2
After attending two of our morning subjects for today, I bid goodbye to Aica. I had a minor headache with the subjects we had. I needed to put on an extra effort to pass these minor subjects.
"Les, see you on our next subject," she said with a smile.
Gelo, the guy who didn't want to talk, could talk. He participated in our recitation and introduce himself as Angelo Gabriel Manansala III when asked by the professor. I decided to call him just Gelo. His name was long enough to make me gasp for air. He was standing behind Aica when she said goodbye. He wasn't interested in being friends with me, I guess.
"See you!" I said and moved my way to meet Angel and the rest outside the room. They were no longer in sight when I searched for them.
Aica asked me to be her friend while taking the same subjects together. We would be with Gelo, too. She said he was her friend. They had been friends for, I couldn't recall how long, a long time, I guess.
"HOY! SAAN NIYO BALAK PUMUNTA?" I shouted as loud as I could when I saw that those three little pigs were about to leave without me.
They all halted in their tracks when they heard my voice.
"Girl, nandyan ka pa pala," Diwata said, feigning innocence.
"Hey, Les. We thought you were--" Dyosa was out of words to say.
Angel nudged the two of them. "Quit the lies. Les wouldn't buy our gasgas lines."
They made their way back to me, faking their smiles. They were busted. I knew they were trying to escape and leave me with...why would they leave me?
"Balak niyo talagang talikuran ang pagkakaibigan natin?" I said, pretending to be offended of what they did. I even slapped Diwata on his arms.
"Ouch, bakla! We were just following someone," he said, darting his eyes into the direction of someone.
"Sino?" I asked.
"The treasure of your life. None other than Harvey," Dyosa said with delight.
"It's really Harvey, Les," said Angel to convince me.
My heart could fall off my chest the moment I got a glimpse of Harvey. He looked fresh, neat, and everything that could describe a good looking young man. I was about to smile as I appreciate his presence when a girl walked toward him. They talked and walked away, disappearing from our sight. The girl was not Cheska.
I looked at the three girls. "Gorgeous, after my life's treasure!" I said, marching into Harvey's direction like a pirate who would claim a long lost treasure box.
Halos mag tiptoe na kami sa paglalakad para lang hindi marinig ni Harvey na may nakasunod sa kanya.
He was walking slowly, using his phone while walking. If only I had the power to zoom in my eyesight, I would probably be reading the message he was reading or sending to someone.
We stopped walking after Harvey when we felt that he was going to look into our direction. We pretended to be waiting for someone as he continued to walk his way to the next building with the girl.
"Where did Garcia go?" asked Diwata.
I looked around and noticed that Angel was missing in action. She was with us when we went after Harvey. How did she disappear like a bubble that instant?
"Oh, no. Was she abducted by aliens?" Dyosa worriedly asked.
"Let's look after her," I said.
Diwata was lost in his thoughts when he said, "Let's go to the cafeteria. Maybe she went there, leaving us behind."
"I think so," Dyosa agreed. "She hates it when we go after Harvey. Not a bit interested in following him. Hay, nako. May bebe na kasi."
"We shouldn't be sad about that. It's time to look for our own bebe," I told them.
Their eyes shone like it a bright diamond. They both the idea I presented. It would be fun to them to look at the boys especially at the Engineering and Marine Department. We had to pass by their buildings to get to the cafeteria.
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I called Angel while we were on our way to the cafeteria. She confirmed that she was eating here with Joshua. The moment we entered the caf, we looked for Angel. We found her sitting at the table with Joshua, they were both eating. Three seats were reserved for us next to them.
"They make a great pair," Dyosa couldn't help but admire the view.
"I know. They were both lucky to have each other," I said.
Diwata was thinking out loud. "I wanted to have a Joshua in my life, too."
I could only say good things about Joshua. He was kind and nice to Angelo; he was almost like Simon. Angel admitted to have feelings for Joshua. She said he was doing his best to prove his serious intentions for her.
Diwata and Dyosa jokingly told Angel that they would be doing everything to get Joshua from her if she would not say yes to him.
"I will just wait for Simon baby to notice me," said Diwata.
"Diwata, Mara will surely get back. You will not stand a chance against her with Simon," I explained.
I knew Mara had plans to return here after getting her college degree abroad. She hadn't informed me yet if there were changes in her original plan. Simon was waiting for her; we were all aware of that. We just hoped that those two will end up together. Their story hadn't started yet if we were to talk about the real one.
I hadn't had the chance to tell Mara that there were two guys who were fighting over her beloved Simon. She seemed busy these past days and the different time zone was killing us.
We decided to approach Angel and Joshua than just stare at them.
"Hey, love birds. Ano na ang kaganapan?" Dyosa asked them when he got into a seat.
"Les, Joshua was saying something," Angel said looking at the original Garcia.
It was not a secret to him that I liked Harvey. He said there was nothing wrong if I liked someone, and that Harvey was a nice guy.
"What is it, Joshua baby? You need to say it first to us before getting the words to Leslie," Diwata interrupted him.
Joshua didn't feel less man when he was with Diwata and Dyosa. He was actually having fun talking to them. It was indeed full of fun when those two were sharing stuff about the guys they liked.
"It's just that Harvey and I are classmates this semester," he said as casually as it sounded.
The joy of hearing Harvey's name was sending ruptures into my heart. I probed Joshua a lot of questions when I learned that he would be seeing Harvey this semester a lot of times.
"Are you serious, Joshua? Have you talked to him? Seatmates ba kayo? Did he share something personal to you?"
Joshua responded to each of my questions. "We aren't seatmates. Pero tinanong niya kanina 'yong next schedule namin for today."
"Ano oras?"
"Two to five," he said.
I frowned. "I have class to attend to that same time."
"That's a sign, Les," Diwata blurted out.
"A sign?" I asked.
"A sign that you need to stop being head over heels with him. It's time to move on. Mga bakla, maraming isda sa ocean. We can hook you up with someone if you like," he explained.
"I agree with Diwata," Angel said.
"I second the motion, Mrs. Garcia," Dyosa supported her.
"Guys, it's not a bad thing if I like Harvey. In fact, he serves as my inspiration in everything," I confessed.
It was true. I hadn't had a failing grade even if I kept on checking all his social media accounts while studying. Liking Harvey was good advantage. It wasn't that sad though the feelings were not reciprocated.
"He has a girlfriend, right?" Joshua asked.
"How did you know?"
"I overheard his conversation with a classmate. There was a girl who asked him straight in the face if he would like to go out with him," said Joshua.
Diwata and Dyosa exclaimed when they heard this.
"But Harvey didn't accept the invitation. He said he has a girlfriend and he doesn't want to cause trouble to their relationship."
I was not happy with the news.
"Let's eat and forget about every guy named Harvey," said Dyosa. "Kunin ko order mo. What do you want to eat?" he asked me.
"Ayaw ko pa mag move on," I told them.
"You need to. You have to. Basta kailangan mo, sister," Diwata encouraged me.
They took our orders and we ate without talking about Harvey and his girlfriend.
Why did I ever like a guy whose heart was already owned by someone? The feeling of having a one-sided affection wasn't easy to handle. I couldn't believe that being single could be heart wrenching too without experiencing a heart break and failed relationship.
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