"What the? Crush?"
"Bakit? Hindi na lang pala crush? Like na?" Eleanor laughed mockingly. Magaling talaga tong mang-asar ng ibang tao. Hindi muna ako nakaimik sa tanong niya. I was looking at her as she was looking around the restaurant.
Again, she is beautiful and it amazes me na ngayon ko lang yun napapansin. Halos 1 month pa lang naman kaming magkakilala.
"Stop it. This is partly your fault. Tanga ka ba? Hindi naman to para sa mga single na tao. Tss," I shook my head. Natigilan naman si Eleanor bago nasapo ang noo niya.
"Ay shit! Oo nga pala. Baliw ko naman." She mumbled. I smiled with that. Marunong din naman mag-admit defeat ang isang to. Something Lourd can't. He'll never admit defeat.
Dumating din naman yung order namin at tahimik kaming kumain. I was wondering because she's unusually quiet. Hah, is that for real? Natahimik to?
"Tahimik ka ata." Napatingin siya sakin before rolling her eyes.
"Ano na namang problema mo? Talo mo pa ang buntis na may hormonal imbalance." I added.
"Nagsalita ang hindi moody." She muttered.
"Pardon?"
"Wala. Sabi ko Chance baby, sorry at palpak na naman ang paghahanap natin ng babae mo."
"And now, you're saying sorry." Napakunot lalo ang noo ko. Minsan talaga may pagka-weirdo si Eleanor.
"Bawal ba? Mabait naman ako noh. Hindi lang maganda." With that, she winked at pinagpatuloy ang pagkain niya.
And crazy, I told myself.
***
"Alam mo naging lesson namin sa Psychology yung pagmomove on ng isang tao." We just finished having brunch and we decided to talk a walk around the vicinity. Eleanor was busy giving me lectures from her Psychology class.
That was also the reason why we're walking right now. Sinabi niya kasing mas effective ang maglakad kung gusto mong mapag-isip isip.
"I don't care." I rolled my eyes.
"Be optimistic ka nga, Chance! Alam mo, hindi naman talaga kailangan na makahanap ka agad ng bagong babae para makapag move on. Minsan kailangan mo lang mapag-isa or ma-enjoy ang sarili mo." She smiled thoughtfully.
"How can I enjoy myself when you're here? You're so noisy." Napatungo ako sa daan. Of course what I just said was a lie. I can't enjoy myself if she's not here. She brightens up my mood with her weirdness. Eleanor made a face before stucking her tongue at me.
"Alam mo dapat matagal na kitang nasapak pero nagpapakabait ako ngayon."
"You should just keep quiet, you know."
"Kanina ka pa ah. Alam ko namang malungkot ka lang eh." She snorted, "Wow. Ang drama ko, oh my God."
"Can we stop talking about tragic stories? Nakakainis na eh." I complained as I scratched the back of my head. Eleanor smiled, as if she recalled something.
BINABASA MO ANG
No Strings Attached
General Fiction[For my beloved Chance Lucas Sandoval] Chance Lucas Sandoval meets Eleanor Kai Gonzales in the most unlikely place, and you can guess that the most unlikely thing happens. He agrees to date other women, as Eleanor has stated, to help him move on wit...
