“Shit.” Erika blurted, but not too loud for Karla to hear. "Eh me kilala kayong Abby?"
“What sis? May problem? Sino si Abby?”
“Kaklase ko pong may crush kay Kuya William. Di bale pinagbigyan ko kasi noon ng chocolate.” She hoped she was a good liar.
“Sanay na sa gan’on iyon. Sa dami ng nagpapamigay ng kung ano ano kay Will, malamang hindi na niya tanda kaklase mo. Oh, baka pati ikaw eh…”
“Hell no!” sabi ni Erika.
“Easy lang” sabi ni Karla.
In the back of Erika’s mind, she wants to give William a punch on the face.
“Ate, kain lang po ako tapos aalis na ako ulit. May date kami ni Jayson” sabi ng dalaga as if she was out of her mind
Karla laughed.
“Date ba kamo sis?! Ayiieee”
“Ha? Ate, kako ---” saka narealize ni Erika ang kanyang nasabi. She blushed. “Hindi po ah. We are friends.”
“O siya siya. Enjoy your date with Jayson” her sister emphasized the word date. As expected, Erika blushed more as she went upstairs.
Karla knew about Abby. Ipinakita niya lang na kunwari wala siyang idea. Yet she commended Erika for doing a believable job of concealing her intentions. Too bad, alam niya ang motive ng kanyang kapatid. Sinabi niya lang ang totoo. She sat and continued reading.
Jayson was patiently waiting in the maingate when he saw Abby walking towards him. She gave him a faint smile which Jayson gladly responded with.
“Ate, kumusta na kayo?”
She smiled again and showed him a letter.
“Babasahin ulit ni William, yet this will be the last.”
“Ate, bakit ang hilig ninyong magsulat eh pwede namang sabihin sa harapan niya yung mga nandiyan?”
“I cannot.” Maikling sagot ni Abby. May nakita siyang babaeng papalapit sa kanila. “Girlfriend mo oh”
“Hindi po, bestfriend ko pero may kamukha siya”
“Sino?” tanong ni Abby.
“Yung magiging girlfriend ko po” sabi ng binata.
Abby shook her head sa sinabi ng binata. Naalala niya muli kasi si William.
“Ehem” sabi ng isang boses.
“Ay… Erika, ikaw na pala” sabi ni Jayson sa kanyang kausap.
“Sino siya?” tanong ni Erika habang tinititigan ang katabi ng binata. ”She’s beautiful. Istorbo ako sa inyong dalawa”
Jayson gave her a smirk.
“Selos ka naman? Siya si Abby.” Abby gave her hello sa dalaga.
At naramdaman na lang ni Erika ang matinding pagkapahiya at awkwardness sa paligid na iyon.
“Tara na?” nasabi niya na lang, she can feel the sweat drippin from her face. “Ate, sorry po.”
William does not know what to do or say kapag nagkita na sila ni Abby. Kinakabahan siya. He wondered if she is still that dorky girl he met a year ago. He remembered their relationship went unnoticed. That is why Abby escaped scrutiny from the public eye.
It has been a year. He is excited to see what his ex look like or what she is going to say. Hinanda niya na rin ang kanyang sarili na masampal.
Ang plano nila ay magkita sa Plaza de Liz sa Cabanatuan. Treat niya ang lahat. They will be meeting there at 4:30 in the afternoon and he made sure he was the one who arrived first.
William checked the time on his watch. It was five minutes after 4:30. On time siya, si Abby ang late which is unusual kasi noong sila pa ay laging siya ang inaantay.
Fifteen minutes passed, he saw familiar figures sa doorway ng restaurant.
Abby saw William sitting sa loob ng Plaza de Liz. Bigla siyang napahinto.
“Jayson, I can’t” sabi ng dalaga. Jayson can see fear in her eyes. She is about to cry.
“Kaya mo iyan Ate Abby” he said as he cheered Abby. He was sure William is looking at their direction
Abby started to walk towards William as Jayson and Erika anxiously watched. She wore a faint smile. They left the place the moment Abby sat and started to greet William.
Abby, on the other hand was really uncomfortable.
It was William’s cue to speak.
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The Last Note
RomantikAn amateur writer needs an inspiration to write. Jayson's just a typical one until he saw an unlikely inspiration. One Guy. One Diary. One Story.
Chapter 9: Hello Again
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