Interdicted Passion: The Nerd's Prodigy (AGS #1)

KABANATA: 31

Worth Every Sacrifice

I woke up light headed. The moment I turned my phone on ay sunod-sunod na pumasok ang mga mensahe at tawag ni Lin. I turned my phone off last night because I was scared. Scared of what he'd say. And these messages are not what I expected.

I saw the red numbers on the message icon saying '99+' the telephone icon also has the same.

I bit my button lip to stop it from shaking. Also to stop my tears from falling. His messages made my chest clench in pain.

'What? What happened?'

'You're kidding, right?'

'Wag namang ganito, pi'

'Answer my calls, please! Let's talk about this!'

'Secret Knyazeiva! Answer my calls, please!'

'I'm sorry. If it was something I did, then I'm sorry. Please talk to me, pi. 'Wag ganito please.'

Marami pa siyang mga mensahe'ng ipinadala. Habang tumatagal ako sa pagbabasa ay lalo akong nasasaktan. I keep reminding myself that we're siblings. Hindi pwede. Talagang hindi pwede!

"See, usap-usapan na naghiwalay na raw kayo ni Lincoln, totoo? Marami talagang chismosa rito." Sabi ni Shy bigla habang kumakain kami sa cafeteria.

I did not answer. I clenched my hand. Nakatulala lang ako sa pagkain ko na binili ko rito mismo.

Mas masarap pa rin ang luto niya.

I didn't accept his given lunch. Hindi ko na kaya e. Lalo ko lang sinasaktan ang sarili ko. Pinapaasa ko ang sarili ko kahit hindi naman pwede.

"Alam mo, so maraming fake news talaga dito sa school so don't make paniwala sa kanila." I heard Rei said.

"Oo nga naman. Wala namang dahilan para maghiwalay kayo e." Shy mumbled.

"Totoo." I manage to utter.

"Ano sabi mo?" Tanong ni Shy.

"O M Gosh! Tell me this is just a panaginip." Rei said and fanned herself with her hand.

"Hoy! Baliw ka na ba?! Ang ayos-ayos niyo pa kahapon ah!" Shy held my shoulders and shook me as if it would wake me up. Pero napatigil din sila nang may na isip.

"Was that the reason why you cried last night?" Rei asked.

Hindi ko na napigilan ang pagtulo ng mga luha ko. "Oo. Hindi kami pwede e." Pumiyok ang boses ko at na nginig ang mga labi.

Their jaw dropped when they saw how my tears cascaded down my cheeks like waterfalls. I cried in broad day light.

I don't usually cry and seeing me this vulnerable, maybe is a huge shock to them. Siguro ay ganito rin ang reaksyon nila kagabi, hindi ko lang napag tuonan ng pansin.

Tuloyan na nga akong humagulhol. "Magk-kapatid kami." I said while weeping. Hirap na hirap akong sabihin ang totoo.

I heard them gasped but moments later I felt their embrace that made me cry more.

Nang medyo gumaan ang pakiramdam ko ay inabutan nila ako ng tubig at pinagkwento kung paano nangyari ang lahat.

"E it's you father's kasalanan naman talaga! Pinafall-fall pa kayo bago i-tell na siblings pala kayo." Rei flipped her hair as she rolled her eyes.

"Rei hindi naman alam no'ng tao na may Secret at Promise siya." Shy rebutted.

"Duh! Dapat knows niya 'yon. Nakipagsex siya tapos 'di niya na think 'yong possibility na baka mapreggy si tita Nics. Stupid naman pala." Rei rolled her eyes again.