"TAKBO PA CHESKA ! TAKBO !"

 

OUCH ! sumisikip na ang dibdib ko hindi na ko makahinga !

kung bakit ba naman kasi ka unang araw ng klase eh malilate agad ako !

i hate my cousin! i hate her !!

patay talaga siya sakin pag napagalitan ako neto !

biruin mo ba naman eh akala ko nakatulog na sa banyo

one hour na sia dun !!

ONE HOUR ! shocks ! ganun na ba kakapal ang mga DUMI niya sa katawan para magtagal dun ??

arte kasi ! eh samantalang ako 10 minutes lang keri na !hehe !

 

KONTI NA LANG TA.----...

"BBLLAAAGGG !" aray ah? 

 

" OUCH YOU FOOL ! tumingin ka nga sa dinadaanan mo ! "

 

huh ?? ako ba yun ?? FOOL daw eh !hayaan mo na nga ..

teka ..

 

F

O

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memory memory shemata schemata !

fool

noun 1. a silly or STUPID person; a person who lacks judgment or sense

what?? ako stupid ! shocks ! tawagin mo na kong

BANGAG, BALIW ,SIRAULO,WALANG KWENTA ..

pero

 

TANGA ???

" ka rin ! ang kapal din naman ng mukha mong tawagin akong fool ! alam mo bang ibig sabihin non hah ??

eh mas muka ka pa ngang ---"

O_o

 

 

 

 

SHOCKS ! hindi ko talaga mapigilang mapatigil when i finally realized kung sinong inaaway ko !

 

"oh ano ! mas mukha akong ano ...! ????", he said.

 

"handsome .....", i uttered

 

what ? what did i say?? he's handsome ? oh yes he is pero hindi niya ko pwedeng ganun ganun nalang ah ??!

so kapal his face !

 

"Yes i'm handsome, dont bother to say that again coz i know it already ! "

aba! at narinig ng talipandas !

 

"Sinong handsome ??? ikaw ??? oo handsome ka nga !

HANDSAMA ng muka ! pede ba wag kang feeler yang mukha mong yan ..

 

 

 

...na may makinis at maputing balat, mapupungay na mata , matangos na ilong

at mapupula at maninipis na labi ....at wait shet ! dimples !

PERO syempre hindi yon yung sinabi ko haha !

 

 

".... na wala man lang ka appeal appeal naku naman !

sinong autistic ba ang nakaisip gumawa sa iyo ??!"

 

"WHAT ?? you said what ??!",he replied

 

galit ??galit ??

 

" no i didnt said WHAT ... may narinig kang what ??ikaw atang fool dian eh !"

 

"OH! YOU DAMN LADY ! how could you ...!"

 

HALEY ! takbo na Cheska ! nangangain yan !

oh wait ! my watch

 

7:20 !

 

helleluyah !late ka na !takbo !

" WHERE ARE YOU GOING BASTARD ?!!'

naku naman tumabi ka muna ! malilate na ko !

 

"YUNG GIRLFRIEND MO oh ???", i said pointing at his back

 

"WHERE ?"

 

IT'S TIME TO GO ! SIBAT NA !

 

" HINDI PA TAYO TAPOS TANDAAN MO YAN !!"

 

humabol pa ok lang hehe ! babu !

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sa wakas ! i'm finally here !wakas na nga finally pa ! oh btw.

 

"bakit walang tao ?? room 418 naman dba ??" i said to myself

wala bang pasok ?? oh? hindi pwede yun ! first day walang pasok holiday agad ??

well edi masaya ! pero imposible talaga yun eh !

 

wait ..

LINGON LINGON ..

 

then got ya ..!

"hi mind if i ask you ..??", aw men ! english yon pare !

 

"aw sure .. for an irresistable and  beautiful lady like you how can i ignore you... blah blah blah "

wait lang ah ?sure ka bang ok lang talaga magtanong??

 

SONA ?? anghaba ng speech mo ..

"... so anong tanong mo?",he said ...  YOWN !

" ah, bakit po walng tao rito sa room 418 ?? ! nagbago po ba ng venue or location nung class dito??"

" huh? miss hindi talaga ginagamit yan kasi may something dian sa  loob .."

"something ?? anong klasing something naman ??!"

" ah they said kasi na this building was abandoned already for a very long period of time and there is a ghost who's wandering here so wala talagang nagtatangkang umakyat dito kaya nga i am surprised na may isa pa palang magandang dilag na katulad mo ang naglakas-loob na pumunta rito ."

 

i turned pale oh yes i turned pale ! wala na kong naintindihan from the moment i heard the word GHOST !

 

"eh kuya ....", i said

"yes??"

 

"s-a-l-a-m-a-t-p-o - s-a-a-n- p-o- b-a- y-u-n-g- b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g- t-a-l-a-g-a-??!"

 

" sa kabila ate sa may yellow na building !"

 

"s-i-g-e-p-o ! "

 

the from the very moment na nasabi ko yung "PO" i shouted !

 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !

MMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!!!!

then ...

 

 

 

ang wide ng imagination ko noh haha !pero ang totoo nian nahimatay na ko !

 

well ako na swerte this day !:///

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Nick's POV

 

damn that girl !

she definitely means that i'm ugly !

! she'll going to be the first and last creature to tell me that !!

SO MUCH GUTS ah ???

i'm furious not because i'm guilty but because i know that's undoubtedly untrue !

Well hindi naman sa nagmamalaki but...

I'M A KIND OF MAN WHO HAS BEEN ADMIRED, LOVED AND DREAMED by every single lady that knows me !

 

if i know naman na namesmerize din siya sakin kanina !

kung hindi ko pa nakita kung paano siyang napanganga nung nakita niya ako

and she uttered that i'm handsome !

 

"HANDSAMA ng muka !wag kang feeler !"

no that's not it !i know palusot niya lang yon !

 

WELL ALL THAT I KNOW IS..

 

she's going to PAY for it .. :/

 

Jesse's POV

Whoah !!!! what happened to this young lady ??!!

!!! natataranta na ko !!! sukat ba namang mahimatay to sa harap ko eh !!!

alam ba nito yung word na "jOKE" ???

naguilty tuloy ako !

 

wala naman talagang ghost dito ano bang malay ko eh freshman lang din ako dito !!

ako pa natiyempuhang tanungin nito eh kesa naman sa mapahiya eh di naging dakilang imbentor nalang ako !!

 

wait !!! where's the clinic nga pala ???!!

naku naman titigan ko nalang ba to for lifetime ??

 

haayyyyy !!!!! naman !! naman tlaga ! 

it's all my fault !!!

 

"ahh miss???", i whispered sabay tapik sa cheek niya .

"hhmmm-mmm ?'',   OH YES !!! she's responding !!

"miss, please wake up "

"hah???!!!", then in an instant , she's already standing na !

"nasaan ako ???!! ", she asked.

"you're still here in our school ! bigla ka nalang nagblack out dian !"

" huh ?? but why ???!!"

" ah eh ano kasi yung.... ah it's because of ----"

 

"oh god ! 8 am na ! i should have gone ! late na ko sa first subject ko !! sige thank you bye !!!

 

"ah miss wait ," but she disappeard na !

sayang !! hindi ko man lang natanong yung name niya !!!! and i also want to apologize for what i've done !!

di bale siguro naman mamimeet ko pa siya some other time !!

 

 

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Cheska's POV

shocks !!! bad record agad ako !!! nakakainis naman eh !!!! 

tapos na nga yung first subject nang dumating ako !!!

and take note all of them are staring at me when i entered the room !!

parang ganito oh ...?

 

 

    

 

haha ! pero siempre teenagers pa yung mga yun indi katandang gaya nian

 

ibang building pala yung napuntahan ko !!!!

 

tama nga siguro si papa handsome !! i'm fool !!!

 

so... san na ko uupo ngayon ??? eh halos puno na lahat ng seats eh 

 

oh meron dun sa likod so i preferred to sit there nalang 

 

i started humming my favorite song ...

hhmmmm-hhhhmmm

haaayyyy !!! napapanis na laway ko !wala ba pwedeng makausap dito ???

amp... makausap nga to

kalabit kalabit..

 

" hi ! i'm Cheska !! can we talk ??? i'm so bored na eh ! tutal wala ka rin namang kausap di ba ??"

he did'nt bother to look at me man lang..

" hmp ! snobber !"

then he turned his face to me !! and...

 

 

 

 

"YYYOOOOOUUUU AAAAAGGGGGAAAIIINNNN ????!!!!!"    we both shouted 

then lahat ng mga classmates namin nakatingin samin pati yung mga nagtitilian parang nabulunan sa sigaw namin !!!!

" hah !!!! tingnan mo nga naman so we're classmates ???!", he said 

malamang !! alangan naman prof mo ko estudyante kita di ba ???
 

 

" UNFORTUNATELY !! " , I said 

 

 

" yes !unfortunately !and at the same time lucky, well, it is still fresh in my mind about what you SAID to me a while ago at hinding-hindi ko yun makakalimutan !"

patay kang bata ka !! paano kung gumawa nalang tong bigla ng iskandalo at ipahiya ako ??? o kaya bigla nalang akong balian ng buto nito tas balatan nang buhay tas pagulungin sa asin then isilid ako sa sako tapos sunugin at itapon sa ilog nang walang----

" don't worry i won't hurt you physically but emotionally and i assure you hinding-hindi mo rin yun makakalimutan !"

 

hay buti naman ! pero teka pwede niya bang balian yung emosyon ko tas babalatan nang buhay tas pagugulungin sa ---

 

" STOP IT !!!", I unconsciously shouted !

" stop what ???"

" huh ?? I said stop it because i'm not afraid naman eh kahit anong gawin mo, as if i care !"

" oh really ?? well tutal sinabi mo na yan atleast i have the consent "

oh !! you and your biggest mouth Cheska !!! naykupu ayoko nang pumasok ! kung pwede lang ba na magdisappear na ako right now !! huhuhu !!

" ah okey ! do what you wish ! " sabay lunok lunok lunok 

" good "

 

and then at the remaining time sa school, ginawa ko na lahat ng uri ng pagdarasal 

dapat pala sa simbahan na ko dumiretso eh ! mukha pa namang seryoso tong katabi ko ! mommy ko !!huhuhuhuhuh !

bahala na po kayo sa mga kapatid ko wag ninyo silang pababayaan !!

ay ! only child nga pala ako !!! yung mga aso nalang pala natin pakainin ninyo si----

 

 

"ano ba ???!!! anlikot mo naman !! pwede bang tumigil ka na diyan ??? natatae ka ba ??? malapit lang yung cr oh ???!", complain ng mabait kong katabi 

" ah sorry !", baka sakaling maawa to !

 

 

CLASS DISMISSAL 

 

so haggardness ah ???! nakakastress naman tong first day ko at sobrang KAAYA-AYA! andaming naganap !

well nararapat akong palakpakan sa kapalpakan na to !!  CLAP CLAP CLAP ! 

 

WAIT ! is that him ??

 

a figure of a tall man which overpowered others and with three boys ah ??

F4?? F4 ?? 

 

shocks !! what will i do ??? baka totohanin ni kupal yung mga pinagsasabi niya God ! this is not my last day right ??? 

i wanna live longer ! masyado pa kong bata ! fresh, maganda, mabait, y WUSH ! baka magulo yung hair ko masyadong mahangin galing pa sakin ah ??? overconfident ka eh mamamatay ka na naman !!bwahahahhaha !

 

then Nick point out his finger towards my direction and seems like instructing his companions something undecipherable

GOSH ! what will be happening ?? so i decide to ....

a. go to him and criticize his pointing-pointing gesture

b. ignore them and continue walking as if nothing happened 

c. approach some men and act as if we're close friends so that  F4 may hesitate to perform what they plan to do 

oh no !! so i preferred the most difficult option at last....it's letter D

 

RRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

so pagdating sa bahay parang ....

 

 

 

hahaha !

 

 

THE NEXT DAY ..

 

our professor makes some arrangement in our seat plan so parang yahoo ! makakaiwas na ko kay kumag ! i want to hug sir for doing that or even treat him outside so yun na ....

" dela pena !", sir called me na !

" delos santos !", so who's that fortunate human creature that will be seated beside me ???

 

teka teka ! oh gosh ! etong si Nick why is he approaching ???? hoy Nick hindi ka delos Santos !! 

is he going to kill me  na ??? nope hindi pwede dito !

no !!!! is he my seatmate ??? Nick delos Santos OMG ! Panginoon ko !!! definitely not ought to be !!

shocks !! i stared at my classmates wala bang dela pena II diyan ??? o kaya delos reyes ?? dela santos ?? delos pena ??? huhuhu!

what ??? ano ??? hindi ba kayo kikilos ?? ayokong katabi to !! kung pwede lang bang magrequest na sana alternate nalang o kya hilahin ko yung upuan papuntang harapan o kaya ako na umupo sa seat ni sir ! wag ko lang makatabi to !!! i looked at my prof parang gusto kong bawiin yung treat na pinapantasya ko kanina at singilin siya ! how could you sir ???! may galit ka ba sakin ??? why do you have to do this to me ???

 

then suddenly sa haba ng pagsisintimyento ko, hindi ko na namalayan na nakaupo na pala siya sa tabi ko so i looked at the opposite direction.

 

" well, destiny has been favoring me ", he said mockingly 

" oh Nick andiyan ka pala ! aba magkatabi pala tayo nice ! ", pero sa loob-loob ko ...

BWISET KA NICK ANSARAP MO ITULAK SA DESK NI SIR ! ANO KAYA KUNG PAGBUHULIN KO KAY---

 

" pwede ba ??! stop acting as if you don't know ! "

" aaahh are you still talking to me ??"

"no, i'm conversing to the desk !"

" ah sorry for the interruption! " kala mo huh ???

" oh by the way ! you're a fast runner yesterday ah ??? ", with an amazed voice ??

" oh ?? yeasterday? did you see me ??? really ??? sorry coz i did'nt even see you eh ", I said innocently

 

" oh really ?? "

" really oh ??", i replied 

 

" well, i will make the mission accomplished maybe some other time when you're not aware of  it"

" i'm not aware right at this moment so you can have it now "

" ! ", he murmured !

 

" saying something ??"

" none of your business "

 

" but i don't have any business yet ", i said trying not to laugh 

" go out ! and talk to your ! "

 

well nanahimik na ko ! alangan namang sabihin kong wala akong di ba ??? kaso baka naman isipin nito silence means yes ??? hhhmmm ok lang naniniwala naman akong silence is the best yes ! ah i mean silence is the best defense rather!

 

" ah i see !" atleast pwede nang makalusot sa silence means yes! pero parang yes pa rin yung sinagot ko ! hayaan mo na nga !

 

yun at yun nagpapakiramdaman na naman kami ..

 

hayy naku ! napakatagal ng oras kapag wala kang magawa ...

kung bakit ba naman kasi kailangan pang makatabi tong asungot na to eh ....

 

" HUY ! ano ba ??! balak mo bang ibaon sa ulo ko yang pen ???!" sabi ng pinakapaborito kong seatmate ...

nyay ! hindi ko na namamalayan na sobrang higpit na pala ng hawak ko sa pen at nakatutok pa sa kanya !

 

" ha ??? hindi ah ?? bat ko naman ibabaon sayo to ??! sayang yung pen ko noh ??? indi ka deserving baunan nito "

" wala ko sa MOOD makipaglokohan sayo ah ???! TUMIGIL ka na nga !! nakakadistract ! ilapag mu na nga yan ! "

 

ansungit talaga neto kahit kelan !! nakakabwiset !!

ay naku ! ay naku talaga ! ansarap nito ibaon sa lupa eh !

para wala ng taong gwapo nga saksakan naman ng sungit !

 

well i stopped complaining na .. i definitely don't have any option naman unless magpapalipat ako ng school para lang maiwasan tong lalaking to, on the other hand, ako rin ang lalabas na talunan !

 

NO WAY ! sinimulan niya ng laban well suklian natin ng laban..

pero ako naman talaga nagpasimula ng katangahan ii

pero hindi ko naman sinasadya yun ! ahmm dapat siguro magsorry nalang ako ??

TAMA ! bakit ba hindi ko naisip yon???

baka sorry lang naman talaga ang hinihintay nito ...?

Let's make a try..

 

" Ahmmm... NICK ??"

 

KKKKKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG !!!!

 

"ok class dismissed ! " -mr.prof

 

oh wait ! wait lang kakausapin ko muna si NICK !

 

" NICK ??!!! "

whoah ! san na napunta yun ?? ambilis nagdisappear !

 

" NICK ???!!! "

 

sows ! yun na ! nakita ko nalang na andun na sya malapit sa gate at may kausap na girl habang pinagkukumpulan ng napakaraming babae! iba na talaga pag gwapings !

pero sino naman kaya yung kausap nun ? well as if i care ang gusto ko nalang ngayon ay makahanap ng perfect timing para makahingi ng sorry ..

 

Nick's POV

 

 nakakairita na talaga yung babaeng to ! she's too loud and annoying ! 

 ang ayoko pa naman sa lahat yung nonsense kausap ! di bale nang mapanis laway ko kesa makipag-usap dito !

wag na wag lang akong maistorbo nito dahil nakakabwiset na talaga ! wala nang magandang naidulot to sakin !

suddenly.. parang naramdaman kong may tumutusok banda sa shoulder ko...ahh baka wala lang so i did'nt pay much attention to it pero parang habang tumatagal parang bumabaon na eh ... so tiningnan ko ...

" HUY ! ano ba ??! balak mo bang ibaon sa ulo ko yang pen ???!"

grabe ! nakakatakot yung pen nia ! parang pedeng lumapit at dumikit sa bumbunan ko anytime ! 

" ha ??? hindi ah ?? bat ko naman ibabaon sayo to ??! sayang yung pen ko noh ??? indi ka deserving baunan nito " well ambait nasobrahan yung concern ahh ?? sa ballpen nga lang ! kailangan na naman siguro ng sermon ng babaeng to..

" wala ko sa MOOD makipaglokohan sayo ah ???! TUMIGIL ka na nga !! nakakadistract ! ilapag mu na nga yan ! " amp sana lang makinig to ! ayoko na ng mahabang usapan .. mukha na bang galit yung tono ko ??? at karapat dapat na bang sundin ??

*pout pout* sumunod nga pero halatang halata na masama sa kalooban eh ! ok na atleast nanahimik na to .. panay naman ang bulong ! may kausap ba to na hindi ko nakikita ??

hours passed by.. wala na kaming kibuan .. alam kong may iniisip sia pero wala na kong balak alamin kung ano yun ...

KKKKKKKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG !

yes ! sa wakas makakawala na ko sa presensiya nito ! alam mu yung feeling na kahit wala siyang ginagawa eh nadidistract ka ??? distraction ang nafifeel ko sa kanya at hindi attraction ..

makauwi na nga ...oh wait tama ba yung nakikita ko ?? is it really Sarah ?? baka naman namamalikmata lang ako ...?

nope siya nga yun ... ang babaing bumihag ng puso ko sa loob ng tatlong taon...

yes ! 3 years na puno ng sakit .... well , I'm not ready to tell the story now..

 

"Sarah??"

 i don't expect i mean I never expect na I'm gonna see yher again ...

 

"Hi Nick! "

 It's really not nice to have a dream like this ..

 

"Nick?? Hey ! "

"Oh hello !, what are you doing here?Business or just gallivanting?"

 

"Oh well, napadaan lang ako, I am just to give this paper to a friend of mine and then leave"

"Ah I see"

"Oh! yan na pala siya"

 

Where??ah ... there she is

"She's beautiful like you"

"What?? Beautiful like me? who? Andrei?"

"That girl name's Andrei??"

"Haha! I think we could not get each other "

 

Then this dark and handsome man approaches her.

"Well, Nick, this is Andrei...Andrei, this is Nick "

"Hi Nick! So you're Sarah's friend?"

 

I just nodded, hindi ko siya feel or it's just a kind of feeling that I can't stand. Jealousy ? no,no,no,no I have forgotten her already, no more inner struggles, no more emotional commotions or anyhting else, no more love, perhaps.

"So Nick, I think, we have to go.. it's urgent, we must submit these papers to his proffesor. Bye !"

"ok, Bye".

 

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Is she saying the truth that what she and that guy has is just a mere friend relationship?

 

Oh! do I have the right to feel this way? matagal na kaming wala so bkit ganun pa rin yung impact?

 

"Sorry Nick but I can't stand anymore this feeling, ayoko na sanang patagalin to eh but .. but I don't think you deserve to be treated like this...You're a good boyfriend, an ideal companion and everything to describe a perfect boyfriend but... listen up, I'm saying this because..."

"Sabihin mo na... you don't have to make such introductions because it will bring the same level of pain"

"Ok.. it's just, you're good but I think that someone is better for me, it's just I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE"

 

The final word has been said. Yes. I really don't deserve to have those words in return. I gave all, patience, broad-mindedness, support, and everything that can make her feel her freedom even I already own her.

 

"Oh come on Nick ! stop crying like a gay!", I shouted.

Everything seems to be in order, masaya na siya, I mean sila, wala ka ng karapatang magtanong. It's not the end of life afterall.

I thought I have changed myself as well as the feeling but thoughts are sometimes meant to be distorted.

How can I go on with my life when all I need to move is her?

 

 

CHESKA'S POV

 

hay naku naman ! everyday na lang ba akong matatakot nang ganito? wala naman akong nagawang masama kundi ang magtaray eh talaga naman kasing nasa sistema ko na yung ganun !! ikaw ba naman kasing sigawan ng FOOL sinong hindi mawiwindang di ba ? NO ! hindi pwedeng ganito nalang lagi kailangan makausap ko na yang Nick na yan ! aba ! ilang araw niya nang ginagawang horror ang bawat oras ko ! lagi akong natatakot gayung ako naman ang naagrabyado ! isa pa hindi tama na ang tingin niya nalang lagi sakin ...

 

"AY KABAYO !! " 

"bakit ba parang gulat na gulat ka ??!! " 

"nick naman !! ba't ba para kang kabuteng bigla nalang sumusulpot?!"

"eh bakit ba kasi para kang batang naliligaw sa tamang landas dian??! nakita mu ba kung ano yang papasukin mo ha ???!!!"

 

sinundan ko yung tinuturo niya and i admit i was dumb when i saw this sign...

 

 

"eh hindi naman kasi ako dian papasok eh ! sino bang nagsabing papunta ako dian?!"

"ah ganun? so san ka ba pupunta aber?"

"ahm. ah eh wala ka na run! tabi ka nga dian tsupi !!"

"tsk ! pinagana mo na naman yang katangahan mo!"

"hoy! sinong tanga? yang bibig mo awatin mo nga yan ng kalalait ah? kala mo kung sino kang perpekto ! hindi ka naman gwapo!"

"hah ! talaga lang ah? alam mong maraming kokontra sa sinabi mong yan? nakikita mo yang mga babaeng yan..."

 

then he pointed those girls who keep on staring at him at talaga nga namang kinilig nung nasense na sila yung tinutukoy ni nick !

 

" oh? anong meron dyan?"

"isang kindat ko lang sa mga yan mahihimatay na yan "

 

naku naman ! i guess tatlong aircon ang nalunok nitong taong ito at ganun nalang ang kayabangan !

 

"ah ganun? anlakas din naman ng self-esteem mo noh?' 

"that's not self-esteem, it's just an overwhelming truth"

"umalis ka na sa dindaanan ko pwede ba?"

"bakit ba ang suplada mo ha?!"

"nakakairita ka kasi eh ! ang ayos ayos ng mood ko ginugulo mo! padaanin mo na ko pwede ?!"

"what if i don't?"

"then you have to kasi hindi mo pag-aari itong daanan. Kung gusto mo magpagulong-gulong ka pa dian pagkadaan ko eh basta paraanin mo lang ako, wala na kong pakialam kung ano pang gawin mo"

" bakit ba parang naiilang ka pag ako na yung kaharap mo hah? nagagwapuhan ka sakin noh?"

 

oh dear God ! ano bang gagawin ko sa lalaking to para mabawasan ang kahambugan at paraanin ako?

 

"ok ! gwapo ka na kung gwapo ! pero please padaanin mo na ko !"

" bakit ka ba nagmamadali ah?"

"eh ano bang paki mo?"

"antaray mo ah? for your information,  it's your fault why all these things turned out to this"

"at bakit?"

"baka lang naman nakakalimutan mong may utang ka pa sakin?"

"utang?"

"yes. utang and you have to pay for that"

 

yan na naman siya ... i think i should have ended up this before. Habang tumatagal kasi lalong lumalala tong sitwasyon na to eh !

 

" ok ok ... then pano ba ko makakabayad sayo to make these miseries over?"

 

"HI NICK !"

 

 Sabay pa kaming napalingon sa babaeng tumawag na yung babaeng yun. And my mouth goes slightly opened when i gazed upon her.

In short, ang ganda niya ...

 

"oh hello, Sarah, what brought you here?"

"ahh sabay kasi kaming uuwi ni Andrei today."

"you mean sinusundo mo siya?"

"no. he said he would just fetch me up pero i know naman na he's really tired so i insisted to come here instead"

"oh. i see"

 

Hmm. I can feel something between these two.. Baka naman may nakaraan tong mga to? Base palang sa mga tinginan nilang dalawa I can sense something unusual na..

 

"ahm nick?"

"yes?"

"can you introduce to me naman kung sino yang kasama mo?"

"ha? ah-eh, ahm"

 

anong problema nito? why stutter? pwede namang sabihing friend or better to say, enemies.. kung ayaw nitong magsalita ... Ako nalang ... !

 

"Ahm, Hi Sarah, ako nga pala si Ches--"

"SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND !"

"Yes I'm his -- W-H-A-T?!". Then I stared at him.

"oh Sarah, I think my honey is also tired. We're just gone for a date and I must accompany her on her way home. So if you don't mind, can we go?"

"Ah ok. See you then"

 Then she turned around. Nick held her sight to her until she vanished. Then looked unto me.

"At ikaw? Don't expect that I'll do what I just uttered a while ago. Umuwi kang mag-isa mo!". Then walk out

 

Aba't ang hambog na to matapos ipangalandakang mag-on kami, ginawa pa kong FEELER !

"NICK !!!"

No response.

"N-I-C-K ! You better look back or else---"

Then he turned around.

"Or else what?"

"Or else, I will just go to Sarah and tell her that what you said is untrue ! "

"Then do it !"

 

Wow. Talagang hinahamon ako nito ah? Akala siguro hindi ko gagawin ! Humanda ka sakin Nick !

Nasan na ba si Sarah? Siguro naman maabutan ko pa siya.. 

I did really intend to go to her and do it.

Until someone grabbed my arm. At alam ko nang siya yun !

"Halika nga dito!" while pulling my arm in an ungentle manner.

"Do you think I will let you do that?"

"Eh bakit may magagawa ka pa ba kapag ginawa ko yun?"

"I'm getting impatient !"

"So what? I will just let her know the truth. What's the matter with that?"

"No ! Don't ever dare to do that !"

"What?! Nick alam mo ba yang sinasabi mo ah? Ano na naman bang pumasok diyan sa kukote mo at ginawa mo yun? Know what Nick, I know na may kasalanan ako sayo, hindi ko nga sigurado kung ako talaga ang may kasalanan nun but to let other people be implicated to this war, and to let HER believe for what I know or what both of us know, that is a lie, Nick it's indeed unfair !"

 

Oh yeah. Galit na ko niyan? Hindi na kasi talaga nakakatuwa. Una, pinalabasa niyang ako yung mali pero ako naman talaga yung nasaktan tapos araw-araw niyang tinethreaten yung buhay ko then he always make the every day of my life miserable ! Ano ba talagang gustong mangyari nito?

 

"Ok. Ok I must admit. Kasalanan ko. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ko nasabi yung bagay na yun. Nabigla ako "

"But it's not too late. Pwede pa naman nating bawiin yun eh"

"No ! Please don't do that !"

"Pero--"

"Ok. Kahit ito nalang yung ganti mo sa lahat ng nangyari but please don't take it back. Ayokong lumabasa na katawa-tawa."

"So gagamitin mo ko?"

"Of course not. It's not the point"

"Then what?"

"I just want you to cooperate"

"Eh ganun din yun eh ! Niloloko mo ba ko hah?"

"Intindihin mo naman pwede?!" Aba galit pa !

"Eh kung hindi ko talaga maintindihan eh!"

'Please naman paganahin mo naman yang utak mo kahit ngayon lang!"

"Bahala ka nga diyan sa buhay mo !" Then I walk out. Kala niya siya lang marunong ah?

"Wait!" Tsk naman naabutan na naman ako !

"Ano na naman ba?!"

"Ok sorry. Cheska please naman?"

 

Himala ! Ngayon lang ata binigkas nito yung pangalan ko . Dati pangalan ko palang pakiramdam ko sukang-suka na siya.

 

"Please what?"

"Do this favor please? Nakikiusap na ko sayo."
 

Hmm.. Marunong din palang makiusap to. Kala ko puro lang hangin laman ng utak nito eh. And I can see some, some sincerity in his eyes naman. 

"Linawin mo kung anong gusto mong gawin ko?"

"Please be my girlfriend."

"WHAT?!" Ano ba naman tong lalaking to ! Lagi nalang akong ginugulat !

"Nick, naiintindihan mo ba yang sinasabi mo?"

"Cheska,please?"

"Nick, ok payag na ko na ilihim natin yung totoo kay Sarah pero para ipalabas na totoo yun, hindi na tama"

"Just this time Cheska, kapag nandiyan lang naman si Sarah eh pero kapag wala na then balik sa dati"

"What if I don't?"

"Please?"

 

Ano ba papayagan ko na ba to? Mukang may something talaga sa kanila ng babaeng yun eh. Hmm bahala na !