Dive (La Melodia Series #2)

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"May boyfriend ka!?" Halos takpan ko na ng unan ang mukha ni Zosia nang sinigaw niya iyon. "I met him through my model friends! He's based in Cebu naman! Aphro's branch sa Cebu!" Pagrarason ko.

"Oh my God, Imogen! Congratulations!" Hinalikan niya ang pisngi ko ng ilang beses, "Akala ko ba ayaw mo!? Paano si Wilbert!? Si Rheagan!"

"Ano ba 'yan Zosia! Magkaibigan nga lang kami ni Rheagan! And Wilbert knew already, matagal ko na siyang sinabihan na nay boyfriend na ako." Timothee was a model I met way back when I first joined Aphro, pinakilala siya sa akin nila Ate Phoebe.

After the night I told Zosia that I did have a boyfriend, kumalat kaagad iyon sa mga kaibigan ko. "Huey, he's a nice guy!" Uminom na lamang si Huey ng juice bago tumayo, I tried to convince her to look for the brighter side.

"You know how much I hate to see you all cry, pero sana naman 'wag kayong magpadalos-dalos kung hindi niyo pa masyadong kilala. You don't even know the guy that well, Imogen." She grabbed her flask and filled it with water.

"I know, but he's sweet and I wanted to open up again." I played with my food while looking at my friends who were looking down while eating.

"Ilang buwan mo nang kilala 'yon?" Ibinaba niya ang takip ng flask niya at tinitigan ako, "Three months." I answered, napatawa siya ng mahina.

"At nagpadala ka kaagad sa mga salita niya? You don't even know him and the type of person he is. And for the love of God, you've only meet him once!"

Zosia pinched my arm and asked me to forgive her, "Huey, just let me try this one." I stood up to go near her. She crossed her arms and her face softened.

"I just don't want you to cry and get hurt over an asshole again, Imogen." Tumango ako at niyakap siya ng mahigpit, "I promise you, if things go bad, I will not cry and I will end things agad." umiling ang kaibigan ko at iniwan akong nakatayo.

We were already in the 12th grade, the first semester. Timothee was a freshman at the University of San Carlos sa Cebu, we've talked a lot and we clicked instantly. I walked towards the indoor pool to change clothes for our gym, dala-dala ang telepono ko habang kausap si Tim.

"I didn't know you were into music, Rheagan." Sinubukan kong hanapin ang boses ni Rheagan nang marinig ko ang pangalan niya, "Uh, yeah."

I was about to wave and call him when he caught me standing at the door, he stared at me for a few minutes before wearing the goggles on his head. Iniwas niya ang tingin niya sa akin bago tuluyang sumisid.

'Don't interact with guys there in Palawan. Update me every hour, o 'di kaya'y tatawagan kita. Answer your phone, immediately.'  I kept my phone and walked towards the changing room. 

A month with Timothee as my boyfriend was suffocating, halos wala na akong tulog dahil gusto niyang makipag-usap kahit gabing-gabi na. He doesn't care if I was tired from a schedule as long as we communicate everyday.

But I wanted to prove to my friends that he was not the guy he expected to be.

"What did I tell you about partenering with male models? Diba sinabi kong tanggihan mo muna ang mga projects na 'yan!?"  I fidgetted and bit my lower lip as I walked back and forth outside of my classroom.

Galit na galit ang professor ko nang biglang tumunog ang telepono ko ng sunod-sunod.

"Timothee, I'm in the middle of class! Pwede bang mamaya na tayo mag-usap?" I could see how my classmates were looking at me with curiousity as our professor stares at me, waiting for me to finish my call.