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Eya.

I have no idea why I don't want to hear anything from Gio. Wala rin naman akong karapatang magalit, it's just he's playing someone's heart with his damn good looks.

Tila ba may kirot. At ayaw kong malaman ang kahit anong mayro'n sa kanila---napakadefensive, 'di ko man lang natanong---ang gulo ko!

Pilit kong tinitipa ang mga salita gusto kong sabihin sakan'ya. O, ipagsawalang bahala na lang? Minsan kasi 'yong pagiging assuming ko hindi nadadala sa tamang sagot o kaya'y nagiging isang tanong nalang. I'm afraid of my own question to be answered, it's just like you're leading yourself to be broke again.

I know the person who can accompany me right now.

"Hi," hi greeted me.

Hindi natuloy ang pagcontact ko kay Andrei dahil bigla siyang lumitaw sa harap ko. He's wearing brown pants and a denim polo.

I look after he speaked, "hi."

"Alam ko na kung saan kita makikita," He pointed the chair. "Can I sit?" Like the ussual.

Bago pa dumating ang order ko, "do you want anything---ililibre kita." Mabilisan kong sambit.

Tatayo na sana ako ngunit pinigilan niya ako gamit ang kamay, "I came here to say this words," agad akong bumalik sa kinauupuan ko at umayos.

Dumating ang order. Tumakas ako sa practice kahit may klase pa umalis ako. This fastfood chain chills me everytime.

"I should't pushed myself to you," paninimula niya, ang happy-go-lucky na taong nakilala ko sa bar ay naging malungkot, "you're happy with someone, and yet you look surprised."

"I am," I'm getting his point now. "That's the reason why I'm feeling the same thing again."

Purga na ako sa mga fastfood na binibili ko pero mas immuned ako sa mga taong darating at aalis din.

"Can I just ask this?" He asked me. I give him the permission.

"Do you like me?" His question that I exactly want to hear.

"Is that obvious for you, Gio?," I stopped for a while then he just shrugged, "I like you after when you came. The bar conversation up to the hallway incident. I don't want to admit, but I really do, this is why I'm jealous with Divine and I don't have any force to say that, dahil ano ba ako sa'yo?" Nilakasan ko na ang loob ko.

"You are mean," sambit niya. "Sino si Andrei?"

"Answer my question, ano ba ako sa'yo?" Madiin kong tanong sakaniya.

Pinipigilan ko ang pag-iyak ko.

Silence.

"You're special to me." When he said that s-word, he reminds of Divine, 'pag special pala okay pala makipaglampungan.

"And Andrei is my bestfriend. What do you want to know?" Binubuksan ko ang burger na inorder ko.

"Do you like him?" The tone in his voice needs a accurate answer.

"We're friends since kid. And I'm cool with it. I like you, Gio." Hindi ko mapigilan ang sarili ko.

It takes time to feel this kind of feeling. The uneasiness, the kilig factor and the butterflies.

I said it, finally! Mahirap, pero baka pwedeng mawala. But Gio is different from the boy I've loved.

"Ask him if he likes you. Ayaw kong may kaagaw." Kinabahan naman ako sa sinabi niya. Looking at him serious talking.

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