Unexpected

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗

"Yuck! You're so pervert maxi!" Inis na tugon nito sabay sipa sa binti ko.

"Ansakit Hera Lorraine ha! Nakakarami ka na!" Sabi ko habang hinihimas binti ko.

Inirapan niya lang ako at umupo sa tabi ko, si seven tatawa tawa lang dito sa kabila ko.

It's Saturday at may pasok pero walang klase kaya kahit anong oras pwede kang pumasok dun. Saturday it's like free time, sa lahat ng nasa school mapa-teacher, students, janitors, guards, deans, so on so fort. Pwede kang pumasok para lang makijam sa mga classmates mo or teacher mo, basta kalat mo linis mo dahil walang janitor ang on duty.

"Maxi." Putol ni Hera sa katahimikan.

Hindi na kami hinihingal ni seven at kalmado na habang nakatingin sa kalangitan.

"Hmm?" I just hummed while I'm still looking above.

"I saw her." Sagot nito kaya napatingin ako sakaniya. Ramdam ko rin na napalingon si seven.

"Who?" I ask even though I know who's she's talking about.

"Your ex. I saw her last day, at the airport." Oh, I see. So she's back.

Yes, I had a girlfriend before. I'm not really straight, I chose to be one again. It's because of the trauma she caused.

And it's been 7yrs since we broke up. But ever since, we haven't chance to talk. Simple because there's nothing to talk about, I already gave her a chance to explain before but she chose not to.

Besides, we're just young back then. She's my first girlfriend but not my first love.

"With whom?" I asked and looked back at the sky.

"I don't know? She's with a girl, but it's not her new." Sagot niya na tinanguan ko lang.

"She's back huh." Parang wala lang na sagot ko.

"She is. Are you ready to see her cous?" She asked and I feel that she's looking at me same as seven.

"Of course. It's been so many years, Hera. I've moved on." I said and look at her to give her a smile.

"What if she ask you to come back? Would you give her a chance?" Singit ni Seven kaya sabay kaming napatingin ni Hera sakaniya.

"Why would I give her a chance if she's not even worth it? Hurting me once is enough, yes I loved her but I'm not dumb to accept her again. Hurting someone is not a mistake it's a choice, because if you really love that person you will never do such things to hurt or broke their trust. I know everything has a reason, but don't make a reason saying that it's a mistake where in the first place you have a choice not to do it." Tumigil muna ako at saka umupo. Sumunod din naman si seven sabay sandal ng ulo niya sa balikat ko.

"And saying sorry can't turn back the broken trust that you made to that person. Because that person can forgive you by itself with or without you asking for it, it's because that's the only way to make a step forward and moved on. And if ever that you came back after you broke that person? Don't ask for apologize, why? It's because you will only make that person remember the past, yung nakaraan na pinaghirapan nilang kalimutan para lamang maging maayos sila." I stop and motion Hera to come close to me.

Inakbayan ko sila ni seven habang nakasandal silang pareho sa balikat ko.

"Because what's the difference between that sorry and the sorry that you said back then? Hindi ba't paulit ulit na lang? Kaya kung babalik ka at magtagpo muli ang landas niyo magkamustahan lang kayo at sabihin mo na masaya ka dahil nagawa niyang maging masayang muli ng wala ka o sa piling ng iba." I looked at the sky as I continue to talk.