Good Girl Gone Bad [MGGIGA BK2]

12 ♠Again♠

"I think I need to start talking to her..." Napatingin ang Phantoms na kasalukuyang nasa rooftop ng biglang magsalita si Travis. Seryoso at nakatingin sa kalangitan ang binata.

"What do you mean?" Roman walked beside Travis and dropped his arm around the guy who didn't mind it even one bit.

"And who?" Tumabi si Nick sa kabila ni Travis atsaka inakbayan din ang binata.

"Caitlyn." Travis answered, still looking deep in thought, troubled eyes never leaving the vast blue sky above them.

At the mention of this, the duo on his sides immediately lit up, delighted at the news. Axel and Marcus stood silent but still listening.

"Talaga? You're finally accepting Caitlyn's disorder? Just like us?" Roman giddily asked, grinning from ear to ear.

However, agad na nalaglag ang ngiti sa labi ni Roman ng umiling ang binatang inaakbayan nya.

"I think she knows what's up." Travis finally looked at Roman, and the guy could just see how troubled Travis is. Inalis ni Nick ang kanyang braso sa balikat ni Travis atsaka inis na hinarap ang binata.

"Could you please stop using her and she? Nalilito ako kung sinong tinutukoy mo, 'e!" Himutok ni Nick.

Napahilamos si Travis sa kanyang mukha, hindi man lang na-apektuhan sa sinabi ni Nick.

"I'm talking about Caitlyn, who else?" That certainly got everyone's attention as they stared at him, Travis continued, "I think she knows that I'm avoiding her. She saw right through me, man." Namo-mroblema'ng ginulo ni Travis ang kanyang buhok.

"Paano mo naman nasabi?" Nagtatakang tanong ni Nick.

"And wait wait wait! I don't mean to be rude or anything, but isn't Caitlyn...oblivious?" Agad na nakakuha si Roman ng sapok sa ulo mula kay Nick dahil mistulang ini-insulto nito si Caitlyn.

"But you're right." Atsaka napatango yung nanapok, "She's clueless about almost everything that's going on with her surrounding. Remember, she had no complete idea na nasa gangster school sya dati."

"Oo nga. Damn, I didn't knew it's actually possible to be that clueless." Roman whistled, receiving another smack in the head by an annoyed Nick.

"She's not clueless, okay? Just innocent."

"Remember sa cafeteria last last day? Where Caitlyn asked me penny for my thoughts? I think nakahalata na sya na iniiwasan namin sya." Sabi ni Travis.

"Diba ikaw lang ang tinanong nya? Edi dapat pati si Clarisse tinanong nya." Nick shrugged his shoulders, confused. He's referring about Travis and Clarisse's declaration about being cautious and wary around Caitlyn.

"That's simple." Napatingin sila kay Axel na mukhang bagot na bagot. As usual, nakaupo nanaman sya sa may tabi ng pintuan, nakasandal sa pader. "It's natural that Caitlyn only called out to Travis, since Clarisse is still interacting with Caitlyn--which are only indirect insults, Travis is the only one who seemed distant because ever since we found out that Caitlyn has another personality, he never talked to Caitlyn starting that time." Hindi alam nila Nick at Roman kung mamamangha ba sila o ano since ang haba ng sinabi ni Axel.

"Tell me, what's exactly on your mind that day?" Lahat sila ay napatingin kay Marcus, naka-krus ang nga braso nito sakanyang dibdib kung kaya't kita nila ang lawak ng balikat nito.

Travis looked down, he was basically doubting Caitlyn that time. When Caitlyn looked at him with those glistening teal eyes that day, he knew that she's hopeful na kung ano man ang nasa utak nya, na sana nagkakamali lang sya, but when she flashed him that small, obviously forced smile, he knew na ang klase ng ngiti na yun ay yung klase ng ngiti na sinasabing tama ang kanyang hinala at nasaktan sya dahil dito. That smile was a pained smile filled with disbelief and disappointment Travis can't help but to feel guilty.