Chasing Mr. Right [Complete]

Thirty-second Chase

"Charm?"

"Huh? You were saying?"

"Sabi ko, susunduin kita bukas ng 6 am. Okay ba?"

"6 am? Bakit ang aga masyado?! San ba tayo pupunta?"

"Secret! Bye, Charm! See you tomorrow! Maexcite ka para sa date natin, okay?" Binabaan niya ko ng phone pero what the hell, naiwan pa rin akong nakangiti na parang baliw habang nakatitig sa cellphone ko. 

"In love ka na ba kay Jasper?" Napatalon ako nung biglang nagsalita si Maggie. Nasa kusina rin pala yung babaeng 'to? Di ko man lang siya narinig na lumapit!

Tumawa ako. "In love agad? Hindi no."

"Eh bakit..."

"I don't know. Ako rin mismo nalilito. I like that he cares. Gusto ko yung lahat ng pag-eeffort na ginagawa niya. I like that he's always there. Maybe I'm starting to like him. But love? Hindi pa. Malayo pa ko 'dun."

"Okay. Pero Cha, sa pagkakataong 'to, don't hurt yourself okay?"

"I won't. And I won't hurt him too."

"Him?"

"Si Jasper. Hindi ko siya sasaktan. I'd hate myself if I do that."

Nagring ulit yung phone ko na hawak hawak ko kaya sinagot ko na lang agad dahil for sure si Jasper na naman 'to. Mangungulit na naman siguro. "Jasper, for the nth time, pupunta ako sa date natin bukas. Hindi kita iindiyanin, okay? Tigilan mo nga yang pangungulit m---"

"Charm." Napatigil ako.

"Zeke?" His voice is hoarse and he sounds tired. Sa harap ko, kumunot yung noo ni Maggie tapos nagtaas siya ng kilay sa'kin. I shrugged bago ako lumabas ng kusina at umupo sa sofa sa sala.

"Um, uh, akala mo si Jasper ako? May lakad pala kayo bukas?"

"Quit the small talk, Zeke. Get straight to the point. Bakit ka tumatawag sa'kin?"

"I-I don't know. Wala kasi si Dave at busy si Aaron and I'm losing my mind---" Zeke doesn't always lose his cool like this so there must be something wrong with him.

"Zeke, relax. Ano bang nagyayari sa'yo?"

"I don't know. I know this is really selfish of me. Pero nag-away na naman kami ni Tiffany---napapadalas na lalo yung pag-aaway namin. And I don't know, lagi kitang namimiss at naiisip sa tuwing nag-aaway kami because everything's easy with us, remember? And Charm---"

"Zeke, nababaliw ka na ba?! That's the reason you called me? You can't go looking for me everytime na mag-aaway kayo ni Tiffany! It's not my job to wipe your tears and comfort you when someting's not going right with your girlfriend! I'm your ex-girlfriend who's just starting to move on from you, for Pete's sake! I don't know what's wrong with you pero hindi ka naman ganyan kaselfish dati, Zeke!"