LUC
I laughed even though I was still thinking about Arianne. This feeling gives me creep. Hindi ko nararamdaman ito kahit sa mga lalaki. Ayoko nang nagagalit si Arianne sa akin. Ayoko din ng napapalungkot ko siya. I had to talk to her as soon as po...
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LUC
A knock on the door woke me up. I couldn't believe I fell asleep. One moment I was still looking at the ceiling, the next was darkness.
I couldn't remember what I was on. Basta tumayo ako para buksan ang pinto. I didn't care kung sino man ito. Ito ang nang-istorbo, pagtiyagaan niya ang hitsura ko.
Hinila ko ang pinto pabukas at nagtaka ako nang mabungaran ang naroon. "Kari?"
Her face looked sullen at namumula ang ilong. Umiyak ba ito?
"What's wrong?"
Tumikhim siya, o suminghot, whichever, I didn't really know. "I and Dave had some misunderstanding at ayaw ko muna sana siyang makita at makausap. Can I take an emergency leave? Pupunta lang ako kay Arianne."
The name stunned me. Gano'n kalakas ang dating sa akin ni Arianne? "Do you want me to talk to Dave?" I asked in concern. Ano naman kaya ang pinagtalunan ng dalawang ito?
Sunud-sunod ang iling niya. Ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng iling na iyon? Wala o ayaw niyang sabihin.
Bumuntong hininga ako. "Are you trying to hide from him?"
She looked confused. "I don't know if I'm hiding. What I know is that I don't want to see him for now because I don't know what to tell him."
Napatango ako. I was trying to understand. Kahapon din nang makita ko si Arianne na may kausap at kayakap na iba ay ayaw ko na rin muna siyang makita dahil hindi ko din alam ang sasabihin ko. Sounds familiar. "Fine. Go and tell your friend about it. It helps."
She tried to smile. Brave girl.
"So ibig sabihin ay hindi ko sasabihin kay Dave kung nasaan ka?" paniniguro ko.
She shook her head again. "Please."
Napatango ako. "Fine, kilala niya ba ang kaibigan mo at alam niya ba kung nasaan si Arianne?"
Parang may bumulwak na tubig sa mga mata niya. Naawa tuloy ako dahil ito din ang gusto kong gawin kanina pa. "Hindi ko matandaan kung naikuwento ko na sa kanya o hindi pa."
I drew a deep breath. "Okay, go, ako na ang bahala kay Dave."
Bahala na talaga. Ayaw kong makialam sa dalawang ito pero kailangan ni Kari ng tulong. I still owe her from every life's wisdom she told me when I almost went crazy a few months ago.
At kung hindi dahil sa kanya ay walang Arianne na dadalaw noon at makakaharap ko. And even though I wasn't the one that Arianne prepared to be with for life, I knew that she had a big part in making me recover.
"Thank you," she said.
I nodded. "Magpahatid ka kay Hubert."
Umiling siya. "No need, napakalapit lang ni Arianne, puwede ko ngang lakarin. Mamaya matanong pa ni Dave si Hubert. Not that I was expecting him to ask the security but-"
