"What the fck?!"
Nagpatuloy na lang ako sa paggawa ng research paper namin. I have to finish this until tomorrow para sa submission. I was almost at the half part when I heard them laughing. Abot sa kwarto ko yung tawanan nilang dalawa.
"Ano bang pinag-uusapan ng mga yun?" pagtataka ko.
Seriously. Why do girls have all these shitty secrets and all these girl talks and whatsoever? May napapala ba sila diyan?
Lumabas ako ng kwarto and went near PeeWee's bedroom door. Dinikit ko ang tenga ko sa pinto niya and listened to them while they talk.
"Ate, I really don't like him at first. Pero I don't know. Patagal nang patagal parang... Eh! Basta ang hirap explain!"
"PeeWee, it's normal. Pero you're still young. Baka naman crush mo lang siya. Di pa love yan." sagot naman ni Julie.
"Paano ba malalaman pag love na ate?"
"I don't know. I've never felt that kind of feeling eh. Haha."
"So wala ka pa ding boyfriend ate?" PeeWee asked.
"Wala. Hey. You've been asking that everytime I come here. Yung totoo? Atat ka din eh. Hahaha."
"Eh kasi naman ate eh. You're pretty. Why don't guys court you?"
"I don't know."
"Are they scared? Or is it because they just don't meet your standards?"
"A little of both siguro? Kasi diba I'm a low-maintenance girl. I mean, look at me. I dress like a boy. I don't wear make-up. I don't even care kung anong itsura ko in the morning. Hahaha. And also, yeah. Maybe because I'm also a hopeless romantic because of all the books I've been reading, kaya siguro I'm kind of expecting guys to be like these fictional characters." I can hear the smile in her voice.
"You are pretty ate. Maybe there's really someone na in love sayo pero baka torpe lang." ani PeeWee.
"Hahaha. Ano namang alam mo diyan sa torpe na yan ha?"
"Hahaha. A little. May kilala akong ganun." sabi ni PeeWee. "He's so torpe. I think since birth torpe na siya. Pero if you really know him, makikita mo sa eyes niya how much he really likes and loves this girl. Maybe he hasn't realized it yet pero mahal niya yung girl."
"Haha. So love expert ka na?"
"Sort of. Hahahaha." tumawa silang dalawa at narinig ko pa ang pag-apir nila. Napailing na lang ako saka na lang nagbalik sa kwarto.
"Girls." I said saka na bumalik sa paggawa ng homework ko.
I'm about to finish my work nang magbukas ang pinto at paglingon ko ay si Julie. May dala siyang bag ng chips and 2 sodas saka siya humiga sa kama and opened the bag.
"Ta's ka na?" she asked.
"Almost. Bakit?"
"Wala lang. Boring eh. PeeWee's reviewing for her exam tomorrow. Tapos walang tao sa bahay. Bilisan mo diyan."
"Wait. Ipprint ko na lang." sabi ko then clicked print on my laptop. Tumayo na ako saka naglakad at humiga rin sa kama sa tabi niya and opened one soda can. "I heard you and my sister awhile ago."
Nanlaki ang mata niya saka naubo. I patted her back at saka binuksan ang soda niya at pinainom siya.
"Kailan ka pa naging chismoso?!" gulat na tanong niya.
"Hindi ko naman talaga maririnig kaya lang ang lakas ng tawanan niyo and I got distracted and curious. Does my sister have a boyfriend?!"
"Wala." sagot niya. "Eavesdropper."
"Hey. That's my sister. Ayokong may lalaking manligaw sa kanya no. Not until she's done with her college and has a stable job."
"Wow. So much for being a strict brother." sabi niya.
"Syempre. Dad's gone so ako na lang ang gagawa nung ganun para kay PeeWee. And if I know, ganyan din si Kuya Fort sayo."
"Di ganun si kuya. Kasi he knows me and he knows that I have priorities. And you should just do that to PeeWee too. Your sister's a smart girl. Yung mga pinag-usapan namin kanina it's just one of her highschool life moments. Normal naman sa isang 16 years old ang magkaron ng crush no. She does't want to have a boyfriend pa naman." sabi niya.
"Paano mo naman nasabi yun? Ha?"
"Coz she's waiting for you to have a girlfriend." she said at nakita ko ang pagkunot ng noo niya at pagpigil ng tawa.
"Bakit ka tumatawa?"
"Ako?! Excuse me. Hindi no! Assuming."
"Yes you are!"
"No I'm not!"
"Nagpipigil ka eh. I know that face Julie Anne. What did my sister told you? Ha?"
"Wala! Nagkkwentuhan kami about sa mga torpe kanina and we both agreed na you are one of them! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha." she bursted out laughing at hinampas-hampas pa ko. "Torpe." she said.
"What the?! Hindi ako torpe ha!" defensive na sabi ko.
"Weeeeeh! Torpe ka kaya!" asar niya sa akin. "Di ka naman magpapatulong sa akin kay Cielo kung di ka torpe eh. Hahahaha."
"Eh k-kasi nga diba. Mahirap siyang iapproach!" sabi ko. Di naman kaya ako torpe!
"Whatever Magaloner!" sabi niya saka na tumayo. "Uwi na ko. I have to think of ways pa para ilakad ka kay Cielo. Good night, torpe!"
"HINDI AKO TORPE JULIE ANNE!" habol ko sa kanya.
"Yeah whatever!" sabi niya saka na tumakbo pababa and was out of the house.
"Hindi ako torpe no. Di naman katorpehan yung magpatulong ah. She's my bestfriend. Of course I also want her to know the girl of my dreams. Para walang conflict kapag naging kami na ni Cielo kasi friends sila. Tss. Di katorpehan yun no."
