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[keytie]

keytie: mahirap kasing masabi kapag siya na yun maysakit. huy keith! pwede ka ng May 21? hehehe!

Aww..nasa Batangas nako nun magbabakasyon kasi kami eh.Sayang kahapon biglaan yung pagpunta ko ng school tapos naglakad-lakad kami sa UP ng ilang oras.

[princessgraxxie]

Dalawang chapters yung na-miss ko ah. Hehe. Ngayon lang po kasi nakapag-net ng maayos, kaya back to reading stories na ulet.
Naku, Fafa Gelz, ikaw naman kasi, iniwan mo pa si Ria, ayun tuloy, "nahuhulog" na for Fafa Lance. (Pag hindi nagkatuluyan si Ria tapos si Gelo, akin nalang si Gelo ah? Haha)
Ian naman, ang gwapo mo nga, ang yaman pa, masama naman ang ugali. Hmp. Kung mabait ka lang sana, pinakasalan na kita. Haha.
Karissa naman, pinagsisiksikan mo pa sarili mo kay Fafa Lance, eh ayaw naman nga nun sayo.
I hope walang mangyayaring masama kay Ria.
Kundi Fafa Ian, lagot ka kay Fafa Gelz.
Update soon Ate Katt:)

[sunakochan]

Ang tagal kong nawala...
nice updates ate katt!
may account ka ba sa
jamlegend?

[thenameisarlo]

hello po. i have been a silent reader fow a while.
actually, kagagawa ko lang po ng accountk o dito. because nabitin po ako sa wasl1. it was first introduced to me by my classmate, who is a part of this community. waah! nabitin ako sa love story ni ria and gelo, that's why i decided to create an account here, and hanapin ung season 2 ng wasl. and yeah! nahanap ko po. and guess waht, updated na po ako. weeh!

ang dmaing revelations sa wasl2, grabeh, di ko na-carry. haha.
waah! bad ian! si kai din, bad! pero buti nalang smooth pa ang mga nangyayari sa ngayon.

btw, im arlo, and eventhough im a boy, di ko kinakahiyang im fond of reading here at teentalk. 

hehe. update soon po. 

[THEprocrastinatorFREAK]

HAAY SALAMAT!
nakahabol din ako sa STORY MO.
sa WASL1 silent reader yata ako:))
BDW ako nga pala si NICOLE.

GRABE i so likeLOVE your STORY.
GALING!!TWO THUMBS UP:))
YAY!PROUD TO BE WASL-ers:))

AMP!
SAMA MO IAN!

HAHAHA!nagjajamlegend din si RIA.
nakakaadik yun grabe:))
pag nawawala yung STREAKS nakaasar.


UPDATE NA PO.

[babypinko8]

Katt! New reader! haha So yea, SRSLY.. i got addicted to your story! LOL. I loved it. Ang galing mong mambitin at magpakilig! LOL =)) Keep it up!

Btw. I still like Gelo for Ria HAHA. Ibalik mo na siya sa Pinas. I wanna know what will happen! Gelo, Ria and Lance! WOOT WOOT! HAHAHAHAHA.
.. and Ian is E-V-I-L! Plus, he's scaring me! HAHAHAHA. So MEAN.

Next chapter na!: )

[perky_lass]

hi! gella here.  been a silent reader sa WASL1. galing nung story. nakakaadik naman. 

updaaate na.


and and... please don't kill gelo. si rish na lang! haha. >< parang feel ko na si lance for ria. nyehehe. wala lang.

 

[redpaper]

oh yey! finally nakahabol na ko..
i spent the whole day catching up..

nice work..
ang ganda talaga

i'm starting to like Lance, parang gusto ko na sila ni Ria!
aw..

pero Gelo-Ria pa din..
sana maging ok na sila..

[allaroundprincess]

Chapter Thirty Four
First of Two Parts

Lance’s POV

“Wow, very nice work. Such… meaning.”
“Thank you.”
“Is Rish a name?”
“Yes.”
“Someone from school, I presume?”

I merely smiled.
My Dad’s CFO is pushing his luck.
Can’t he see he’s asking SUCH personal questions?

“Hello, Marcus, I didn’t see you there.”
“Oh, Sir. Such pleasure to see you.”

Sus, sipsip.
Go lick my father’s shoes, kissass.

“Why don’t you go over there? The Board will be thrilled to see you. They’re talking about a glitch in our credit portfolio.”

The CFO’s eyes widened.

“Yes, yes. I’ll talk to them, thank you, Sir.”

He hurriedly went away. I let out a sigh of relief.

“Thank you, Dad. You have no idea how—
“Believe me, anak. I do. Seeing that guy everyday…”

My Dad patted me on the back, and turned to look at my painting— yes, of Rish.

Painting Number 1

“That’s a pretty good one. One of your best, I’d say. What’s Marj telling me you’re unfolding a big one at noon?”
“Ehrm, yes. My masterpiece.”
“Wow. You mean you still have something better than this?”
“Yes, actually.”
“Good job, son. You’re keeping everyone on their toes. They all keep gushing and saying you’re a Van Gogh or Da Vinci of some sorts. I insisted you’re more of a Picasso, though.”

I gave a little laugh.

“Either way, I’m proud of you.”
“Thanks Dad.”
“She would have loved it,” he said, bowing his head. I looked at my father, trying to understand what I had jusr heard. Has the world gone mental?
“Who are you talking about?”

Is he finally going to talk about Mom?

“Your mother would have gone nuts.”
“How am I supposed to know?” I replied bitterly. “She’s—
“Hijo,” he said, putting a hand on my shoulder. “Didn’t you know? You got it from her.”

I loooked at him incredulously, hardly daring to believe it.

“She was a great artist, though she never got to show it properly. Her parents were against it, she wanted Fine Arts, but was pushed into Accountancy. But then again… if she took up FA I wouldn’t have met her.”

My hand clutching the champagne glass, I clung on to his every word. I tried to imagine my mother, the coldest woman I have ever known— holding a brush.

“Have you ever wondered why I keep hanging around when you paint?” he asked. I shook my head as he gave a little laugh.

“When you’re immersed in work, you remind me so much of her. You both have this… fire. It’s weird, in some way.”

“Wow. I never thought we ever had anything in common.”

“Are you still mad at your mother?”

Choosing not to reply, I busied myself with melting what was left of the ice in my drink. I don’t think I should say anything.

“All she did was try to protect you, you know?” he said, sounding a bit distant. “You were young. She didn’t want you to get hurt.”

“Yeah! Of course!” I said, gritting my teeth. “And it prevented the inevitable, didn’t it?”

My father heaved a deep sigh. Taking something from his pocket, he turned to face me.

“There is a room in our house,” he said, staring at something in his hand, “that your mother had forbidden you to enter at all costs.”

He handed me a key.

“Wha—?

“I want you to go there.”

“Bakit pa? Hindi na ako interesado. Wala na kong pakialam sa kung ano mang bagay yung nandoon. I do not need to find and weep over memories of someone who had never even–”

He turned his back on me.

“That room contains all the proof you will need. If you still feel any kind of resentment towards your mother after you go there, then there’s nothing else I could do for you.”

“Why are you doing this?”

He did not bother to face me.

“It’s for you to realize that no matter how much she tried to hide it, your mother had loved you more than anything in this world, and that hating her is a very poor way for you to repay that.”



“I’ll see you later, son.”

I stared after the back of my father’s suit, confused.
Strangely, I remember Rish telling me the exact same thing.

Looking up at the painting I made of her, I listened to her voice.

*

“You idiot! Halika nga rito!”

“Saan tayo pupunta?!”

“Sa puntod niya, malamang!”

“Anong gagawin natin dun?”

“Magsosorry ka! You have to apologize for being such a stupid son! How dare you say those things about her!”

And she had pulled me by the ear, forcing me to follow her inside the car.

As she stared into empty space in the painting, looking bothered and distant, I smiled up at her.

“You’re right. I’m the stupidest son ever.”

Goodness. It’s only now that I’ve realized how much I miss her.
She would’ve known what to do.

“She’s beautiful.”

I looked behind me and saw Karissa, looking up at Rish admiringly. Her hair was tied in a neat braid, while she was wearing an ensemble that Lady Diana would have been proud of.

“So are you,” I said politely. She took a few steps, better to look at the painting.

“Thanks. But…” she cut off, tilting her head like an innocent kid on the brink of asking a forbidden question. For an instant, I was reminded of the old her.

“Why does she look so sad and distant?”

“It’s how I remember her when she was with me.”

“I’m sure it was your fault.”

I smiled as she turned to laugh at me, her eyes twinkling. Wondering where this was actually coming from, I took a good look at how she carried herself. It wasn’t the same. She was still warm and affectionate, but I felt this restraint that was holding her back. For the first time in our lives, she had set up an invisible, protective wall around her that I knew would be difficult to destroy.

“It was,” I assured her. “It’s always my fault. ”

“Don’t be too hard on yourself. I’m just kidding.”

“Oh, trust me. I should know. Where’s Rafa?”

“No idea. I came here alone. Mom and Dad are coming in a short while.”

“Darn, I almost forgot. They’re in Tagaytay.”

“Right.”

“So… see anything you like?”

“Well, to be completely honest,” she started, looking doubtful. “I’m not here for the paintings.”

“Oh. Okay.” O_o

“No,  it’s not what you think either,” she said, laughing. “I just want to say I quit.”

“You… what?” I asked, completely lost.

“I just thought… I don’t wanna do this anymore. It’s kinda hard to be the b!tch everyone hates, you know?”

“What are you—

“Let’s skip the long part, aright? Ang gusto ko lang namang sabihin e titigilan na kita. Hindi lang ikaw, kayong lahat. I wanna get off all your backs. All this plotting and b!tching around is driving me insane already. I mean, honestly! ”

Tawa siya ng tawa.
Mukhang insane na nga.

“Ayun. Yun lang naman eh. Sana we could put this all behind us.”

“Of course.”

She extended her hand for me to shake.

“Silly.”

I shrugged her hand off and hugged her.

“Welcome back. ”

“Lance!”

We both looked around and saw a very irate-looking Tita Marj, staring at me as though I had just rolled into something smelly. She gave Kai a look of deepest disgust from head to toe and turned to me.

“It’s time.”

“All right.”

I gave Kai a small smile and followed Tita Marj along the crowd. The lights were dimmed, and the only ones left were the ones illuminating the raised platform.

Right in the middle was a framed canvas on a tripod, covered with a huge piece of silk.

“Did you invite her?”

“Why are you asking me? You gave away the invitations. Did you, ahem, accidentally send one to her parents?”

“Of course I did.”

“Kaya naman pala eh, tas nagtatanong ka kung bakit nandito? Susginoo, Tita Marj, are you high? ”

“Wag mo nga akong asarin! Wala ako sa mood makipaglokohan sayong bata ka ha...”

Umiling na lang ako. May monthly visitor na naman siguro tong manager ko.

The emcee came up to the stage and took the podium. I patiently waited at the foot of the stairs of the stage and observed the crowd that had gathered in front. Ang dami rin palang pumunta.

“Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the third day of the Annual Little Angels Art Exhibit. As you know, all the proceeds of the art sales are going to the funding for the renovation of Little Angels Orphanage…”

Marami pang sinasabi yung emcee pero di na ko nakikinig. Paano kasi nakita kong may pumasok na taong kilala ko sa entrance nung exhibit na kumakaway pa.

Putek! Bakit ba ko hindi nagsuot ng contacts?! Hindi ko makilala eh! (>.<) Ang dami pa naman nung taong pumasok!

I felt a sharp poke at my side— siniko pala ako ni Tita Marj. Nagpapalakpakan na yung audience tas nagcu-cue na yung emcee na kailangan ko nang umakyat sa stage.

Doon pa rin ako nakatingin kung nasaan yung mga taong pumasok habang umaakyat kaya muntik na kong mahulog. I saw Kai in a corner, smiling as though trying to encourage me. I took the mic.

“A warm welcome to each and everyone. I  hope you’re all enjoying ourselves.”

Sh!t.
Lumapit yung unang pumasok sa crowd.
Gag0. Kamukha ni Rafa yun pumasok. Nako pota pag si Rafa to—

“I’m about to unveil my most treasured work. I wanted to put two but then…”

I stopped, remembering how I had argued with Tita Marj kung pwedeng dalawa yung ilagay kong masterpiece.

“The other one is in there, near the entrance.”

Lumapit na yung emcee at tumayo dun sa isang side nung painting.

Naisip ko bigla si Rish. I found myself wishing she was here, watching me. I wished she didn’t have to go, so she would have seen my work. If she was here, it would be her portrait I’d be uncovering now.

But she wouldn’t have cared. She never did.
I should’ve seen it from the start. She wanted Gelo, not me. Everything had just been a complete farce, and I had unwittingly fooled myself into buying her act.

What a total waste.
I really did love her.

“One, two, three…”


Painting Number 2

Everyone burst into polite, appreciative applause. I stood there, trying to look proud and thankful.

My mind was in complete limbo as the brief process went on, and before I knew it, the crowd has dispersed. I went to gaze into her haughty eyes, carefully and painstakingly crafted onto the canvas. I found myself getting lost within them.

Maybe I’m ready.


“Good job, hijo,” I felt a hand on my shoulder, and when I turned to look, it was one of my Dad’s biggest stockholders. “This painting is for how much?”

“Oh,” I said, weighing what I wanted to say. “I’m awfully sorry but this one isn’t for sale.”

“Really?”

“Yes, tito. I’m sorry.”

“It’s all right. I’ll check the others na lang. Congratulations, hijo. You really are your mother’s son.”

Tumango na lang ako tas umalis na siya.

“Aherrrm.”

Lumingon ako.














































“Anong ginagawa niyo dito? Akala ko ba nasa Tagaytay kayo? ”

“Nauna na sila. Naisipan ko dito na lang pumunta.”

“Bakit dito?!”

“Sige, maiwan ko muna kayo.”

At umalis na nga si kumag.
Tingnan mo ugali nun. Pang-asar eh.

“… di ko alam. Artist ka pala.”

“I didn’t want anyone to find out.”

A long silence hung between us.

"Bakit ayaw mo ibenta? Diba dapat--

“Hindi ka na dapat pumunta rito.”

“Teka lang—

I turned my back on her.

“Umalis ka na.”


Rish’s POV

“Tinawag mo daw ako?”

Kuya entered the room, looking sleep-deprived pero ok lang. He was smiling.

“How are you?”

In pain. In terrible pain.

“I’m fine.”

“Good.”

“Nakausap mo na si Ria?”

“Hindi pa nga eh. Laging subscriber cannot be reached. Baka nakaoff yun o lowbatt.”

“Ah ok. KUYA! Gutom ako.”

“Ano gusto mo?”

“Chocolates. Maraming chocolates. Gusto ko pumunta ka sa M&Ms na store. Alam mo kung nasan yun diba? Gamitin mo yung machine na nagbubuhos ng chocolate. Gusto ko puro pink ha. Yung lahat ng shade ng pink dun, kunin mo…”

“Okay. Teka bakit pink? Diba purple favorite mo?”

“BASTA GUSTO KO PINK!”

“Ok, little girl. Don’t be a brat ”

“Dali! Gusto ko ngayon na.”

“Ha? Teka lang—

“Ibili mo na ko. Please?”

He looked at me and shook his head, as though finding me adorable and exasperating at the same time. Pinat niya yung head ko and squeezed my hand.

“Ayt. Anything else?”

“Wala na.”

With a last smile, I watched him leave the room. I clenched my fists, feeling the pain again.

Hindi ko maexplain yung pakiramdam ko. May masakit, hindi ko mapinpoint kung saan. Minsan, sabay sabay. Pag isang part lang, sobra naman yung sakit… tipong feeling ko mamamatay na ko.

Sumandal ako dun sa bed, which was inclined 45 degrees. My head was spinning and I felt really nauseous. I felt very weak.

This is torture.

Minsan, sabi nung doctor, dahil lang daw yun sa gamot, sa treatment. Pero sa totoo lang para sakin ang pointless nang magpagamot, kasi ineextend niya nga yung buhay ko pero ganito. It’s cruel.

Parang pag nga mag-isa ako, naiisip kong tama si Sheen. Siguro nga, nag-aaksaya na lang kami ng oras… ng pera… ng gamot, ng pagod.

Gusto ko pang lumaban, pero pagod na ko.

I’ve never been patient. I never liked fighting for something I knew was in vain.
Oo. QUITTER AKO.

I heard a faint knock on the door, and mama entered the room.

“O,” she said. “Balita ko nagpabili ka raw ng M&Ms sa Kuya mo?”

“Ma?”

“Bakit anak? May masakit ba?”

“Hindi po. Don’t worry. May rooftop po ba tong hospital?”

“Meron ata, bakit?”

“Pwede po bang pumunta dun?”

“Naku,” sabi niya. “Hindi ko alam kung papayag si Gerard.”

“Sige na Ma. Gusto ko makita yung view ng Manhattan. Lalo na pag gabi.”

“E sige. Pag pumayag sila ng Daddy mo, ok?”

“Naman Ma, alam niyo naman si Daddy e. Pati pwede naman natin pakiusapan si Tito Gerard.”

“Hija, alam mo bang ten degrees celsius ang temperature sa labas ngayon? Hindi pwede. Basta kakausapin ko Daddy mo. Pag pumayag sila ni Gerard, dun lang.”

I pouted, hoping it would work. She sat beside me and squeezed my hand.

“Konting hintay na lang, anak. Gerard is trying his best to get you on top of the priority list.”

“Kawawa naman si Tito. Baka sumama image niya sa colleagues niya kasi namumulitika siya dahil sakin.”

“Hindi naman namumulitika yun. Medyo gumagamit lang siya ng influence, since ang tagal niya na rito. Plus factor din yung kilala ng ibang doctors dito yung Daddy mo.”

“How long will it take?”

She sighed, and I knew what that meant.

“Tell Gerard not to be so bothered. Nakakahiya na, Ma.”

“It’s all right, anak. Baka lang medyo matagalan.”

Medyo matagalan…

“Ma, may ipapatago pala ako sayo.”

I took something out of my pillow. It was a thick envelope containing the letter I had written for Lance before I was rushed here.
Inabot ko yung letter sa Mama ko.

“Baka po kasi maiwala ko eh.”

Baka hindi ko na rin mabigay nang personal…

“Sige. Ako na bahala.”

“Thanks, Ma.”

[allaroundprincess]

Chapter Thirty Four
Last of Two Parts

Elle’s POV

“Saan nga nagpunta sila Ria?”

Ang kulit naman ni Aidan eh. TSS.

“Hindi nga sinabi sakin!”

“Nako. Ang tagal naman nila.”

Nasa Tagaytay kami. Umupa lang kami ng resthouse. Three days kami rito, babalik lang kami just in time for enrollment. Sabi nila Rafa susunod daw sila ni Ria, may pupuntahan lang daw na importante.

Hindi naman sinabi kung saan.
Nako Rafa ha, baka naman mamaya…

“Hon, is that my phone?”

Nakita ko yung phone ko, nagvavibrate pati nagriring.

“O tingnan mo na agad. Baka sina Ria na yan.”

“Onga, sige…”

“Dun ka sa terrace. Wala halos signal dito…”

Masunurin naman akong bata kaya lumabas ako.
Himala. Unregistered number yung nagfaflash sa phone.

“Hello? Ria? Asaan na kayo?”

“Elle? Hello? Elle! Can you hear me?”

“Who’s this?” o_O





































“Elle! Si Gelo to!”

Hi everyone! Nag-exceed na naman ako ng characters. Punyemas.

Kaya ayan, two parts. mahaba kasi matagal ako di nag up. ayun. Sana magustuhan niyo.

Welcome to the new readers (Hi Tepai, Nicole, Arlo, zennefer and Gella!) . Thanks a lot for keeping this thread alive!

Love,
Katt

[burn_eya]

first ako ate! hehe

[grounded_gal]

hmmm, is kai for real??totoo kya ung mga sinabi nya kay lance..
oh my..si ria ung nkadisplay nyang masterpiece s stage..
pero anung ngyari kay lance?? bt nya bglang pinaalis si ria..tss
atska mhal k din ni rish noh..

hay, anu n kya tlga mangyyari kay rish..

ayan na..nacontact n din s wkas ni gelo sila ria..
si elle nga lang ang ntwgan nya..
hmmm,,anu kaya mgging reaction ni elladora..

belated happy mother's day s mom mo katt..
pati n din s mom ng mga readers mo..

[dianne518]

Naku! Nacontact na! Baka babaan bigla ni elle

Hala.. what's happening kay rish?
Lance.. onti na lang. wag ka muna mag-move on! susme!
(di ko lang sure toh ah? tama ba?!) Hindi pa kayo nagbe-break!

[shesxeica]

omg! sa wakas. sana hindi babaan ni Elle 

[allaroundprincess]

burn_eya: hehehe congrats on being first! thank you!

grounded_gal: magegets niyo rin yan kahit mukhang sabaw lang. hehehe! thank you! for real na yata si Kai. Or so I think. di mo masasabi, iba likaw ng bituka nun! hahaha! same to you! happy mom's day din sa mom mo!

dianne518: secreeeet. jokelang. malalaman niyo rin yan (sa takdang panahon). boink. Big Brother?!

melody_aleihs18: hahahaha! ikaw ha! morbid! joke

kumakodesuu: yessss. they're bad. let's hate them! lol. contrabidas make your life hell but a tad more colorful

it_must_be_me: ANA! ikaw lakas mo mambuking. joke lang bakit si Rish, tanong ko lang? hahaha

Jalerie: hello! welcome to my story don't worry. or wait, about ian? haha labo.. baka... wala haha joke lang

jmjana10: malapit na siyang umuwi

*peachy*: hi peachy! oo nga eh. natatauhan rin pala. akalain mo

xinylove22: yun ang tanong eh! xD hahaha! hi roma!

hinding_in_shadows: ah! great it's all right. imposible ba? hahahaha! toink! sabaw!

kaih11_jRaU89: oo nga. loka lokang Karissa talaga yan kontrabida = gelo? NOOOO.

icedteagurl: your wish is my command, beybeeee! meron na sa page1.

aj27: no worries. hindi pa ngayon. hahaha!

jha_xx: ayieee. pwede pa pwede pang abutan.

zennefer: thankyou! welcome to my story

keytie: aw man, plan ko mag hang out tayo somewhere in Katips or something. sayang. oh well. dami pa chances.

princessgraxxie: hello! it's nice to see you here. I will try to have two more uppies before May ends. thankyou ulit!

chups298: hello! thanks sa pagcomment hope you like the uppie. TC!

sunakochan: meron! add mo ko duel tayo! kattbri username ko.

thenameisarlo: hello there arlo! welcome to my story thanks a lot for giving it a chance. hope you'll like the next chaps. TC and GBU!

THEprocrastinatorFREAK: Hi Nicole! thank you so much! stay tuned for more! TCGBU

babypinko8: Hi Tepai! what a surprise thank you thank you thank you soooo much! esp sa pagrecommend mo sa recommendation thread. can't tell you how happy i am thanks for giving WASL a chance.

perky_lass: hi gella! thanks a lot. Yey! May L-R ulitttt. hehe. sana magustuhan mo yung mga next. TC!

redpaper: oo nga matagal tagal din kita di nakita hehehe! thank you so much! they'll be okay. I guess. hehehe!

shesxeica: hi there! thanks for reading.