ATOMIC

Chapter 7: False Alarm

Chapter 7: False Alarm

Papito pito si Jay habang palapit sa tambayan kaya naintriga agad ang mga girls. Pagkaupo ng binata tinignan niya yung mga dalaga isa isa. “Yes, I am oozing with happiness” banat niya. “Uhuhm at bakit?” tanong ni Paulette. “Because yesterday, I had a date with my crush” pasikat ni Jay.

“Weh! Imposible” sabi ni Jenny. “I still have the receipt, please wag niyo lukutin at memorabilia yan ng aking first ever date with a girl” sabi ni Jay. “Yung totoo? Nag date na kayo?” tanong ni Vivian. “Ang kulit naman, yes we had a date yesterday” sabi ni Jay.

“Kwento” sabi ni Paulette kaya nagkwento ang binata. Nang matapos siya pinagtawanan siya bigla. “That was not a date” sabi ni Jenny. “It was not a date? It was a date. Me and her, lunch, it was a date” sabi ni Jay. “No it was not a date. Jay ang date may intent yon, e ikaw niyaya mo lang mag lunch” sabi ni Paulette.

“Anong intent?” tanong ni Jay. “Intent na gusto mo siya yayain magdate. Ang ginawa mo lang e niyaya mo maglunch. Magkaiba yon” sabi ni Vivian. “Are you kidding me? E bakit kayo pag kumakain kayo sa labas date na tawag don?” tanong ni Jay.

“E kasi magnobyo at magnobya na kami” sabi ni Jenny. “But I like her, so that was a date already” pilit ng binata. “Does she know that you like her?” tanong ni Paulette kaya nagsimangot ang binata. “Bwisit kayo, ang saya saya ko na knowing naka date ko na crush ko tapos kaya pala it was only lunch…pfft dami naman arte” sabi ni Jay.

“Sorry Jay, pero it was just lunch” sabi ni Jenny. “Fine, oh wait…wait…eto we are following each other now in Instagram mwahahaha. So naglevel up na ako ano?” tanong ni Jay kaya inagaw ng mga dalaga phone niya.

“Wow..totoo nga o” sabi ni Vivian. “Huh, and you say torpe ako ha” sagot ng binata. “So does this mean you have her number too?” tanong ni Jenny. “No” bulong ni Jay. “Facebook friends?” tanong ni Vivian. “No” sagot ni Jay sa sobrang hinang boses.

“Did you ask her IG account or what?” tanong ni Paulette. “She followed me first” sabi ni Jay. “Not counted” sigaw ni Vivian kaya inuga ni Jay ulo niya. “Sana di ko nalang kayo nakita” sabi ng binata. “She followed you because your posts are funny. Yon lang yon tapos ikaw naman you followed her back because you like her, sorry Jay” pacute ni Jenny.

“Nakakadepress kayong kasama” bulong ng binata. “Tuwang tuwa ka na IG lang? Grabe ka naman Jay. Siguro panay ang like mo sa photos niya ano?” tanong ni Paulette. “Hindi ko nga makayanan magclick ng like e…does it count if she kept liking my posts?” tanong ni Jay.

“No, likable posts mo kasi nakakatawa talaga” sabi ni Paulette. “Jay wag ka maging katulad ng ibang tao na feeling close na isang tao na gusto nila porke nagfollow na siya sa IG nito. Following one person means nothing, pero we are so proud of you kasi nayaya mo siya maglunch” sabi ni Jenny.

“Pero Jay that was just lunch, parang kami lang pag nilibre mo kami. Treat lang yon at wala nang meaning. Kung sana sinabi mo lets go on a date tapos pumayag siya ayun matutuwa kami para sa iyo” sabi ni Vivian.

“Oo na oo na, wag niyo na idikdik, nabura na yung munting saya ko. Nababalot na ako ng matinding depression” sabi ni Jay. “Ask for her number” sabi ni Jenny. “Oo nga, that would mean a lot kahit di mo aminin na gusto mo siya pero pag hiningi mo number niya e medyo understood na yon” sabi ni Paulette.