Firm Tenacity (The Athletes #3) COMPLETED

Chapter 20

Chapter 20

First

I thought going home to him will remove his resentment towards me but I was wrong. Alam ko naman na maaari nga na magtampo siya, pero 'di ko naman alam na ganito. He's been ignoring me religiously.

I'm trying to get his attention most of the time but he'll just give me cold treatments. Tatlong araw na gano'n sa condo bago ako nagpasya na kay Mina na lang muna tumira dahil wala pa naman ang parents niya.

I don't know why the situation should burn this far. Couldn't we just kill the ember between us? Nagpapakumbaba na nga ako. His pride was too high to reach.

"What if he was brainwashed, bff? Pwede rin 'yon... At pwede rin na... baka na-turn off na siya," seryosong sabi ni Mina.

I'll be honest that this coldness between us is frustrating me. He's so hard to understand, but I am really trying. He doesn't want to listen, so what should I do then? I explained through a message but he didn't even read it.

"I don't really get boys. They say they like a girl so much but then they could withstand them just because of a small problem..." I heard from her.

It's been a week since I left his condo. He didn't even ask me where I was or when I would come back. Umalis na ako roon dahil pakiramdam ko 'di niya na ako gustong kasama sa condo. Thinking about fitting in somewhere I didn't belong anymore embarrassed me.

"Let him be," I said and continued writing for my reviewer.

Of course, I am still concerned about what's in his mind. I know he really liked me, and I've witnessed the energy he poured just to prove it to me. I even saw the change he was telling me before. But how could we fix this if he'll keep acting that way?

This is one of the hardest things to do. Handling a person you didn't want to have a fight with.

Hindi ko na rin maintindihan. He's going out with Thalia a lot these days. They've been friends since before and they are schoolmates so I kinda understand. But then... I couldn't help but think that he's already starting to cut ties with me.

"Naiinis na ako riyan kay Mooze, huh? Will he be the one to prove that players are really players?" may bahid ng inis ang boses ni Mina. "And Kyla has been tweeting about him lately. Ano ba 'yan! Wala na bang ipapangit pa ang araw ko?"

Dapat exam lang ang iniisip ko pero dumagdag pa ang mga ganitong bagay. Romantic emotions can really be a distraction sometimes when it gets complicated. It's not always an inspiration--- maybe the reason some people would rather choose to graduate first before entering into a relationship.

Mooze visits with Kuya Zeus sometimes. Minsan nakasalubong namin sila. He's still looking at me the way he stares at me before, but he never gets close to me. It's like I'm his allergy and he never wishes to have me again because I'll give no good to him.

Siguro masasanay rin ako. Dati naman 'di niya rin ako napapansin. I'll surely get used to this after weeks. And if ever I succeed, I'll never come back again. Kung ganito pa rin... Maybe this is already a sign that I really should stop trying.

We really can't be together. That truth keeps on slapping me.

Katatapos naming mag-review ni Mina sa library nang ipatawag siya sa faculty office. 'Di na ako pumasok sa loob dahil nahihiya ako. Naghintay na lang ako sa corridor. Nagulat ako nang nagmura siya paglabas.

"Marinig ka sa loob..." paalala ko sa kan'ya dahil nasa harap lang kami ng faculty office.

"I feel like this is planned! Punta raw tayo sa The Eagles at ipapirma itong mga papel na 'to. Bakit tayo pa, 'di ba? Kung gusto kang makita ni Mooze, 'wag niyang idaan sa ganito! Idaan niya sa'yo!"