Greis and Rum (COMPLETED)

16- Complicated

Santana texted me to meet her at a coffee shop near me, I was the first to be there. I realized how tired I am from La Union when I could feel my eyelids dropping while waiting for my coffee; I'm super sleepy. Santana made me wait for 20 minutes but I just didn't have the stamina to complain for making me wait that long, I just wanted to know why she can't let this sit until tomorrow. When she called my name, her voice cracked a little bit. Is she nervous? Scared? "Are you okay?" I asked and sipped on my coffee "Bakit mo ba ako pinatawag agad?" I might not be a hundred percent attentive because of my critical energy level.

Her hands fidgeted then rubbed her thumb against the back of her palm.

"I want you to meet someone."

May lumapit sa aming isang lalaki; gwapo, manly and he smelled nice but it didn't feel right. He sat down with us and introduced himself "I'm Jared Arnold. Nice to meet you, Engineer."

"Kaano-ano mo?" I asked Santana right after the hand shake. They looked at each other, "We're getting married!" she looked at me. It didn't even process in my mind, I was kind of thinking that I'm just making up things in my head and too late to be aware that I wasn't— I heard it right! Pano? Bakit ako naunahan ng babaeng to samantala wala naman siyang kinukwento sakin all these months. Huli ako sa balita! All jokes aside, Its all too fast. My system was shaken with the news "You're getting married? Teka muna... How many years have you been with him? And without me knowing? How come?"

"Three months lang!" She defended.

I looked at the guy, "And you proposed? Hey, do you have the capability to feed her and your future family? Kaya mo bang harapin ang kagaguhan ni Santana Javier na hindi mo pa nakikita? And to note that you will be there for each other, every day!" I'm just protective of her. Santana held his hand and stopped me "Tali, that's enough. Nagmamahalan kami—it's true love and that's what matters."

Three months? True love? Tangina, kalokohan.

"I'm not in the right state to function well. Baka ikaw din—rethink all of this, Santana. Jusko." I rolled my eyes and picked up my things including my coffee. How could everything fall behind my back and come at me when I least expect? I didn't look at the guy she was with. I drove to Rumzuell's office where I'll be able to think straight.

He was, again, talking to the phone just like the first time I went here. But I heard him bidding goodbye to who he was talking to "I have to drop the call, I'll call back and see if I can. Tawag kayo ulit."

"Hi, kumusta La Union?" he softly greeted from afar.

I sighed and opened the topic "My cousin's getting married."

"What's wrong? Gusto mo na rin magpakasal?" I got up and looked at him, he had a smile on his face. Tss! Jowa nga wala ako tapos magpapakasal pa? Loko. I rolled my eyes "Nabigla ako. Wala siyang inintroduce na boyfriend sa akin then she's getting married? Was I asleep?" I can't help but feel the disbelief that this fell behind my back. I was clueless na meron pala siyang jowa and then she's slamming this proposal into my face. I had too much of a shock!

"Kung masaya siya, why not let her?"

"What if masaya siya ngayon but tomorrow, will she still be?"

He smiled "Stop thinking of tomorrow when you have now. Ganon lang. Santana also wants to settle down na." she can't stay with me forever but I don't want her to be with that kind of man, he's rushing things. Ako lang ba ang against? "Gusto mo kumain sa labas?" He asked.

"Ayoko."

"Ano gusto mo?"

"Wala."

"Bakit ka nandito?" I was stunned with what I heard. Oo nga no, ano bang ginagawa ko dito? Dinadalaw lang siya, bakit ba? "Dinadalaw ka. Bakit?"