PORTION 47

Al's POV

I went inside and what I saw startled me, “Al?”

I saw him here. I immediately look away because I know I'm still in tears and I don’t want him to see me like this.

“Bebo, look at me,” he said, making me look at him. His arms were both opened wide, as if it was waiting for me to go to it.

I both put my palm on my face and covered it all, while walking to him.

“Bebo . . .” Hagulgol ka sa kanya ng maabot ko siya, kasabay noon ang mahigpit na pagyakap niya sa akin.

I felt his hand on my head, he was rubbing it, “It’s okay, okay?”

I just nodded, and continued crying. We stayed like that for a while. After a few minutes, I heard him asking me. Baka nahalata niya na patapos na akong umiyak kaya siya nagtanong.

“Bebo, do you want to go somewhere near?”

I frowned when I realized that he still has a class to take. I started sniffing, trying to end my crying, and looked at him after.

“Anong want to go- want to go somewhere near, eh ‘di ba may