As If I Remembered

Chapter 3

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"Ang weird no?" Drey said as he finished eating.

"Huh? What's weird?" Zach just told them what happened and it seemed unbelievable for them.

"Teka lang. Nagwapuhan ka ba sa lalaking yun? That's strange of you. Ano nga ulit pangalan? West?" Warren asked.

"Can you just forget about it? Nothing happened." Zach tried to change the topic but he failed.

"Malamang, kasi nakatulog ka. Mamaya baka ginalaw ka na nun. Parang patay ka pa naman kung matulog." Drey said jokingly.

"What?! Although he's a bit creepy, he looks like a nice person. And he even made an improvise alarm to wake me up."

" Buti di ka napaso?" Warren replied.

"Sandali. Eh kung alam naman pala niya kung pano buksan yung pinto ng cafe, bakit di niya ginawa on the first place?"

Napaisip si Zach sa sinabi ni Drey. He just realized it now. Now he's thinking whether West intended to lock the door. But he erased the thought because he doesn't want to assume.

He shrugged his shoulders in response.

"Anyways, anong oras kayo papasok sa Cafe?" Tanong nito Warren.

"Two PM. Tapusin ko lang klase natin. Kayo?" Sagot ni Drey.

"I'll be there around four. We still have to work on our project. Just tell Alice I'll be late for a while." Zach answered. Tumango nalang Ang dalawa saka sila umlis ng Cafeteria.

Hapon hanggang gabi ang shift nilang tatlo sa Cafe. Pero full-time sila kapag weekends. It was already Friday kaya inaasahan nilang marami-rami na namang customers ang pupunta sa Cafe mamaya.

"No. Definitely, without hesitations, NO!" Napatayo si Zach sa upuan matapos sabihin ni Deor ang suggestion niya para sa project nila. They are currently having a group meeting and planning about their short movie project.

"Sige na Zach. Dalawang weeks nalang at deadline na. Wala na talaga kaming mahanap na ibang pwedeng pumalit kay Jerome kundi ikaw." Deor explained. "Dahil nagquit si Jerome, kailangan nating ulitin ang taping from the beginning."

"But we still have time to find a substitute."

"Actually, wala na. Magsasayang lang tayo ng oras kung maghahanap pa tayo. It takes a lot of time para maedit ang video at busy tayong lahat para sa iba pa nating exam." Jenny, one of their group mates said.

"But..." Tututol pa sana si Zach.

"Please? We have no other choice." Deor said habang hinihikayat nito ang iba pa nilang kagrupo na magpacute at magpaawa Kay Zach.

"But how will I do my job as a director if..."

"Edi mas madali para sa'yo." Sabat agad ni Jenny.

"Huh? How?"

"Ikaw na bahala kung paano mo bibigyan ng character ang role mo. Sa pagkakaalala ko, ikaw nagchampion last year sa Memory Blitz, you even got a perfect score, diba? I'm sure perfectly memorized mo yung script. Come to think of it, isa ka naman sa best actors noong freshmen years natin." Jenny replied.

Zach's eyebrows furrowed trying to think about how he will do the role. Wala siyang problema sa memorization ng script, sa acting meron. It's another burden for him.

He doesn't really want to do acting anymore. Although he's used to it, he doesn't really want to become a center of attraction in any situation. Mas gusto niyang nagtatrabaho lang behind the scenes.