The Truth Untold

Here's Your Perfect

So gay, Dae.

Nang makarating ako sa pinagtatrabahuhan niya ay agad ko siyang namataan sa parking lot, naghihintay sa akin.

"Hey, love.." bati ko agad nang makaharap ko siya, instead of waiting her to greet me too, I give her the flowers I buy.

"Thank you for this, Dae.. I love it." she smile.

"Let's go?" tanong ko.

"Saan?" nagtatakang tanong niya.

"Surprise, love.. malalaman mo rin mamaya." nakangiting ani ko. I'm excited to see her reaction for my surprise.

Nanatili siyang tahimik habang nakatingin sa bintana, tila pinag-aaralan ang daan kung saan kami papunta. Napasinghap siya nang biglang maging pamilyar sa kanya ang lahat, she looked at me, a glint of tears in her eyes is visible, as if she's trying to stop herself from showing her real feelings.

"Nostalgia.."

"Nostalgic.."

Sabay naming sabi na naging dahilan nang tawa namin.

"It's good to be back.." she whispered.

"Yeah.. It really is.."

"Dae.. you're just making things complicated.. You know that--"

"Let's not talk about it, please? Thirty days.." I cut her off.

"Dae.."

"Drea, w-we're perfect, right?.." hindi ko alam kung saan ko nakuha ang lakas upang masabi iyon.

"Yeah, we were.." were.. past tense.. not anymore..

The deafening silence occupied the whole car. No one dared to talk.. it's okay, as long as I'm with you, Drea.

Nawala lang ang tahimik nang mag-ring ang cellphone ko. Bae, one of our friends, is calling.

"Hey, Bae?" bati ko, sinusulyapan ko si Drea na pinaglalaruan ang mga daliri niya.

"I've seen your car na, alis na kami." paalam niya.

"Okay, thanks again, Bae."

"You're with Drea na?" she asked me.

"Yeah, wanna talk to her?"

"No, thanks, dude, just put me in a loud speaker.." utos niya na sinunod ko.

"Hey, Drea!" malakas na bati niya, nakisabay ang ibang kaibigan namin.

"What's up, Bae? Who's with you?" nakangiting bati ni Andrea.

"Mike, Cilla and Mikael. You know these two guys, magkadugtong ang pwet psh!" natawa kami ni Drea dahil alam naming pareho na umiirap na ito.

"Sus, isa ka rin namang kadikit lagi niyang dalawa na 'yan!" tumawa si Andrea.

"Argh, kung alam mo lang, Drea! Come on, I want a girl to girl talk, without these guys who always shitting on me!"

"Hi, Drea, h'wag mo pansinin 'tong si Bae, kinikilig lang 'to sa'min ni Mike." boses ni Mikael.

"Disgusting, Mikael."

"Hey, you two, stop! Ang gulo niyo!" boses ni Cilla, halatang stress na sa dalawang kaibigan.

Natawa na lang kami dahil biglang naging magulo ang linya.

"Bye na nga, Daelan at Drea, nag-aaway na si Mikael at Bae pota." naiimagine ko si Mike na napapakamot sa batok dahil sa dalawang kasama.

"They didn't change at all." sabi ni Drea, halata sa boses niya na na-mi-miss niya na ang mga kaibigan.

Sana tayo rin hindi nagbago, Drea.. How I wish we didn't change at all, I wish we're still the same Dae and Drea before.