The main points on B's balik ganap dun sa out of the blue invite ni Glaiza babe for lunch with B:
1. Glaiza babe was absent sa aming first period, so she was not really joking when she told me na magski-skip siya nang class at magko-coffee na lang cuz i made utos of her na bumalik na sa classroom namen. Sabi nga niya wag siyang utusan especially ako, wag daw talaga akong mautus-utusan siya!
2. Nag-suggest si Glaiza babe na maging buddies sila for that day because same daw silang AWOL ang mga besties nila kaya naging buddies of the day nila ang each other. Knowing Glaiza babe lang ng very light, never kong na isip na may kahibangan pala siyang like that! Pero what if kung si B yung absent that day, will the goddess Glaiza babe ask me to be her meantime buddy and would she even invite me for lunch with her and her cousins? Ano kaya noh?!.
3. Di lang mga pinsan ni Glaiza babe yung kasama sa lunch, nandoon din yung friends niyang sina Angelica, Alexandra, and dalawang Halili and yung si Mike na hampslups sa lahat ng hampslups ay present sa lunch. And guess what?! Super enjoy ni B yung company nila, and yes, pati company daw ni hampslups Mike!
4. Wala si Kylie sa lunch and same as me, absent din siya for the whole day. Reason? Ang biglaang arrange marriage niya sa isang Ybaro or was it Ybrahim, kaya magre-rebel daw muna siya sa parents niya at ayun nag-absent at sinugod yung papakasalan niya na malande daw. Pero no news pa kung ano ang progress dun sa Kylie Arrange Marriage Fiasco (KAMF). Tsk, kamusta na kaya si cousin ko? The news is so agaran lang ha! And poor Kylie, sana lang talaga she's okay. Arrange marriage sucked big time! I remember when my parents arranged me to be married dun sa Mo Buhawi or was that Twister? Ah basta, kainis lang talaga that guy, so fresh na fresh sa self and so mahangin and the mouth is much more dada than the girls! And worse his like super oldie na for me! Age doesn't matter naman pero pag siya, well I think I should give an exception. Kaya walang nagawa parents ko nang tiningnan ko sila nang masama after nilang i-suggest yung arrange marriage dun kay Twister! Madaan sila sa masamang tingin ni Howell!
5. They talked about many things dun sa lunch nila, from music to movies at sa recent fave nilang tv series. And guess what? Pinakita lang naman ni Glaiza babe ang playlist niya kay B! Eeeeeeeeh! I was so freakin out when B told me about dun, I mean this is like a step half closer dun sa Oplan Make Pa-Close Kay Glaiza Babe (OMPCKGB). I'd get to know what type of music she likes and maybe from there I can initiate a convo with Glaiza babe about dun sa mga fave niyang songs. Ah basta! Pero mejo tanga kasi si B, kasi di niya pa talaga mini-morize yung mga title nang songs sa playlist ni Glaiza babe, may nakuha naman siya pero 4 lang! Ugh! Kaya I can't help it but to be wholeheartedly na mainis kay B!
Kaya ngayon, I'm here listening to some LANY songs that I downloaded after our kwentohan with B. I also told B narin bout my reason of skipping school that day at ang sabi lang ni B ay kahibangan ko lang daw yun kay Glaiza babe kasi daw there's this namumuong girl crush na ako dun kay Glaiza babe! Di naman, semi lang yun, semi!
Yung 4 songs na natandaan ni B ay naka on repeat na sa phone ko... Ang ganda nang taste ni GB (Glaiza Babe) sa music, I have a feeling pa nun that she's into indie music kaya I was not shocked when I was not familiar dun sa mga artists, well except lang dun sa 1975, I know naman of them, I'm a fan rin kaya. So yung songs if you want to know are ILYSB by LANY, Robbers by The 1975, Perfect by Colour Coding and Clearest Blue by The CHVRCHES.
I'm taking it one step at a time kaya I'm digging info first on LANY, and their songs are so good! It's really good for backgrounds on make-out sessions! Hihi. Yes they really are I'm excited to try it with Gla... I mean Jase. Yes, kay Jase!
I'm here na sa classroom namen and Bianca is still not here, obvs. I knocked kanina sa unit niya pero walang meh nag bukas sa akin. And of course I tried texting and calling her pero walang sagot from her. I won't go knockin on that damn door of her's if she just replied to my calls and text. So after three knocks give up na ang beauty ko, so I headed na lang sa school.
I have an idea naman bat walang paramdam yung si B saken. I'm pretty sure si-neak out niya yung minor de edad niyang boyfie dun sa house nila, nag-absent na rin si B kasi nung aftie saying may important siyang gala and I'm sure na hindi pa yun nakaka-uwi from that important gala of her's. Sobrang inenjoy siguro nang mga yun gala nila. Ang yuck talaga ni B, lakas maka teenager! Haha
Habang I enjoyed LANY's yea, babe, no na song eh nag-vibrate naman yung phone ko. I checked it and it was only from Boo asking me to meet him up dun sa parking lot ng school, as in now na! Major important daw and sasabihin niya to me and di na mapapaliban after the morning class or second period! Wow lang ha, nagpi-primadonna tong si Jase! Siguro important nga. 20 mins. pa bago class kaya I have time pa naman. Ang atat lang ni Boo ha resend lang ng resend ng paulit-ulit na message! Ugh!
Nang matungo ko na ang parking lot ng school ay agad ko nang nilapitan si Boo na naka-sandal sa blue Ferrari sports car niya. I kissed him sa cheek muna bago I asked him about bakit niya ko pinapunta dito.
"Boo, dad called me yesterday after ku dun sa place mo and he called because *sigh* his telling me to move na sa New Zealand. Lolo was taken to the hospital and mejo major ang na diagnose sa kanya." Malungkot na saad nito sa akin.
"Oh my God! Is he okay na tho? Does this mean pinapapunta ka na don para mag-alalay sa business right?" Alanganin kong tanong sa kanya. This only means na magkakahiwalay kami and I don't want that. What will happen to our relationship. Long distance na ba to?
"Yes, I need to be there for the family and the business and about my studies, kumuha na rin si Dad ng tutor dito sa K.A. para sakin dun." Alanganin nitong saad sa akin.
Wait. Tutor? What is he talking about? I mean I know of the tutors of K.A. Sila yung obvs nagtu-tutor sa mga nagho-home schooled. But what is this with boo about? Does this mean....
"Are you going for good? What about us? I mean, I don't want to be selfish pero what's in it for us? Babalik ka rin ba?" Pagpipigil ko sa luha ko habang I asked boo about those.
Malapit na kaming mag three years and boo had been my boyfriend since I was a freshman here in K.A at siya naman sophomore na nun. But we've gone way back pa talaga. We're friends since high school and he courted me nung graduating na ako sa Ateneo tapus siya ang first year na nun sa K.A.
"Yeah boo. Dun na ako permanently. I mean dito naman headed ako eh. After K.A sa New Zealand na ako agad diba and I was sure of us that we can make it by that time." Sabi nito. I can here a but in there kaya nanatili akong tahimik.
"Well the situation is different now. You still have three years in college and I have situations sa family and sa business to handle and I don't want you to be you know, stuck in a difficult situation in terms of our relationship." Saad nito habang nagpipigil ng luha.
I knew it from the first thing na sinabi niya kanina na hahantong talaga yun dito.
"Your breaking up with me." I said plainly habang patuloy yung daloy na ng aking mga luha.
Me and Jase have our moments and I never thought that it would end up like this. Diba I told you guys that I don't treasure Jase much yet.
But I realized that his one of the very few people that honestly cared for me. I know I don't feel much about him unlike he to me. But I love him. He was great.
Truthfully, he was the man na talaga na naisip ko na I'll marry in the end. Why not naman diba? His everything that a woman could dream of having. And I know life would be simple with him. He's my end game.
"Guess I am. Yes. But Rhian, listen to me. Your young, same as I and we got the world out there for us and to be honest Rhi I've never felt that you've truly fallen for me. I know you love me Rhi and I love you and I am deeply in love with you. But are you in love with me Rhi?" Naluluha na rin ito at pinupunasan at the same time yung luha ko.
I don't really get what Boo means. Di ko naman siya siguro sasagutin if I don't like him at di naman kami magtatagal ng ganito if I don't love him. Pero was I ever in love with him? But I love him at same lang yun as being in love with him. Right?
Magsasalita na sana ako pero naunahan niya ako. Kaya I just wiped those tears na lang din na nasa face niya at nakinig sa kong ano pa man ang sasabihin niya.
"It was great falling in love with you Boo. And because I love you, I would let you feel that wonderful feeling of being in love....with someone else." He said and then smiled at me.
"But I'm in love with you! And you don't have to break up with me naman. Duh! Long distance relationship haven't you heard of that?" Natawa kami pareho sa sinabi ko sa huli.
I get what he means actually, ng very light. At I don't want to hurt Jase kung basta basta na lang ako sumang-ayon sa break up namin.
"You love me and I'm already grateful with that. Pero gusto ko naman na ma feel mo yung nakakamatay na kilig. Yung napapa-speachless ka tapos yung nagwawala yung puso mo and that walang paglagyan ng happiness when your with that person. Kinilig ka naman siguro saken diba? Pero usual lang yun na kilig sa mga gwapo." We both laughed after he said that.
"Pero iba yung feels or kilig na mangagaling sa person that you really, really like yung super like na malapit na sa pa-fall." Natawa naman kami ulit sa sinabi niya.
"Yuck! You sound so jologs! Eeew! I'm done with you! But I love you though. I really do." I said sincerely to him.
Di na kami nagtagal sa pag-uusap dahil male-late na ako nun for my class and ang bilis lang at Jase already have plane tickets and he's going na din as in today papuntang New Z. His flight was 9 pa, I told him na ihahatid ko na lang siya pero of course tinanggihan niya. Pasok na lang daw ako dahil sa nag-absent na ako yesterday.
Wala naman akong nagawa and I want to get over this hurt with Jase and I breaking up na rin.
I'm here sa classroom na namin and there's still a few minutes before the class starts and wala pa naman din si Prof. Manicad. Iba sched of classes here sa K.A eh. Monday and Tuesday is our Advance General Ed. classes and Wed to Thurs is our major classes and every Friday is our socialization day.
I'm obviously taking business management even though what I really want is to take Fashion designing pero what can I do. This is what my parents wants me to pursue.
Good news though, starting this summer vacay na daw my parents will let me enroll in to a seasoned fashion design training school sa Paris. So best of both worlds pa rin. Sorry. Mayaman eh.
I'm currently sitting in our usual place ni B, second row on the left end. And about B, she texted me na aabsent siya this morning kasi nandun pa siya sa Tagaytay she'll go home pa daw later. Ka-loka this girl. Matinding harutan naman siguro yun with boyfie while here I am na somewhat broken hearted.
Alam ko naman how fast the tsismis goes dito sa K.A and with those stares kanina pabalik ko sa class I think nasaganap na nila ang bout sa break up namin ni Jason.
Wala sa mga classmates ko ang nag-approach sakin pagbalik ko dahil I'm not close naman sa kanila. Si B and Kylie lang friends ko sa class at wala pa yung dalawa.
So I'm blocking everyone and just listen to some music. I'm currently playing LANY's Pink Skies! I turned the volume up. When na sa chorus na ako ng song eh biglang pumasok ng room si Glaiza, kakadating niya lang.
And everything seems to stop and parang siya lang nakikita ko. She's wearing some black, ripped skinny jeans, black Doc Martens, oversized gray shirt na naka-print yung Ramones na name and a long-sleeved red and black polo shirt. Naka back pack lang siya na brown and her face is adorned with some sexy specs. Ugh! Super Hotness over load!
Got you under pink skies I know exactly where we should go.....
Sinundan ko lang siya nang tingin at nang papalapit na siya sakin ay naamoy ko na yung super bango niyang perfume and then napukaw nalang ako nang kinuha niya ang isang earphone ko and whispered....
"Snap out of it already Howell. You're embarrassing yourself kakatitig saken."
Nabalik naman ako sa aking ulirat and na realize what I just did.
God! Nakakahiya. I was caught staring at her! Tapos siya pa talaga yung nakahuli sakin ha! Ugh!
Think of something Rhi! Don't give her the satisfaction na nag-laway ka ngang tumitig sa kanya! Tingnan mo kung maka-smirk tong si Glaiza sakin!
"What do you mean I'm staring at you Galura? Flying lang yung isip ko. Kala mo lang sina-sight na kita." Sabay irap ko sa kanya.
"And there with the Galura again. Its de Castro. And sorry. I really thought you were staring pero palusot mo lang kaya yung flying yung isip mo." Tawang sabi nito sa akin.
"You wish. Marami akong iniisip kaya it wasn't really my intention to stare. Pero bahala ka. I'm not in the mood to argue or play with you. You can think whatever you want to think." Seryoso kong sabi ko sa kanya. Mejo naging bitter ako kasi I remember Jason na naman.
Nakita ko namang biglang nag-change expression niya from being amused into a look of sympathy.
"Oh. I've heard about you and Jase. So I guess it's true mga chika dun ng mga tao sa hallway. Sorry though." Sincere nitong sabi sakin.
Nakonsyensya tuloy ako. She's so nice talaga. Pero...
"Bat dito ka naka-upo?" Takang taka kong tanong sa kanya kasi wow first time lang to. What's with this girl? First dun kay B, now naman tatabi tabi siya sakin. Not complaining here though. Curious lang.
"Di ba pwede? Wala namang umuupo sa chair na to." Sabi niya pero parang walang plan naman siyang umalis. I don't want her to. Again curious lang kaya napatanong ako nang ganon.
Wala kasing naglalakas luob na tumabi samin ni B. Always yang may vacant seat or two sa tabi namin.
"Di naman. May kaylangan kaba?"
"Wala naman. Wala kasi akong makaksama again. Di pa rin nakaka-uwi si Chyn's tapos wala pang plan si Kyl na pumasok today. Kaya pwede naman siguro akong sumabay sa inyo ni Bianca." At nag-pout pa to. Heh! Pero ang ka-cute ng babe ko. Hihi. Sige na nga, you can sit with us na.
"Wala si B absent din. So ano to ako na naman yung meantime buddy mo?" Sarcastic kong sabi. I'm not that weak to fall to that pout kaagad kahit ang cute, cute niya. Pero di ako fan nung buddy for today niya with B!
"So Bianca told you about it. But we've always been cool with each other naman diba?" At nag-pout ulit! Imagination stop right there! Hindi ito appropriate time to have those thoughts.
And that's right naman we're kinda cool nga naman with each other and ganun lang talaga tayo Glaiza! WERE JUST COOL WITH EACH OTHER! Kalma self, tingnan mo parang kawawang bata naman siya when she realized yung mga pinagsasabi niya.
"Sorry. Um pero pwede dito na lang ako muna umupo?"
Nakonsyensya na naman ako. Don't go Glaiza. Jan ka lang sa tabi ko. Chill ka lang jan.
Ang gulo ko kasi pagsi-Glaiza na yung usapan eh.
"Hey, it's cool jan ka lang. Sorry rin. Lam mo na, may pinagdadaanan lang. Haha." Pagpapagaan ko sa kanya. Parang affected talaga siya sa mga tanong at sabi ko sa kanya. I'm so loka loka talaga. Kawawa tuloy si Glaiza Babe ang cute and hot pa naman niya ngayon.
Tumango na lang ito at nagsmile.
Pero I thought of something na makaka-palimot sa akin sa nangyari ngayon with me and Jason at para na rin masimulan tong OPCKGB. This is my chance.
Kaya I asked here.....
"So de Castro, dahil you're alone and same lang tayong inabsinan ng mga besties natin why don't we be buddies for today?" Playful kong tanong sa kanya pero truthfully kinakabahan ako dito sa suggestion ko sa kanya kasi, this is Glaiza okay!
Tinaasan niya lang ako nang kilay habang binibigyan ko ito ng nakaka-lokong ngiti.
"So?" Chill ko tanong pero inside I've already slapped myself mga 10 times na.
Please say yes. Wag mo kong pahiyain!
Huminga ito ng malalim tapos she smiled at me amusingly and said....
"Sure Howell."
And I'm dead! Thank God though!
Sure is more assuring than yes!
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