Stuck in Reverse (TLS #1)

Stuck in Reverse

I wonder if he did change too, is he okay now?

I turned to Zeia who's using her phone the whole time, may boyfriend na ba 'to nang hindi ko alam? I was just looking at her expressing every emotions na meron. You can clearly see if she's annoyed, confused, sad or happy. Kitang kita sa mukha niya.

"Oh, bago ka mag conclude, trabaho 'to." Zeia said when she noticed me staring, sounds defensive.

"Sabi mo e." sabi ko nalang and smiled teasingly. Na miss ko siyang asarin lagi. 

"Ang defensive ha, trabaho mo na naman ba 'yan?" Pagsingit ni Amari. Kung saan saan nalang talaga 'to sumusulpot.

"I told you 'Di ba, kapag nahirapan ka welcome ka sa'min." Amari said. I heard Zeia became so workaholic after college, no one can stop her from working hard. Ganon yata talaga siguro kapag breadwinner ng pamilya, atleast she's happy though. I look at them again. Laughing freely, na miss ko 'to.

Amari and Zeia continued to talk about work stuffs na hindi rin naman ako masyadong maka-relate. I have a lot of catching up to do. Wala akong halos alam tungkol sa mga buhay nila. Still find it funny how they call me their friend.

I decided to excuse myself and go to the comfort room and fix myself. Dumiretso na ako sa baba to greet some friends and collegues, di ko kilala yung ba since Amari and Elleja invited them batchmate daw nila o namin. Aside sa mga classmates ko back then, wala na rin akong kilala dito. Ang toxic pala talaga, I focused so much on helping him find himself back that I never tried to find myself. Tama naman si Amari I really-- we really need the break. Are you okay now, Troy?

"Clarize!"

"Clarize Rivas?"

I tried to find the voice but there's a lot of people here sinabayan pa ng malakas na music. I can't even recognize the voice.

"Hey!" I saw a guy holding a drink trying to avoid bumping people along his way. "I knew it was you!"

Yael? I know he's going back to the Philippines but wow I did not expect him here now. He's my friend well I guess I can say that. I met him when I stayed in Paris.

 

"Yael! When did you get here?" 

He helped me a lot during my time in Paris and seeing him here really made me happy. "Sana sinabi mo sakin, i could've accompany you." I added as we made our way to the rooftop it's quite peaceful here no loud music and not crowded, a great place for talking or just wanting to have some time for yourself. This is a special place for me.

"Nah, I figured you must be busy for Troian and decided to surprise you, I came last week, and oh, you wouldn't believe the things that have happened to me." he said as we reached my friends' table, they look at Yael. Amari already met him when she visited me, I've told the others about him but it's their first time to see him.