Twin Hearts

Chapter 23

KATHRYN'S POV:

"Hi ma'am, pwede bang tumabi?"

I heard Enrique spoke from behind me. Nakaupo ako sa steps ng Humanities building. It's past 5 o'clock in the afternoon and wala na kong classes.

"Hey.. sure." I smiled at him and he immediately sat beside me.

"Nami-miss mo nanaman yung kakambal mo?" he stared at me.

I nodded. "Grabe, ang bilis lang ng araw. Almost 3 months na palang wala si Kath.."

"Oo nga 'no.."

"Alam mo, mas malungkot pa pag nasa bahay. Kahit nandoon na sina mommy at daddy, parang pakiramdam ko, wala pa rin akong kasama. Dati nung nandito pa si Kath, kahit hindi kami nagkikita, okay lang. Ngayon, parang may kulang." I looked down on a piece of flyer i picked beside me, folding it into shapes.

"Kailan mo ba sya huling nakausap? How is she there?"

"Last week. Nag start na yung special class nya in preparation for their semester sa September. Okay naman daw sya. Busy and, alam mo naman yun, hindi mahilig sa social media." I chuckled a little when i remember how 'primitive' Kath can get sometimes. Wala syang Facebook, Twitter at Instagram. May Skype sya na ginawa lang for our parents when they left and now para maka communicate namin sya sa Michigan.

"Let's just let her focus on her stuff. Maganda yun para sa kanya. And i know she's very smart kaya kayang-kaya nya lahat don."

"Yeah.. I think she's getting better."

Enrique just put his arm on my shoulders, his simple way of showing he's just there for me, as always. I looked up to his face and he kissed my forehead.

And i remembered something. "Uhm.. si Quen? Kamusta na ba sya?"

He stared at me again, probably surprised of what i just asked.

"You want to hear about him?"

I forced a smile. "I guess, it's time para magkaayos na din kami. Kung si Kath, mukhang getting better na, siguro dapat mapatawad ko na din yung kakambal mo."

Mas nag lighten up pa yung face ni Enrique, na mas ikina-gwapo nya. Yeah, naisip ko pa talaga yon. "I'm sure matutuwa yon."

"So.. kamusta na nga sya?"

"Uh.. the last time i checked, okay naman. He just quit basketball and street dance varsity last week."

"What?" i was shocked to hear that. Quen was one of the star players of the university's basketball team and main man din sya sa dance competitions. "Dahil pa rin ba sa nangyari?"

"Ah, yeah. Parang ganun na nga."

"Pero okay lang ba talaga sya?"

"He's getting better. I don't think sinisira nya yung buhay nya. Siguro guilt.. he doesn't want to do the things he enjoys. Pero mukhang nag aaral naman sya ngayon."

I nodded. "What if... kausapin ko na kaya sya?"

Enrique looked at me. "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

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"Hi."

Quen lifted his gaze to me from the handouts he was answering i think. Nasa coffeeshop kami. Pinatawagan ko sya kay Enrique para malaman ko kung nasaan sya pero ako na lang yung pumunta. Hindi ko na sya pinasama kasi may meeting din sya for a group activity sa isang subject.