Born For You

Worried

— JIA —

1:30 in the afternoon. I still have 30 minutes of wondering if she's okay, why she walked out. I instantly got confused with her actions and behaviour. Minsan talaga ang weird niya. Arggh. Nakakainis. Partida wala pang one week na magkakilala kami tapos puro na disaster lahat ng nangyayari.

It's been a day since Mich had gone missing. Literally, missing. Ni hindi nga siya nagparamdam sa mga kapatid niya and even me, wala siyang sinabi. I really don't know what to do, kung magpa-panic ba ako or should I just let her be for the moment.

Naguguluhan na talaga ako. No one really knows where the heck she is.

--- Calm down, Ju. Malay mo naman all she needs is a breather.

Right, right. Stop overthinking and focus on the lecture. Saka ko na isipin si Michyyy.

"Ms. Ho, is there any problem?" The professor suddenly asked me. Napatingin tuloy lahat sakin. Gahhhhhd.

I mentally slapped myself in annoyance, "No sir. Wala pong problema." I smiled timidly.

Professor Magdangal eyed me for two seconds before going back to lecturing about numbers and letters, and other things that I cannot basically focus on right now.

--- Well, masyado mo kasing iniisip si Michelle. Kaya ayan, di ka kaagad maka-focus.

Shush! Shut up ka na lang brain. You're definitely not helping. 🙄

"Hey, let's talk later.." Napatalon ako sa gulat nang bigla akong kalabitin ni Fel. Medyo na-shook ako kaya napatango na ako unconsciously.

Aish. Ano na naman kaya ang pag-uusapan namin mamaya? 🤔

2:55 in the afternoon. After almost one and a half hour of my class in Calculus, nag-aayos na ako ng gamit para makatayo at makaalis na dahil medyo nababagot na ako. Lolsiee. Hahaha. Anyways, may pag-uusapan pa pala kami ni Fel kaya naman agad-agad akong tumayo at lumabas ng room.

Nang muntik na akong matumba dahil sa paghila sa akin nang kung sino man 'tong taong 'to. Umalog ata kaluluwa ko readers, nakakaloka. Grabe yung hila mga besh.

Magrereklamo na sana ako kung hindi ko lang nakita yung mukha niya, "Aray naman, Fel. Grabe makahila, ah." Daing ko rito.

Pero imbis na pansinin ako nito ay binigyan lang niya ako ng isang napaka charming na smile. Gosh. This day's just getting weirder and weirder at the moment.

Nang makarating kami sa parking area ay kaagad niya akong hinila papasok sa kotse niya, in which I assumed to be hers. She went inside first and pulled me inside the backseat of the car.

"So, tell me what happened?" Napakunot naman ako ng noo. "C'mon Ju. Please do tell.." She pleaded.

My forehead creased. --- Shit! Baka nalaman na niya yung about sa sugat ni Mich, or worse nilang lahat. I was stuck on my seat, ni hindi ako nakagalaw. I don't even know what to say.

Gahd. Napaka unexpected naman nito.

"Huh? Tell you what?" I was trying so hard not to stutter. "Wala akong alam sa sinasabi mo, Fel." I weirdly say. Syempre para naman mapaniwala ko agad siya.