Dana
"Hi, Dana!"
"What are you doing here Moira??"
"Ay grabe ka naman, wag mo ako sungitan please."
"I am busy."
"Yayayain lang naman kasi kita, magpatahi na tayo ng gown."
I rolled my eyes.
"I won't come."
"Pero Dana!"
"I said I won't come."
"Hindi pwedeng hindi!"
"And why so??"
"Friend, gusto mo bang isipin nilang bitter ka? My gad ha!"
I rolled my eyes again.
"Dana, kapag hindi ka pumunta, you will be the talk of the town. Iisipin nila na nagmomourn ka pa din dahil sa paghihiwalay nyo ni Philip. You need to come! Baka mapahiya ang Granpa at Mommy mo!"
Napaisip ako. Totoo ang sinabi ni Moira, if I won't show up, I will be everybody's topic.
"Dana, I'm your friend."
Kahit na totoo ang sinasabi ni Moira, I'd never let her know.
"Moira I am so busy."
"Dana naman!"
"Okay, I'll try but I won't promise to come."
"Okay, at least you'll try. Do you want me to find a date for you?"
"What?"
"Of course you'll need a date, Philip's gonna be there!"
"Moira, I appreciate how well you mean in coming here, thank you, but I am really busy."
"But, we need to prepare Dana!"
"I'll ask Mom to do that for me, you can go with the girls."
"Talaga bang ayaw mong samahan kita?"
"I can manage Moira. Thank you."
"Okay, hindi na kita kukulitin, just come to the party and don't forget to bring a date."
I nodded.
Umalis na si Moira pero yung balitang dala nya, hindi ako pinatatahimik. I needed to remove these things from my head.
At isa lang ang taong kayang gawin yun.
"Pasok ka."
"Wow, parang bahay mo."
"Wala sila at ako lang ang naiwan kaya bahay ko muna ito. Hahaha"
Gusto kong mainis sa sarili ko kasi aminin ko man o hindi, si Akim lang ang kaibigan na pwede kong lapitan. He alone can be brutally honest to me.
"Hindi pa rin umuuwi ang kapatid mo at asawa nya?"
"Hindi pa."
"How's your niece?"
"Okay na daw eh, baka the day after tomorrow umuwi na sila."
I nodded at him.
"Hi Unofficial Auntie Sungit!"
"Ah. Hi!"
"Sab! Call her Tita Dana."
"Girlfriend mo na sya?"
"Sabrielle!"
"Sorry. Di na ako magkukulit, dun na lang ako kay Ada."
Sab went inside.
