Lost Stars

Chapter 48 | Delirium

Chapter 48 | Delirium

"Words, I think, are such unpredictable creatures. No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a sentence. Sword may cut and kill, but words will stab and away, burying themselves in our bones to become corpses we carry into the future, all the time digging and failing to rip their skeletons from our flesh."
-Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me

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Liam's Pov

This is just complete bullshit. Usually, girls are the one who run after me, I don't run after girls. But this girl named, Tiffany just made me do so. Letseng pustahan kasi 'yan.

"Will you please just talk to me?" Medyo inis kong paki usap kay Tiffany, as we exit the personal development class. As usual kasama na naman niya 'yung tukmol niyang kaibigan.

"What do you want, Liam?" Tiffany sigh, stopping on her tracks to face and telling the wimp friend of hers na mauna na.

"Ganito na lang ba eksena natin palagi?" Inis kong tanong.

"Edi 'wag mo akong sundan every after our first class ends, if ayaw mo ng ganitong eksena palagi." Sagot niya, na ikinainis ko lang lalo.

"Look, will you just stop ignoring me? Parang wala naman tayong pinag samahan." I said in a calm voice.

"What exactly do you want from me?" Seryoso niyang tanong. Her brown eyes starring in my blue ones.

"I want...I w-want you." I answered, stuttering slightly, as I run a hand in my hair. Tiffany's lips slightly parted at my confession, as her cheeks tinted pink, but she immediately gain back her composure.

"Want to what? Fuck me, like what you do to the other girls you 'want'? Liam, just please stay ayaw from me!" She snaps, tears forming her eyes, as she ran away from me. Napa tingin naman sa akin 'yung ibang estudyante na napapa daan. As I only gave them death glares following Tiffany to an empty hallway. I grab her arm para pigilan siya, pero agad siyang pumiglas.

"Bitiwan mo ako!" Inis niyang sabi, habang kumakawala sa hawak ko. I pulled her into my arms, hanggang sa kumalma na siya.

"Ganoon na ba talaga tingin mo sa akin?" I asked in almost a whisper, pulling from the embrace as I cup her tears tainted cheeks.

"But you said you don't date." Pinunasan ko 'yung pisngi niya.

"I wanted to try...for you I will. Just...just give me a chance." I said in an almost pleading voice. "Please? Hayaan mong ligawan kita."

"Hindi pa ako pwede mag pa ligaw." I almost roll my eyes in annoyance, but I'm glad I didn't.

"Mag paalam ako sa magulang mo."

"'Wag mong gagawin 'yun please." Paki usap naman niya, as I fake a sigh.

"Fine, just let me show you na seryoso ako." Sabi ko, and she nodded. Well that was easy, I mean it's obvious she wants me too. Inalis ko 'yung kamay ko sa pisngi niya, as I held her left hand with my right hand as I place a kiss on the top of it. I gave her a small smile, so did she.

Hinatid ko na siya sa sunod niyang klase, na inis pa 'to sa akin dahil late na siya and I'm the one she's blaming, which I only laugh off.

At lunch, kahit may lunch na si Tiffany, binilhan ko pa din siya at sa table nilang mag kakaibigan umupo ni Sandrew at Ace. Nung uwian hindi ko na nga lang siya na hatid dahil sa kuya nila siya sumabay. Well atleast I know we are back at it again---mas higit pa nga e.