The Boy I Like

CHAPTER 17

   "hi jack! Im miss you!" a girl from nowhere hug jack

  Mukhang hitad.
Napakakapal nang make up.
Parang anak ni jocker.

  "sino sya jack?" tanong nang hitad

"im his bes----"

   "she's my girlfriend" jack introduced me

  "girlfriend?"

"oo. Jowa ko sya.. By the way she's hannah and hannah she's kelly"

  I just nodded.
Pangit nya ma syado eh.
Tinatakpan lang nang make up

  "so kaylan pa ako naging kabit jack?" hitad girl said

   "will excuse me. Hindi ka kabit. Kung hindi, hindi ka parte sa buhay nang jowa ko" i said to her

   Napa lingun si jack sa akin.
I just wink at him
I thought his going to mad at me.
But he just smiled.

  "ella. What are you doing here?" jack ask to ella

  "about the wedding"

"a wedding?" i ask

  "yes! A wedding. Eh kakasal kami ni jack." sabay irap sa kanyang mata

  "what are you talking about?" jack

"sabi nang mama mo. Marry my son because i need you in my company. Para sa ikabubuti nang company nyo to jack. And ikakabuti nang future ko" she wink

Ang pangit nya na masyado may pa wink wink pa syang na lalaman.

  When suddenly my phone rang.
Kaya lumabas muna ako.

[unknown calling....]

"who is this?"

[hannah]

"hmm?"

[can you go with me?]

"jared?"

[yes.]

"im busy"

[you're not hannah. I saw you. Why you always ignoring me?]

"i am jared. So tumigil kana"

[you're being cold hannah]

"cold? Who start this fucking game? I think you started it? Right?"

[hannah just listen to me--]

[(jared. Come with me. Hmmmm)]  a girl from the other line who's moaning

"pag patuloy nyo nalang yang ginagawa nyo jared. You don't have to explain what happen their. I hear it"

And i off the call.

   Whats the matter?
If i heard moaning.
  Alam namn natin kung ano ang ginagawa nila diba?
Their matured enough para alam nila anong ginagawa nila.

  Umalis ako.
Hindi na ako nag pa alam pa kay jack.
I don't know if feel sick.

  When i saw a taxi. Agad kung pinara iyun.
 
   A minutes pass at naka dating nako sa bahay.
  When i saw car.

"oh apo andito kana. Bilis. Pasuk may bisita ka kanina pa sya nag hihintay sayo"

   Agad naman akong nag madaling pumasok.

  "ano nanaman ang ginawa mo dito jare--"

I stop.
Hindi pala si jared ang nasa amin.
Nahihiya ako sa ginawa ko.
Its charlie.

What the hell is he doing here?

"bakit andito ka charlie?"

"can you go with me?"

  "where?"

"something call 'date'?" he smiled

"what kind of date is that?"

"friends date. I want to know more about you. So that i can help you"

Wala naman akong jowa sa totoong buhay so., i should say okey to him right?

  "okey"

"really?"

  "yes."

"okey. Susundoin nalang kita bukas. In 6 pm. You should wear comfortable dress okey?"

"hmmm"

"..... Because your pretty" he smiled.

  "buliro!"

"hahahaha. I just want you to feel more confedent that your beautiful enough." he said

  "im beautiful even without you didn't say something hahaha"

  We became more closer that night.
Na alala ko nanaman si jared.

  I though masaya na kami.
Pero sa sinabi nung nakaraang uras sa isnag babae.
Mas nasasaktan pa ako.

- <a hour earlier >-

Nag lalakd ako papuntang taxi cab.
When a girl from nowhere grab my hand.

  "eh?"

"ikaw si hannah?"

"opo"

"look at this picture hannah. You see kung sino ang nag traydor sayo"

Binigay nya sakin ang Isang envelope.
At umalis na sya.
I saw the picture.
With a date on the corner.

Jared.
Its him.

Kissing with another girl.
Hugging.
         (end of the flashback)

    Kaya para akong naging called nung tumawag sya sakin.
  An sakit eh.
Hindi pa nga kami.
May kalandian na sya.

Kaya i accept the date what charlie told.