How To Know If He's Into You?
Celine frowned at the article. Janelle obviously liked the article for a reason. Nang sabihin niya sa kaibigan ang nangyari, hindi ito naniwala sa sagot ni Kelvin. She told her to just let it go, but Janelle is dead set in proving to her that Kelvin's lying.
He actually listens, the article said. It continued in explaining what guys talk about with their friends. The topic usually revolves around games, food and other man stuff. They don't want to listen to drama. They have no patience for it. But if a guy listens to all your woes and if he seems interested in your problems, then he might be into you.
She remembered back when she and Kelvin were just starting out as friends and she cried and told him about her problems. He was patient enough to listen to her. And he didn't pass his judgments. In fact, he didn't say anything until she asked. Pero ang alam niya, ginawa nito iyon dahil gusto siya nitong maging kaibigan.
He's willing to shop with you. Guys hate shopping, according to the writer of the article. Guys alreay know what they would buy bago pa man sila pumunta sa store. At kapag nandoon na sila, bibilhin lang nila 'yong kailangan at aalis na sila kaagad. Hindi kagaya ng babae na may naiisip ng bilhin pero pagdatig sa tindahan, kung ano ang makitang maganda at nakakaengganyong bilhin, iyon ang bibilhin.
There's this one time na sinamahan siya ni Kelvin na bumili ng dress para sa pagka-karaoke nila. Iyon kasi ang unang beses na makakasama niya si Yuan outside the office. Together with Kylie, he helped her pick a dress and evwn volunteered to pay for it. Ang akala naman niya noon, naawa lang ito sa kanya. Tipid na tipid kasi niya ang sarili. Kelvin's naturally generous at marami naman itong pera. Why would she think that it meant anything?
He's always available. Before Gaile came into the picture, parang palagi silang magkasama ni Kelvin. Hatid-sundo pa nga siya nito noong kaka-start pa lang ng GY sked nya. But she thought that he was just being brotherly.
Itinigil na niya ang pagbabasa. There's no sense in digging deep into it. He already answered the question.
Ibinalik niya ang phone kay Janelle. Nag-aya itong mag-dinner. Late dinner para rito, breakfast at 8pm naman sa kanya. Na-bother daw kasi ito sa isinagot ni Kelvin kaya gusto siya nitong kausapin. She could not understand her friend's persistence. Sinabi na niyang tumigil na ito pangungumbinsi pero patuloy pa rin ito.
"Ano, nabasa mo na?" Janelle asked.
"Wala namang bearing 'yan. Sinabi nya na ngang hindi."
"Naniwala ka naman?"
Tumango siya. "Wala naman syang dahilan para magsinungaling."
"Meron. Marami."
"Alam mo, tigilan mo na 'yan. Sorry na lang na hindi ko na-fulfill 'yong fantasy mo pero hayaan mo na 'yong tao. Nakakahiya na kasi. Saka masaya na sya kay Gaile."
"At ano? Sasagutin mo na si Yuan? Gustong-gusto mo talaga 'yon, 'no? Di ko ma-gets ang taste mo," sabi nito na may kaunting pagkairita sa boses.
"Hindi rin kita maintindihan, e. Ano ba'ng ayaw mo kay Yuan?" she retorted. "Porke ba't hindi sya mala-fictional character o parang true-to-life na Prince Charming, hindi na dapat sya ginugusto? Bakit mo ba ipinagpipilitan si Kelvin sa 'kin? Oo na, gwapo na sya. Mayaman. Matalino. Lahat na. Pero may mga bagay akong ayaw sa kanya. May mga ugali syang hindi ko gusto. Tulad nyang pakikipag-date nya kay Gaile. Tama ba 'yong may gusto sya sa 'kin tapos manliligaw sya ng iba? Hindi ba nya naisip na pwede syang makasakit ng tao?
Ang hirap kasi sa kanya, ayaw nyang mabakante. Gusto nya, palaging may girlfriend. O, ayan, may napasagot na naman sya. Sana man lang, seryosohin nya. Hindi 'yong ginawa nyang plan B si Gaile, di ba? Babae ka rin. Siguro naman ayaw mong maging option ka lang. Kung nagkataon pa na sa inyo ni Marlon mangyari 'yan, na nalaman mong second choice ka lang pala, matutuwa ka ba?"
