Peace Minus You

33

"Besides, wala ka naman sa ospital kaya hindi kita mabibisita. Knowing you... malakas ka," paliwanag ni Pochi.

Ako? Malakas? I am wounded too.

Suminghap lang ako sa sinabi niya.

"So why did you punch him?" patuloy niyang usisa.

"He's a cheater." I declared.

"Cheater?" she probed.

"Boyfriend mo," hindi ko napigilang sambit.

"Exodus is a boy friend, not a boyfriend." Singhap niya.

Natahimik ako saglit.

"Pero sabi mo-"

"You usually watch my vlogs with 1.5 speed, right?" putol niya sa sasabihin ko.

"Uh." Shit. How to explain?

"I'm so stupid," iyon ang tangi kong naidagdag.

Pochi dropped the call. Oh no. I tried to call several times pero hindi niya sinasagot.

Sakit ng mukha ko. Pati ulo ko ay parang sumasakit na rin sa problemang ginawa ko. How stupid.

"All of your remaining concerts are canceled," balita ng aking handler.

"What?" halos mawalan ng boses kong tanong.

"Cancelled lahat, including you," Tim explained.