The Broken Heart (Business Series 1)✔️

Chapter 16

Jealous

Lumipas ang mga araw na halos magkasama kami buong linggo ni Silas. Sumusulpot na lang siya bigla sa aking tabi kaya nagugulat na lang ako. Kapag nasa library ako nandoon din siya. Minsan nga ay nadadatnan ko pa siyang hinihintay ako sa labas ng classroom.

He also often drives me to our house even though I never told him to do that. He said it was his way courting me. Even I decline he alway insist. His always reason is he only wants me go home safely.

We already have a classes, the second sem of my first year in the university started. I was walking in corridors with my headset on my ear. Most of the students that I meet on the corridors were busy catching up with their circle of friends. While me were just silently passing by. I was listening to a song called 'bejeweled' by Taylor Swift.

I remember that the first time I walked here in the corridors I feel conscious because of so many people around. Nagkabungguan pa kami ni Silas dahil sa sobrang kaba ko hindi ako tumingin sa dinadaanan ko. Napabuntong hininga ako nang madistract sa binabasa ko dahil naalala ang unang pagkikita namin ni Silas.

Nag-a-advance reading kasi ako ng lessons namin ngayong second sem. I close the book when I realize that what I'm reading doesn't even enter my head and placed it inside my leather bag I am wearing.

Habang naglalakad ako may narinig akong familiar na boses kaya napalingon ako sa loob ng room na iyon. Silas is standing in front of the class while saying something. He is reporting. His hair were in a clean cut and his wearing a complete set of uniform. Hindi ko namalayan na napatigil na pala ako sa paglalakad habang pinagmamasdan siyang nagsasalita.

For the past days we've been together I noticed his big changes. The Silas I used to know has changed a lot from the Silas I'm looking at now. Ibang-iba na iyon. Masyadong malaki ang ipinagbago niya. And the changes he made for himself were good to him and I'm happy for him for doing that. He now valued his studies.

"I'm proud of you, Silas." I whispered softly.

The whole class laughed and even their professor when he said something funny in the last part of his report. Napangiti na rin ako ngunit nagtagpo ang aming mga mata. I felt my heart race abnormally. Nakita ko pa ang pag-ngisi nito bago ako nag-iwas ng tingin. Fuck! My mouth parted in shock and quickly walked away.

Mabilis ang mga hakbang ko papasok sa aming silid nakita ko pa ang pagtataka ng mga kaklase ko sa naging reaksiyon ko. Shit! Napahawak ako sa aking dibdib dahil sa mabilis at malakas na tibok ng aking puso.

"Hoy! Congrats pala!"

Napatalon ako sa gulat sa malakas na boses nito. He congratiolate me for being the top 2 in dean list during the first sem. Kanina lang iyon naipost ng facebook page ng department namin. Ellaine got the top 1 for what I have expected. She deserves it though. She is really intelligent. Kaya hindi na ako nagulat doon. Tipid lang akong tumango kay Allen at ngumiti.

"Ayos ka lang?" Nag-aalala nitong tanong sa akin hindi maalis ang mata niya sa mukha ko.

I swallow the lump on my throat before I respond to Allen who's scanning my whole face. He looked confused what is happening to me.

"Yeah. Medyo kinakabahan lang ako ngayong second sem alam mo na baka malaglag sa dean lister..." Pagsisinungaling ko kahit hindi naman talaga iyon ang nagpapakaba sa akin.

"Hindi 'yan ikaw pa kaya! Ang talino mo no! Kahit nga mga profs natin napapanganga sa talino mo."

I smiled. Hindi ako matalino gaya ng iniisip mo Allen, masyado lang talaga akong trying hard na maging. Masipag lang talaga ako pero hindi ako ganoon katalino gaya ng iinisip ng ibang tao. And that's one of the reason why I am afraid I might failed. Masyado mataas ang expectation nila sa akin na to the point na nakakatakot baka hindi ko ito maabot at mabigo ko lang sila.