Allejo Series 2 | Will You Unmarry Me?

SPECIAL CHAPTER

                               GRAYSON RIGSDELL

Love ... It's a nice little trick if you can find it.

We had found it.

But now I knew finding love and holding on to it were not the same thing.

" Pre, samahan mo nga ako , kunin natin yung bola sa Admin, " hinihingal na sambit ni Leven. Nagrereview ako para sa susunod na exam.

" Huwag mo nga akong hingahan! " Tumingin ako sa kaniya nang may pagkadisgusto.

Sira talaga ang isang 'to e.

" Gago! Mas mabaho nga hininga mo kaysa sa akin e, " he shouted, not minding the girls peeking at us.

Sino ba naman ang hindi sisilip sa amin? Eh sa gwapo kong 'to? All the girls from other classes would always come here every recess.

Tulad ng sinabi niya , sinamahan ko siyang kunin ang bola. Magpapractice daw kami mamaya ng basketball. 

Naglalakad kami sa hallway nang bigla akong mapatigil. Nasagip ng paningin ko ang isang dalaga... hindi, diyosa.

Her classmates were laughing beside her but she just keep looking at her book with an earphone in her ears.

She looked at me and I swear my heart just dropped.

" Gray, hindi ka na naman ba sasamang magpractice? " tanong ni Leven pagkatapos ng klase.

" Ah, sabihin niyo nalang kay coach na masakit ang tiyan ko , " palusot ko sabay kuha ng bag ko.

He eyed me suspiciously. " May hinahatid ka bang babae? " tanong niya.

Umirap ako. " Wala! " pagsisinungaling ko kahit totoo naman ang ibinibintang niya.

Nitong mga nakaraang araw ay nagiging magkalapit kami nung diyosa. Her name is Aiana Delacour. She is 16 and I'm 18.

Madaldal siya. Ang dami niyang kwento sa akin at hindi naman ako napapagod na makinig sa kaniya.

Dumaan ang ilang linggo, sinimulan ko nang manligaw sa kaniya. She agreed . She said she likes me too.

Eh ako naman 'tong si tanga, panay ang kilig.

And after 3 months of courting , she said yes.

Sa practice man o sa championship, palagi siyang naroon upang manood. Matalo man o manalo, pagkatapos ng laro, sasalubungin niya ako ng isang mahigpit na yakap. Siya ang taga dala ng tubig ko. Siya ang taga punas ng pawis ko. She's a perfect girlfriend. I couldn't ask for more.

We were each other's first love. But you don't always end up with your first love.

" Your grades are failing! Sa tingin mo, anong magagawa ng bolang iyan sa future mo?! " galit na sigaw ni papa pagkatapos niyang ihagis sa mukha ko ang report card.

" I'll do better, " maikli kong saad.

Napahilot siya sa sentido. " I heard you're seeing a girl? Is she one of the reasons of your failing grades? "

My eyes got widened. " N-no . Pa-"

He groaned. " Bumawi ka sa grado mo. Sa susunod na malaman kong hindi ka na naman nakapasa ay alam mo na kung ano ang gagawin ko. I will destroy that two important things in your life! " he shouted, pertaining to basketball and her. " I heard she's a scholar? "

" Pa! " I shouted. Here he goes again, destroying other people's life.

The next weeks, I became busy. Araw-araw at gabi-gabi akong nagrereview para sa exam. Halos hindi nga kami nagkikita ni Aia. Hanggang text lang ngunit hindi rin ako masyadong nakakareply sa kaniya.

Nang matapos ang exam, I got the result.

60/120

"Half?! " dumagundong ang boses ni papa sa buong sulok ng bahay. " Iyan lang ang nakayanan mo?! I expected you to ace the exam because you're smart! "

I bit my lower lip. " But still, I passed, " mahina kong saad.

Napahilamos siya sa mukha. " Stop that basketball thing and break up with that girl. They're both a distraction to you! "

" No! Papa, please.." I begged.

Galit siyang tumingin sa akin. "Or do you want her to lose her scholarship ? "

" What's wrong? " Aiana asked while sipping on her coffee.

Nanatili akong nakayuko , hindi alam kung paano ba sasabihin sa kaniya.

" I-I.."

" Hmm? " she urged me to continue.

" Nothing " I said. Hindi ko kaya. Hindi ko siya kayang pakawalan. Mahal na mahal ko siya. Maybe I'll find another way. I'll do better .

She bit her lower lip. " Honestly, I want to tell you something. "

" Ano ? "

Nag-iwas siya ng tingin sa akin. " Maghiwalay na tayo. "

" Ha? "

Tila nagpantig ang tenga ko sa sinabi niya. Mali naman siguro ang pagakakarinig ko diba?

" I fell out of love , " she said.

I laughed awkwardly. " Baby, stop joking. "

Napawi ang ngiti ko nang mapagtantong hindi siya nagbibiro.

Sinubukan niyang hawakan ang kamay ko pero iniwas ko ito. Naguguluhan ako. Why?

" W-why? " halos hindi ko makapaniwalang saad. She fell out of love? Why? Did I do something wrong? Nagkulang ba ako? Hindi ko ba napunan ang pangangailangan niya? Minahal ko naman siya.

She wiped the tears that fell on her cheeks. Siya ang makikipaghiwalay ngunit siya ang umiiyak?

" I-I don't love you anymore, " she said. " Ikaw din naman diba? Kaya hindi ka na masyadong nakikipagkita sa akin."

I looked at her with disbelief. It was not because I don't love her. It was to save her!

" I don't even know if it was love or infatuation. " She sighed. " We were together for a long time. And I'm not sure whether it's still out of love or habit , " she said that broke my heart.

I get it .

She was too young to know how to love me.

She was crying in front of me. It mus hurt a lot , huh? She didn't really want to stay. So I said yes.

I watched her achieved her dreams. Unti-unti ay nakakamit niya ang pangarap niya. I attended her graduation but I did not show up.

Pinanood ko lang siya sa malayo. Pinanood ko rin kung paano siya mahulog sa ibang lalake.

I was about to punch that man out of jealousy. But seeing how he looked at Aia, I knew he loves her deeply. Eyes tell everything.

Love is when someone else's happiness is your happiness .