We’re here sa condo ni G, she invited us na mag sleep over kasi malapit na ulit magstart ang training namin for UAAP

 

“So how was your talk with Minju?” Gi asked

 

“She has feelings nga for Winter”

 

“Omg!”

 

“Well, I can’t blame her naman, Winter na yun” sabi ni Yeji

 

“What do you mean?” I asked

 

“Girl, sobrang perfect ni Winter kaya” sabi ulit ni Yeji

 

“True” Gi added

 

“Mabait” 

 

“Smart”

 

“Caring”

 

“Sobrang haba ng pasensya”

 

“Cute”

 

“Pretty”

 

“Okay okay that’s enough na” pinigil ko na sila kasi parang hindi na sila matatapos sa pag enumerate ng qualities ni Win

 

“Kars I have something to tell you” sabi ni Yeji

 

“Ano yun?”

 

“Crush ko si Winter dati, like super”

 

“Really?! When?” Tanong ko

 

“For real ba?” Gi said habang natatawa

 

“Nung junior high, eh I only know Ryujin kaya I asked her if pwede ko makuha number ni Winter eh syempre sira ulo ang jowa ko she gave me her number instead”

 

Tawang tawa kami ni Gi 

 

“So you’re really serious with her?”

 

“I was!! I wanted to ask her out na nga”

 

“Omg Ji kung sakali pala ikaw magiging jowa ni Winter- ouch! Kars! Why did you hit me?!”

 

I rolled my eyes at her

 

Pero what if nga naging sila? 

 

Thank you sa pag epal Ryujin

 

“So what happened nga after niya sabihin na she has feelings for Winter?”

 

“Ayun she said na wala naman daw siya balak i-pursue because she wanted Winter to be happy daw”

 

“Oh that’s true love” sabi ni Gi

 

“Kaya Karina don’t hurt Winter ulit, grabeng pagigive way yung ginawa ni Minju"

 

“True, that’s hard ha, letting go of someone you love because you know that she will be happy with someone else” 

 

“Aray!!!!” Sabi ni Yeji while holding her chest at biglang humiga

 

“Sira!” Sabi ni Gi habang binabangon si Yeji

 

“So ano nga balak mo Kars?”

 

“Ayun nga I’ll court her pero hindi agad agad”

 

“Magparamdam ka muna sakaniya”

 

“Yun din plan ko”

 

“But we are not sure pala sa feelings ni Winter” sabi ni Gi

 

“What if gusto niya si Minju?”

 

“Ugh now may dagdag na sa isipin ko, thanks ha?”

 

“Hehe sorry”

 

Wag naman sana

 

…

 

I woke up early kasi kailangan ko pumunta ng condo because naiwan ko ang mga gamit for our training later

 

I’m wearing my PJs pa

 

It’s too early pa, baka matulog muna ako ulit

 

Nagcclose na yung door ng elevator nang biglang may pumasok

 

Si Winter!! 

 

Oh my god wala akong ayos!!

 

I covered my face nalang

 

“Goodmorning, Rina” she greeted me with a smile

 

My gosh that smile… 

 

“G-goodmorning Winter andyan ka pala” 

 

“You saw me kanina but you covered your face”

 

Nakakahiya!!

 

“You’re early ah, saan ka galing?” yun nalang nasabi ko

 

Napatingin siya sa suot niya  “Ah morning run” she replied

 

Rina naman!!! Halata naman ang ginawa niya kasi huhu nakakahiya na talaga

 

“Ah I see”

 

Someone entered ulit

 

Oh si lola Luce, naka-close ko siya because we’re living at the same floor

 

“Karina apo ang tagal kitang hindi nakita”

 

“Medyo busy po, la”

 

“Siya ba yung kinekwento mo sa akin?” She said while looking at Winter 

 

“Ah La si Winter po pala… friend ko” i said baka kasi kung ano pa mabanggit ni lola

 

She knows everything because siya lang yung kinausap ko during my dark times

 

“Hello po lola” sabi ni Winter at nag mano

 

Lola looked at me at bumulong

 

“Siya ba?” I nodded naman

 

Nagbukas na ang door at lumabas na ako

 

“Ah Rina?”

 

I looked back

 

“Hindi mo pa floor ‘to” sabi ni Winter na parang natatawa na

 

“Apo sa taas pa tayo”

 

I went back sa elevator

 

Why do I do stupid things when I’m with Winter?

 

“Nice to meet you po lola”

 

“Visit me sometime, magbabake tayo nina Rina”

 

“Opo”

 

“See you later, Rina” she said

 

I smiled at her nalang

 

I don’t want to talk na baka kung ano na naman masabi ko

 

“Ano nga ba yung sinasabi sa akin ng apo ko?”

 

“Ano po yun?”

 

Hindi naman sumagot si lola at nag iisip parin 

 

When we’re walking papunta sa unit namin

 

“Ah” napatingin ako kay lola “chill!! You need to chill when you’re with her, masyado kang halata apo”

 

“La naman eh!!”

 

…

 

Katatapos lang ng class ko at papunta na ako sa gym para sa training namin

 

 “Kars? What are you doing here?” Nakasalubong ko si Yeji

 

“Ah wala? I’m on my way papunta sa gym” sagot ko

 

“Iikot ka pa talaga? Kars sobrang lapit ng gym sa building ng room mo ah?”

 

I saw Winter na palabas ng room niya

 

“Ohhhh that’s why… ang landi landi mo” sabi sakin ni Yeji tinutusok tusok tagiliran ko

 

Winter smiled when she saw us, mukhang nagpaalam siya sa mga kasabay niya na mauuna na

 

“Hi Yeji… Hi Rina”

 

“Hello Winter, may training ka ba ngayon?” Yeji asked

 

“Ah wala pa, two weeks pa bago magstart ang training, kayo ba?”

 

“May training kami ngayon” sagot ni Yeji

 

“Una na ‘ko punta pa kasi ako sa studio, ingat kayo sa training niyo”

 

Pagkaalis ni Winter

 

“Oh my god Karina you didn’t say a single word!”

 

“My mind went blank kasi ano magagawa ko?!”

 

“How wo