"what's up bro?"
"i'm not gonna make this long okay. Sam wants you. she needs you back. why did you even break up with her? don't you like her?"
"i do. i do like her bro. but i can't be with her anymore. i only liked her because she was with you, to tell you the truth."
"huh? what do you mean?"
"i don't know. when i saw her hanging out with you, i suddenly wanna be with her. i suddenly wanna be you. you know. it's all insecurities. but the insecurities has just gotten too far. she said she loves me. she said, she wanna be with me for the rest of my life. i don't like that bro."
"you're stupid! you don't deserve her! what did she even see on you? you just have those good looks! you're stupid you know! you already got her. then you're ignoring her just because you don't like it no more? just because she wants a life with you? what kind of guy are you!"
"YOU'RE STUPID! you know you like her but you pretend that you don't! you act like she's just your best friend but you actually care for her more than that. YOU'RE STUPID! you push her to other people when you know you can care for her as much as they do. you give her all she wants cuz you don't like her to hate you."
anong pinagsasabi ng ungas na to? gago ba sya? kaibigan ko si sam. kaibigan lang.
"you wouldn't care for her as much as like that if you don't LOVE her! now tell me, what kind of guy are you!"
at di pa pala tapos.
"are you done yet? i can't love sam as much as being friends. i love her as my lil sister. that's all. i'm protecting her from all the morons around her. but she chose to be with them.. like YOU!"
"FUCK YOU! i'm not gonna be with her anymore. go find yourself a mirror you nitwit! i'm not stupid. i'm just making sam a favor here. she'll only waste her time at me."
"FUCK YOU!! i just wish sam sees that very soon."
umalis na ako. wala naman palang kwenta tong kausap eh. ano bang nakita ni sam sa kanya? BWISIT! aksaya sa oras. aksaya sa gas! HAAAY!
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"hahahahhahaha"
"heh! tumigil ka nga! ang sama mo talaga. you always laugh at me."
"hahahaha sino namang di matatawa sa picture mo, mukha ka talagang multo sa banga! hahahaha sa dami rami ng pwedeng gayahin, yung halimaw sa banga pa. hahahahah"
"i hate you! di na lang sana talaga ako pumunta sa party."
"i still love you! hahahaha dapat kasi, pinaubaya mo na lang sakin paghahanap ng costume nu! hahahaha"
"stop it frank! heeee!"
ayun! nag walk out na naman ang prinsesa ko. hahaha ang cutecute niya parin talaga kahit nagagalit.
pumasok siya ng kwarto niya. ako naman, pumunta sa kusina nila.
***flashback***
"oh my gosh! who's that witch?" sabi nung babae
"probably just someone." sagot naman nung isa
"how pity. she must be so poor." sabi nung isa pang babae.
di ako chismoso nu.nangyari lang to sa likuran ko.
nasa halloween party ako nun.
'sana andito si sam. sayang naman. andami pa namang pagkain'
"sam?"
"ian?"
"what are you?" tanong nung ian.
'akala ko ba di yan pupunta dahil kay ian. ang bobo talaga netong bestfriend ko'
"hi babe!" uy! chickababe ni ian.
"bye sam. have fun"
Umalis na yung ian.
bumalik yung chickababe niya para..
"look at you! you're so pathetic. do you really think he'll come after you? and is that your table clothe wrap in your body? how nice of you to recycle"
at hinug niya pa ito. urrrrr! nangungusok ang tenga ko sa galit. bat ba niya kelangang awayin si sam. naku, magwa-walk out na naman yan. tsss umuwi ka na lang sam.
inaantay kong tumawag si sam pero wala. kaya ako nang nagdial ng number niya. sinagot naman niya ito sa pangalawang ring. iniintay niya ako? yeeee!
"hi bes?"
"bakit di mo ko nilapitan? bat di mo ko sinamahan? bat ngayon ka lang tumawag?"
"huh?"
"i saw you. looking at me. i saw you, just watching me step out of the party."
narinig ko siyang humihikbi. i felt the guilt inside me. ang sama ko.
"im sorry sam."
at binaba na niya ang telepono.
***zxhst just got real***
"GET OUT AND DONT COME BACK!!"
bumalik siya para palayasin ako sa bahay nila. umalis naman ako kaagad. ayoko nang magalit siya lalo sakin. wala na frank. you're totally dead.
---
last day of school na. vacation na.
matagal din kaming di nag usap ni sam. di niya ako pinapansin.
'anong poblema neto? talaga bang di niya ako papansinin? aalis na lang ba akong nag-aaway kami? ano na frank? ano nang plano mo?'
nahuli akong kinakausap yung litrato ni sam.
"pre! LQ pa rin kayo?" tanong ni mark.
"oo eh! teka, walang LQ nu. tampuhan lang ng magkapatid."
"sos! magkapatid daw. pati ba naman sakin, itatago mo yang feelings mo para sa kanya? di ba yan mahirap?"
"wala naman kasi eh."
"hanggang kelan yang wala wala na yan ha?"
"ewan ko sayo. wala nga eh. ang kulit mo na naman. daig mo pa ang babae."
"o sya sya! wala na kung wala. kelan pala ang alis mo?"
"sa bakasyon. malamang."
"kelan balik mo?"
"di ko pa alam. bakit? mamimiss mo ako?"
"pano si sam?"
"anong pano si sam? andyan naman nanay niya."
"di mo ba talaga aamining gusto mo siya?"
anak ng! talaga bang?
"HAHAHAHA joke lang pre. ikaw naman hehe"
"tingnan tingnan mo nalang siya."
"asus! yes master!"
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aalis na ako. di pa rin kami bati. ano ba yan? tawagan ko nga..
"hello? this is sam's voicemail. just leave your message and i'll call you right back asap! bbye"
*toooooooot*
"sam! si frank to. umm, aalis na pala ako mamayang gabi. sana naman bati na tayo. anong gusto mong pasalubong? bibilhan kita ng maraming accesories dun. mura lang kasi yung mga yun sa pinas. hehe mas afford ko siya dun. sige ha? ingatan mo sarili mo dito lagi. bye bestfriend. i'll miss you."
hinintay kong sagutin niya ang voice mail ko hanggang makapunta na ako bg airport. galit ata talaga sakin si sam. haaaay. nakakalungkot naman.
"hello? this is sam's voicemail. just leave your message and i'll call you right back asap! bbye"
*toooooooot*
"hi sam. okay ka lang ba? sorry na kasi eh. umm, paalis na pala plane ko. sana maging okay pa tayo balang araw. mamimiss kita ng sobra. goodbye sam."
ano na kayang mangyayari samin? sobra naman ata tong galit niya ngayon. ganun ko ba talaga siya nasaktan? ang sama ko na talagang bestfriend.
"YOU'RE STUPID! you know you like her but you pretend that you don't! you act like she's just your best friend but you actually care for her more than that. YOU'RE STUPID! you push her to other people when you know you can care for her as much as they do. you give her all she wants cuz you don't like her to hate you."
bestfriend? bestfriend lang ba talaga turing ko sayo?
"oo eh! teka, walang LQ nu. tampuhan lang ng magkapatid."
"sos! magkapatid daw. pati ba naman sakin, itatago mo yang feelings mo para sa kanya? di ba yan mahirap?"
kapatid lang ba talaga?
ikaw?
anong turing mo sakin?
pero diba sabi mo, di pwedeng maging tayo.
haaaaay. ano ba to?
paalam america.
paalam sam.
pinas, here i come.