*ZEN's POV*
Two days had passed since nung nasa ONE BAR kami at sinabi nga sa akin ni Jara na may gusto siya kay Jamir. At first I couldn't believe it myself. Kala ko lasing lang siya nun pero hindi pala talaga, it was all true.
Last Saturday, ONE BAR.
I think I'm falling for Jamir. Tumingin na siya sa akin that time. Okay, you can laugh at me. Laugh as hard as you can. It may sound pathetic and all bu-
Stop! Feelings mo yan Jara, I'm here to support you with it. Pero ang if ever sinaktan ka ni Jamir. Expect me to fight back for you okay? I'm your friend.
Yung I'm your friend na linya ang pinaka masaklap sa lahat ng mga sinabi ko. Oo, nasaktan ako. Ikaw ba naman sabihan ng babae na malapit ka ng magfall with sabihan na may gusto siya sa isa niyang friend na sad to say, it's not me.
Thanks Zen! Your really the best.
Nagtiptoe siya nun tapos hinug ako. I felt like hugging back but my arms refused. Hindi ko alam kung masasayahan ba ako dahil niyakap niya ako or masasaktan dahil we're friends and that's all we ever could be?
END OF FLASHBACK.
Now it's Monday and back to reality, back to school days, back to everything. Nung mismong pagpasok ko sa main gate ng school, nakita ko agad sila Karl. Nagwave naman sila at nagHi sa akin.
Oh? Ba't kayo nandito? Aren't you supposed to be in your classrooms?
Zen, nagtext ba sayo si Jara?
Jara? Nope, we haven't texted nor spoke to each other sa phone since nung Saturday. Why? Something happened?
Di nga namin alam eh.
She didn't replyed or took any of our calls recently.
There's Jamir. Let's ask him!
Jamir. Hey. Naghand shake naman sila ni Karl at nagsmile siya sa amin. Did you talk to Jara yesterday?
Us? Nope.
She haven't called nor texted us.
Kitang kita ang kaba and pagwoworry sa mga mata nila Mitch at Chloe. Now that's what we call friends. Kahit ako, nagwoworry. According to them kasi never na late nor nagabsent si Jara from her classes especially she's an SBO member and Class President.
Guys guys, let's not panic or what. Let's wait until lunch or what maybe by that time may info na tayo.
She's right. Di dapat kami magjump to conclusions or whatever. We all decided to get going to our classes at maghintay nalang ng text ni Jara or kung ano man. Nung nag1st subject kami which is Physics, hindi ko mapigilan na umasa na dumaan si Jara sa corridors.
Please lang! One time!
Tinapik naman ako ni Karl sa balikat at napatingin akong bigla sa kanya.
Relax pare!
Nagnod lang ako at nakinig na sa teacher. Get Jara out of your mind Zen! Get her out of it! Hindi ko alam anong itsura ko nung mga minutong yun. Kung maputla na ba ako or whatever, I have no clue.
Siguro lunch time pero wala parin akong balita about her. Nung naglalakad na kami ni Karl pabalik ng room narinig namin na magkakaroon ng Staff and Faculty Emergency meeting about some new and old issues kaya canceled lahat ng Afternoon classes.
Nung pabalik na kami ni Karl sa room nakita namin si Mitch, Chloe at Jamir na kausap si Diane at kanya-kanyang may dalang bag ang mga yun.
Na hospital si Jara.
Those words registered late pero all I know is tumakbo na kami lahat pababa. I don't care about my bag or what,
all I have to do now is see Jara and make sure she's all okay.
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*JARA's POV*
It's a sunny Sunday and the usual, punta ng Sunday Mass. Habang nandito sa car iniisip ko yung nangyari yesterday night which is sinabi ko kay Zen na I think I'm falling for Jamir. He's not hard to desire dahil ang sweet niya at gwapo pa, not to mention a smart hard-working student. Haaay! Enough Jara!
After nung mass I realy felt cold all over and parang may chills sa spine ko. I also felt like fainting kaya mismong paguwi ko ng bahay, natulog ako.
I found myself awake ng mga 6am na. 6AM? Unbelievable. Pero nung pagwander ng eyes ko sa room eh hindi familar actually this isn't my room at all. Nakita ko na lang pumasok si Yaya sa door at dun ko lang rin nakita na may nakakabit na dextrose sa akin.
Buti na lang at gising kana hija. Nasa hospital ka nga pala dahil sa taas ng lagnat mo at di ka makahinga. Grabe nga ang kaba namin ni Kuya Jun mo nun eh.
Nagnod lang naman ako. I tried to reach to my phone pero di ko maabot kaya si Yaya na lang nagabot sa akin.
Sabi nung doctor nagkaroon ka raw ng High Fever at Asthma. Tapos nalaman pa rin niya your were skipping meals. Hija, magaalala mama at papa mo niyan eh. Don't do it again okay?
Nagnod lang uli ako at nagpaalam muna si Yaya na dun lang siya sa labas dahil may kausap siya. Nung nakita ko naman yung phone ko 40 missed calls at 50 messeges. Almost lahat from Mitch, Chloe, Jamir at Karl. And yes none from Zen.
Speaking of which nasa isip ko parin yung sinabi niya "I'm your friend". Hindi ko alam but there was sadness and parang ang gloomy nung tone.
Mga 12:30pm na yun nung napagdesisyonan ko na itext na sila Mitch para naman di magalala then I browsed some magazines na. Nabobore ako actually at alam ko mga 4 pa yun darating sila Mitch.
Pero nung mga 2pm na gulat nalang ako nung pumasok si Jamir at bigla akong hinug ng mahigpit.
It felt good and long. I don't know if I'm supposed to hug back kaya nagexit na lang ako pagka hug niya at tiningnan siya. Sa utak ko feeling ko it was all illusion but I was holding him and he was standing still infront of me.
What are you doing here?
Jara!
Nakita ko naman si Mitch at Chloe na magkasama at agad agad na nagrush papunta sa akin.
Are you all good? What's the matter?
Relax! I'm all good. Don't worry. Fever and Asthma lang. Kayo? What are you doing here?
Hinawakan ni Jamir yung kamay ko at humarap sa akin.
Staff and Faculty meeting then we recieved your text. You gave us all a fright Jara.
I'm sorry guys. It won't happen ever again I tell you.
Nung sasagot pa sana ako bigla ko na lang napansin na nasa may tao pala sa door. Least as I expected. It was Karl, Zen and Diane. Nagulat ako syempre na...
Magkahold hands si Diane at Zen.
