"Ak..."
"What's the matter?"
"Diego said he likes me,"
"I told you, oh ba't parang gulat ka?"
"Sabi niya rin matagal niya na akong kilala,"
"Yeah," she answered like she already knew it.
"Alam mo?!" I asked, bakit hindi ko man lang napansin?
"Finlo Diego's in to you noong first year pa,"
"O My God, alam din ba ni Alistaire?" I am worried baka kasi mainis si Alistaire sakanya lalo.
"Alam naming lahat ikaw lang ang hindi may alam, napaka-torpe naman kasi ni Diego nahihiya sayo," she said.
"I felt so betrayed, wala man lang sainyo ang nagsabi saakin," I said in disbelief after all this wala akong kaalam-alam am I really that dense?
"Gaga, lagi kong sinasabi sayo indirectly pero lagi mo rin sinasabi na wala kang time,"
"Matulog kana Finlo, it's already two in the morning," she said before hanging up the call.
I can't sleep. I tried to read as much as I can hanggang sa maantok ako pero hindi talaga ako dinadalaw ng antok. Later it was already bright outside I look so bad because I have dark circles arround my eyes already.
I brush my teeth before taking a bath, okay lang na pangit ako tignan basta mabango.
After taking a bath I went downstairs to eat light breakfast lang ako ngayon since medyo naparami ako ng kain kahapon.
"Finlo, wala dito si Greg walang maghahatid saiyo gusto mo bang ibook kita ng grab?" sabi saakin ni manang Lora.
I tried to call Alistaire para sumabay pero hindi niya sinasagot.
"Ak can you fetch me?" I messaged Ak. Masyado na kasing malayo kung kay Lu o kay Aly pa ako sasabay.
"Why, sira ba iyong car mo?" Ak replied.
"No, manong Greg used it to fetch daddy nasira raw kasi iyong sasakyan niya," I explained.
"Okay, I'll be there in ten," she said before going offline.
I went back upstairs to prepare my things para pagdating ni Ak dito ay aalis narin kami agad.
True to her words after ten minutes I heard the sound of our doorbell kaya nagpaalam na ako kay manang bago umalis.
Jeep wrangler iyong asa harap ng bahay ngayon, may bago bang sasakyan si Ak?
She usually use her Chevrolet Malibu every time.
I opened the gate and knocked at the window of the car in front of me.
"Uhm... Hi,"
What the heck, I asked Ak to fetch me pero bakit si Diego ang andito?
"Sabi ni Ak hindi ka raw niya masusundo kasi may dadaanan pa siya kaya ipinasundo ka niya saakin," he explained after nang makita niya akong naguguluhan.
I didn't expect him to fetch me tsaka hindi ito yung gamit niyang sasakyan noong pumunta kami sa resto. Hindi na ako nag-inarte at sumakay nalang ko, I already need to go to school kasi may morning subjects ako.
"Nag breakfast kana ba?" Tanong niya habang nakatingin parin sa daan.
"Yes," I answered.
Our conversation ended like that. Medyo naiilang ako bakit ba naman kasi siya pa iyong inutusan ni Ak para sunduin ako?
We arrived at our school at exactly 7:30am kaya naman may time pa ako to buy sa snacks sa cafeteria some of our professors allows us to eat while having a class.
"Thank you for fetching me Diego, mauuna na ako pupunta pa ako ng cafeteria to buy some foods," paalam ko sakanya bago ako tumalikod. I didn't even waited for his response dahil sa sobrang taranta.
"Ah... Finlo," Pag-tawag niya saakin. "Here," he said while handling me a paper bag. "I made sandwiches for you, sabi kasi ni Ak hindi ka pa nag breakfast kaya gumawa ako. Ibibigay ko sana saiyo kanina pero sabi mo nag breakfast ka," he said while still handing me the paper bag.
Kinuha ko iyon tsaka nag thank you para naman hindi niya sabihin na ungrateful ako. After I thanked him naglakad na ako papunta sa classroom ko. I don't need to go to the cafeteria anymore kasi may pagkain na ako.
I was quietly listening to my prof kasi medyo nakakalito iyong topic na itinuturo niya ngayon. Aly and Ak are listening as well we don't want to fail any subject para sabay sabay kaming ga-graduate.
"That's it," said by Sir Cruz to end his class. This subject is giving me headache and I don't want to fail it sayang naman iyong pinaghirapan ko magmula freshman.
"Fin, cafeteria tayo nagutom ako bigla," pag-aaya ni Aly saakin. Kaming tatlo lang ang magkakasama sa subject na iyon Lu and Alistaire are together now kasi parehas sila ng class, si Casper naman mag-isa kakawa tuloy.
"Sige," I agreed nagutom rin ako, it takes too much para lang maintindihan iyong topic na iyon nakakabagot.
"What do you want?" Aly asked. I was about to say spaghetti when I remembered that Diego made me a sandwich.
"Chocolate bars nalang," I answer si Aly na iyong bumili para may maiiwan dito sa inuupuan namin.
I was checking my phone while waiting for Aly medyo matatagalan siguro soya ngayon kasi medyo mahaba iyong pila, sana naman meron pa iyong gusto nilang bilihin.
After almost 10 minutes bumalik na si Aly while holding a tray, I was about to help her pero sabi niya kaya niya kaya hindi nalang.
Inilabas ko na rin iyong paper bag tsaka tumblr to start eating narin. Diego made me a freakin chicken sandwich! Paano niya nalaman na ito iyong favourite ko?
"By the way, Fin I wasn't able to fetch you kanina kaya lang may emergency kaya si Diego nalang pinapunta ko," Ak said to explain herself.
"Why him? Pwede namang si Alistaire o si Casper nalang para hindi nakakahiya," agad kong sabi.
"O gusto niyo ba?" I offered them my food hindi ko naman mauubos ito sobrang lalake pa naman.
"Huwag na, you should eat it yourself. Sa pagkakaalam ko kasi someone you like gave it to you," she said maliciously.
"Wait, sino?" Aly asked out of confusion.
"Gaga, outdated ka nanaman, Diego already made a move," she said happily.
"What?!" Aly shouted, tumingin tuloy saamin iyong mga tao nakakahiya.
"Fin what is happening, explain it," she said while looking at me. She is like a child who is so eager to hear a story, Aly talaga.
"Diego said that he likes me," I said before taking a bite to my sandwich.
Aly was about to scream kaso tinakpan ni Ak iyong bibig niya. "You're too loud baka mamaya sabihin nila may jowa na ulit 'tong si Finlo" she said, while still covering Aly's mouth.
"How about you Finlo, what do you feel towards him?" Aly asked right after she removed Ak's hand on her mouth.
"I don't know, I mean I felt shy and awkward everything I'm with him," I answered. I can't say that I like him kasi hindi parin nag sink in saakin iyong sinabi niya na may gusto siya saakin.
"Hypothetically, if ever he'll court you papayag ka ba?" She asked again.
"Siguro," I answered. I was about to say another word but someone spoke behind me and when I look back I saw Alistaire's grumpy face again.
