"Happy Birthday Yerim." Bambam said, as he handed her the purple flowers he's been holding. "May I?" He asked and Yeri nodded.
They were slowly dancing to the beat of the music. Tahimik sa una pero sinimulan ni Bambam ang conversation. Feeling niya kasi may utang pa siyang explanation sa bestfriend niya.
"Ano, nagustuhan mo ba?" Tanong nito.
Yeri looked at his eyes, after seeing his orbs agad naman itong umiwas ng tingin.
"Alam mo nagtatampo ako sayo." She said habang tawa lang ang response sa kaniya ni Bambam.
"Bakit naman?"
"Eh kasi, sabi ko kwek kwek lang tapos may paganito pa. Sabi ko nga, okay lang sakin na wala, pero—" she was cut off by Bambam.
"Shhh, alam mo let's just savour the moment. Tsaka ayaw mo yun, konting salo salo lang din naman to tsaka lahat sila nag ambag. Approve din naman ni tita eh." Paliwanag nito.
"So you planned all this?" She asked while he nodded his response.
"Ah basta nagtatampo parin ako. Tapos hindi mo pa ko binati kagabi ng alas dose, eh madalas ka mampikon tapos halos di mo pa ko titigilan."
Bambam laughed at Yeri's rant habang si Yeri naman, kitang kita ang nakakunot nitong noo.
"Tawang tawa siya oh." She said while rolling her eyes.
The grin on his face turned sour afterwards.
Sumeryoso ang mukha ni Bambam at tumikhim, "Alam mo ba Banjing kung bakit ko ginawa to?"
"Hmm? Bakit?"
"Ang totoo kasi niyan Yeri, baka last na birthday mo to na magkasama tayo."
What he said struck her. Ito na yun, ito na 'yong tiyempong yun.
"Huh? Bakit naman? Mamamatay ka na ba? " She said jokingly kahit alam naman na niya ang dahilan.
"Sira! Hindi!"
"Tinanggap ko na kasi alok ni papa na sumama sa kaniya sa Australia, diba may scholarship grant na inooffer sakin doon?"
Yeri was dumbfounded at first but she quickly regained her focus.
"Oh! Edi good for you! Diba sabi ko naman sayo tanggapin mo yun? Tsaka mas maraming opportunity yung darating if tinanggap mo yun. Tapos ilang years ka ba mawawala? Mga four? Five? Mabilis lang yun!! Eh kung maganda naman offer doon, why not? Tsaka isa pa, tatahimik mundo ko rito, wala ka." Tawa niyang sabi.
Ang plastik.
"Hindi ka galit?" He surprisingly asked
"Huh? Bakit ako magagalit? Sino ba ko? Diba dapat si Chaeyoung tinatanong mo niyan! Tsaka pag namiss mo ko tawag ka lang, di ko sasagutin." Biro niya ulit, kahit medyo makirot na sa loob.
"Ano ba yan Banjing puro biro!" Inis na sabi ni Bambam. "Pero seryoso kasi, okay lang ba na tinanggap ko?"
"Oo tangi! Para naman sa future eh. Babalik ka pa rin naman diba?" Bambam nodded. "Ayun naman pala! Edi case closed. For now, let's just savour the moment." And she winked at her, binigyan naman siya ni Bambam ng reassuring smile, and he also rep bylied "Right."
Even if it does hurt a bit, ano bang magagawa ni Yeri kung hindi tanggapin na lang? Besides, she's just his bestfriend for a reason.
"Think of this as an incentive, palugid para mas makamove on ka sa nararamdaman mo. Isa pa, Sabi mo nga you would support him all the way diba? Panindigan mo, para namang kawalan ka sa kaniya. Know your place Yeri, know your place."
