Fated

CHAPTER V

Elise

I stopped talking to him…for a while.

Nagchat sya-ulit.

He replied to my story in facebook- a picture of me with a caption of “penge kape”, dahil ilang araw na kong puyat kasi kailangang punuin ang pa-syam ng Lolo ko.

Ayoko man and di ako comfortable dito sa bahay ng mga Lola ko, kailangan na dito ako matulog.

“Gusto mo kape?” he asked

“padalhan kita” he added. 

I was shocked, I literally just seenzoned him kanina.

“Baliw hahaha” I reply hoping he just shrugged it off, but he didn’t

He asked everything that happened to me that day, di ko na napigilan sarili ko. 

I opened everything to him.

Lahat ng sakit na nararamdamn ko and just like magic I felt relieved.

He comforted me, pinalakas nya loob ko.

Nakinig sya sa lahat ng sinasabi ko and he even asked if I wanted to have a Video call but I decline, kakahiya na makikita nya yung mukha kong ganto-puro luha. 

Days passed and he never failed, lagi syang may “Goodmorning”, “Kumain ka na?”, “Ano ginagawa mo?”, “Kamusta araw mo?”, “punta lang ako sa-“, “Dota lang ako”, and “goodnight”. 

Alam ko galawan na ganto, pero alam ko na may nililigawan na syang iba at yon ang gusto nya.

I shrugged the thought of him na gusto nya ako, instead I looked at him like he was my closest friend where I can say everything. 

I was the kind of girl where I tell people limited details.

Ayoko malaman nila lahat, I just don’t feel comfortable with them but with Gabriel, everything seems different. 

He always insist na mag video call kami, but I always decline.

“Baka magalit sakin nililigawan mo” I said, “Ayoko ng gulo” I added.

Ayoko lang talaga na biglang magkagulo because of me, malala pa baka madamay si Lei.

She warned me na din naman pero di ko kaya na di kausapin si Gabriel, I found comfort in him pero I know I have limitations.

“Wala ah” he replies, “Sino nagsabi sayo na may nililigawan ako?” he added. 

I laughed sarcastically, typical men.

“Si Lei, yung kaibigan nya daw.” I reply

“Ah, wala na yon nung june pa. Basted ako, ayaw pa daw nong tita nya na mag bf sya” He explained

At first I don’t want to believe him, pero he end up opening to everything na nangyari sa kanila. 

I chatted Lei asking if it was true, in which she reply that she didn’t know and she will ask the girl.

Well, wala naman sakin yon, ang akin lang ayoko mapalapit sa isang tao na may commitment na pala sa iba.

Di naman sa ina-assume ko na gusto nya ko or what.

Ayoko lang talaga ng ganon.

Ayoko na mapagkamalan pang kabit.

Kinabukasan, nagpaalam sya, magiinom daw silang magto-tropa. 

I was so confused. Bakit kailangan magpaalam. I just reply “Okay, enjoy” but he called me.

VIDEO CALL SIS! My heart got nervous I looked around and found na tulog na mga kasamahan ko dito. 

I took a deep breath and click the answer button.

“Hello” 

F*ck, his voice sounds good. I panicked, di ako nakasagot agad.

“Hello?” He repeated 

Damn elise, act normal I told myself.

“Hello? Bakit?” I answered him

“wala lang, pakilala kita sa kaibigan ko” the he started to introduce me. 

Nakakahiya, ang oily na ng mukha ko, so nagkumot ako hiding half of my face.

Showing only my eyes and forehead. KAKAHIYA TALAGA.

Then he goes to a room

“Taklob na taklob ka ah” He teases me

“Kakahiya kaya! Ang pangit ko” I answered

“Hindi ah, ganda mo nga eh” I blushed, luckily di nya nakikita

“baliw ka” I answered.

We talked and sing for a while, well, di naman maganda boses naming trip lang. 

Di ko namalayan na almost 2 am na, nagpaalam ako na matutuog na and I was low battery na din. He agreed and bid me goodnight.

 I don’t know that I slept with a smile.