The Vacant Seat

6: So close

6: So close

Date me.

Date me.

Date me.

Date me.

Date me.

Of course, he was joking that time. Pinagtitripan lang ako nun noh. Halata naman. Tawanan ba naman ung reaction ko after sabihin nya un.  But that's not actually the payment. Saka na lang daw nya hihingin. Ano ba naman kasi ang gusto nung Tristan na yun?

Anyway, I'm just so happy 'cause he's already starting to draw my lovey T.O.P. Mwaha! You know I'm not so addicted to T.O.P, that's why. Insert irony there.

"Pakinggan mo! Maganda!" Nilagay ko ung isang earphone sa tainga nya.

"Ano ba! Ellaine naman eh! Ayoko sa mga ganyan. Wala ka namang naiintindihan dyan eh."

"Yun na nga eh! Wala ka pang naiintindihan pero maganda na kagad. Eh pano kung meron pa? Pakinggan mo na. Lies yan. One of my fave songs ng Big Bang. Si T.O.P ung may malaking boses na nagrarap ah."

"So? Wag ka nga magulo! Sumasakit tainga ko dyan. Tanggalin mo na."

"Edi wag." Tinanggal ko na. Ang arte nya.

Nandito kami sa South Garden ng school. Pinapanuod ko lang siyang idrawing si T.O.P. Amazed na amazed naman ako. Eh ang galing nya magdrawing eh.

"Bakit ba adik na adik ka dito ha?"

"Well, 'cause he's not the perfect type of guy. I mean, ung tipong hindi unang tingin eh gwapo kagad. He still has flaws. But for me, he's hot and handsome. Then I also like his personality na makulit. Bingu T.O.P! Haha! He seems like crazy. He's so random. The joker and comedian type. He looks so serious on the outside but he's really childish. Ayun. That's why he's my favorite in Big Bang."

"Okay."

"Okay lang? Ang haba-haba ng sinabi ko tapos okay lang?"

"Eh anung gusto mong sabihin ko? Wala naman akong alam dyan."

"Eh nagtanong ka pa kasi."

"Wala lang. I'm just curious why a lot of girls want the fantasy guys than the real ones. You know what I mean."

Di ko na lang sya sinagot. Hindi ko rin naman alam kung anong isasagot eh.

"Huy, Tristan!"

"Oh?" Busy-ng busy sya sa pagdodrawing.

"May girlfriend ka na ba?"

Napatigil naman sya sa pagdodrawing at gulat na tumingin sakin. "ANO?"

"May girlfriend ka na ba?"

"W-wala. Bakit? Mag-aapply ka?" He smirked at me.

"Asa! Sorry, I'm already taken. Besides, nagtanong pa ko. Obvious naman na wala at hindi ka magkakagirlfriend. Hahaha!"

"ANO? HOY, ELLAINE! BUMALIK KA DITO!"

Tumakbo na ko palayo sa kanya. "Bye! May class na ko eh." sabay belat sa kanya.

Buti na lang hindi na ko hinabol pa. Bwaha! Why I'm so mean! XD

Sakto pagdating ko sa Finance wala pa ung prof namin. Late naman palagi yun eh. "Hi, guys!"

"Oh? San ka na naman galing?" – Lovely

"Sa South lang. Tumambay muna." Why are they all staring at me? "Bakit? Anong meron?"

"Si Tristan kasama mo?" – Mara

"Yup."

"Anong meron talaga, Ellaine. You're so weird." – Clarence

"What? Me? Weird? Bakit na naman?"

"You're so close, El. And the mere fact na ilang ka sa mga lalaki. We just wonder why." – Claire

"So close?"

They just smiled at me.

So close?

Yeah.

Bakit nga ba ngayon ko lang naisip yon?