twenty-four: yera
AFTER THAT NIGHT, JED WENT SOMEWHERE. Hindi niya sinabi kung saan, pero ang sinabi niya lang ay may aasikasuhin siyang branch ng Cosmopolitan. It's almost two weeks since and it felt so lonely.
Pagkapasok sa office ay nakapaikot na naman sila ma'am Ke at sir Shin sa desk namin ni Ryanne. Nang makita nila akong papalapit ay umayos sila ng tindig.
"What's the tea?" Tanong ko habang binababa ang bag ko at sine-set up ang PC. Ma'am Ke cleared her throat.
"Ano, wala lang..."
"Ano nga?" Tanong ko.
"They're asking about Jed." Napatingin ako kila ma'am Ke at sir Shin na pinipigilan si Ryanne na magsalita pero nahuli na sila.
"Oh, what about him?" Ryanne shrugged.
"About your connection with him and what he does." I nodded before looking at ma'am Ke and sir Shin with their worried face.
"Hindi namin ichichismis kay Kino, promise." Natawa ako dahil doon.
"Well, Jed is actually my friend's cousin. May past kami, noong college." Ma'am Ke covered her mouth with her hand.
"And hindi alam ni Kino na nanliligaw din siya?" Umiling ako.
"I only saw Jed when we're having dinner sa BGC, the same night he asked to court me." Tumango tango sila.
"Bakit hindi mo pinaalam kay Kino?"
"Jed is not a threat, really."
69th.
"And I don't want to worry Kino, ayaw niya na pumunta sa La Union dahil sa'kin and I don't want to be the one holding him back from his dreams." Napa 'aww' si ma'am Ke. I know they'll understand me.
"Oo nga, sabagay. Grabe, wifey material ka talaga, Mari. Maunawain ka na, hindi ka pa selfish, napaka bait mo pa. Pwede din ba manligaw, Mari?" Natawa ako sa biro ni ma'am Ke.
"Hindi na pwede, baka mahirapan ako pumili." Tumawa siya bago kami nag apir. Bumalik na kami sa trabaho. Lumilipad ang utak ko, what is Kino doing right now? I hope he's okay. I already miss his company.
"Kain tayo, gusto ko pa makasagap ng chismis about this Jed guy." Sabay sabay kaming naglunch nila ma'am Ke at Ryanne. Kasama kasi ni sir Shin ang iba naming officemates kaya hindi siya nakasama sa'min.
Nang maka order kami ay umupo kami sa bakanteng table dito sa cafeteria ng firm.
"So, ano ang past niyo ni Jed?" Walang pag aalinlangang tanong ni ma'am Ke.
"Well, they were my first friends. Wala akong masyadong kaibigan noong high school dahil I'm the weird kid. Noong college, tsaka lang ako nagkaroon ng kaibigan. Asteria, my friend and Jed's cousin introduced me to him noong debut niya."
And there, I started reliving the past. Our past.
"MARI! Halika! I want you to meet someone!" Hinila ako ni Asteria papalayo mula sa table namin nila Aiane.
"Sino?" Nilingon niya ako bago ngumiti.
"My cousin, my childhood best friend, well, I think you already know him." Kumunot ang noo ko.
"No, I don't think I know him yet." She stopped and gasped.
"What do you mean you don't know him? He knows everyone! He probably know you already!" Dumoble ang kunot ng noo ko sa sinabi niya.
"Really? So he's like mr. popular?" Tumango si Asteria bago kami nagpatuloy sa paglalakad. She keeps looking around until she sighed out of relief.
"Jed!" She hugged a man wearing a casual white polo with 3 unbuttoned buttons with a loosened necktie. He's holding a red cup so he only hugged Asteria with his other arm.
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