[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]