In Love With The Game (COMPLETED)

Chapter 16

#ILWTG16 Chapter 16

Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. I lost grip of the bag of popcorn and it fell on the floor. I kept on closing and opening my eyes, unsure if what I was seeing was real o baka naman tuluyan na akong nabaliw dahil sa dami ng inaral ko ngayong finals... but no matter how I tried to convince myself that he wasn't real because there's no way that he'd ditch his flight to Seattle just to clarify my email, he's still here...

"Did you... did you miss your flight to go here?" I asked.

He didn't move.

He stayed there.

But even in a distance, he was still... I hated how he was making me feel things!

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because... you don't email something like that and expect me to get on a 14hr flight," he said, taking a step towards me. "I need clarifications, Rory."

Nanginginig ang mga kamay ko na inabot ang tubig sa gilid ko. I removed my facemask. Shit. Of all moments, ngayon pa niya ako gustong kausapin! I literally had no makeup on and my face was still sticky from the mask!

"Wait, mag-aayos lang ako—"

"We have to talk now."

"Five minutes—"

"Rory, I ditched my flight for you."

Agad akong napa-tigil sa pagtayo dahil sa sinabi niya. Naka-tingin ako sa kanya. Napa-mura ako nang mapansin kung gaano ka-seryoso ang itsura niya. It was... it was throwing me off. Yago's almost never serious! And when he is, it's making me feel weird!

"B-Bakit kasi hindi ka na lang nagreply sa email?"

"My hands were shaking when I read the email. I couldn't type, Rory."

Humakbang na naman siya palapit. Lord naman!

"C-Call?"

"I did. Your phone's dead."

I looked at myself. I didn't know that I'd see him now! I thought I'd see him two months from now pa! I was literally wearing my most comfortable outfit a.k.a. oversized white shirt and boyleg underwear! My hair's in a messy bun pa!

"Yago..." mahinang tawag ko. "Okay, we'll talk... but can you give me five minutes para mag-ayos?"

Agad na kumunot ang noo niya. "You look fine."

"I look like shit!" sabi ko sabay tayo at lakad nang mabilis papunta sa kwarto ko. I quickly got a maong shorts and plain black shirt. I wiped my face off and dabbed liptint. I brushed my hair and tied it. Shit. This was really happening...

Panay ang paghinga ko nang malalim bago ako lumabas. Naabutan ko siya na nakaupo sa couch. His eyes were on me. I couldn't read what he was thinking... I was trying so hard not to. Ayokong malaman kung ano ang iniisip niya. We just needed to talk this out... para normal na ulit...

Bahala na.

"Can we talk now?"

Tumango ako. Tahimik na naglakad. Unfortunately, I only got one couch, so I was forced to sit a few inches away from him.

Tahimik pa rin ako. Hindi ko alam kung paano sisimulan ito. I thought I still had two months—or at least maybe a week bago niya mabasa iyong email.

"Paano mo nabasa 'yung email?"

"I was checking the details of my flight."

Shit.

"What the hell was that, Rory?"