Way back home (TBTIEH) On going

Forty nine

"Hi Sydney, my name is Zoey." Zoey grinned with an angelic voice. Nag shake hands kami.

There was something the way she held my hand and squeezed it. Tila napawi ang bigat ng dibdib ko sakaniya.

Natawa nalang din ako kasi pinagtrtripan sya. "You're red! Haha! Look at her face, mga beks. Namumula!" Sabi ni Jom

"Picturan ka namin! Picturan ka namin!" Paulit ulit na sabi ni Jom kaso nakangiti lang si Zoey.

"I'll go ahead guys." Zoey chuckled saka sya nag exit.

"Sinong dyosa yun?" I mumbled. "Ang ganda nya ha. Nurse na ba sya dito? Green kasi ID nya."

"Ay oo. Pinsan ko siya. Nurse na sya dito." Sabi ni Keisha

"Cooool." I half smiled.

"Type ka nya, beks!" Kinurot ako ni Kiesha sa tagiliran ko

"Ano ka ba, Isha. Joke joke lang yun noh." I smirked. "Tska bat naman magkakagusto sakin yung pinsan mo eh sobrang ganda at hot nya, tapos sakin magkakagusto?"

"Baliw, magnda ka dn naman ah. Kaso sabi nya taken ka na daw. May boyfriend ka na?" Bigla nyang tanong

Napatingin nalang ako sakanilang tatlo. "Ahh, may... girlfriend?"

"Oh emgee, tomboy ka din? Talaba dn ang gusto mo beks?" Jom was surprised

"Bunganga mo beks!" Beatriz said

"Sino? Sino girlfriend mo?" Keisha asked

"Si Megan Delafuente? Ng volleyball team? Andito sya kanina eh." I mumbled. Halos wala akong ganang ikwento.

"Talaga?!" Pag rereact nanaman ni Jom. Nakakagulat talaga eh.

"Oo nga."

"Niloloko mo kami eh." Sabi ni Beatriz. "Di nga? Porke badtrip ka, nasisiraulo ka na?"

"Ayaw niyo maniwala eh di wag. Wag nalang kayo maniwala, parang hindi naman kami eh. Tignan mo, iba ang pinupuntahan dito." I mumbled

"Nag iilusyon nga sya te, pakainin nyo lang." Keisha chuckled.

Natapos ang shift namin. "Uy beks, wala tayong shift bukas. Last na next week, labas naman tayo. Total tapos na din finals." Sabi ni Jom

"Aaah? Sige? San ba tayo punta?" I asked

"Sa beach! Yung beach lang sa kabilang town. Ako na bahala. Diretso muna tayo sa bahay. Sige na, Syd. Pag bigyan mo na, sasama ilang classmates natin." Pamimilit ni Jom

"Ayst, osha. Sige na. Sige na." I agreed. Ayoko dn naman mastuck sa bahay na bored noh. Nag punta kami sa parking lot.

"Sydney, puno na dito sa kotse ko eh." Sabi ni Keisha. Sinarado nila yung mga pinto. I leaned forward to check. Hindi naman ah!

"Huh? Mag isa lang ni Beatriz sa backseat ah!" sabi ko.

"Dito ka na sa akin, Sydney." Zoey appeared next to me. Tila nawalan ako ng hininga. Nasa mismong harapan ko siyaz

"Aaayiiee! Ikaw na bahala Zoey ha!" Sabi ni Keisha bago sila nag drive palayo. Mga siraulo naman yung mga yun!

"Come on, hand me your bag." Zoey opened her car door for me. "You'll be safe with me, walang masamang tao dito." She added

"Naku, mga yun talaga. Inabala ka pa." I mumbled. Awkward syempre sa kotse. We've just met! Come on!

"Wala ka bang lakad, Syd? Sasama ka kila Jom?" She asked as she started the engine.

"Wala naman." I answered. "Ikaw? Hindi ka ba busy at sasama ka saming mga bata?"

She laughed so hard she almost parked the car for awhile. "Really? You think I'm that old?"

I smiled. Feeling a little humiliated.

"Keisha's my cousin. Of course, I want to join you guys." She said

I excused myself out from the conversation for awhile. I need to message Aries. "I already left the hospital, Aries. I'll be fine. Wag mo nalang sabihin kay Meg."

Aries replied after a minute. "Sydney, Megan told me she will pick you up today."

HOLY SHIT

"What's wrong?" She asked

"Uhm... my girlfriend. She's... she's at the hospital. I didn't know she will pick me up."

"You want me to drive you back there?" She asked again

Naisip ko. Baka hindi namab nya talaga ako susunduin? She was there to check Taliah tapos iuuwi ako? Ano ako? Siraulo?

"Naah, she'll be fine. Diretso na tayo kila Jom." I smiled at her