Half A Heart

Make A Wish

CHAPTER 4: MAKE A WISH

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Summer - Before Sophomore Year

Kahit Summer meron pa ding training yung Volleyball team. Today rin ibibigay yung shirt nung mga bagong teammate nila Lex.

"Twenty one?" sabi ni Lex habang tinitingnan niya si Den.

"Yep. Birthday ko" sabi ni Den at tiningnan niya yung number ng jersey niya. "Wow. Seryoso ba talaga kayo? I really dont think that I'll be good at this" 

"Trust me. I believe in you. Ngayon pa nga lang nakakasabay ka na. We just need to know what position suits you then Kaboom! Championship!" sabi ni Lex habang nakaakbay siya kay Den.

"Wow. But what if I really do disappoint you guys? I swear I---" sabi ni Den

"You wont" sabi ni Lex at ngumiti siya.

"Ehem! Ahm excuse me? Nakakaabala ba ko? Nagseself isolate nanaman kayong dalawa ah?" sabi ni Ella. 

"Besh!" saway ni Den. 

"Shut up! Anu nanaman ba kasi yun?" sabi ni Lex. 

"Galit agad? Grabe naman Lex ha? Obvious ka..." 

"Obvious ang alin?" sabi ni Den. 

"Ah wala wala." sabi ni Lex kay Den at tumingin siya kay Ella "Oh bakit ba kasi?"

"Kung sasama daw ba kayo. Gusto mag theme park nila captain. Sooo???" sabi ni Ella.

"Wow? Talaga?! Sige sige masaya yan!" sabi ni Lex "Hoy Den ikaw?" tumingin siya kay Den.

"Ahm... sige. su-sure. theme park? Okay" sabi ni Den.

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Naghiwahiwalay na yung team and Ella, Lex and Den ended up sa may ice cream parlor.

"Ly ang hilig mo sa chocolates..." sabi ni Den sakanya.

"Maraming hilig yan si Lex. Maraming maraming marami-" sabi ni Ella at tumigil siya nung tumingin si Lex sakanya.

"Medyo. I don’t know. Hahaha. My dad is really good doing things like this kaya nagustuhan ko na." sabi ni Lex. "You should meet my dad, he's the coolest!"

"Wow meet the parents agad. Nice" sabi ni Ella as she scoops her ice cream.

"Napaka non sense ng sinasabi mo lagi!" sabi ni Lex sakanya.

"Hahaha okay lang yan. Nakakatuwa nga si Besh. Lagi ba kayo talagang magkaaway?" sabi ni Den.

"Hindi minsan lang naman" sabi ni Ella.

"At yung minsan na yun araw araw. Hahahah" sabi ni Lex at nagtawanan sila.

Tumingin si Den kay Lex "Yung Mom mo? I always hear you talk about your dad. Yung mom mo, what about her?"

"Yung mommy ni Lex sobrang bait nun! Bagay na bagay sila ni Tito. Pagkumpleto sila sa bahay super saya talaga. Diba Ly? remember nung nag seven ka? Best birthday ever!" sabi ni Ella. Pero nakatingin lang si Den kay Lex kasi di ngumingiti si Lex.

"Pero lagi siyang wala. Workaholic kasi yun masyado. Kaya I'll always spend time sa daddy ko growing up. My mom? Barely there. But I dont hate her or something. I love them equally" sabi ni Lex.

"Oh tama na yan... Enjoy na lang natun tong lugar. Ano gusto niyo sakyan?" sabi ni Ella at lumabas yung tatlo at nagsimula isa isahhin lahat ng rides na gusto ni Ella at Den.

"Lex! Ikaw naman! Ano ba gusto mo!?" sabi ni Ella sakanya.

"Ferris Wheel" sabi ni Lex.

"Pass ako! Takot ako sa mataas. Den ikaw na lang sumama kay Lex. Promise masusuka lang ako diyan" sabi ni Ella.

"Ako? Ferris Wheel? Uhm..." sabi ni Den tumngin siya kay Lex at nakangiti si Lex sakanya. "Sure. Sige sige. Tara!"

Habang nakapila silang dalawa...

"Den okay ka lang? Or nagugutom ka? Namumutla ka oh!" sabi ni Lex.

"Ha? Anu? hindi. Okay lang ako. Pero sa dinami dami ng pwede bakit ito pa?" sabi ni Den.

"Eh kasi nga mataas! Hahaha. Ang lapit lapit ko sa mga stars!" sabi ni Lex. "Dami ko ng wish! Wala pang natutupad!"

"Eh anu ba kasi yang wish mo?"

"Sikretong malupit! Hahahah" Nakuha na ni Lex yung ticket at inalalayan niya si Den sumakay. "Oh dahan dahan ka. Lampa ka pa man din" sabi ni Lex habang natatawa.

"s**t!" sabi ni Den nung gumalaw na yung sinasakyan nila.

"Magugulatin ka pala!" sabi ni Lex.

Hay nako Lex! Kung alam mo lang! Sigaw ni Den sa isip niya.

After two minutes, nakarating na sila sa tuktok at narinig ni Lex na sumisinghot si Den.

"Hey. Are you-" sabi ni Lex at nakita niya na umiiyak si Den. "Oh my gosh! Why are you crying? May nasabi ba kong masama?!" sabi ni Lex.

"Wa-wala. I-Im sca-scared" sabi ni Den habang umiiyak.

"s**t! takot ka din? Mas malala ka pa kay Ella. Siya nagsusuka ikaw umiiyak? Anong gagawin ko?!" sabi ni Lex at nagpapanic

"I dont know-" sabi ni Den at natigilan siya dahil niyakap siya bigla ni Lex. Tumigil sa pagpanic si Den.

"Okay na ba? What the hell you didn’t tell me!" sabi ni Lex.

"Because I know na gusto mo talaga sumakay. And I thought you'll get hurt if Ella and I turn you down..." sabi ni Den.

"That was sweet but seriously? You should have told me. Are you keeping up?" sabi ni Lex habang yakap niya pa din si Den.

"Hm-mm" sabi ni Den at binigyan siya ng panyo ni Alex.

"Well look at you star and wish something... Baka maawa siya, matupad agad wish mo. Hehehe." sabi ni Lex at gumalaw si Den at tumingin sa stars.

"Okay na..." sabi ni Den at niyakap lang siya ni Lex hanggang makababa sila.

Pagbaba nila ng Ferris Wheel super naguguilty si Lex.

"Hey!" sabi ni Den as she hooked her arms with Lex

"Den sorry talaga. I didnt know." sabi ni Alex. Den leaned her head on Alex's shoulder.

"Its okay. I just proved something though..." sabi ni Den.

"That you're really sweet inside that huge body of yours-"

"Im not huge!"

"Okay okay not so huge body of yours hehehe. Is that your little theory about stars are true..." 

"What?"

"You know... That thing you always told me? That I should wish then it'll come true?"

"What about that?"

"Sabi mo magwish ako. And it came true instantly! Maybe naawa nga sakin yung wishing star ko." sabi ni Den.

"Ano ba winish mo?" sabi ni Lex.

"Na sana makababa na tayo dun sa Ferris Wheel. Hehehe"

"Wow. Good. I told you!" sabi ni Lex.

"You're genius! hahahah" sabi ni Den at naglakad na sila papunta kay Ella.

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"Hi Max! Good Morning!" sabi ni Den kay Max habang naglilinis siya.

"Ang aga mo naman Miss Den!" sabi ni Max.

"Early practice. Di pa din ako sanay!" sabi ni Den.

"Sigurado akong di ka papabayaan ng team! Galingan niyo!" sabi ni Max.

"Thanks Max! See you around!" sabi ni Den.

In a few dumaan din si Lex at tumatakbo.

"Hey! Max dumaan na ba si Den?" sabi ni Lex.

"Oo kadadaan niya lang. Baka maabutan mo pa siya." sabi ni Max.

"Thanks!" sabi ni Alex at tumakbo ng mabilis. Nakita niya si Den at sumigaw siya. "Den!!!"

"Lex?! You dont need to shout. Nakakahiya. Ano yun?" sabi ni Den habang papalapit si Lex sakanya.

"Can I talk to you?" sabi ni Lex.

"Sure. Dun tayo sa loob." sabi ni Den at tinuro niya yung gym.

"No. I mean can I talk to you. Just you."

"Oh? You mean just me? Okay? Sure." sabi ni Den at naglakad sila ni Alex papunta sa may tapat ng Home Econ room. "So? What's with you?"

"Stars..."

"Stars? What about them?"

"Well, I’m making my other wish came true..."

"And what was that?"

"Uhm-That I need to tell you that..." sabi ni Alex.

"That?"

"I like you?" sabi ni Lex.

"Heheh you like me?"

"Yes? Just like. Di kita crush okay? I just like you."

"Is that even possible?"

"Yeah. To me I guess?" sabi ni Lex.

"So you like... girls?" sabi ni Den

"I like you..." sabi ni Lex.

"You're young..." sabi ni Den.

"You're young too..." sabi ni Lex.

"You like me? Like really Me?"

"Yes... you"

"I’m Den. I cant do great things like others"

"Exactly. You are Den and I like you" sabi ni Lex

"Oh my gosh"

"Sorry."

"Its okay..." sabi ni Den at lumapit siya kay Lex.

"Talaga?"

"Yes. No Problem. Not at all" sabi ni Den at hinila niya kamay ni Lex papasok sa loob ng gym. Habang di maitago ni Lex yung ngiti niya.

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