It Started With A Text

9

Kuya Loel's POV

Sunday

"Hoy pangit," tawag ko sa babaeng occupied masyado sa kanyang cellphone.

Nanonood kami ng NBA ngayon. Surprisingly naman, di naka focus yung mata ni Bea sa TV. Eh, Warriors ang naglalaro; Favorite team nya yun.

"Kapre!" tawag ko ulit.

Is she doing this to annoy me?

Pucha Isabel.

This time, di ko na sya tinawag. Tinapunan ko na sya ng hazelnut. Nag succeed naman ako.

"What now, kuya?!" Inis na inis niyang sinabi and she looked at me.

"Kanina ka pa jan sa cellphone mo. Your team is 24 points behind oh."

"Oh, I don't care. Babawi naman sila oh. They always do. Besides, it's none of your business," continue naman sya type ng type sa phone nya.

This is very weird.

Bea never ever misses a game of her favorite team. She wakes up pa nga extra early to watch the game. She never even blinks her eyes once the players are playing na.

And now, she doesn't even care about the game.

"How is it none of my business? Eh disturbing yung expression mo. One minute, ngingiti. Tas sisimangot nanaman. Who are you texting ba?"

This person must be so special dahil pina-priority ni Bea ito kaysa sa all-time fav team niya. Saludo ako!

"It's just a friend, kuya." She sigh.

"Doesn't seem just a FRIEND to me," I smirked at her.

She paused and closed her eyes. She released a deep sigh naman na parang hopeless na ang sitwasyon niya.

"It's just that.. she has a boyfriend eh."

Akala ko ang laki ng problema.

"Sus, yun lang?"

Mukhang nagulat naman din siya sa sagot ko at napatingin saakin.

"Aren't you going to ask kung bakit she?" sabi niya.

"Who am I to judge you? I don't care who you love, Isabel. Ang importante saakin ay masaya ka." sagot ko naman.

I am not shocked to be honest. She or he, I don't care. I don't want to be hypocrite din naman kung sasabihin kong di ako nag experiment during my youth. Kung saan siya sasaya, dun na rin ako sasaya. Kuya niya ako eh.

Na surprise naman ako sa ginawa niya pagkatapos kong sabihin yun.

Ni-hug niya ako ng mahigpit at sinabi, "Thank you so much, kuya. You don't know how much this means to me."

I hugged her back.

"Of course naman. I'm stuck with you forever eh. Pangit mo pa naman." I broke the hug and ruffled her hair.

"Sama," she pouted.

"So tell me.. who is this girl?" I asked, changing the topic.

"Well, I met her kasi na wrong-send ako," she shrug.

Wait, what?

"Ano?" I asked.

I mean, who meets through wrong send text messages diba?

"Funny thing actually because I mistook her for Maggie. Same kasi sila ng last 3-digits. Kaya ayun." she explained.

Typical teenagers nowadays. Kahit saan na lang nag me-meet 😂

She told me the whole thing kung paano sila nag meet at kung paano sila naging close.

"And so what kung may boyfriend na siya? Di naman yun masama eh. Infatuation lang naman diba?" I told her.

There's nothing wrong with liking a person with a boyfriend. Loving is a whole diffrent story. Iba na yun. But liking? Wala naman ah.

Alam na alam ko yan lahat eh. Ako kaya ang chick boy nung high school pa kami. Sus.

"Kahit na kuya, I messed up parin. I was so close in admitting my feelings for her and then she suddenly dropped the 'boyfriend' thing. 3 weeks na kaming magkakilala pero ngayon niya pa ako sinabihan na may boyfriend na pala siya! At di ko dapat siya ginusto." she buried her face with her hands.

Mga paasa talaga mga tao ngayon. Kailangan natin tanggapin yan 😂

"Baka may reason siya kung bakit nita hindi sinabi o baka naman nakalimutan lang. But Isabel, whatever you're feeling is okay. Dapat di mo pinu-push away ang mga feelings mo dahil valid na man magkagusto sa isang tao."

"What if I fall, kuya? Paano kung mahulog ako at walang sasalo?" She looked at me.

"Then fall. Feelings aren't always reciprocated, Isabel. You love her because you love her. As simple as that lang naman."

"It's her fault din eh."

I laughed, "Bakit naman?"

"Di kasi siya mahirap mahalin."