You And I

Dalawa

3 days passed pero hindi parin ako maka move-on sa scene sa coffee shop. I even researched about that shop at napag alaman kong Bryle Santos pala ang pangalan nya. Full filipino. I really thought na chinese sya. And the funny thing is. Schoolmates pala kami. Like seriously? Iisang school lang pala kami. He's taking bussiness management. Good for him nag-aaral palang nang business pero may sariling coffee shop na.

Too much about him as if I care.

Im watching some videos on youtube when I saw my phone ringing.

"Paolo"

"OH MY GAD PAO! NAPATAWAG KA? SHIT FREE KA BA?! SERYOSO SUPER BORED NA AKO!" I shouted

"On the way nako sa bahay mo. Mag-ayos kana"  He said then hung up the phone.

I took a bath quickly, dried my hair and picked up my plain white shirt and pants. Simple outfit kasi kung si paolo ang kasama mo dapat super comfortable clothes ang suot mo.

By the way paolo is my only cousin from my mom's side. Only child din sya. My dad is only child din. So small family lng talaga.

Si paolo ang nagbibigay kulay sa boring life ko. I cant consider him as my bestfriend kasi i cant share him all my secrets. He's a man. I know what he CAN do. And he's working na sa sarili nilang company.

I heard the doorbell and I quickly go downstairs.

"Hey young lady" He said.

"I missed you pao! Lets go!" I happily said.

"I know a good place to chill. Its very nice there." He said.

"Wherever you want. Im just bored" i said.

After an hour atlast nakapag park na rin sya "were here" he said. But wait the place looks familiar....

"OH MY GOD. DON'T TELL ME SA COFFEE SHOP NA YAN TAYO MAG CHI-CHILL?!" I shouted.

"What's wrong with it? My friends said that its nice here. Tara na."

"No no no no. Lets go pao-" hindi nya na ako pinatapos magsalita. He grabbed me inside the shop.

Hell on earth.

Pagkapasok namin sa shop ay nakaramdam agad ako nang kaba.
"What do you want? Dark coffee and cheese cake again?"

"Yes"

Siguro wala naman dito yung Bryle diba. Nako sana wala talaga.

Umupo na ako at sa pinakadulong seat talaga yung pinili ko para malayo sa counter.

"Are you hiding or what? Dito tayo Marga." Sabi ni paolo sabay upo dun sa view malapit sa lake.

Shit.

Wala na akong nagawa kundi ang sumunod. I wear my cap nalang.

"Wearing cap inside coffee shop? Seriously marga? Ganyan kana ba ka bored ha?" He said sabay kuha nang cap ko.

"Paolo!"

"Nah"

"Excuse me? Heres your order" a familiar voice said.

Shit shit shit.

"Marga? Heres for you" said paolo and give me my coffee.

Fuck you pao.

"Marga?" Bryle said.

"W-what?" I replied teka bat nauutal ako. So? I dont care kung napahiya ako last time.

"Nothing ang familiar kasi nang name. Maybe I just heared it somewhere before." He said.

Wait? Hindi nya ako naalala? Or baka nagpapangap lang sya. Or baka makakalimutin lang sya. Or baka hindi nya talaga ako naalala.

"Well neve-" oh umalis na pala sya. "Uhm after dito san tayo pao?" Pag oopen ko nalang nang  topic. Kasi talagang na str-stress na ako. Bakit kaya hindi nya ako maalala? 3 days lang ang lumipas. Makakalimutin ba sya?

Oh god! Bakit ba napaka bigdeal sakin kung maalala nya ako or hindi. Mabuti nga na hindi nya ako nakilala. Para hindi na rin nya maala yung eksenang nagawa ko.

"Shopping daw kita sabi ni tita." Rinig kong sabi ni Paolo.

"What? Binigyan ka nya nang pera? Cash mo nalang." Sabi ko

"Yan ang gusto mo?"

"Yes"

"Fine later i'll give it to you"

And that words made my stress reliever. We finished our food para makaalis na agad. And I just found myself looking for that Bryle ew.

"May hinahanap ka?" Paolo said habang papalabas nang shop

"Me? Sino naman hahanapin ko?"

"The chinito guy I guess. May nasesense ako sayo eh. Sa pinakadulong table ka naupo. Tapos sinuot mo pa yung cap mo dito. Tapos parang ang lalim nang iniisip mo kanina pagkakita mo na yung chinito guy ang nag serve satin." He said, hindi naman sya masyadong observant no.

"Overthinking pao. Its not good." I said as I open the door of his car.

"Sus crush mo lang ata eh"

Whatthefuck?!

"Ako? Sino naman ang crush ko? Ang nonsense nang pinagsasabi mo ngayon." Seriously dinadagdagan nya ang sakit nang ulo ko.

"See? Hindi mo dineny"

"What? I didnt say yes kaya. Atsaka sino ba yung tinutukoy mo?"

"And you didnt say no. So it means meron. The chinito guy. Pinapaikot mo pa ang usapan Marga eh" sabi nya nang patukso.

"I dont know him. So please shut the fuck up."

My day well spent except for the scene at coffee shop. Yun lang talaga yung nagpastress sakin.

Pinasyal ako ni Paolo. We watched movies and binigay nya sakin ang cash. Tas hinatid nya na ako and here I am now lying and bored again.

Its 6:30 pm. Saturday night ngayon at may pasok na sa lunes. Tangnang bakasyon naman to napakabitin.

Makapa-open na nga lang nang facebook.

170 friend requests.
350 messages.
4060 notifications.

I log-out quickly. Psh thats why I dont open facebook. Sabog na sabog palagi.

Oh well I think its better kung mag iintroduce ako nang self ko.

Im Marga Meran, 19 years old taking up bachelor of science in accountancy. Yes I want to be a CPA. And im very curious kung bakit hindi ko nakikita yung si Bryle sa school. Were on the same college. My hair length hanggang siko, fair white skin, 5'6 ang height at medyo tisay sabi nila. Ok thats all for physical appearance. Mataray ako sa mataray at mabait sa akin. Depende kung gusto ko yung ugali mo well magiging mabait ako sayo.

VERY INDEPENDENT PERSON SINCE BIRTH. Its just that lumaki akong walang magulang na nag aalaga sakin. 18th birthday ko at mga graduations ko si Paolo lang talaga ang kasama ko. I see my parents as money. Well yun yung pinapakita nila sakin eh.

Enough of drama. Its not my thing.

I open my phone at nagpamusic nalang para makatulog.

Too early to sleep. Pero nakakapagod talaga ngayong araw. I need some rest.

"And the conversation was right underneath the shades of moonlight. You were standing there with suntouched hair and the dress of color white."

I stoped the music.

"What the fuck? This song is too corny. How come meron ako dito? Psh"

I just turned off the light