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Igniting a Heartbeat
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                                    Igniting a Heartbeat
 

I'd never gone with the wind, just let it flow

Let it take me where it wants to go

 

  - Crazier Taylor Swift
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"So ano na nga? Mag-kwento ka na dali!"

 

 

 

I rolled my eyes. Ni hindi pa nga kami nakakapwesto ng maayos sa upuan namin, hina-hotseat na kaagad nila ako. I was frowning as I sat comfortably beside Ningning whose left arm is now draped around ate Giselle's shoulder while beside me is Ryujin and Yuna, then the ChaeLia couple whose in the same position as the Ningselle couple.

 

 

 

Nagkatinginan naman kaming tatlo nila Ryujin at Yuna, at sabay na ngumiwi. 

 

 

 

Ang haharot talaga ng magjo-jowang to. Ang sasakit sa mata! At talagang pinagitnaan pa kaming mga single ha. My goodness! Tsk.

 

 

 

I heaved a sighed. "We met at Benny's last friday-" hindi pa nga ako nagsisimula when they all over-actingly gasped loudly with matching patakip ng bibig pa and eyes that were looking scandalously.

 

 

 

Sabay-sabay pa talaga sila ng reaksyon ha. Ang O-OA. 

 

 

 

Inirapan ko silang lahat.

 

 

 

Idagdag niyo na rin si ate Giselle na akala mo hindi alam kung ano 'yung nangyari last friday at mukhang wala ring balak na tulungan ako mag-explain.

 

 

 

Tsk. 

 

 

 

"Kung ano man ang iniisip niyo, burahin niyo 'yan kung ayaw niyo'ng ma-meet si San Pedro ng maaga." Nakakunot-noo kong pagbabanta dahil malapit na talaga akong maiinis. "Like I said, nagkakilala kami sa Benny's last friday with ate Giselle and their other friends. Server ako tas 'yun after work, nakita ko nagkakagulo sa may parking lot, tas tinulungan ko sila. Tapos." I summarized, fastly.

 

 

 

Okay na 'yun. That covers most of it... well okay, minus the pahatid-sundo tas 'yung pagma-mall namin ni weird girl tas 'yung pagbibigay niya ng phone sakin– to which I already anticipated na itatanong nila sakin mamaya.

 

 

 

"Anu ba 'yan! Ang pangit mo naman mag-kwento, Dahon!" reklamo ni Ryujin. Ito talaga ang pinaka-marites sa lahat eh.

 

 

 

"Eh 'yun naman talaga ang nangyari!" I argued back. Ang kulit!

 

 

 

"Ang sabihin mo, pa showbiz ka!"

 

 

 

"Ang sabihin mo, chismosa ka!"

 

 

 

I heard Ningning chuckled at our playful banter before replying, "But you two seemed close? So, pano kayo naging close? In full details please." I clicked my tongue once again.

 

 

 

Ang daming back-up questions ha! Quiz ba 'to ha? May pa full details pa talagang nalalaman. Ano? Gusto ba nila i-draw my life ko pa para maging fully detailed talaga? Tsk. Ang demanding amp.

 

 

 

But I stopped complaining in my head once I perceived kung ganon na ba kami ka-close tignan ni weird para mapagkamalang "super close" daw.

 

 

 

Eh, for freak's sake, nagkasama lang naman kami ng isang gabi and a day? And it was when nung inihatid niya'ko sa kalye namin and when she accompanied me sa mall.

 

 

 

Ganon na ba ang definition ng closeness? Ganon lang ba ang dapat gawin para ma define na super close ang dalawang tao?

 

 

 

Gosh, I don't know. Sumasakit ang ulo ko kakaisip.

 

 

 

But one thing's for sure though, is that the only reason that I'm here, is because I lost the bet to her and for me to comply to her conditions with no questions asked.

 

 

 

Haynako.

 

 

 

Suddenly, my dark brown gaze shifted towards the girl on the court. Nag st-stretching na sila. I saw her talking animatedly to her teammates. She was shinning with how loud she laughs and smiled brightly with them. Strangely enough, kahit na ang lakas niya tumawa, she still exudes that sophisticated and powerful aura within her.

 

 

 

My eyes widened when she turned around and waved at my direction. Tinatawanan pa siya ng teammates niya. Ganon pa rin naman. Sunshine and rainbows pa rin ang ngiti niya. Feel ko nga may sumusuka na ng rainbow sa kalangitan with how sunny and glowing her smile is.

 

 

 

I mentally sighed. Hindi ko alam na mas may ililiwanag pa pala siya. Nakakasilaw. Nabubulag ako, jusko!

 

 

 

"Ang lala ng kabadingan mo, Pre." I heard chuckles on my sides and that's when I immediately stopped with whatever I was doing beforehand.

 

 

 

I quickly cleared my throat, pursed my lips at pasimpleng iniayos ang pagkakaupo tsaka sumandal pabalik sa upuan.

 

 

 

Hindi ko na pala namalayan na naka-lean forward na pala ang katawan ko tas 'yung mga siko ko nama'y nakapatong sa mga tuhod with how unconciously focused I was staring.

 

 

 

"Next question na nga lang! Ang tagal sumagot eh. Nababading pa yata." I gritted my teeth and glared at Ryujin. 

 

 

 

"Oh Pare, sorry na!" She raised her hands, "sorry dahil nasira ko titigan moment niyo. Yiiee! hihi."

 

 

 

Naramdaman ko namang nag-init ang pisngi't tenga ko kaya dali-dali kong hinampas si Ryujin sa braso ng malakas.

 

 

 

"Gago!" I hissed. Ang issue!

 

 

 

Tinawanan lang nila ako.

 

 

 

They went silent for a while pagkatapos nila akong tawanan, totally forgetting my absurdness kanina. Buti naman. It seems like they also didn't want to pry that much and I appreciate that. Hindi ko kasi alam kung ano ang ire-reaksyon o isasagot ko kung sakali chumismis pa sila sa hindi ko maipaliwanag na nararamdam ngayon. 

 

 

 

But it seems like I can't get any peace of mind habang kasama ko ang mga 'to when they asked me another weird girl related question again.

 

 

 

"Who gave your iphone though? Si ate Rina din ba? I remember clearly na nasira phone mo because of 'some unfortunate reasons' as you said." I sighed. I already knew that they were gonna ask this question pero that doesn't mean na I'm ready to face it any less. 

 

 

 

Nahihiya kasi ako na parang ewan.

 

 

 

"Yes, siya nga. Hinagis ko kasi 'yung cellphone ko as a form of weapon kaya ayun, sira," I honestly answered, laughing softly. Okay ang funny parin talaga ng mukha ng gagong 'yun kapag naaalala ko ito.

 

 

 

"Ahh, kaya pala." Tumango-tango sila. My brows furrowed kaya I looked at them confused.

 

 

 

"Anong kaya pala?"

 

 

 

"Kaya pala ayaw mo sa chocolates kasi mas gusto mo ng apple." I frowned finally getting what they meant.

 

 

 

"Don tayo sa mga babaeng sumusuporta satin maging healthy!" Mga gago nag cheer pa. "Ika nga, apples keeps the doctors away!'" 

 

 

 

"Tumahimik nga kayo! Mga tangina niyo!"

 

 

 

Nagbangayan pa kami, tumigil lang nang dumating na 'yung iba pang friends ni weird girl. Meanwhile, I already explained the bet and the conditions at kung bakit ako traidor sa school ngayon.

 

 

 

Tinawanan lang ulit ako ng mga gago.

 

 

 

Ang saya-saya lang nila sa buhay no? Tsk.

 

 

 

Sa cellphone, they adviced me na tanggapin nalang since I needed it for communication, and that if my pride tells me so, mag co-compromise ako pero dapat weird girl also got a say in it since siya 'yung nagbigay ng kundisyon. I agree din naman. Maybe we can talk about it later after her game.

 

 

 

Si Ryujin bigla ding tumahimik nang tumigil sa harapan niya ang babaeng singkit na parang kamukha ni light fury sa "How to Train your Dragon" movie.

 

 

 

"Hi Jinjin! Kamusta na you? You look extra pogi today!" Biglang nag-iba naman ang ekspresyon sa mukha ni Ryujin, kasabay 'non ang pagtawa ng mga kasamahan namin.

 

 

 

"Tsk. Ituwid mo muna 'yang dila mo bago mo'ko kausapin lasalistang conyong singkit. Hindi ako kumakausap ng mga baliw kaya tabi nga! Humaharang ka!" The girl just frown at her remarks.

 

 

 

Oh. I secretly smirked. Kitang-kita ko kung pano itago ni Ryujin ang pagka-flustered niya.

 

 

 

"You're such a basher talaga! I don't bati you na!" She exclaimed then looked at me. "Oh, is this Rina's... what do you call it nga? Etab? Tabas? Gosh! I forgot but wow! You're super tangina rin ha."

 

 

 

I stopped laughing nang murahin niya'ko and raised my brows. "Excuse me? Ako tangina?"

 

 

 

"Yes! Like my Jinjin here. That's another term for pogi right? My Jinjin taught me that when I asked her what it meant when I heard it last friday kay Jeno," proud pa niyang sabi, then biglang napalitan ng confusion ang ekspresyon niya. "Athough, I don't understand why people tend to say pogi before or after insulting someone. Tagalog is so confusing talaga."

 

 

 

I looked incredulously at Ryujin na umubo lang at nakayuko. Ano ba 'tong pinagtuturo niya sa babaeng to. At bakit hindi man lang kino-korek ng mga kaibigan niya haha.

 

 

 

"Anyway! Wow, with that mukha, no wonder Ri-"

 

 

 

"Tsk. Umupo ka na nga lang! Ang dami mong satsat! Nakaharang ka sa view ko! Tsupi!"

 

 

 

"Awe Jinjin, selos you agad eh. Don't worry, you're still the most tangina in my eyes!"

 

 

 

Ryujin facepalm her face and sighed loudly habang kami ay halos mamatay na sa kakatawa.

 

 

 

"Pesteng-yawa."

 

 

 

"Oh? What does that mean?" Curious na tanong nito. We all looked at Ryujin, waiting for her to answer her own mess.

 

 

 

She sighed defeatedly, pinching the bridge of her nose. "Wala. Huwag mo nang alamin please lang."

 

 

 

The girl pouted at her reply at bumaling sa kasamahan. "What does that mean guys?" She asked.

 

 

 

"It means stressed-out, Yej. Like your Jinjin here." Mas lalo sumama ang timpla ng mukha ni Ryujin– este ni Jinjin

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