I was following Lisa who's heading to the cafeteria when I saw Hanbin. Lumapit siya sakin and asked me if he could talk to me. I couldn't say no when I saw how miserable he looks. Puno ng pasa ang mukha niya  and he looks like someone who badly needs someone to talk to. 

Hanbin is my ex boyfriend and we broke up when I caught him cheating on me with one of their cheerleaders. I was so broken when he did that to me dahil sobrang minahal ko siya. I gave him everything yet he still cheated. Well, I guess ganun talaga ang mga lalaki, hindi kayang makuntento sa isa. Pero napatawad ko na siya, alang alang na lang sa mom and dad niya na mahal na mahal ko rin. His mom, dad and I get along really well to the point na parang mas anak pa ang turing nila sakin kesa kay Hanbin. Hanbin and his Dad are not in good terms simula nang mamatay ang kapatid niya after saving him in a gang war na kinasangkutan niya when we were in first year of college. Since then, his dad treated him as a blacksheep of the family but for me he just wants his dad attention kaya ginagawa niya ang pagrerebelde sa dad niya. When we became together, his dad was happy. He said I am a good influence to his son but then again, ayaw yata talaga ng mundo na sumaya ako kaya ayun ang ending naghiwalay rin kami katulad ng nangyari sakin sa ibang mga relasyon ko. 

I told Chaeng that I'll talk to Hanbin dahil alam kong mag aalala siya sakin pag di ako nagpaalam and she's okay with it. So, Hanbin and I went to a place kung saan makakapag usap kami ng maayos at napili namin yung kubo kung saan kami palaging tumatambay noon. 

"Ano bang nangyari? Who did that to you?" tanong ko sa kanya while caressing his face that's full of bruises. 

"Dad" mahinang sabi niya habang nakayuko. 

Napapikit na lang ako ng marinig ko yun. I didn't know that Tito Felix still hurt him. I wonder what he did this time for his dad to do this to him.

"What did you do?" I asked. 

"Drag race" 

Napabuntong hininga na lang ako. I thought he already stopped joining illegal those illegal race but I guess I'm wrong. 

"Di ba sinabi ko na sayo tigilan mo na yun? You know how delicate those are and that race is illegal Hanbin. Hindi ka na ba talaga madadala" kunot noong sabi ko sa kanya. 

"I know Jen, but I only did that kasi alam kong doon niya lang ako mapapansin. Pag nasa bahay ako, para lang akong tau- tauhan eh. Dinadaan daan, hindi pinapakinggan. Atleast, kapag may nagawa akong mali, he will bat an eye on me" sabi niya before he heave a deep sigh. 

Me heart aches when I heard what he said dahil alam na alam ko yung ganyang pakiramdam. Yung sakit sa pakiramdam na walang pakialam sayo yung tatay mo. Yun yung tipo ng sakit na tagos sa buto kaya naiintindihan ko siya kung bat niya ginagawa to. 

I pulled him closer and gave him a comforting hug coz I know this is what he needs right now. 

"Pasensya ka na sa istorbo. Ikaw lang kasi yung taong pwede kong lapitan na alam kong hindi ako huhusgahan at maiintindihan ako" sabi niya habang nakadantay ang ulo niya sa balikat ko. I can even feel his hot breath on my neck but unlike before, wala na yung kakaibang feeling kapag magkalapit kami. I guess ganun talaga pag naka move on ka na sa tao. Every pain and feeling will suddenly go away. 

"Okay lang, wag mo na kasing ulitin para hindi ka na masaktan ni Tito" sagot ko. 

"Thanks Jen, you're always there kapag kailangan ko ng makikinig sakin" he said which I just responded with a nod. 

I let Hanbin in my shoulder hanggang sa kumalma siya. Habang ako naman ay nagmamasid masid lang sa paligid. When I turned my head on the right, I saw a figure of a woman that resembles Lisa na papalayo kung saan kami nakapwesto ngayon. Sigurado akong si Lisa to pero ano namang ginagawa niya rito? 

I squinted my eyes to check if it was really her and I confirmed it when she slightly turned her head on the side. She was here. Is she looking for me? Or napadaan lang siya? She's heading to the college of Business building dahil dun ang next class namin but I'm pretty sure dito siya galing. No Jen, don't assume too much. Malamang napadaan lang yun. Tatanungin ko na lang siguro siya mamaya tutal may practice naman kami ng sayaw. 

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Lisa POV

"Oh you're here na agad?" Seulgi blurted out when I entered the classroom.

Hindi ko siya pinansin at agad na dumiretso lang ako sa upuan ko. I'm not in the mood to talk right now. Kita kong nagkatinginan sila ni Jisoo pero hindi sila nagtangkang mangulit sakin dahil alam nilang this is not the right timing para sa mga tanong nila. 

Matapos ang ilang minuto ay isa isa nang nagdadatingan ang mga ka- blockmates namin including Jennie's group. Isa isa silang pumasok at umupo. Huling pumasok si Chaeng and she's with her. Nagtama ang mga mata namin but I instantly turned my gaze away from her. Hindi ko alam why I'm acting like this but one thing I know for sure now, ayoko siyang makita o makausap. I know I have no right to be mad kung nakipagbalikan man siya kay Hanbin, but sa maikling panahong nakasama at nakausap ko siya, kahit papano concern na rin ako sa kanya. Ayoko lang mapunta siya sa taong manloloko but again it's not for me to decide. Kaya mas mabuti na tong iwasan ko siya, atleast hindi ko an kailangan alalahanin ang kapakanan niya.

Mabilis natapos ang klase namin. I focused myself sa tinuturo ng professor namin kahit na ang totoo destructed ako dahil sa mga matang simula pa kanina nakamasid sakin. I can see on the side of my eye that she's staring at me and I tried my best not to look back. Alam kong nagtataka siya on why did I ignored her pagdating niya kanina, but I'm not gonna explain everything. 

Paglabas ng prof namin ay agad kong tinangay ang bag ko palabas nang hindi nagpapaalam kay Seul at Jisoo. Dali dali naman nila akong sinundan. 

"Hey Lis! Sandali!" tawag ni Jisoo. 

"Bat ka ba nagmamadali?" tanong naman ni Seul.

I ignored her question, instead I said, "Tara arcade" 

"All of a sudden?" banat ni Jisoo. 

"Why not? This is my only free time. Sobrang stress ako sa opisina, I just want to unwind. Are you two going with me?" tanong ko. 

Sabay naman silang tumango so I smiled, 

"Let's go" aya ko sa kanila. 

Napahinto naman ako ng may biglang humila ng braso ko. When I looked back, I saw the least person I want to interact with right now. Jennie. She's here in front of me. 

I heave a deep sigh before I looked straight into her. 

"Where are you going? Diba may practice tayo?" tanong niya. 

Oo nga pala. How can I even forget about that dance practice? Ngayon nga pala namin napagkasunduan na mag umpisa. Pero hindi, pwede namang gawin na lang namin yung practice tuwing PE class. Yeah right. Every PE class na lang.

"Next time na lang may lakad kami" sagot ko bago ko hinila ang braso ko mula sa pagkakahawak niya at inaya yung dalawang kaibigan ko paalis. 

Nakita kong kumunot ang noo niya pero hindi ako nagpaapekto. Tinalikuran ko siya para umalis but before I can do that naharangan niya na agad ako. Ang liit niya pero ang bilis niyang kumilos. She's in front of me again, looking at my face. Bahagyang nakatingala siya sakin dahil di hamak na mas matangkad ako sa kanya. 

"How about tomorrow?" tanong niya. 

"I can't. I have to be in my dad's office after class" 

She slightly pouted her lips before she speaks. 

"Okay, then the day after tomorrow?" 

Talagang wala siyang balak tigilan ako ah.

"Bahala na. I don't schedule yet, sabihan na lang kita. Excuse me" 

And with that the three of us left. Hindi ko na hinintay na may sabihin pa siya ulit. 

Napahilamos na lang ako sa mukha ko and I heave a deep sigh nung makapasok na kami sa loob nang sasakyan ko. 

I can feel my friends eyes on me. They are giving me a questioning look but I didn't mind them. I'm not in the mood to explain right now. So, para makaiwas I drove my car off of the university. 

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Double update mga mahal. Sana masaya kayo. Agagalet na ata kayo kasi tagal ko mag update eh. Sorry ambagal ng takbo ng story. But don't worry, next chapters will be 🥰