"What if she wants to talk it with you?"
"Why would she?" Natatawa siyang umiling bago inalis ang legs ko sa lap niya. Lumapit siya sa lamesa at kinuha na ang ramen. Inabot niya 'yun sa'kin. "It's been years, Trish. Late na siya," he grinned.
Tinanggap ko ang ramen ko. "But she told me she wants to," I said almost a whisper.
That caught Uno's attention. He looked at me for a while before chuckling. "Yep, because you two are bestfriends," he said sarcastically.
Umupo siya sa lapag at sa lamesa na hinalo halo ang ramen niya. He didn't believe me. "Oo nga, we talked earlier. She said she wanted to talk with you, maybe explain or something," I said trying to sound unbothered.
Uno looked at me again, probably waiting for a laugh or an announcement of a prank from me. There's none. His smile faltered. "You're serious," he concluded.
"Kanina pa," irap ko to hide my nervousness. To be honest, ayoko na sana na mag-usap pa sila but Uno deserves to know the truth. I want us to start clean too. "Bukas daw, kung free ka," I added.
"Bukas? Uuwi kang Baguio diba?" He asked.
Di ako duty bukas at birthday ni Mama kaya uuwi ako. I already told Uno about it pero hindi ko alam bakit yun problema sa pag-uusap nila ni Doc Patmae.
"Ano naman?" I finally asked. His brows slowly knit together. Umayos siya ng upo at humarap sa akin. "Hindi ako kasama?" He asked.
"Gusto mo ba sumama?" I asked too.
Uno blinked few times, he opened his mouth to say something pero sinara din naman niya. He pursed his lips and shrugged. "Hindi naman, akala ko lang," he said bago humarap uli sa lamesa.
He looked disappointed. Lagi namin napagkwekwentuhan ang pag-uwi ko pero I didn't know he's expecting na kasama siya. Well, sabagay, hindi ko pa nga pala siya napapakilala kila Mama.
"Kung gusto mo sumama, pwede naman," habol ko. Uno didn't look at me as he ate his ramen. Akala ko hindi niya narinig until he spoke.
"Titignan ko," he replied.
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[The next morning...]
"Trish, pasalubong strawberries ha," bilin ni Cassie mula sa study area.
Nandito ako ngayon sa closet room at inaayos ang dadalhing backpack. I put some of my clothes inside the bag, pati na rin ang ilang skincare at makeup. I looked at the mirror to check my clothes.
"Ako, Trish, brocolli ha. Tsaka lettuce, magsamgyup tayo!" Bilin naman ni Ayumi.
"Wala bang babati sa Mama ko, puro pasalubong ah," I joked. I fixed my mustard sweater and pulled my dark skinny jeans up.
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Hospital Series 1: Paraluman
RomanceTrisha Mae Salazar is the beauty guru of the group. Equipped with wit, she can easily blend in and socialize with people - A total charmer. But medicine is a whole new world, more so with her laid back attitude. Thus, with just a year left, her goal...
