I'm healing, that's for sure.
"Shein, ano plano mo after ng PolScie?" Xyla asked me. She have no idea what kind of trauma I'm trying to heal.
Bigla din ako napaisip sa tanong niya dahil sa totoo lang wala pa ako balak.
"Kulang ang pera ko para tumuloy sa law school. Siguro, mag-iipon muna ako at magtatrabaho."
Ngumiti siya sa akin. "Gusto mo talaga mag-law, no?" adoration evident to her eyes.
Agad akong tumango. "I want to fight for wrongly accused. To be a light that stand for justice."
Para kasing doon talaga ako nakatakda. To be a lawyer and to fight for justice.
"Sana maging abodado din ako." hindi ko maiwasan mapansin ang lungkot sa kanyang mga boses. "My father wants me to marry someone else and be a plain housewife. Pero gusto ko maging abogado. Mas bagay sa akin ang maging abogado." she stated while wiping her tears. I wiped her tears.
"Paano si Joshua Ced?" I asked him in worried tone.
I'm the number one shipper of their love team.
"Maghintay. Kung talagang mahal niya ako, maghihintay siya. Gusto ko muna unahin ang mga pangrap ko." determinado niyang sagot.
Wala naman ako magagawa kundi suportahan siya.
Nang dumating ang teacher namin ay agad kami nag-ayos para sa midterms namin.
Before I handed the phone to my teacher, I saw the chat of Percival.
From: Rainbow
Ice cream date after your exam. Libre ko :)
Good luck, love! I'm rooting for you.
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Simple lang ang text niya pero sobra-sobra na ang impact sa akin. I smiled and motivated to Ace my exam knowing someone out there is genuinely happy rooting for me.
"Someone looks motivated." panunukso ni Xyla ng mapansin ang ngiti ko.
I just smiled at her. Nang magkasalubong ang mga mata namin ni Joshua ay agad ako na guilty. Para siyang nawawala habang nakatitig sa test paper.
I answered my test paper according to what I learned. Nang matapos kami ay agad din sa amin binalik ang mga cellphone namin. Dahil midterms ay maaga pina-uwi ang mga nakatapos na.
From Percival:
Waiting in Library. Take your time. Kaya mo 'yan, ikaw pa ba :)
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He texted again. Alam ko kung gaano niya ako hinihintay at walang sawang pagsama sa akin hanggang sa unti-unti ko paghilom.
Agad ako dumiretso sa library ng school at agad ko siya nakita. Nang magtama ang aming mga mata ay agad siyang tumayo. When he reached me, he kissed my forehead.
"You did a great job, love." he reminded me. Wala siya sa akin sawa kakapa-alala kung gaano ako karapat-dapat mahalin at magmahal.
"You still have a exam tomorrow?" he asked, again.
Tumango ako. Inalalayan niya akong maka-upo sa harapan niya.
"I know you're now tired but just listen to me. Ire-review kita ng madili para bukas." at binuksan na niya ang notes ko at nagsimulang basahin ang mahahalagan notes para sa UCSP, DIASS and Creative Non Fiction.
Recently, para naging tamabayan na namin ang library and I find peace here.
"Pagod na ang brain cells ko," reklamo ko sa kanya.
He chuckled. Maingat niyang ginulo ang aking buhok. "Okay, let me fix my things." he said in finality.
"Yes," I said happily.
He always spoiled me and never get tired of me. Tinutulungan ko na siya magligpit at masayang lumapit sa ice cream vendor malapit sa University. We ordered chocolate ice cream.
"Naawa na ako sa brain cells ko," I dramatically said while massaging my temple.
Pinatalikod niya ako sa kanya habang naghihintay ng ice cream namin. He slowly massage my temple and back neck.
"Don't stress yourself, okay. Your mental health is more important than your grades." he reminded me, again.
Nang makakuha na namin ang ice cream ay agad ko ito pinicturan. It felt like I was living in my teenage years when I'm with him.
"Cheers?" he offered his ice cream. Parang bata pero, he is unknowingly healing my inner child without him realizing it.
"Cheers!" pinagtabi namin ang ice cream namin bago kainin.
He told me about his day in Med School and I rant about my answers in our midterm.
Parang ganun naman lagi. We update each other no matter how busy we are.
"What if I fail the midterm?" I asked, worriedly.
"Di ba ang sabi ko sa'yo magtiwala ka sa sarili mo. Ako naniniwala ako sa'yo kaya gusto ko din maniwala ka sa sarili mo." he smiled.
I smiled, too. Ice cream is our comfort food.
"I never regretted that i met you," I said of out nowhere.
"And I never regretted that i love you," mahina niyang sabi na hindi ko pinagtuunan ng pansin.
Nang matapos ang ice cream namin, ay hinili niya ulit ako sa isang bench at binigay sa akin ang reviewer ko na ginawa niya. Nakasulat doon ang important and key words sa bawat subject.
"Pupunta lang ako sa library, madali. Babalikan kita, pangako." he promised.
Tumango ako at pinanood siyang umalis.
I review the noted hanggang sa hindi ko mapansin na dalawang oras na ako naghihintay sa kanya. Akmamg aalis na sana ako, nang dumating siya.
"Let's go in the library," pagyayaya niya.
"Pero kakapunta pa lang natin kanina." shuta, pagod na pagod na ang brain cells ko.
"Please," he begged.
May magagawa pa ba ako? He is my weakness.
Hinila niya ako patungo ng library. At laking gulat ko ng mabasa ang arrangement ng mga libro.
Sa isang shelf nakahanay ang mga libro sa first words ng title "I CAN GIVE YOU A THOUSANDS REASONS WHY YOU."
Sa second shelf ay "CAN YOU BE MY GIRLFRIEND?"
At sa pangatlong shelf ay si Percival na nangungusap ang mga mata na tumingin sa akin habang may hawak na bouquet of books.
"Can I count you, Shein? I know you're in the midst of healing and achieving your dreams but I want you to know how much I love you. Handa kita hintayin. Hihintayin kita hanggang sa maging handa ka na." he stated with so much passion and adoration in his eyes.
"Kung makakahintay ka," I sweetly said.
"Your assurance is more than enough for me."
Yayakapin ko na sana siya when I received a email.
From: shein
Congratulations your manuscript pass the standard of the publishing house.
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Agad ko nayakap si Percival. In the middle of library we dance as if the world set a boundaries for us. We are dancing in our own rhythm.
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