Den's POV
"Aly, gusto mo---"
"No."
"Aly-"
"Shut up."
"Aly, let's--"
"I don't want to."
"Wanna--"
"Get lost."
"I'm inviting you---"
"Who says I'll come with you?"
These past few days, patuloy kong kinukulit si Aly at lagi niya lang akong nirereject. Stubborn as fuck. Today, aayain ko ulit siyang sumama sa akin.
"Aly, grab a snack with me." I smiled at him.
"Go grab one with your friends."
"But I want to have a snack with you, I want to be your friend."
"I already have a friend."
"But, it's more fun if you have lots of people around you."
He looked at me then left without a word. Naglakad ako papuntang cafeteria, then I saw my friends.
"So, what's up. Mukhang lugmok ka?" Marj greeted.
"I'm fine. Si Aly kasi, hindi parin nakikipag kaibigan sa akin." I sighed.
"Oh come on. Bakit ba interesado kang makipag kaibigan sakanya?" A asked.
Di ko nalang sila sinagot. Si Ella at Yeye tahimik lang dahil nagbabasa sila ng notes nila. Nag focus nalang ako sa social media account ko. I bid them goodbye dahil nabobored lang ako. Di naman nila ako kinakausap.
Naglibot-libot lang ako hanggang sa mapadpad ako sa abandoned music room, there I saw Aly. I entered while he's playing with the piano. His eyes are close, so I took the opportunity to watch him until he's done. He gently opened his eyes and his forehead automatically creased when he saw me standing in front of him.
"Wow. That's so sad." I said.
"What are you doing here?" He stood up.
"I guess you haven't eaten yet. So, here you go. I'm leaving." I said while putting the milk and cookies on his hand.
Mabilis akong lumabas ng kwarto dahil ayoko namang ibalik niya sakin yung binigay ko and luckily, hindi niya ako hinabol. I smiled. Ito yata yung tinatawag na step by step progress?
