The Risk of Falling

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"You good?"

Zia my cousin, asked me while drinking her milk tea. Nandito kami ngayon sa Tea Amo naghihintay sa iba naming kaibigan. Today is Saturday, that's why we've decided to go out.

"Yeah, I am. Why did you ask?" Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay. Alam na alam talaga ni Zia na hindi ako okay.

"Did Vlad reject you again?" she laughed. I rolled my eyes at her. Yeah right.

Vlad is my long time crush. Since Grade 5 i think. I am second year college and still, para bang hindi niya pa rin ako kilala. He's my brother's bestfriend. But before I can answer her, our friends came.

"Sorry girls, we're late" Rie said while smiling to these people na nandito. She's Miss Friendly after all.

Iinom na sana ako ng binili kong milk tea ng biglang agawin saakin ito

"Hey! Sel ibalik mo nga yan" he just laughed at me. Gosh my bestfriend is really annoying. Inirapan ko lang siya at kinuha sakanya ang milk tea.

"Ang damot naman Jaya, parang hindi magkaibigan ah" he pouted and went to the counter to order siguro

Wala akong sa mood para patulan si Sel. Paano ba naman, I asked Vlad to be my last dance para sa upcoming debut ko next next week pero he just look at me and turn around like he didn't knew me. Stress na nga ako sa course ko pati ba naman sa lovelife

"Oh bat ganyan mukha neto?" Tanong ni Gesie kay Zia. Zia just shrugged at ngumiti ng parang nang aasar saakin.

"Love, did VI reject you again?" Hays sa lahat ng kaibigan ko si Rie lang talaga yung maasahan. Wala talaga akong makukuha sa iba!

"Alam niyo kung hindi ko lang talaga mahal si Vlad, sinampal ko na yun. Nanggigil ako sa kanya!" Zia and Gesie laughed.

"So paano yan sino magiging last dance mo?" Sel asked na kaka upo lang. Well, I have plans kung paano mapapa-oo si Vlad

"Syempre naman, kailan ba ako tumatanggap ng rejection?" I looked at them. Sel just shrugged and drink his milk tea

"Kailan?" tumawa si Zia "Eh buong buhay mo rejection lang binibigay sayo ni Vlad" nakipag apir siya kay Gesie habang tumatawa

Parang nabuhusan ako ng malamig na tubig. Charot. Pero tama naman si Zia, since then puro hindi nalang yung natatanggap ko mula kay Vlad. He doesn't like me, alam ko naman yun.

My brother always told me na wala talaga akong pag asa. But I can't help it, when you love someone you just can't get enough

I smiled at them bitterly "Yeah, you're right" They looked at me with sad eyes "He always say no to me, he doesn't like me. But you know what? I still like him, I really really like him. And maybe someday he will like me too"

Naging tahimik sila Zia at Gesie sa sinabi ko, habang si Sel ay tumitig saakin kaya I just smiled at him

"Alam mo Jaya, let's just go the bar nalang kaya" Rie suggested. They really expect me to go to the bar, na hindi pa ako 18. But ilang beses na rin naman akong nakapasok sa bar dahil kay Rie. Lahat nalang ata kilala niya. Sa aming lima ako nalang ang hindi pa legal. Hays this is so frustrating.

Napaisip ako, Sunday naman tomorrow. And I think kailangan ko rin mag unwind