[quote][align=center]@ hazel: oo, mganda. pero ms mganda ung book. hehe @ jen: b.i ba dhl sa kgwapuhan? gnun n nga cgro... haha @ greenice07_iamtheenmity: tnx 4 d compliment and welcome welcome to d thread. ang hba nman ng username m, wat can i col u? @ chiin: e2, bbwi aq ng kilig. sna kiligin kau haha @ carmx: slmat nga pla s plus repu sisz. bout d ms fu. e1 q anu n nangyri dun. wlang upd8 c danx eh harhar @ dess: haha e2. pnaalala nu ni nix s fu 2ng upd8 eh. @ nix: e2, e2. e2 n ang upd8 pra s inu ni dess. haha @ megumi028: i thnk i want 2 put more twists pa... prang gs2 q p ipsok c lawrence eh hoho @ rocel: wah, alm m agad n c dervin ah. ai nku, kng nbsa m ung lbro, d m maaappreci8 ung muvi. xe dming bnago --wee, dhl s demand ni dess at nix, e2 n ang upd8. psalamat kau s pngungulit nla sakin hbng nsa egroup kmi (ftalk univ), nagupd8 aq. haha--[/align][/quote] [i][u][b]~Part 2~[/b][/u][/i] [b]Meg’s POV[/b] Hindi sa ayaw ko si Lawrence, I like him actually. I know how much he cares for Stephie and he makes her feel special. Nevertheless, there’s something wrong. I don’t know whether it’s Steph or Lawrence whom I should blame, or probably both of them. It’s just that, even upon deciding to be involved with a person, you still shouldn’t forget your goal. That’s Steph’s mistake while it’s Lawrence shortcoming. I told her what I thought and as expected, she wasn’t quite aware na gan’on na pala siya. I wasn’t surprised pero sana eye opener sa kanya ‘yung mga sinabi ko. Kaya nga may kaibigan eh, para sabihin ang totoo kahit makakasakit sa’yo. Tutal, ‘yung sakit din naman na magagawa ko sa kanya ang magtuturo para ma-correct ‘yung mistakes niya. We were talking at the canteen when I broke to her the painful truth at tumayo siya. She left me alone and alam kong gusto niyang mapag-isa to think about the conversation we just had. Pero sa tingin ko, mas kakailanganin niya ng makakausap. She needs someone who knows her well and would listen; someone who is mature and will not easily judge her... and I know just the person to find. [b]Stephanie’s POV[/b] I rose up from my seat at the canteen and went to the sanctuary. Surely, hindi magtatampo si Meg sa ginawa ko. Kilala naman na niya ako eh. I just need to think and organize my thoughts. Mabigat ‘yung mga salitang binitawan ni Meg and I know she said it out of concern. Sa sanctuary, umupo ako sa wooden bench malapit sa orchid house. Yeah, we have a place especially built for the orchids. D’on ako tumatambay ‘pag may gusto akong pag-isipan. This thing is definitely something that I should think about. “May loner pala dito” I recognized the voice but I didn’t reply. “Sige, hintayin na lang kitang mamansin.” Persistent talaga ‘tong taong ‘to. Then, he sat beside me. “Dervin, do you think I am slacking off in training the team or something?” I finally asked him. “Shouldn’t you know yourself better?” he said with an assuring smile. I looked at him and then looked down. Tama, I should know better. When I think about it, oo nga, nagpapabaya ako. Dahil alam kong kaya i-handle ng team ang sarili nila, naging overconfident ako. Sometimes instead of training with the team after dismissal time, I spend time with Lawrence. Pinapabayaan ko na nga na sina Tristan at Dervin ang maghandle pati ng girl’s team eh. “Ang dami ko nang pagkukulang sa teammates ko. To think of it, team captain ako,” I said trying not to cry. “It’s never too late para bumawi. The team’s still here. Hindi naman sila nawala,” he said as he held my hand. I was quite surprised sa paghawak niya sa kamay ko. After all, he wasn’t the type of guy who would do that to comfort a girl... actually he’s not the type of guy who comforts a girl. It’s unusual, what he’s doing for me... but I didn’t question it. “Just always remember, if you decide to love, still, don’t let yourself get too attached to that person to the extent that your world revolves on him. Steph, you’re very special. Sana makahanap ka ng taong magmamahal sa’yo pero tuturuan ka ring huwag kalimutan ang sarili mo at priorites mo.” We looked at each other, eye to eye for a couple of seconds and then Iwas the first to look down. “Nga pala Dervin, about the cotillion after the league,” I started to say. “Could you be my partner?” we said at the same time. I smiled and so did he. “Sure, I’d love to,” I answered. “Sige na, I’ll go ahead. Baka hinahanap na ako ni Tristan. Don’t be late for the practice later,” he stood up and waved goodbye. It’s unusual for Dervin to comfort a girl It’s more unusual for him to say warm words. [i] ...But the most unusual was how it felt so right for him to be sitting next to me and holding my hand.[/i]