Iniwan Ng Walang Paalam (Short Story)

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I'm Jose Macario Feliciano and I'm in my first year in college under the Bachelor of Multimedia Arts (BMMA)

I was hang around at the cafeteria of the school, sitting on one of those cold steel chairs with matching steel tables, I held my head back, and I text Shamira.

KAMBAL ASAN KA NA BA? ANDITO NA AKO SA CAFETERIA.

I just suddenly frown and throw my phone down on the table. Kanina ko pa siya tinetext pero ni isang reply ay wala pa ring dumarating sa akin. Lately napapansin kong iniiwasan niya ako hindi ko naman alam kung bakit?!

After somewhat fifteen minutes, Shamira walked in the cafeteria looking around. She's wearing yellow long sleeve sweater where the take away carton from Starbucks was on her hand, jeans and white puma.

My faced smiled almost immediately. "Shamira!" I waved my hand nervously with a beaming smile.

She gave me a stare that tells me she's pissed, totally pissed. I don't know why she's mad at me. And yes, she's a girl that has such a weird personality. Minsan hindi ko na siya maintindihan pero dahil magbestfriend kami ay tinitiis ko na lang siya.

"What do you want?" She murmured as she approached me, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

"What's your problem? I observed you lately na your avoiding me? Why are you avoiding me?"

She sat, rested her elbow on the cold steel table and placed her cheeks against her open palms while staring at me.

"Busy lang ako this past few days dahil sobrang dami naming ginagawang projects ngayon kaya kita hindi pinapansin happy?"

"You sure yun lang ang rason?" I said, habang tinutusok ang green straw sa plastic cup at inabot sa kanya. Ah, chewbacca frappuccino, it's her favorite.

Tumango lamang siya sa akin bilang sagot hindi ako sanay na ganito siya katahimik.

"Mukha ka talagang tae." She said.

I brust out laughing with Shamira watching me. "Mas tae ka wag kang papatalo kambal," I opposed.

She smiled.

"So how's you and Nicey?" She asked,

"Ayon kami pa rin." I said.

"That's nice. I'm happy for you kambal." She said and smiled.

Ito yung gusto ko kay Shamira lagi siyang masaya para sakin tapos lagi niya akong sinusuportahan kung saan ako masaya. Ganon rin naman ako sa kanya, I support her lalo na yung pagiging writer niya.

"Ikaw kamusta ka na? namiss kita."

Imbes na magsalita siya she just grabbed her coffee and took a long sip. Tuluyang tumayo si Shamira. At tumingin sa akin sabay sabing "I have to go marami pa akong gagawin eh. Pumunta lang talaga ako dito para magpakita sayo. Mamaya kasi kapag hindi ako sumulpot baka magtampo ka haha." She said and laughed.

I faced her with an confused look before she go with a huge breath. "Sige, Jose I have to go. Bye!"

At tuluyan na nga niya akong iniwan sa cafeteria na magisa. Hindi ko talaga maintindihan ang babaeng yun. Hindi naman siya ganyan dati nagbago lang siya simula nang umamin ako kay Nicey. Oo, naging busy din ako noong mga panahon na yun dahil laging na kay Nicey ang atensiyon ko. Sinasabi ko nga kay Shamira na sabay kami maglunch pero siya tong laging may excuses. Naalala ko yung nakita ko siya sa Park nilapitan ko siya, tulala pa siya ng mga panahon na yun mukhang ang lalim ng iniisip.

"Oy! Kambal dito lang pala kita mahahanap. Haha." I said and I pat her shoulder.

"Oh. Haha. Ikaw pala kambal bakit?" She said mukhang wala pa siya sa sarili.