The Moon in her Broken Home (Broken Series #1)

Fractum 15

Broken 15: Friends

Kinaumagahan, I received a chat from Luxen. I tapped the notification and pressed my thumb to open my phone.

Rigid Luxen Beaumont
Active now.

Hindi ako makakapasok today :(
Punta kami sa Batangas para bisitahin si Kuya sa seminaryo
Ingat ka pagpasok at pag uwi <3

Just now.

He updated me. He informed me. Signs of a boy liking me...

Agape Sanguine Laude

Okay lang! Salamat :)

It’s a normal Wednesday with my boys around. I ate alone in lunch, like always, before Luxen started eating with me. More of a reason why I don’t want to get attached with people.

Kalmadong Wednesday. Puro lessons at reports lang. Pinapanood ko ng maigi ang flaws ng mga reporter para ma-take note ko ang mga hindi ko dapat magawa kapag ako na ang nagreport. Umuwi rin ako ka agad, kagaya ng palagi.

Thursday. Nagpaalam ulit si Luxen sa akin na hindi siya makakapasok kasi pauwi pa lang siya ng Cavite.

I really think that he likes me. I need to stop him before he dives too deep. I need to stop him before he falls too hard.

Kaya nang maaga siyang nakapasok ng Friday, kinompronta ko na siya.

Nauna akong umakyat sa rooftop ng school namin. Hindi dapat pwede pumunta dito ang students kaya hanggang pinto lang kami ng rooftop. Baka mahuli kami, mababawasan ang character na pinaghirapan ko para sa grades ko.

Tinakbo ni Luxen ang distansya namin. His long legs skipped a bunch of stairs and he swiftly went in front of me. Nagtataas-baba ang dibidb niya sa pagod at hingal. I let him breathe first before I spoke.

“Luxen…” I called him out.

His face is expressionless now, like mine. Although in his eyes, I can see the fear and sadness.

Mahina siyang ngumiti sa akin. Ngumiti ng kaunti pati ang mga mata niya pero nakita ko pa rin doon ang pagod at lungkot.

“Am I going to be dumped?” diretso niyang sabi.

Bumntong hininga ako. I looked at him for a bit to see if I can sense hatred. But all I see is fear and sadness.

“You know I don’t like you, right?” diretso ko ring balik.

Mahina ang ngiti niya sa akin habang ako ay hindi na makangiti. It’s gonna be easy to dump someone if I don’t give smiles and expressions.

Tumango siya ng mabagal. Bumuntong hininga siya. Marahas ang buntong hininga niya, accepting surrender.

Ang fluorescent white na shade ng kaniyang polo ay bahagyang dumikit sa katawan niya dahil sa pawis. He’s lean and towering. Tumangkad na talaga siya ng maigi na hanggang baba niya na lang ako.

Gumanda na rin ang katawan niya lalo pa’t ang legs niya ay maputi at malaman, na minsan ko nang nakita noong mag-training siya sa napili niyang sport na volleyball. Malapad ang balikat niya at maliit ang baywang niya, making him have a slight curve and a sexy silhouette.

“I know that you don’t like me. But do know, too, that I did not start this expecting that you’ll like me back,” pagsisimula niya.

He used the word like which I prefer better than the word love. He used ‘like’ and I take that as a matter of fact that his feeling will change soon because attraction doesn’t last long. Nothing lasts long. Love does not last long because in the first place, love is not real.