2ND

6

"Doc, tara kain po muna tayo sa gotohan!" Pagyaya nila sakin, katatapos lang namin maghouse to house campaign, lahat ay pagod at gutom pero bakas parin ang saya sa mga mukha nila, nakakatuwa.

"Kayo nalang po, bali antayin ko nalang po kayo sa sasakyan" bagtanggi ko sa alok nila.

"Sige po Doc, bibilisan nalang po namin kumain"

"No, sige lang po kumain lang po kayo. Okay lang po ako sa sasakyan saka may cookies naman po ako dito bigay sa'tin kanina" Sagot ko at saka iniwagay-way ang isang balot ng cookies.

Nagtawanan naman sila at saka nagpaalam na, narinig ko pa si Ate Jen na kawawa raw ako at halata raw sa mukha ko na pagod na pagod ako ngayong araw.

Before removing my phone from my pocket, I made sure I was inside the vehicle. I was eager to open it and check if she had ever sent me a message, so I was dismayed to find that neither one was there. I was so bitter that I turned off my phone and then turned my eyes.

Nakakainis si Alyssa, she isn't normally like that. There isn't a day that goes by, that she doesn't give me an update, and if it takes her some time to get a message, she'll let me know straight immediately.

She doesn't refill me for the majority of the day, which is confusing. Even yet, she didn't appear to notice my update messages to her.

After a while, I made the decision to simply surf around Twitter because I couldn't think of anything else but Alyssa.

Nakailang scroll pa ko ng may lumabas na tweet with picture niya, hindi siya nakatag kaya nacurios ako at pumunta ng search bar. When I discovered Alyssa was on the trending list, I was quite surprised.

The numerous tweets appeared after I clicked on her name. The image of her campaigning is what got my attention. When else did she return home, and why didn't she text me?

Gulong gulo na ako lalo na ngayon. Hindi ko alam kung anong mararamdaman ko, pero malinaw na nangibabaw parin yung pagkaamaze ko sakanya dahil despite of the negative consequences, pinili niya paring tumindig kasama namin, pero yung pagkatuwa kong iyon ay napalitan agad ng pagkainis ng makita ko na nagawa niya ngang magreply sa tweet ni Ate Dennise pero ang magmessage sakin hindi? I've been checking my phone for updates from her all day, but I haven't heard from Alyssa, so who wouldn't be upset to see this? urghhh!

I simply shut off my phone for a second time before setting it down on my lap. I just wiped my face to get rid of the irritation I was feeling today. I simply shut my eyes once more in an attempt to control the terrible feelings that were accumulating inside of me.

"Doc, Doc" I felt a tap on my shoulder, and I opened my eyes.

"Doc, kanina pa po nagriring yung cellphone nyo" It was ate ken pala. Walang gana kong tiningnan ang phone ko saktong huminto na ang pagring nito.

The sight of the five missed calls from Alyssa caused my little eyes to enlarge. In order to see if she would call me again, I sat down after making my adjustments.

"I'm sorry po nakatulog po pala ako" paghingi ko ng paumanhi kila ate ken.

"Ayos lang iyon Doc, mabuti nga iyon at nakapagpahinga ka kahit papaano"

Nang makapasok na sila lahat sa loob ng sasakyan ay agad din namang nagsimula ng paandarin ni kuya max yung sasakyan. Bago pa makalabas ng main road si kuya max ay may humarang na saming sasakyan, masyado rin kasing maliit ang daan at hindi talaga kakasiya ang van at suv na sasakyan. lahat kami ay nabigla dahil sa lakas ng pagpreno.

Sa inis ko ay binuksan ko ang bintana saka sinilip kung anong nangyari, parang pamilyar yung sasakyan na nakaharang sa harapan namin ngayon. Katulad siya ng sasakyan ni Alyssa.