After his class ended around 10:15 pm, even though he was quite tired he took his cell phone connected to the wifi and dialled Frencheska. He promised to give her a call so he did, besides he needed her help to explain to Julie his true intentions when he did what he did last night.
He went to the kitchen, took a bottle of cold water and gulped it until it's empty. Just in time, Frencheska's smiling face appeared on his screen.
" Hey, Maq."
""Wag mo akong ma hey, hey dyan! Anong kamanyakan ang ginawa mo kay Julie Anne kagabi? Alam mo sarap mong bugbugin! Alam mo ba yun?! ( Frencheska using her acting skills, galit-galitan acting.) Do you know that she's even ecstatic to find that you dm her, finally you find some guts to talk to her after five long years dumping her without giving her any reasons at all...but what did you do?! You told her a KSP, pa feymus...really Elmo? That's the only thing you can come up with? Yan lang ba kinaya ng utak mo? After five long years yan pa sinabi mo? And ano yung kagabi? You clearly disrespected my best friend! Hanep ka ah! What would you think she would feel, Elmo?"
Frencheska scolded Elmo like he was her child, and he was just quiet listening to all her rants.
" Maq, I---"
He was about to tell her that he was sorry but she interrupted him.
" Let me finish first. Did you know that you made her cry all night? Kasi naman of all people sayo pa galing mismo ang pambabastos, naman Elmo! Somehow, if it's coming from other people, she won't feel that hurt eh, tagos hanggang buto yun, Elmo. You're the one who pop her cherry, until pinagsawaan mo, iniwan mo, then ngayon ganun-ganun mo na lang binabastos?! I thought you're a good man and true gentleman, Elmo! What you did---"
She was just supposed to make fun of Elmo, but all of a sudden she felt how humiliated Julie was when Elmo sent her nasty messages, it was really rude, disrespectful.
Elmo was just silent. He look like a kid scolded by his mom in a brink of tears.
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" Maq... (The corner of his eyes started to water, his voice barely audible.) Maq, I... I---you know me. I... Know it was disrespectful, unforgivable... I went overboard. ( A tear fell from his eyes.) I know, gagu ako! It was...not my intention, Maq. Maybe, I--I'm just desperate to get her attention, but still I shouldn't have done it, I know...but I can't think of anything... I messaged her on her birthday last time, but she didn't bother to reply---"
" So alam mo na ngayon ano ang feeling ng di pinapansin ang mga messages? You've done that many times to her, Elmo!"
" Maq, let me finish... I know galit ka rin sa akin. But he--hear me out, please. You're the only person who could help me, Maq. I know it's crazy...but this whole home quarantine made me realize a lot, a lot of things. And see that? ( He turned around and walked back to his living room, pointing at Julie's portrait.) It may sound so creepy Maq, but yes...I stalked her a lot... I tried... I tried to stop but I failed, just merely looking at her pictures made me me okay, calm and inspired me to do better in my life, fix my life...that's why, I printed some of her pictures to keep me sane---"
