Kahit papaano, sad parin siya para sa kaibigan nya.Ang balita raw, aalis na daw ang girlfriend nyang si Rhian patungong
Amerika, two days after graduation.
Kaya nang minsang makita nya
si Rhian after practice, hindi napigilan ni Carlo
ang hormones at kinausap nya iyon.Hapon naman nang mangyari yon, habang mag-isang hinhintay ng
maldita ang kanyang sundo."Rhian", tawag nya.
Tumingin lang si Rhian sa kanya pero hindi umimik.
Palibhasa, alam nyang bestfriend ng kanyang ex-boyfriend ang
kakausap sa kanya."If you're gonna ask me why nag-break kami ni Kyle,
it's because of you," agad sinabi ni Rhian."Me?" tanong ni Carlo. "What it has to do with me?"
"Well, someone told me that you're more than friends with Kyle,
kaya I broke up with him."Nagulat si Carlo.
"What?!" "Nakipag-break ka sa kanya because bading ako,
at kaibigan nya ko?""Exactly," ani Rhian.
"And nagtataka nga ako kung bakit galit ka pa sa 'kin ngayon e.
Isn't it what you want? Ang ma-solo si Kyle?"Nasampal kaagad ni Carlo si Rhian sa tindi ng salitang nabitawan nito.
"Look, I'm trying to be friendly but you just raised the alarm,
bit*h," sabi ni Carlo."Bading nga ako, pero I won't stoop that low just to be with him.
Palibhasa, you're just plain stupid. If I know, you're having an affair
with Sir Concepcion!"You thought walang nakaka-alam, but in fact, everyone in the
whole campus knows about it!"Hindi naitanggi ni Rhian ang nasabi ni Karl.
Namula ang pisngi nito sa matinding hiya at galit."Bading ka kasi, Carlo! Kung ano man ang nalalaman mong gossip,
I wouldn't be surprised! You're just a mere f.a.g., you know.
You're trying hard to be a girl to catch boys' attention
but no matter what Kyle, you're still just a gay!""Just to let you know, kayong mga f.a.g.g.o.t.s are just for
one-night-stand. No guy would spend too much
time on you 'because what they want are girls like me.
Not gays like you."Muling sinampal ni Carlo si Rhian, this time, tinodo
na nya. Then walk-out, papuntang restroom.Hinihingal syang habang naghilamos ng mukha at tumingin sa salamin.
Buti yun lang ang nagawa nya! Kung hindi baka nakalbo na nya ito.That bi*ch really deserves more than what she got.
Bumuhos ang makas na ulan. Walang payong si Carlo kaya't doon
muna s'ya nag-stay.Biglang may pumasok sa restroom. Si Kyle.
Tulala ito at tila may malalim na iniisip. For some reason, parang
alam nyang nasa restroom nga si Carlo at sunundan nya ito."Kyle..." ang tanging nasabi ni Carlo
"Nakita ko kung ano ang sinabi mo kay Rhian...and I would like to say
something," sabi ni Kyle kay Carlo, na handa nang masaktan at
masuntok ng kaibigan."Kyle, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have slapped Rhian,"
nauna nang sinabi ni Carlo.
"Kung galit ka sa 'kin, it's ok kung gusto mo 'kong saktan, o ano...""Carlo...ngayon ko lang na-realize na mahal mo pala talaga ako,"
biglang nasabi ni Kyle. Tumahimik si Carlo."Since grade two, best friends na tayo...until now,"
patuloy na sinabi ni Kyle.Walang anu-ano'y hinalikan ni Kyle si Carlo sa pisngi.