"Si Crissie? Well, siya cheer captain ng campus namin. Sikat at ginagalang."
"Crissie's an intelligent and sophisticated lady. Kinatatakutan siya, but in a good way."
"Tinulak ako niyan dati. Pero I deserve it kasi nakaharang ako sa dinadaanan niya."
"Ay. Idol ko yan! Model daw siya ng make up sa Korea tapos naging boyfriend daw niya si Kevin Retuya... Imagine, si Happykevin??"
"Crissie! Tama na yan! Mala-late ka na!" Sigaw ni mama sa sala.
PAUSE.
"Five more minutes mom! Tapusin ko na lang 'tong pinapanuod ko!"
PLAY.
"Kung papapiliin ako kung sino mas maganda kina Trcia at Crissie, mas pipiliin ko si Crissie. I just love her appeal."
Napangiti ako sa narinig ko.
"Crissie? Haven't heard of her."
Wait..what?
REPLAY.
"Crissie? Haven't heard of her."
Halos tatlong beses ko pinaulit-ulit ang scene na yun, not believeing what I've just heard.
Biglang sumakit ang ulo ko habang pinapanuod ang isang baguhang lalaki sa campus namin na naka black jeans and white shirt. May nakasabit na DSLR sa leeg niya.... ang sarap sakalin!
"CRISSIE!!!" nagulat ako sa sigaw ni mama.
"Alright! alright!" Ni log out ko ang youtube account ko. Sinarado ang laptop at nagpatuloy sa baba.
"Aalis na ako mom." Dere-derecho lang ako sa garahe at hindi na hinintay mag salita sa mama.
Agad kong kinuha ang susi ng sasakyan ko sa bag ko. Binuksan ang pinto at pumasok sa loob. Inayos ko ang rearview mirrr at nagpatuloy sa pag ddrive.
Pagdating sa campus dumerecho ako sa room namin.. may mga lalaking tumititig sakin habang naglalakad ako sa hallway but I just snobbed them. May mga babaeng bumubulong-bulong din but I just gave them my sweetest smile. Araw-araw, ganito. Sanay na sanay na ako.
"Hey crissie! You look good today." Sabi ni Gwyneth, isang football player, kaibigan ng current boyfriend ko.
"I look good everyday." I gave him a sly smile then winked.
Nakita ko sa Tricia. "Tricia!" Napatingin siya agad sakin, then she smiled.
"Woah, is that prada?" Agad niyang napansin ang bag ko. Napangiti ko.
"Wrong. It's Jimmy Choo's."
"Ganda. Where did you buy it?" Tanung niya then tumabi sakin.
"Paris. Dad bought it."
"Touche." She said then grabbed her textbooks. Dumating ang proffesor namin so we instantly stopped talking na.After our class, pumunta kami sa field upang magpractice. Nandun na ang mga cheerleaders ko, nagbihis kami ni Tricia and dumerecho ulit sa field.
"Okay, everybody line up! Whole day tayo mag ppractice ngayon since one month away na lang ang UAAP." Some of them groaned but some clapped their hands. I just rolled my eyes.
"Okay, I want to see high clasp, low clasp, daggers, fist and blades. Go, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 again!" Biglang may nagyakap sakin a likuran ko habang nag le-lead ako, I instantly shove the person away pero nung pagkakita ko, si Joseph lang pala... my quarterback boyfriend.
"Hon, not now. Can't you see? Nagpapractice pa kami. I'll see you later at lunch." I gently shoved his hands away from my waist but hinigpitan pa niya lalo.
"Aww.. C'mmon! Wala ka na ngang time sakin eh," He said as he kissed me in my nape.
It irritated me since ayoko ng PDA, so tinulak ko siya ng malakas. "Not now." I mumbled under my breathe, controlling my anger.
"How about after school? We can do it at my house, or yours. Your choice hon." Sabi niya habang nakangiti. I sighed in disbelief. Hanggang ngayon, sex pa talaga ang nasa isip ni Seph.
"No. I'm busy." "Then, how about tomorrow after school?" "Can't, need to do some researching." "Well, we can do it night before the prom." "That is if we're still together." "Then, how about next week?" I sighed. "JUST.NOT.NOW." I glared at him, irritated and pissed this time.
"Lagi naman eh! Screw this shit!" Napahinto ang mga cheerers ko ng marinig nila ang malakas na pagmumura ni Joseph.
Being the bitch I was, hindi ko pinabayaang sigaw-sigawan lang niya ako sa harap ng crew ko.
"Don't you dare shout at me." Sinabi ko sakanya habang tinuturo siya.
"Babe, we're almost 4 months and wala paring nangyayari satin, kelan ba? hanggang kelan mo ko paghihintayin??" He said, lumalapit ulit sakin.
"So that's it? You pursued me just to fill your lust and flesh's desire?" Binaba ko ang pompoms na hawak ko sa damuhanat nilapitan siya.
"No, that's not it.. Its-"
"Yes it is, liar. I knew it since day one. Well, who cares naman. I didn't loved you. You're just a mere pastime." I said while leaning my head closer to his.
"Kiss my ass Joseph, It's over." Tinulak ko siya palayo at bumalik sa mga cheerers ko.
I can almost hear him cursing and saying that I was a bitch... guess what.. it's nothing new, because dati pa ako ganto.
After 3 hours, kitang kita ko ang bakas ng pagod sa mukha ng mga cheerers ko, so I called it time out.
"Okay, 1 hour lunch break, be here exactly at 2, pag nalate kayo even ng one minute, mag pu-push up kayo ng 150." Tinali ko ng ponytail ang buhok ko. Nilapitan ako ni Tricia.
"Is it really over you and Seph?" She asked in a worried voice.
"29th." Sabi ko then held her hand habang paalis na kami.
"Wrong. He's your 30th."
Napatawa ako.
"Ang dami mo na kasing naging nobyo eh. There's Josh, there's mark, there's Carl, there's Ivan, ang dami!"
I smiled.
"But ofcourse."
