Almost Enough (Could Trilogy #2)

Almost #16

ALMOST ENOUGH #16

Sharyn's POV

“You know, Sharyn.”

Sai sat beside me and draped his coat over my shoulders as I leaned forward, resting my head on the table. It was that time of the month again—my red days. I couldn’t understand why I felt like this; some women I knew, like Ellia, didn’t seem to suffer like I did. Avey, on the other hand, often had terrible cramps, just like me.

Gosh, ito na yata ang cause of death ko!

“According to study, mawawala ang sakit ng puson mo kapag ginawa mo ‘yun—alam mo na what—everyday,” aniya na akala mo lecturer.

“Where did you get that, huh?” I wrinkled my nose. “It’s gross, Sai, okay?”

“Uy, grabe ka naman! I wasn’t saying do it when you have a period. I was just saying na kapag ginawa mo na ‘yon araw-araw ay hindi ka na magkaka-dysmenorrhea.”

“Where on earth did you even get that?” Nanghihina na tanong ko. Gusto ko na lang matulog pero hindi rin ako makatulog dahil iniisip ko ang klase mamaya.

“Sa mga babae ko. Kahit itanong mo pa si Aero,” sabi niya.

“Bakit dinadamay mo na naman ako? Mag-aral ka nga,” utos ni Aero.

I couldn’t see what they were doing dahil nakayuko ako.

“Tinatamad ako,” sagot ni Sai.

How I wish I were like them. I can do it, but I'm not like my friends who pass the class without much effort—it's like they were born to become lawyers.

Maya-maya ay naramdaman ko na inalis ni Sai ang coat niya sa likod ko. Magrereklamo sana ako nang may ipatong ulit siya—no, not Sai!

Inangat ko ang ulo ko para tingnan. Hindi nga ako nagkamali na si Hunter. Kabisado ko na ang pabango niya.

“Hey, what are you doing here?”

“Nako, si Hunter lang pala ang gamot,” hirit ni Sai. “Ayan, hindi na yata masakit puson niya.”

I rolled my eyes at Sai bago ako tumingin kay Hunter. Inilapag niya ang paper bag sa lamesa bago tumabi sa akin.

“Heard from Aero that you aren’t feeling well so I stopped by,” sagot niya saka inayos ang nagulong buhok ko.

“Huh? But you said you have an appointment today with the CIDG kasama ang father mo."

Nakatagilid ang ulo ko sa may lamesa habang nakatingin sa kaniya. Ang sakit talaga ng puson ko.

“Yeah. Hahabol na lang ako kasi hanggang alas-kwatro naman ‘yun. Nagdala ako ng soup, hot compress, tapos may mga snacks din. What do you want to do?”

“I want to sleep,” parang bata na sabi ko.

I cringed at myself for a second but ended up laughing inside—I really do like Hunter. Normally, I would hate PDA and all the clingy stuff because I find it embarrassing, but now, who cares?

“Want to sleep inside my car?” yaya niya. “I’ll wake you up before your class. Nakapag-aral naman?”

“Hindi naman siya on-deck,” sabi ni Aero. “Sige na. Matulog ka na muna sa sasakyan ni Hunter. Kami na bahala sa gamit mo. We’ll wait for you later.”

“Okay.” Hunter nodded at them. “Ako na bahala sa kaniya.”

“Yeah, we know… and dapat lang,” sabi ni Sai.

“Thanks, guys,” I told them tapos tumayo na ako at nagpunta sa sasakyan ni Hunter.

Medyo malayo pa ang parking lot tapos gusto ni Hunter na buhatin ako kaso syempre ay tumanggi ako.