Red Strings (Strings Series #1)

Chapter 5

Chapter 5.

"Hello Gab. Sure, no worries. I'll go :))"

I don't know if this is the right thing to do pero as soon as I got home, ito agad ang nireply ko kay Gab. Now that I feel like we are that close, yes it feels surreal and I'm happy but I don't know why I got this peculiar feeling that I can't put into words. Am I confused or what?

With that thought in my mind I fell asleep.  Andaming bumabagabag sa utak ko lately. From my literary analysis na tinatapos ko to what happened to Deborah and Gab back then and this.

Christmas eve is near. Today is December 20th. Pumunta ako sa campus para ipasa tong literary analysis ko for our final requirement. I am not sure kung nandito yung iba kong mga kaibigan but I'm hoping na nandito si Janine para somehow may kasama ako.

Yngrid Caroline: Hiii Ja, bestie. Andito ka ba sa campus?

Janina Rosalyn: loe beh Yca wla eh

Yngrid Caroline: huh? Di ka magpapasa ng Literary chuchu para sa finals?

Janinca Rosalyn: ngpasa n q kahapon beh huhu sori di n kita nasabihan mejo busy din kaya minadali ko nlng. Labyu Yca, u know that.

Yngrid Caroline: Oki oki no worries. See you when I see you.

Naglalakad na ko papunta sa office ng prof namin sa subject na 'to pero biglang sumulpot si Gab at may dala pang iced coffee.

"Hello Yca, kape ka muna."

"Hello rin. Bakit ka nandito? May ipapasa ka rin ba?", gagi lods bakit ako kinakabahan. Ganto ba talaga pag kausap mo future husband mo emz.

"Ahh hindi naman. May errands lang and it happens that I see you're here. Coffee ka muna.", Inabot nya yung isang kape na dala na. Wow salamat, very thoughtful.

"Do you have anything to do pagkatapos mo magpasa? I heard last na ninyo yan for this sem."

"You've heard? From who naman?"

"Hmm from your closest friend, I guess.", He let out a little chuckle. Mas kinapogi niya yung pagtawa niya. Lord, ano na namang pagsubok ito.

"Haynako si Janine talaga but yeah I'm free naman. Bakit?"

"Pwede ka ba isama for lunch?"

"Sige. Basta libre mo", kapal naman ng mukha ko magpalibre pero syempre papayag naman siya noh.

"Okay then. I'll wait here outside the office. Btw, that coffee is not yours. Bigay mo kay Sir pampa-good shot. He will remember you because of that.", Okay binabawi ko na di siya pogi and di good samaritan.

Tinarayan ko lang at pumasok na 'ko sa loob. Inabot ko yung kape like Gab said and umalis na rin ako agad. Nandiyan parin si Gab sa kinatatayuan niya at nagp-phone. Pisteng yawa, lakas mang asar talaga. When he saw me, nagyaya na siyang umalis for lunch.

"Tara na?", Umirap lang ako at nagkibit-balikat.

"Don't be like that Yca. I'll buy you coffee later. Dapat nga mag thank you ka, I'm helping you with your grades. Mababa yan magbigay si sir."

"Okay.", nakakasama parin talaga ng loob tong Gabriel na to.

Sumakay na kami sa sasakyan niya at nakarating na rin naman agad sa pinili niyang restaurant. They serve mainly korean cuisine, of course pabor sakin to.

"Yca...", the way he said my name. There's something. I know that this lunch is not that usual eat-out.

"... I just want to say sorry. I'm so insensitive with what I said sa Batangas and napagtaasan pa kita ng boses."