"Hoy! Tulala ka dyan, anong ginagawa mo?" Pang-gugulat ni Daisy.
"You're so noisy, can't you see I'm reading" I hissed.
"Reading what? Hera's features?" Then she laughed.
"Stop"
"Nakaraan pa kita napapansin ha, lagi mong sinusulyapan yang kaibigan ko! Anong balak mo!" She accused.
"Wala akong balak! Tyaka ang ingay mo, baka marinig ka!" I warned her.
"Kung may gusto ka kay Hera, single yan ngayon. Pwede kang pumorma. Pero kung para kay Hera, hindi pwede ang torpe dyan o ba-bagal bagal, walang tinatanggihan yan eh, tapos malakas din ang topak" Daisy.
"But you two are friends"
"Yeah, we've been friends for like," nangalumbaba pa s'ya at nag-isip. "6 years? Not sure pero sobrang tagal na, naging classmates kami nung elementary and until now that we're high schools."
"And I'm your cousin,"
Doon na s'ya tumingin sa'kin, as if judging my whole existence. Raising her brows on me.
"And so?"
"So, you'll help me."
"Na-uh, ayoko, hindi, no, I don't, bawal, off limits!" Sabi niya pa habang umiiling.
My brows creased. "Bakit?" I exclaimed.
"Kasi ayoko" she said with finality.
"Pero pinsan mo ako"
"Wala akong pake. Kung gusto mo s'ya mag-confess ka, pormahan mo wag mo akong gawing tulay" she said and turned her back on me.
"But I've done that so many times! Hindi naman ako napapansin!" I hissed.
"Tell me what you did" she faced me again.
"Nagpapa-pansin!" I took another glance at her pero parang wala pa rin at hindi manlang ramdam ang presensya ko.
"Then do another way, hindi ka mapapansin ni Hera dyan sa dami ng nagpapa-pansin sa kanya. I hate it, but this is the only advantage you'll get from me! Tip lang! Ayaw ni Hera sa torpe, so hangga't hindi ka lumalapit at straightforward na nag co-confess, hindi ka niya mapapansin, and you'll need a lot of patience dahil as I said, labas sa mental yang babae na yan" Daisy said before leaving.
I was left there again, looking at her from a far. Pa'no ko ba po-pormahan 'to.
I sighed and continue staring at her from a far, I can't come to her. Just not yet, masyado pang magulo ngayon lalo na sa clan, lolo can use her too. Baka madamay pa s'ya sa gulo ko.
Hera, in time I will come to you.
But I didn't know that waiting for the right time will be years, I thought it will be just months! And without a fucking sight!
"Daisy naman eh! Kasalanan mo 'to!" I hissed.
"Ano na namang ginawa ko? Tantanan mo ako, wala akong ginagawa ha" she rolled her eyes.
"Yun nga eh! Wala kang ginawa! Kung tinulungan mo na lang sana ako sa kanya e'di sana kahit malayo s'ya kahit papa'no may koneksyon kami! Ang sama sama ng ugali mo!" I was shouting my heart out but she just burst out laughing.
"A-Ano yun Leighton? May s-sinasabi ka ba?" Hirap na Sabi niya dahil sa katatawa. "Torpe ka kasi! Kasalanan mo 'yan, 'wag mong isisi sa'kin!" Tawa niya pa.
