Anam Cara (3W8L: The New Generation)

Chapter 6

Sean! My twin! How do they know each other? What new student? Isn't he my Grab driver?!

"WAIT! Aren't you my Grab driver? And our janitor? So why are you a new student? Niloko mo ba ako? Or do you have a twin? I can't—What's happening?" 

Tuloy tuloy kong sinabi, yung mukha niya parang narealize din niya na ako yung kausap niya.

"Miss Grab?" he asked, he sounded surprised.

"Yeah?"

"Oh that's why you are familiar! Ikaw yung kinwento sa akin ni Sheantan." Sabat naman ni Sean. "Oh, she's Sheantan. My twin sister."

"You have a twin? Cool!" Lumapit siya sa akin... sobrang lapit?! 

Naramdaman kong si Dexter biglang napalapit din sa akin, siguro para ready kung ano mang gagawin sa akin nito ni Calix. 

Lumapit pa si Calix, tumitig tapos... pinisil ang pisngi ko. 

Lumapit siya kay Sean, pinisil din niya pisngi ni Sean. I—

"Bro naman." Sabi ni Sean.

"You guys are real." Sagot ni Calix. Oh my gosh, he's a weirdo isn't he?

I was about to question Calix some more nang makita kong lumapit si Sean kay Yasmin. "Yas, what was that about? What happened and why was Ivo shouting at you?" Tumingin naman sa baba si Yas.

"It's... it's my fault. I was asking him to date my friend and I told him that... he has issues and that he should confide in us." Matapos sabihin yun ni Yas tumahimik lang si Sean. 

Lahat din lang kami tahimik. Napatingin ako kay Dex pero nakatingin pa rin siya kay Calix na parang inaaral yung features niya.

"Yas, it's not your place to tell Ivo that he has issues. Lahat tayo may issues. We aren't perfect."

"I know! That's why I'm asking him to open up to us, kung bakit siya ganon, hindi ko kasi maintindihan. How can I help him if I don't know the problem?! I'm so frustrated. He's my friend and I can't do anything to help him."

"Yas, calm down." Sean took Yas' hand on his own. 

"Yas, you're a fixer. You try to fix everyone you think is broken. You find fulfillment in fixing people knowing that you helped them. Pero not everyone wants to be fixed. You just can't force people to be fixed. Yes we all have issues, but sometimes we need our own selves to fix those. Kaya siguro nagalit si Ivo. Wala tayo sa lugar para pilitin siyang itigil yung pagiging player niya, or pagdate niya sa madaming girls. He's our friend, but we don't own him. He's his own person, Yasmin."

Natahimik lang kaming lahat. At times like this nahahalata kung gaano kamature si Sean kahit kaedad lang namin siya, and when he's serious like this lahat lang kami nakikinig at nirerespeto mga sinasabi niya.

"I understand. I'm sorry." Sabi na lang ni Yas.

"Hindi ako dapat sinasabihan mo ng sorry. You know what to do, but for now we welcome Calix." Sean then looked at Calix "Too much for an introduction huh? I specifically told them to behave and this is what they do. Sorry bro." Sabi ni Sean kay Calix.

"No bro, I'm good! It's fun. I mean... not fun, sorry wrong word. It's exciting? Somehow I feel like I'm not an outsider in your group."

"But you are." Dexter coldly answered. 

Napatingin naman kami lahat sa kanya. 

"What? He is an outsider." biglang sabi ni Dex.

"Be polite, Dex."