Heart's POV
Bianca is Aries. I don't really believe in horoscopes and zodiac kind of stuff but my family does especially my mother side, and because of that I'm kinda familiar about it. At ang pagkakaalala ko, selosa ang mga Aries.
[ There are other signs that are jealous in the zodiac, but none of them is as feisty as the Aries. This is the sign that gets jealous and tells it, does something about it.
If you want your Aries to always be interested in you, be a little bit distant. They like to chase and to fight for the person they like.
Someone involved with an Aries will see many jealousy crises in his or her partner. It's because this sign wants to be the one and only. ]
Sa totoo lang, nakakatakot siya pag nagseselos. Wala pa nga siyang ginagawa pakiramdam ko katapusan ko na.
But last night, that weird moment I had with Yumi was something else. Her eyes, nose, lips, how our hands brushed against each other, it's like there's something about it but I just don't to assume anything.
Hindi ako sure kung ano yun exactly pero that somehow bothered me. Napailing nalang ako, wala lang to. Maybe I'm just overthinking.
..
Yumi's POV
Nakarating na kami sa isang barbecue house na sinasabi ni Charlize. Alex and Cassy's here. Highschool classmates namin sila. Nagbatian lang kami. Hmm itong dalawa parin pala. Let's just say na di kami in good terms back in highschool. Well, not me. Just Bianca and Cassy.
"Gosh, long time no see. Himala, di mo kasama yung bestfriend mong straight." Sabi ni Cassy. Mukha ngang di pa nya napapatawad si Bianca hanggang ngayon.
"H-hey, can we just forget about the past and focus nalang sa present?. I mean we're here to enjoy." Sabat ni Charlize.
"Yeah I agree. Alam mo mahal, tara order na tayo. Kayo guys? Gaya parin ba nung dati?." Sabi ni Alex sabay hila kay Cassy, tumango nalang kami.
Well, what happened?.
FLASHBACK
Senior Highschool. Grade 11.
Naglalakad kami ni Bianca at pagdating namin sa locker niya ay may naabutan na naman kaming sulat at gifts.
"Napapadalas na ata yan ah. Sino kaya yang secret admirer mo no?." Sabi ko.
Nang mabasa ni Bianca ang nakasulat ay bigla nalang itong nawala sa mood. Naglakad siya papuntang basurahan at tinapon lang lahat dun ang mga gifts at letter.
Kinabukasan nagulat nalang ako nang makitang may nagvandalize sa school hallway. May mga posters ng picture ni Cassy na may nakasulat pang WAG TULARAN: TIBO.
Recess.
Kumakain kami ni Bianca sa cafeteria. Nagulat nalang ako nang biglang lumapit ang classmate naming si Charlize at mukha itong malungkot.
"Bianca, pinapatawag ka sa Principal's office." Sabi ni Charlize. Mukha ngang seryoso. Tumayo naman si Bianca tila walang pakialam.
"T-teka, anong nangyayari?." Sabi ko tila naguguluhan.
"Don't worry, I'll be right back." Sabi lang ni Bianca at sinamahan na nga siya ni Charlize sa principal's office.
Hindi ako mapakali kaya sumunod ako. Sa labas palang ng Principal's office marami nang mga chismosa haaaayst. Lumapit narin ako para makinig sa pinag-uusapan nila.
"..the point here Miss Santos is that you bullied Miss Beltran by vandalizing the school stating that she's gay. And I called you here to apologize, not to hear excuses. Ano?. Are you gonna say sorry o ipapatawag ko ang parents mo?." Sermon ni Ser Primo (Principal).
"Gusto nyo ako pa mismo tumawag sa kanila para pumunta dito eh tsk." Sagot ni B. Naku naman.
At dahil dun ay naexpel si Bianca ng isang buong linggo.
Graduation. Habang nagkakasiyahan ang lahat sa pool ay andito muna kami ni Bianca sa may bench para tumambay at panoorin ang mga tao.
"..ano ba talagang nangyari nun?. Why did you do that?." Sabi ko kay Bianca.
"She confessed her feelings and I told her I'm straight, that I just wanted us to be friends. Pero di niya matanggap yun kasi nga daw nagpapakita ako ng motibo when all I was trying to do is to be nice to her. She tried to kiss me and I got mad. Gusto ko lang naman na tigilan nya nako kaya ko ginawa yun. Okay, maybe I got too far for outing her when she's not ready yet. Ang ayoko lang kasi is yung traydor. Yung kaibigan mo siya pag kaharap, pero pag nakatalikod ka may hidden agenda pala siya. Like gosh, why can't she be like you?." Sabi ni Bianca.
"What do you mean like me?."
"Like we could be so close but not to the point where one of us falls in love."
..
"..bakit mo ba kasi pinipigilan ang sarili mo?! Bakit hindi mo nalang hayaang maging masaya tayo?!."
"Dahil hindi ako katulad mo!. Hindi ko kayang sakyan si Elmo, Yumi. I'm sorry."
EOFB
It's really hard to pretend that you're friends with someone special, because every time you look at that person, all you see is everything you want to have.
Kaso nga, may Elmo na. Hindi naman pwedeng pagpilitan ko pa ang sarili ko kay Bianca kung ayaw nya talaga.
Bumalik na si Cassy at Alex dito sa table namin. Ngayon si Alex na naman ang wala sa mood.
"Wala lang kasi yun. Napatingin lang." Sabi ni Cassy.
"Wala?. Eh kung makatingin sayo parang wala nang bukas tsk. Kung dukutin ko kaya mata nun at ibarbecue ko, bwisit." Sabi ni Alex.
Napakamot nalang kami ni Charlize sa ulo. At ayun, nag-usap nalang kami ng mga bagay na walang kinalaman kay Bianca. Di lang ito nakatulong sa dalawa, kundi sakin na rin. Maybe if I stop thinking about Bianca mawawala rin to.
Pero pagdating sa bahay,
11pm.
"San ka galing?. Sinong kasama mo?." Bungad ni Bianca sakin. Tiningnan ko lang to ng walang expression at diretso lang na pumasok.
"Yumi, kinakausap pa kita--" Sabi pa nito.
"Anong paki mo?. Ano ba kita?." Natahimik nalang ito. Umakyat na rin ako sa kwarto.
