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| Josiah Travis Montefalco x Reniella Villondo
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At ngayon, ilang taon na ang lumipas, mas lalo lang tumibay iyon. It’s not the type of girl or the character that I was choosing, because there is no such thing as that. It is the person. It’s her that I want. It’s her that I want to choose every day in the future.
“I...”
She lifted her eyes on me. I chuckled and dropped mine.
“Miss this.”
Ngumuso ako at nag-angat na rin ng tingin sa kanya, nagsisikap na magtama ang tingin namin ng walang kaba. Siya naman ang nag-iwas ng tingin sa akin. She chuckled.
That... too... I miss.
“I remember I asked you then... many times... if you like me. You answered no. Does that mean... you didn’t mean it?”
Umirap siya pero binalik niya ang tingin sa akin. “Yes, I didn’t mean it.”
Shit?!
Tapos na akong kumain. Bumalik ako sa kuwarto at natagalan pa sa kaunting pag- aayos at paglalagay ng perfume.
Ngumuso ako habang tinitingnan ang itsura. What the hell is wrong with me? Why am I so self conscious?!
Right! I am losing my mind.
“I thought it was enough. Kasi hindi ba... ang sabi mo, isang salita ka lang.”
“Akala ko rin. Pero hindi pagdating sa'yo. You'd have to break me, not into pieces, but into dust... Rei.”
“Hindi ko sinabi ‘to dahil gusto kong makarinig ng sagot. I-It’s okay if you can’t reciprocate right now, or you can’t answer. Gusto ko lang malaman mo. Ayaw kong maisip mo na may gusto akong iba.”
“Gabi gabi na lang akong tinutulugan. Hirap ng buhay...” sabi ko at tinabi ang cellphone.
“Baka konti na lang, hiwalayan na ako nito kasi busy,” sabi ko.
Her hands look uneasy. Pinaglalaruan niya iyong mga daliri niya. I slowly took her index finger. Nagpahuli siya at nagpaubaya. Then I took the next fingers slowly, with my fingers until I held her soft hand.
“I remember I asked you then... many times... if you like me. You answered no. Does that mean... you didn’t mean it?”
Umirap siya pero binalik niya ang tingin sa akin. “Yes, I didn’t mean it.”
Shit?!
Pairap siyang tumingin sa akin at bumuntong hininga. Muntik na akong ngumisi nang umirap siya. I didn’t want you to fight but I'd rather us fight than all these nonsense facade of hers. Awayin mo ako, Rei. Magalit ka! Sabihin mo sa akin ang totoong nararamdaman mo.
I can’t believe that after weeks of feeling down, I’m finally fine and happy again. Kung makapagsaya ako, akala mo naman sinagot ni Rei. E magkaibigan pa rin naman kami hanggang ngayon. Nagkita lang at nagkausap… nagkatitigan… okay na agad ang lahat.
“Ano’'ng weird doon? I like pictures of other people, too, Rei.” Tinawanan ko na lang ang sinabi niya.
Kinagat niya ang labi niya. “Because some of my family pictures uploaded by my Tita, ikaw lang ang naka like?”
It felt so surreal. Muntik na akong makumbinsi na nananaginip lang ako. It’s corny but that’s how I really felt when I look at her on the front seat of my car. Kailanman, 'di ko inasahan na may ganito palang pakiramdam para sa isang taong isasakay mo sa sasakyan... o ihahatid mo.
“You may drop the call now, Ma'am,” I said playfully.
“Ma'am?” she chuckled.
Nabuhayan ako bigla. Di ko inasahan ‘yon. At doon pa sa matagal ko nang tawag sa kanya sa isipan ko! I can’t stop smiling.
“You sound formal and strict kaya parang bagay...” I laughed.
“Carnelian...” she hissed when she noticed the pendant of that bracelet.
“Happy birthday, Rei...” I said.
“This is your gift for me?”
Gift. I remember another gift before.
“Yes. At magaling kang mag-alaga ng gift, ‘di ba?”
It felt so surreal. Muntik na akong makumbinsi na nananaginip lang ako. It’s corny but that’s how I really felt when I look at her on the front seat of my car. Kailanman, 'di ko inasahan na may ganito palang pakiramdam para sa isang taong isasakay mo sa sasakyan... o ihahatid mo.
Syempre makikipagkita siya para pag-usapan ang nangyari no’n. We should make up. I mean... not make up something. I mean as friends. Of course, friends. What else should it be, right?
Pinagpawisan ako bigla kahit malakas ang aircon. What the hell is wrong with me, seriously?