>> • LAUREN • <<
What's taking him so long?
Seconds are wasted with me standing here at the university's gate, trying to fit in on the hassling sea of crowd waiting for transportation to get their selves home.
Looking at the tangerine-colored skies dipped in pink hues of afternoon would only please you for the first five minutes of gazing on it, especially when you're using it as a diversion that times passes quickly.
Kapag hindi pa siya dumating, mapupuno na ng picture ng kalangitan ang phone ko. I don't want to keep any subjects irrelevant with me, my family, friends and him.
He promised me that he wants to make up for not telling me about meeting Ines, even though I told him that I'm fine by it now that I heard his side of the story.
Unti-unti nang nababawasan ang bilang ng mga estudyanteng nakikipagsiksikan dito sa labas. Nagsisimula na ring dumilim at lalo akong nag-aalala.
Sana naman walang masamang nangyari sa kaniya.
It's fine if he don't come, I'll just tell him that I have others pick me up. May kalayuan din ang PLU sa bahay kaya kapag hindi pa ako nakahanap ng service ngayon, gabi na akong makakauwi.
"Miss Lauren!"
Napatigil ako sa pagtitipa sa aking phone nang marinig ang isang tinig sa di-kalayuan. Kahit pa sa kalayuan ng di-mahulugang karayom na mga tao, he still stands out because he's gifted in terms of height. I can see his arm waving from where he stood.
Maging ang mga taong kasama ko ay napalingon din sa pinanggagalingan ng boses.
Hindi naman nagtagal ay nakarating din siya sa kinaroroonan ko.
"May hinihintay kang sundo?" tanong ni Spencer. We're in the same block of Tourism course kaya madalas ko siyang nakikita sa building namin.
"Sana. Kaso hindi pa siya dumarating." sagot ko at itinago ang phone sa aking bulsa.
"If you like, I'll give you a ride. I have my car with me right now." pag-a-alok niya. Now I'm having second thoughts about how I'll be able to go home.
"Ayos lang ba? Baka magselos ang girlfriend mo." wika ko.
"Napakamapagbiro mo naman, Miss Lauren." he chuckled, "Wala akong girlfriend."
Nanlaki naman ang mata ko sa narinig, "Sa gwapo mong 'yan, wala kang girlfriend?"
"Focus muna 'ko sa pag-aaral, hehe. You know, strict si Dad. Bawal pa hangga't walang toga." at tinuro niya ang kaniyang ulo.
"Maraming ibang magaganda sa Tourism, wala kang napupusuan?" pagtatanong ko pa.
"Hindi ko pa alam. Sila yung nanliligaw sa 'kin." buong pagmamalaking sagot nito.
"Yabang, ah?"
We just found ourselves bursting of laughter. Ni hindi ko na naalintana na kakaunti na lang kaming naghihintay dito sa may gate.
"Papadilim na, Miss Lauren. Mukhang kailangan mo na ring magpahinga, oh. Haggard na tayong pareho." puna pa niya.
"You've got some guts to point out my appearance." naiinis ngunit natatawang sambit ko kasabay ng mahinang pagpalo sa kaniyang braso. Napatawa na lang siya.
"Well, kung okay lang sa'yo, sasabay na ko." pagtanggap ko sa alok niya kanina. Sasabihan ko na lang si Baldo na huwag tumuloy.
"Sige, kukuhanin ko lang yung kotse ko—"
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