng mga mata ko. My vision was as excellent as the eyesight of a red-tailed hawk. Walang maliit na galaw ang nakakawala sa paningin ko. Every detail was zoomed in my eyes, like how he tucked in her short hair even when it was already parted at the other side of her shoulder.   Duling ba siya? Partida, ako na ang nasa malayo at siya ang pinakamalapit. Imposibleng hindi niya napapansin. Ako pa talaga ang nakakakitang wala namang mali sa leeg ni Shanta.

I AM NOT with someone else, Kagan..." She repeated with full confidence and heart. "Grayson is not my boyfriend if that's what you think."   "Shanta…" bulong ko habang ang mga mata ko ay kumukurap-kurap. "I… I… How did you know? I mean, what are you trying to say?"   "Tangina naman, Kagan, oo…" She scoffed and breathed heavily. "Alam ko na. Tama na. Ako ang gusto mo. At nanghihinayang ka kasi akala mong may mahal na akong iba. Kaya heto ako…" She grinned complacently. "Sinasabi ko na sa iyong wala akong iba. Pwede mo na akong mahalin ulit."   "Shanta…" was all I could say.   I stood frozen because she knew too well who I was talking about. And she was right. It's her that I'm i

WHERE ARE YOU? I'm already here…" I said over the phone as I parked my car in front of Shanta's mansion. "Make haste. I want to see you. I miss you already."   Nagising talaga ako para magkasabay kaming pumasok ngayon. This was our first day as MUs, and I wanted to make it simple and special by picking her up and driving her home.   "Pababa na ako. Malapint na talaga. Promise," tugon ni Shanta, ang boses ay may bakas ng pagkataranta.   Just the sound of her voice was like the birds chirping on the trees outside my balcony. It was the only sound I wanted to hear every morning. Although her voice was a bit deep for a woman, it came out as runs and riffs to my ears. It was very calming.    "Where's my 'Miss you, t

GRABE! NAKITA mo 'yung mga mukha nila? Laptrip! Sobra!" Shanta was laughing so hard that her hands were constantly hitting my arms. By the time she would stop, she would hold her stomach due to pain, but wouldn’t refrain herself from guffawing with her super reddish face and teary eyes. "Gagi, ayukuna! Bwahahaha! Ang pangit ni Clyde!"   "Oh. Hold on." Nagpipigil ang tawa ko. "If your cousin is ugly, then what do you call mine? Mukha curious na aso!"   "Bwahahaha! Kakaibang aso pala ‘yong bayaw ko, eh!" malakas na sabi niya habang maingay sa pasilyo. "Parang police dog, gago! Ang lakas ng pang-amoy! Ang bilis niya tayong nahalata! Pansin mo 'yon?"   "Oo naman! Like your cousin! Amoy aso nga lang" I pointed out and she laughed more. "But you know what. I feel like he saw you a