Ang Pagsisisi ng Bituin ng Hockey

Ang Pagsisisi ng Bituin ng Hockey

Riley Above Story

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Introduction

Kapag nerd ka at nagkaroon ka ng masarap na gabi kasama ang kilalang bad boy. 💔 ka nang malaman mong laro lang pala ang gabing iyon. Pinilit siyang kunin ang v card mo. Makalipas ang ilang taon, nakita mo siya, ang sumisikat na hockey star, sa isang pambansang palabas sa TV. Nang tanungin siya kung bakit palagi siyang single, Siya: Naghihintay ako na tanggapin ng babae ko ang paghingi ko ng tawad. Tapos tumingin siya diretso sa kamera. Narinig mo ang pangalan mo, "Evie, patawad." Sa loob ng wala pang isang oras, ang #foundevie ang pinakasikat na hashtag sa social media.
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Chapter 1

Evie

Sa wakas, nagawa ko rin. Pagkatapos ng apat na taon ng pagiging perpektong estudyante, nakatawid na rin ako sa entablado. Ang graduation party ay umaaligid sa paligid ko. Ang mga tao ay sumasayaw, kumakanta, at nagsisigawan habang naglalabas ng kanilang saya. Hindi naman nila ako napapansin. Madalas kasi akong umiwas sa spotlight.

Sobrang excited ako nang matanggap ko ang imbitasyon na ito. Si Timothy Hayes mismo ang nag-imbita sa akin sa party na ito. Ito ang una kong house party ever. At sabi-sabi na ang mga house party ni Timothy ay kilalang-kilala sa pagiging wild at masaya. Lahat sa eskwelahan ay nag-aagawan para makakuha ng imbitasyon. Ang mga lalaki ay nagbabatuhan ng coin. Ang mga babae ay pinapatalas ang kanilang mga kuko, handang makipagsiksikan para makalapit kay Timothy.

May dahilan naman kasi. Siya ang pinakaguwapong lalaki sa eskwelahan.

“Hey, Evie, kailangan ko na lang ng isang huling pirma para sa yearbook ko,” dahan-dahan kong itinaas ang aking ulo at nakita ang hazel na mga mata ng nag-iisang lalaking handa kong isakripisyo ang lahat para sa kanya. Si Timothy Hayes. “Ikaw ang huling pirma ko.”

“Wala akong dalang ballpen,” sabi ko ng awkward.

Nagkibit-balikat siya. “Mayroon ako sa kwarto ko. Tara na,” aya niya, hinawakan ang kamay ko at hinila ako paakyat sa kanyang kwarto.

Ngayon, nagbago na ang lahat. Nandiyan, nakahiga sa tabi ko, si Timothy.

Ang unang instinct ko ay sumigaw. Pero kinagat ko ang dila ko at tinakpan ang mukha ko sa unan.

Nang makuha ko na ang kontrol ko, umupo ako at tumingin sa paligid ng kwarto. Ang mga damit ko ay nagkalat sa sahig. Tumingin ako sa sarili ko. Natulog ako suot ang kanyang jersey. Ang numero 9 ay naka-print ng malaki sa harap kasama ang larawan ng aming school mascot, ang bulldog.

Pero tapos na ang gabi at kailangan ko nang umuwi. Dahan-dahan akong lumabas ng kwarto, dala ang mga damit ko, at tumakbo palabas ng bahay pabalik sa amin.

**

Ilang araw ang lumipas at iyon lang ang iniisip ko. Pinili ako ni Timothy. Ang sarap ng pakiramdam na napansin niya ako. Hindi ko maalis ang mga mata ko sa jersey na iyon. Dapat ko na sigurong ibalik iyon. Malamang mahalaga iyon sa kanya.

Kaya bumaba ako at nagsimulang maglakad sa paligid ng aming lugar. Iniisip ko kung paano siya magre-react kapag nakita niya akong kumakatok sa pinto nila. Sana maging masaya siya na makita ako, lalo na't siya ang lumapit sa akin.

Habang papalapit ako sa bahay nila, napansin ko ang ilang sasakyan na nakaparada sa driveway. Mga sasakyan iyon ng mga kaibigan niya. Malakas na tawanan ang naririnig ko mula sa likod ng bahay. Hindi ko mapigilang makinig sa kanilang usapan. Sobrang tempting. Dahan-dahan akong lumapit sa puting pintuan.

“Hindi ako makapaniwala na ginawa mo iyon,” sabi ng isa habang tumatawa. “May tapang ka, pare.”

“Hindi naman,” buntong-hininga ni Timothy. “May potensyal naman siya.”

“Pero si Evie Sinclair? Hindi ba parang shut-in siya? Lahat alam na hindi siya interesado sa mga lalaki, kundi sa mga libro.”

“Tumigil ka,” tawa ni Timothy. “Hindi naman ganoon kasama.”

Isa sa kanila ay nagpatunog ng raspberry. “Kahit ano pa sabihin mo. Tinupad mo naman ang usapan, kaya iyo na ang bike.”

May usapan pala. Biglang sumikip ang dibdib ko.

“Para sa pagkakaroon ng lahat ng pirma ng mga babae,” tawa ng isa sa mga kaibigan niya.

“Hoy,” sabi ni Timothy. “Gumana naman, di ba? Natulog ako kasama niya.”

Diyos ko. Masama ang pakiramdam ko.

Napatras ako pabalik sa harapan ng bahay, luhang-luha ang mga mata ko. Hindi ako dapat makita dito. Kailangan kong umalis bago ko pa lalo mapahiya ang sarili ko. Inihagis ko ang jersey niya sa harapan ng pintuan at sinubukang tumakbo, pero halos hindi gumagana ang mga binti ko. Parang nawala ang lahat ng lakas ng katawan ko. Wala na akong ibang magawa kundi maghintay na lang na may dumating at apakan ako.

"Evie?"

Tumigil ako sa paglalakad, kinukuha ang lahat ng lakas na natitira sa akin. "Ano iyon?"

"Hindi ko akalaing dadaan ka–"

"Ibinabalik ko lang ang jersey mo," sabi ko nang kalmado, humarap sa kanya sa wakas.

"Pwede mo naman hiramin kahit kailan," ngumiti siya nang pilyo.

Pinilit kong iwasan ang tingin ko. Galit na galit ako sa kanya. Ginamit niya ako.

"Ang nangyari noong isang gabi, hindi na pwedeng maulit," sabi ko nang matatag. "Nag-enjoy ako, pero–"

"Pero?"

Nakahang ang tanong niya sa pagitan namin.

"Pero kailangan kong mag-focus sa mga goals ko," sabi ko nang mahina. "At ikaw, may propesyonal na karera kang iniisip. Sa tingin ko, mas mabuti na iwan na lang natin ito bilang isang beses na bagay. Nakuha natin ang gusto natin mula sa isa't isa. Tama?"

Nakunot ang noo niya. "Ano'ng ibig mong sabihin?"

Nanikip ang panga ko, nagngingitngit ang mga ngipin ko. "Paalam, Timothy," bulong ko nang nanginginig, at naglakad ako palayo.

Bawat hakbang ay torture. Bawat hininga ay mababaw at mabilis. Sana lamunin na lang ako ng lupa ngayon.

Ang daan pauwi ay parang napakatagal. Lalo pang bumigat nang makita ko ang kotse ng stepbro ko sa driveway. Lumunok ako nang malalim at pumasok sa loob.

"Mukha kang kawawa," bungisngis niya agad pagpasok ko sa sala. "Iniwan ka ng boyfriend mo, 'di ba?"

Umiling ako. "Hindi siya ang boyfriend ko," bulong ko.

Natawa si Bruce. "Sinasabi mo sa akin na natulog ka lang sa kung sino at kinuha mo pa ang jersey niya?"

"Tigilan mo na, Bruce," singhal ko nang galit, nagsisimulang mapuno ng mapait na luha ang mga mata ko.

"Aw," kunwari niyang awa. "Binasag niya ang puso mo. Ibinigay mo na ba?"

"Bruce," pakiusap ko. "Tama na–"

"Diyos ko, ang tanga mo," tawa niya. "Lahat ng academic awards mo at hindi mo pa rin alam kung kailan ka ginagamit ng isang lalaki."

Ayokong marinig pa ang mga pangungutya niya. Tumakbo ako paakyat ng hagdan nang mabilis hangga't kaya ko, halos matisod pa. Pero patuloy pa rin siya sa pang-iinsulto sa akin.

Tama siya. Tanga ko para maniwala sa kahit anong sinabi ng lalaking iyon. Kilala siya sa kanyang mga conquests. Pati mga kaibigan niya. At nahulog lang ako sa pantasya na may magmamahal sa akin, kaya't hindi ko nakita ang mga senyales.

Nang maisara ko ang pinto, saka ko lang pinayagan ang sarili kong mag-breakdown. Hindi ko mapigilan ang mga luha na bumagsak sa mukha ko habang tuluyang sumapit ang sakit ng pagkabigo.

Anim na Taon Makalipas

Muli na namang abala sa trabaho. Miyerkules ng gabi sa pinakasikat na restawran sa lungsod. Nagmamadali ang mga waiter at waitress na may dalang mga tray ng pagkain at inumin.

Pagod na pagod na ako pagkatapos ng mahabang araw ng paghahanap ng kliyente para sa internship ko, pero kailangan kong kunin ang shift na ito para mabayaran ang huling bahagi ng renta ko sa buwan.

Sa likod ng mahabang eleganteng bar, may ilang TV na nakatutok sa mga sports events. Hindi ko pinapansin kung sino ang naglalaro o anong sport iyon, hanggang may isang lalaking humiling na palitan ang channel.

"Ilagay mo ang laro ng Thunderbolt. Narinig ko may tsansa tayong makuha ang Stanley cup," sabi niya nang may pagmamalaki.

Sa labis na kuryosidad, tumingin ako sa screen habang nagpalit ito. Sakto, nagpalit ang kamera at lumitaw ang mukha na akala ko hindi ko na muling makikita.

Siyempre, si Timothy Hayes, ang sikat na rising star na pinapanood ng lahat ngayon. Maliban sa akin.

Muling sumiklab ang galit sa akin. Galit pa rin ako sa sarili ko dahil sa pagiging inosente tungkol sa kanya.

Magpakatatag ka, Evie.

Marami pa akong mas mahalagang bagay na dapat isipin. Tulad ng pag-iipon ng pera at pag-survive sa trabaho at internship ko sa law firm.

Hindi siya.

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