Continue To Dream

Chapter 21

ZIZY

My late Lola told me that some grateful and happiest thing will happen to you when you're a highschool student. Magkakaroon ka ng puppy love, ito ang hindi mawawala sa school life ng isang tao. Ang pagkakaroon nito ang magbibigay ng mas matingkad na kulay sa buhay mo bilang isang estudyante.

It may be your seatmate, nasa kabilang section, o kahit nga mga poging teacher eh.

Pero ang akin nasa kabilang school.

Puppy love pa rin ba kung almost 3 years ko na siyang gusto? Is it love now? Or not because we're too young? I still doesn't know the answer, but I want to know the answer.

But the only thing in my mind right now is his confession.

I look like an idiot smiling while looking at my ceiling, touching my lips.

"Gusto niya ako." I whispered to myself.

Colden. Una ko siyang nakita nang umakyat ako sa bakod para mag-cutting. Pero sabi niya that was not our first encounter, nakita niya ako noong elementary, at noong pumunta kami sa school niya.

Ang unfair lang kasi hindi ko maaalala ang mga 'yon.

Nevertheless, he likes me, and I like him too. He said he'll court me, and there's only one answer in my mind right now.

That night, my birthday, my happiest day, I slept with a big smile, not only because Colden confessed, it's also because of my Dad, V being slightly okay now, and the all in all celebration of my birthday.

Kinabukasan, nakangiti pa din ako. Tanghali na ako nagising, naabutan kong wala si Kuya at si Daddy. Nasa Lipa sila, may kailangan lang daw si Daddy na bilhin at babalik din agad.

Mukhang binalita iyon ni Kuya sa mga mokong dahil nagchat sila na intayin ko sila bago ako kumain.

I just smiled.

I heard the doorbell, alam kong hindi pa iyon ang mga kaibigan ko. My friends never use the doorbell, si Colden lang.

And I was right.

But to my shock, he was with a girl.

"Zizy, she's looking for you. I don't know who she is but she said she's your friend. Is that true?" Colden asked.

I was just staring at the girl who's in his side.

The girl who crushed me.

The girl who broke me.

The reason why I was afraid to have a girl friend again.

Because I was afraid that I might get betrayed again.

What is she doing here?

Why is she smiling at me so brightly, as if she did not hurt me? As if she did not took away my dreams?

"Hi, Zizy! Kamusta? It's been a long time! Belated happy birthday, my friend!" she greets me.

I felt like I wanted to cry. Seeing her again, brings out my painful past again.

The past that I really wanted to forget, the reason why I changed my self, the reason why I become a rebel.

Nakamove-on na agad siya sa ginawa niya? Samantalang ako, hindi pa din mawala sa isip at puso ko ang mga ginawa niya sa akin.

"Are you okay, Zizy?" Colden asked me again, getting my attention.

"Hey, can you please leave us alone for some minutes." I told him.

He look so confuse, but instead of asking what's wrong, he silently walk away and went in to Weddie's house.

"Bakit mo siya pinaalis? Is he your guy? Takot maagawan, Zizy?" after Colden left, her bright smile faded and went to a evil smile.