The Sacred Rule of Love - (PUBLISHED 2019)

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

            “So… you lied?” I said nung nasa office na ako ni Professor V.

            “I thought I was merely helping you. The lie was for a good cause.” Sagot naman ni Professor V sa akin.

            “A lie nonetheless,” nakangiti kong pagsabi sa kanya, “A lie meant for the wrong purposes is called a ‘lie.’ And a lie meant for the good, is still called, a ‘lie.’ No difference there.”

            Natawa lang si Professor V sa akin, “You’re welcome, Zoe.”

            I started whining kay Professor V tungkol doon sa pagsisinungaling niya. I mean, I am thankful he did that for me at sana lang umalis na si Trixie sa case ko about my imaginary boyfriend. Why did I even say that? Yan tuloy, I have to fix a mess na wala naman doon originally.

            Dahil sinabi ni Professor V na adopted son niya si Alex, that could mean two things:  either maniwala si Trixie, or lalo niyang hanapin sa akin yung live version ni Alex. Okay lang sana kung willing maki-cooperate yang si Alex eh. I mean, I’m only asking for one day for him to prove na meron nga talagang Alex.

            But no.

The last time I checked, ayaw ni Alex maging physical para sa akin. I really need to create this guy that does not exist. I mean he does but—you know what I mean.

            “Niligtas niyo po ako doon sa gulo, thank you. Sumasakit na yung ulo ko doon kanina pa.” tinatawanan ko naman siya, “And now you jumped in sa gulo, sir. May imaginary adopted son ka na boyfriend ko. Magiging in-laws pala tayo.” I joked with him.

            “I don’t mind having Alex for a son. He might just be that son I never had…” nakangiti lang niyang pagkakasabi, “What about that young man, Jaxon?” tinanong ni Professor V sa akin bigla-bigla, “He seems to fancy you. Hindi mo ba siya gusto?”

            Umarte naman ako na parang nasusuka-suka. Really, bakit ba ako natanong tungkol kay Jax uli? “Eew. No. I don’t like him. Ang sama kaya ng ugali nun.” sagot ko kaagad, “Aanhin mo naman yung pogi na masama ang ugali kung meron naman akong boyfriend na pogi na maganda ang ugali?”

            Jax na I guess popular sa girls pero super duper weird, or si Alex na popular sa akin pero knight and shining armor ko? Seriously, no comparison even.

            Tawa lang ng tawa si Professor V sa akin. I can’t believe I’m talking like this with my Professor. Para ko na siyang tatay. It feels good kasi hindi ko naman nakakausap ng ganito ang Daddy ko. It’s kinda’ sad on my behalf. “Young lady, you are trying to take on a path never taken. Ayaw kong maligaw ka.”

            I’m surprised at how this turned out. This suddenly turned into a conversation about me liking Alex again. Alam ko, guardian angel siya at ako mortal. How in the world will that be possible? It’s worse than a Romeo and Juliet romance. At least sila, it’s possible if you remove the odds. Sa akin kasi, hindi possible because the odds cannot be removed.

            “Alam ko po,” I said while looking down, “nagkasundo na po kami na for the time being, siya muna ang gusto ko until I find someone I will like.”

            “I don’t think it works like that…” I looked up at saka ko nakita na seryosong-seryoso na si Professor V, “Angels, they can love but they don’t fall in love. He loves you very much, pero hindi sa paraan na hinahanap mo.”

            Ang sakit naman ulit-ulitin nun sa akin. I know. I know that already. It’s almost explicit. He has so much love for me nga daw. Pero hindi yung love na gusto kong i-return niya. Why do I have to keep on hearing this from everyone?