Chapter 23: Confrontations
Angelica's POV
Finals na namin ngayon grabe last week all we did was to study syempre I'm one of the students running for valedictorian and today is the first day of our finals nandito kami sa classroom nagrereview pero napansin ko for the past few weeks Walter has been very quiet which was very unusual hindi talaga ako sanay na sorbing tahimik nya when I asked him if he had a problem he would say "nothing's wrong" tapos nagging tulala sya if I text him naman he would answer my questions but most of the time his replies were really short which is super unusual! I asked Leandro and Alex about it they told me baka daw dahil sa exams so I decided to ask him after our finals for now I'll just focus on our finals and not mind Walter. So that's what I did I read my notes again and started memorizing. When our teacher came she asked all of us to keep our notes and pray to ask for God's guide for our exams.
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After our exams, since it was still 10:25 am we decided to go to the library to study we found a quiet place where we can study, Walter and Leandro sat in front of me habang na sa tabi ko naman si Alex nagulat pa nga ako kasi hindi si Walter ang tumabi sa akin but I decided not to mind it anymore.
For two days ganyan ang nangyari we would still go to school together we would have really small talks then we would both go quiet today is finally our last day of exams I already told Leandro and Alex that I would bring Walter to our favorite cafe for lunch so we could talk. I'm now working on my essay for my English test then finally I can go out and talk to Walter he was done taking the test kanina pa being the smartie that he is he's the first one who finished our test he studies for an hour but he manages to ace all our tests! Finally tapos na ako I passed my paper at pumunta na ako sa canteen. Walter, Leandro, and Alex were there sitting kaya luapit na ako sa kanila
"Leadro, Alex kunin ko muna si Walter mag-uusap lang kami" I immediately pulled Walter kaya sumunod nalang sya sa akin we went to the garden kung saan wala masyadong tao
We sat down at the mini gazebow there nung nakaupo na kami nagsimula na akong magsalita
"Walter what's your problem? Do we have a problem ba? malapit nang mag-isang buwan na ganito tayo" hindi ko na napigilan yung luha ko na unti unting pumapatak mula sa mga mata ko
He looked at me with a softly he wiped away my tears and spoke
"Stacey told me that Felix is your ex not just your ex but your ex fiance is she telling me the truth Angelica? kaya ba hindi ka masyadon nagsasalita when we were in NYC dahil sa kanya?"
Nagulat naman ako sa sinabi nya how did Stacey know this
"I-I was going to tell y-
"ANGELICA YES OR NO" I couldn't read his expressions anymore his voice changed
"y-yes I was just shocked kasi nakita ko sya that's why I was silent kasi it has been a few years since we last saw each other Walter please don't get mad natakot akong sabihin sa'yo kasi baka magalit ka"
He sighed "Bakit ako magagalit? Is there a valid reason that you think I'll be mad?"
"n-no Walter" I stuttered
"Wala naman pala eh ba't di mo sinabi?"
"natakot nga akooooo ikaw naman kasiii"
tumawa na sya he wiped my tears hinampas ko sya sa braso while I was sobbing sya naman tawa nang tawa
"HEH! mamatay ka sana sa kakatawa mo!"
"WEHHH SURE KA DYAN?"
"OO!" sigaw ko sa kanya he still kept on laughing hanggang sa bigla nalang syang umubo agad ko naman syang binatukan kasi hindi pa din sya tumitiggil
"huy Walter wag ka ngang magbiro nang ganyan!" hindi pa din sya tumitiggil sa pagubo
"h-help"
I ran for my life patungo sa canteen I saw Alex and Leandro chatting
"Alex! L-Leandro si WALTER" hinihingal na sabi ko
"What happened?" the both of them asked me
"JUST FOLLOW ME!"
I grabbed the both of them and told them na pumunta sa Garden
"O saan si Walter?" tanong ni Leandro
"He's at the gazzebo!" Leandro ran nang sumunod kami sa kanya I saw Walter laughing
"what's wrong Walter sabi sa amin ni Angelica may nangyari sa'yo well we just kinda concluded it based on how she sounded"
"HAHAAHAHAH I WAS JOKING BABE!" tumatawang sabi ni Walter I walked towards him at nagsimulang sabunutan sya
"ANG GAGO MO NATAKOT PA NAMAN AKO TAPOS SASABIHIN MONG JOKE LANG!" I was still holding his hair habang yung isa ko namang kamay ginamit ko para kurotin sya
"Aray babe ANGELICA SORRY NA ARAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!" he shouted more when I pinched his nipple really hard habang sinasabunutan ko pa din sya
binitawan ko lang sya nang namumula na sya
"dyan ka na nga tarantado hmp!"
I walked out and went to the ABYSS HQ
I got a drum stick, played some music and started playing the drums
Walter's POV
"Patay ka kay Angelica she was so worried tapos joke lang pala yun" sabi ni Leandro
"Alam ko tara sa canteen I'll buy her a gallon of mint choco ice cream"
Pumunta na kami sa canteen I bought her ice cream at pumunta na kami sa HQ nang ABYSS.
The moment we opened the door we heard her drums she connected everything sa speaker kaya makabasag ear drums yung tunog.
Damn she's really mad.
"puntahan mo na si Angelica masisira na yung drums ko!" pasigaw na sabi ni Alex
I just nodded the music and drums are really loud still covering my ears lumapit na ako sa kanya nagulat ako when I saw heard her singing
Damn she's the one singing bilib na talaga ako kay Angelica she managed to play the drums and sing at the same time kaya instead na patigilin sya I just listened to her play bad romance
When she finished I went near her and hugged her
"Sorry na pleaaaase" I looked at her with puppy eyes
"HEH!" I hugged her tighter
"Soooorry na please I have mint chocolate ice cream for you isang gallon" I saw joy in her eyes she hugged me really tight and squealed lumabas na sya at hinanap yung ice cream she got it from Leandro and opened it kumuha sya nang baso and spoon she sat down and started eating.
I sat down beside her and spoke "Sorry na ha bati na tayo"
"Ishaw nemun keshi ihhhhhh" she spoke weirdly while eating ice cream
"Sorry na ha bati na tayo"
"Shigi ne nge" she said still eating her ice cream
"IKAW NAMAN KASI WALTER WAG MONG GAGALITIN ANG SAKIT NANG EAR DRUMS NAMIN NI LEANDRO!" sigaw ni Alex
"eh ba't ka ba sumisigaw ha?!"
"hehe sorry" nag peace sign sya sa amin sya sa amin
I pulled Angelica hawak hawak nya yung gallon nang ice cream
"una na kami" I pulled Angelica to the elavator she was holding the ice cream gallon and two spoons sumakay na kami sa sasakyan ko and I started driving
"Saan tayo pupunta Walter" she asked while feeding me ice cream
"Rode trip lang around the city malapit na din kasing mag gabi I was planning to take you kung saan tayo nag first date pero medyo malayo na kasi yun"
She just nodded. So we drove around the city while eating ice cream nung hinatid ko sya sabay kaming dumating nang mga magulang nya they invited me to dinner but I declined since my mom was going to cook dinner too. I bid Angelica and her parents goodbye and started driving...
to be continued...
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In your arms my anxiety sleeps,
where dreams of calm seas begins,
the tranquility of knowing I am loved-
my salvation.
Winters Of Summers by Michael Faudet
That's alll for this chapter hope you enjoyed reading!