❝room 101❞ ➤ park jihoon {✔}

37.

PARK JIHOON

5:00 PM

Jihoon: Elle? Are you okay?

Jihoon: Of course you're not. Gusto mo ba diyan ulit ako matulog?

Ellie: No need, Jihoon. Thanks for your concern. :)

Jihoon: You need someone, Elle. Kailangan mo ng karamay. You can't fight alone.

Jihoon: Elle, you're so fragile but you don't even know it yourself kasi you're not even thinking about yourself. You're supposed to be protected.

Ellie: I'm. . . easily broken.

Ellie: I mean. . . did he just leave like that? Saan siya pupunta? Lilipat na ba siya ng school or what?

Ellie: Wala siyang ibinigay na acceptable na rason. Wala siyang binigay na clues or kahit na ano. It's just too hard, Jihoon. Ang hirap. . . lalo na para sa akin.

Jihoon: Elle, ano ba kayo?

Ellie: . . .

Seen.

Jihoon: You like him.

Ellie: No, I don't.

Jihoon: It's already in front of you. Napapansin mo na ang sarili mong feelings but you still chose to ignore them and turn your gaze away. Elle, you can't not entertain them. Masasaktan ka.

Ellie: And then so be it.

Ellie: We can't control the pain, can we? So why bother avoiding them if you're already in a dead end?

Jihoon: You like him.

Ellie: No.

Ellie: Okay.

Ellie: Fine.

Ellie: I do.

Jihoon: I'm happy.

Ellie: Ano namang magagawa ng feelings ko? Would it change anything? Magpapakita na ba si Daniel kung aamin ako?

Jihoon: Who knows?

Ellie: He left already. Wala na.

Ellie: And what if hindi naman reciprocal ang feelings?

Jihoon: Hindi talaga reciprocal. Kasi you like him, and he loves you.

Ellie: What?

Jihoon: Come on, Ellie. You guys were too dramatic, halos lahat ng dumadaan tumitigil para mapanood kayo.

Ellie: And you watched?

Jihoon: Nah, I listened.

Jihoon: Watching is too much, it just hurts|

Jihoon: Watching is t|

Jihoon: Listening is enough. Just enough. :)

Ellie: But alam mo ba kung saan siya pumunta?

Jihoon: No one does. Siguro sila-sila lang ng pamilya niya. Kung ang mga hyungs ko nga na mas close niya, walang alam. . . paano pa ako?

Ellie: Hindi ko lubos maisip kung ano ang dahilan niya para umalis.

Jihoon: Maybe it's family matters. Or maybe. . . personal stuffs? Who knows? Maybe he's taking a break from the world.

Ellie: What do you mean?

Jihoon: Travelling? Spending time with himself? You know?

Ellie: Sana nga ganun lang.

Jihoon: Pumasok ka bukas sa klase mo.

Ellie: Malamang. Pumasok nga ako kanina.

Jihoon: Oh? You weren't there.

Ellie: Bulag. Nasa harapan ako nakaupo.

Jihoon: So am I. Walang Elle na nakaupo dun. Isang babaeng nakaupo at nakabihis estudyante, but she looks lifeless and dead. There was no Elle.

Jihoon: You should look refreshing tomorrow. Para kang namatayan. He promised right? He promised that he'll come back. So, wait.

Jihoon: Even if that means I have to stop|

Jihoon went offline.

Ellie: Okay. Thank you, Jihoon.