Kissed by Fire (Fire Series #1)

Chapter 46: Dura Lex Sed Lex

Hindi na ako sumubok pa na makiusap kay Blaise dahil kung gagawin ko yun ay para na rin akong nakipag-usap sa pader. So when he said na ihahatid niya na ako rito sa bahay, hindi na ako tumutol pa.

"Tomorrow, I will make sure na hihigpitan ang security sa Herondale High. You will never set a foot on that place again" mariin niyang sabi as we pulled into a stop dito sa harapan ng gate namin. "Go to St. Agatha, instead"

"Wag mong gagalawin si captain" I replied tonelessly without looking at him.

He tsked at pinukpok niya ang manibela "Talagang ipagtatanggol mo siya? Talaga bang isusugal mo tong relasyon natin ng dahil lang sa kanya?" galit, at the same time hindi makapaniwala ang boses niya.

Tumingin ako sa kanya. "Did you even know kung bakit ko yun ginawa in the first place? You don't understand. Oo, alam kong mali yun. There is no question that what I have done is wrong in so many levels pero sana naman maintindihan mo na ginawa ko yun because I just want to prove something. I want to prove to those people who always question me and my ability that they have misjudged me! Tao lang naman din ako and I tend to make stupid decisions. Aminado ako dun. Trouble is actually my second name. Kung ako lang ang napahamak wala naman problema sa'kin. But captain.. he doesn't deserve that.." litanya ko

I don't even know kung may sense pa tong ginagawa namin pag-uusap because we're just running in circles pero gusto ko lang magbaka sakali na magbago pa ang desisyon niya. For one last time.

"Wala rin akong plano na sirain ang relasyon natin. I know I lied to you and I have no excuses for that. I am sorry" tuloy ko

"I will let you decide then. You choose. Ako o siya"

My eyes widened na napatingin sa kanya "Excuse me?" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ko. I must've misheard him right?

He looked at me for a moment then on the road again "Pumili ka sa'min dalawa. Ako o siya"

"What kind of question is that, Blaise?" I asked almost snapping

"Just choose"

"That's unfair!" I yelled because I can't just take the absurdity of his question.

"Tsss.. bakit ba parang mas naiinsulto ako? Bakit pakiramdam ko na mas pinipili mo siya kaysa sa'kin?" nang-aasar na tanong niya but his eyes are saying otherwise. Nasasaktan siya. The fact na ipinagtatanggol ko si captain mula sa kanya is hurting him.

Pero wala naman mali sa ginagawa ko. Ginagawa ko lang ang alam ko na tama.. kahit na nga ba nasasaktan siya.

"It's not that! Blaise naman. Making me choose is just unfair! Magkaiba kayo ni captain! Alam mong mahal na mahal kita but I can't just let him suffer dahil sa kagagawan ko!"

"That'snot your problem anymore!" he snapped "He had the choice to tell me pero hindiniya ginawa. Kung talagang mahal mo ako gaya nang sinasabi mo then stay out ofthis!" 

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"Are you okay?" out of all the things that I heard today, that's the most stupid of them all.

Am I okay? Sa mga nangyari ngayong araw inaasahan ba ng mga kaibigan ko na okay lang ako?

Gail sighed and looked down "Ari, I am really sorry. Wala na kasi kaming talagang choice ni Trina kanina. Kung sana kaming dalawa ang unang nakita ni Blaise at Russel more likely, he'll believe us. Pero kasi.. Si Kisha ang unang nakakita at nakausap nila so you know what happened.." she explained