what could be

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jiya

"jiya!" i almost jumped when lily shouted my name. "you're spacing out.. na naman."

peke akong napatawa. "may naisip lang."

"what's bothering you ba?" jane asked me and immediately moved closer to where i was standing.

i shook my head. "wala. may naisip nga lang.." they don't look convinced with my answer. i smiled. "ano? saan tayo?" pag iiba ko ng topic.

roseanne sighed. "kain muna tayo?" the three of us laughed. kanina pa namin sinasamahan si jane bumili ng mga damit. paminsan ay may binibili rin kami. i bought myself a pair of another doll shoes. this time it's shining white. bumili rin ako ng ibang tops and pants.

"gusto ko ng pizza," jane was pouting. pizza it is. nagpunta kami sa 3rd floor kung saan nandoon ang mga pizza parlors. we ended up in yellow cab.

pare-pareho yata kaming gutom na gutom sa kakalakad. roseanne was the one who ordered a lot of food.

after we ate, hindi na namin alam agad ang gagawin namin.

i sighed and faced them. "what now?"

a bright smile plastered on lily's face. "nood tayong movie or arcade?"

jane clapped. "movie!"

we reached the cinema. jane was the one to buy the tickets and lily bought our snacks. snacks na naman. parang hindi kakagaling sa kain. napailing na lang ako nang makitang nakangisi na silang dalawa ni roseanne.

napalingon lingon ako sa paligid habang nakapila kami sa kung saan nakatayo si jane. kanina pa siya nakapila kaya sinamahan na lang namin.

and one thing caught my eye. napaatras ako habang nakatingin pa rin doon.

there i saw theo.. with his so called blockmate faith. all smiles. nakapose sila sa harapan ng sixteen years old na si faye.

my eyes watered. i don't know why. bakit ang saya saya niya pa rin na parang sanay na sanay siyang hindi ako nakakasama?

mag iisang buwan na.

and before my tears could fall, i looked away.

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