SEVEN AND ARROW (Montana Series 2 | BXB)

35: Belamour

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My moment at the guidance office was a whirlwind. I told my friends about what happened and they were all satisfied and thrilled about my narrative. Tuwang-tuwa sila sa naging pasya nina Mr. Lucero tungkol kay Maureen, ngunit hindi sila masaya sa naging pasya ko tungkol kay Rolly at Livvy.

Maureen was expelled because that's her parents' decision, but Rolly and Livvy faced a different punishment. Ayaw kong masira ang kinabukasan nila dahil sa'kin, kaya kahit labag sa loob ni Tita Meryl ay hinayaan na namin ang dalawa.

The only punishment they needed to face were doing community service and attending counselling for personal development. Binigyan rin sila ng huling warning, at kapag naulit pa ang ginawa nila sa'kin ay tuluyan na silang mapapaalis sa Northside High.

"Are you sure about your decision?" Arrow asked while we're on the car, on our way to San Sebastian.

"Oo," sagot ko. "Mabigat ang ginawa nila sa'kin lalo na si Rolly, pero ayaw kong maging instrumento para masira ang buhay nila."

"What he did to you is considered a crime," he said.

"I know, Arrow. But we both know, nothing happened to me apart from being drugged. Kung higit pa doon ay hindi sapat sa'kin ang expulsion. I would definitely sent him to jail myself."

Nakatuon man ang aking mga mata sa pagmamaneho ay naaninag ko pa rin ang kanyang ngiti. "Napakabait talaga ng baby ko," saad nito, dahilan para mapangiti ako.

"I'm doing this because I want you to fall in-love with me even more," I said with sarcasm.

"You don't have to do tha, because I'm already falling so hard for you," he said, blewing a giggle.

"Falling harder or getting harder?" I teased.

"Hmm... So you wanna get there, huh," he said, then he slowly touched me on my leg, making the hairs all over my body stood straight.

"Stop it, Arrow! Baka mabangga tayo," suway ko.

Hindi siya sumagot at tinawanan na lamang ako. We became even more comfortable after the intimate moments that we had. We used to have awkward pauses in our conversations, but now, there were inside jokes and playful banters. Smiles came more easily and our laughters lingered longer. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam, ngunit may pagkabahala rin sa puso ko dahil baka may lungkot na kapalit sa huli.

"It's getting darker," said Arrow. "Let's have an early dinner. Baka hindi tayo makahanap ng kakainan pag lumalim na ang gabi."

"Okay. Let's look for a place to eat," I said.

Minutes dragged by, then we saw a stop over spot near the gasoline station. There's a small restaurant called Kayla Eatery, and we decided to have our dinner there.

After parking the car, we stepped on the eatery and went straight to the counter. We ordered salad, kaldereta, and garlic rice, and when we got our order, we found a spot near the window.

As we enjoyed our dinner, Arrow told me random stories. He shared the details on how he found those guys that Rolly hired to harass me. I also learned that he decided to use Audrey as his eyes because he overheard Livvy ang Maureen talking about me. He also informed me he had a meeting with Mr. Lizardo and the archery team.

"You should watch the exhibition of archery team on Monday," he said.

"Bakit? Magpapakitang-gilas ka ba?" tanong ko.

"Oo," nakangiti niyang sagot. "You must be there so you could see how a two-time national champion play."

I wanted to mock him, but seeing him talk about archery with a smile made me proud as his boyfriend. Gusto kong ipagsigawan sa lahat kung gaano ako ka-proud sa taong napili kong mahalin.