Million Miles Away

Si BART

"Bro naman kalma lang, masyado kang hot kababalik mo lang, idlip ka muna"

Bartoleme Dimagiba my ever loyal assistant sa dami ng nakasama ko siya lang ang nagtagal sa akin, siguro mahigpit ang pangangailangan niya kaya kahit ganito ang ugali ko pinili niya pa rin akong pakisamahan, he was always there for me and he knows so much about my so-called tragic love st0ry

"sige I'll take a nap I'll check na lang my sched later"

Then i fell asleep using my favourite pillow.

"hay naku Kenneth up to now you still think about her! kelan ka kaya magmomove on I bet she already have a new life"

Akala ni bart himbing na ko di niya alam ang babaw ng tulog I thought.

"pakilamero talaga tong bakulaw na to! Ei ano kung i still think about her masama? teka nga pala, talaga bang siya ang nakita ko kanina sa airport or is it a part of the so-called wishful thinking"

I wake up and stare at the road then I saw Bart's face and it's kinda red. I w0nder why?. Then he smiled

"hala baka narinig niya ang ingay mo kasi baka mamya mgtransf0rm na naman yan,pakilamero ka kasi! weh di naman c0ncerned lang "

I heard Bart whispered to himself then I asked for my iPad.

"Bart iPad?"

"sa-saglit lang po"

Parang tangang nagulat

"What's wrong with you?am just asking for the iPad"

"wa-wala naman po"

He then handed me the ipad

"Thanks"

"He smiled so it means I think di naman niya narinig baket ba kasi ang daldal mo Bart ipapahamak ka ng bibig mo patahi mo na nga yan ke Aling Tasing"

Bulong na naman nya sa sarili, parang tanga talaga to. Bumubulong ng pasigaw sa sarili.

Then my ph0ne ring. I let it ring for about five times for the very reason that the caller name appeared as "Mom". The oh-so-famous stage Mom of the Ignacio celebrity clan.

"Hey Mom, how are you?"

"I'm fine. I'm just checking on you and i would like to ask if you are on your way here?"

"Nope.I'll go straight to my c0ndo in Makati. i'll pay a visit na lang sa weekend"

"What are you talking about? You know that we have lot of things to talk about. We need to make sure that your schedule is fixed and that your clothes are all organized, yada, yada, yada, yada"

Wala na akong maintindihan sa dinadaldal ng Nanay ko. Mali wala pala akong interes na makinig.

"yada, yada, yada. Are you even listening to me Kenneth?"

" Nope!"

" What? Who do you think you are to answer me back?"

"I mean....m0m...m0m...a-re you s-till the-re the line is ch0ppy call you again"

I didn't hesitate to wait to hear another yada, yada . I intentionally hang up the phone as I know where the next topic will go and for sure she'll call again so i turn it off as well.

"Hay naku Bro ikaw talaga"

That's Bart the pakelamero, I open the iPad again and browse my schedule again.