My Kind of Story

(52.2) Too Little Too Late

A/N: Song for the chappie! :) -------à

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A week before college night

Kalalabas lang namin ng mga groupmates ko sa library nang makasalubong ko si Sammy sa corridor with his friends.

"Naks, sipag ah!" Sammy teasingly said, referring to the library where I came from.

"Eh di ikaw na petiks! Sus!" sagot ko.

"Di rin! Kaya nga kami nandito eh, magli-library din kami."

"Weh, di nga!? xD" ganti ko. Ha!

"Ikaw lang may karapatan mag-study hard?!" tinaasan nya ako ng kilay.

"Haha, kidding! Sige goodluck! May gagawin pa kami saglit eh, bye!"

"Baks, saglit!" he held my wrist "may kasabay ka umuwi?"

"Wala sila Majoy eh, gumawa ng report kasama mga kaklase namin so ako lang uuwi, bakit?"

"Sabay ako sa'yo, hatid na kita."

"Di ba may gagawin pa kayo?" I asked, pointing to his friends.

"Saglit lang naman 'to eh. Ano?"

"Sige, text tex na lang ah!" I waved at him.

"I'll tex you! Baka harangin ka na naman ni Domingo ah! Ako naman. :)"

"Sira! Di noh! xD"

So I bid him goodbye and walked with my classmates.

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Tapos na kami sa groupwork namin ng mga classmates ko kaya nagpaalam na sila sa'kin. Tinex ako ni Sammy na di pa daw sila tapos sa library kaya naisipan kong maghintay sa students' lounge ng building kung saan malapit sa library. While waiting, nakinig muna ako ng music sa Ipod ko.

It's already quarter to five in the afternoon kaya wala na masyadong estudyante and I'm one of those few people na nadito pa. While waiting, may isang tao na lumabas ng library and is having a conversation to the phone. Though there's music blaring on my ears, I can still hear his voice talking. Yeah, it's a boy and the voice is kinda familiar.

"I know, you don't have to remind me, Jo. May plano na ako, okay?"

Wala na kasing estudyante sa paligid kaya naman tahimik ang paligid hanggang sa nabasag ito ng lalaking ito na may kausap sa phone pero OA talaga yung lakas ng boses ni Kuya. Maybe I was just used to the silence. As I was about to adjust the volume of my music...

"-Yes. Sorry, I can't help it eh. Sana nga di mahalata ni Mela. Ang gusto ko kasi pag sinabi ko sa kanya yung feelings ko, I want it to be extra special."

Nanlaki ang mata ko when I heard my name on their conversation. And wait...Jo? I think I heard that name before. Since may nakaharang na poste sa pagitan namin, sinilip ko yung guy and to my surprise..

It's Sammy.

Of course, that Jo! It's that Tourism student na friend ni Sammy when we eavesdropped at their conversation when he and I were not on speaking terms. Pero bakit nabanggit ni Sammy yung name ko? Heck, malay ko ba kung ako yung tinutukoy nyang 'Mela'! But I decided na wag munang magpakita sa kanya for him to finish his call. And boy, I was so shocked upon hearing his next words.

"-corny ka dyan! Actually, ihahatid ko nga si Mela mamaya.-anong landi? Ang tawag dun pagmamahal, ganyan ka! You know why I'm doing this, right? Kaya ko nga ginagawa 'to to prove that what I really feel for her is true."