"Magpapasundo ka ba mamaya?"



"No. Magc'commute na lang ako, kuya," sagot ko.



Habang nasa byahe kami ay hindi ko maiwasang hindi mapaisip sa nangyari noong gabing 'yon—February 14. For some reason, I kept rewinding it in my head as if there was a part I missed. Tumingin ako sa labas. Honestly, that was a really good dream. So romantic—so perfect to be real. Bakit kasi sa panaginip lang ganon? Nakakainis naman. Pero paano kaya kung nangyari nga iyon? Anong gagawin ko? Paano ko siya haharapin? Napahawak ako sa chin ko at mas napaisip. Ngunit natigilan din ako. Wait. Why am I hoping? No way. Mali. Impossible. She made it clear a day before that night that she's not into me and she would never like me. So why am I even thinking like this? What the fudge. We should never assume anything unless otherwise stated and proven. Learn your lesson, Skylie Rae.



Ang lala na ng pagiging hopeless romantic ko ah.



Napahawak ako sa sentido ko. "Ang sakit sa ulo."



Then suddenly, a song popped into my head.



"And I don't know how it gets better than this, you take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless." Napangiti ako. "And I don't know why but with you I'd dance...in a storm in my best dress, fearless."



What the heck, Skylie!!!



That dream...yeah, that was fearless. We were fearless. But I am also glad I woke up without knowing what happened next, or else I might be living in delusion forever.



"Are you alright, bunso?"



Inilabas ko ang phone ko at muling binasa ang messages niya noong gabing 'yon. Paulit-ulit ko itong binasa. Her messages scream jealousy, though. Pero ang kapal ng mukha ko para isipin 'yon. Bakit naman siya magseselos? I opened my Instagram account and decided to check her profile. Unlike Akaizha, bihira lang magpost si monster; her recent post was last week, Friday morning, iyong outfit niya noong party. She was really killing it. Sobrang ganda niya noong gabing 'yon. Sayang lang dahil noong pauwi ko na siya nakita—if that wasn't part of the dream, though. Ano ba, Skylie. Why can't you differentiate between what's a dream and what's not?



What can I do? I'm also confused. "Baka kailangan ko nang magpatingin."



"Bunso," napatingin ako kay kuya nang tapikin niya ako. "Okay ka lang ba?" Worried na tanong niya.



"Yes, kuya. Why?"



"Anong why? Nagsasalita ka mag-isa diyan. Sure ka bang okay ka lang?" Tanong niya pa.



Napaiwas ako ng tingin at napapikit sandali dala ng kahihiyan. Fudge! "Sorry na kuya. May iniisip lang." Understaffed kasi ang utak ko ngayon; it's not functioning more effectively than usual.



"Ano? Or...sino?" Tumingin ako sa kanya. His gaze was on the road. "Si Samantha ba?" Dagdag pa niya.



"Ang straightforward mo, kuya." wika ko sabay kaila, "And nope, not her. Iba ang iniisip ko. It's nothing important."



"Talaga lang ah?" Sinulyapan niya ako. Natatawa siya. "Magpapalusot ka pa. Halata ka naman."



"Hindi nga siya."



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