A Rendezvous At The Horizon

Ikalabing Pitong Tagpo

Luna's
Ikalabing Pitong Tagpo
Talong

"Do you think we would be in this position if it hadn't happen? Wala ka sa lugar mo ngayon kung hindi natin ginawa ang mga desisyon natin noon."

For a moment, my mind went back on December 23 when I was begging him to come home. When Mommy was dying and all he told me was forget about him.

Or when I was so guilty because the woman who carried her unborn baby died in front of me and I am too unconcious to save her.

Natin? I laughed sarcastically in my mind. Karapat dapat bang tawagin desisyon namin ang nangyari noon kung siya lang naman ang nagdesisyon.

I looked at him... with I don't know what emotion. Hurt? Then I put my annoyed.

"Huwag mo na akong isali sa desisyon mong ikaw lang naman ang gumawa. And stop saying sounding like I should be grateful to you for leaving me just because I am already here in my position right now. It would have been better if only you had listen to me when I asked you, like how I always did to you back then."

I shrugged my shoulders and smiled. "But let us not think about the past anymore. Matagal na 'yon."

He opened his mouth then closed it again. Juancho just looked at me. Staring like he missed me. Like he pity me.

Tahimik kaming nagpatuloy pagkain pero alam kong dahil sa sinabi ko, ang awkward ng lahat. Hanggang matapos ang aming pagkain, hindi na nasundan ang usapan.

Tita Marga hugged me to bid her goodbye she she leaned into my ears and whispered, "I am sorry. I didn't thought it would be this deep. Don't worry, I'll try my best para hindi na kayo magkita ni Juancho para maiwasan na ang issue."

"Thank you."

Nauna ng umalis ang mag-asawa habang si Juancho ay ihahatid kami ni Chelsea sa parking lot.

Chelsea went in to the car to start it while I stop to face Juancho. Nasa likod ko s'ya at nahuling nakatitig sa likod ko pagharap ko. Is he? A maniac?

I closed our distance, three steps away from him.

"Let us not see each other anymore, okay?" Tinampal ko ang pisngi n'ya. "Or else I'll claim that you're really my boyfriend."

Pagdating namin sa hotel room, nakatitig lang sa akin si Chelsea at parang tinatantya ang mood ko.

"Alam mo, Luna? Ang gulo mo. Ngayon ko lang napatunayan na mahina ka pala."

Nagpantig ang tenga ko sa sinabi n'ya kaya nilingon ko s'ya ng nakataas ang kilay. "Anong sinabi mo?"

"Halata namang hook na hook ka pa sa ex mo. Anong pinakain sa'yo at parang wala kang kilos? Naninibago talaga ako sa'yo."

"Ano bang sinasabi mo d'yan."

"What I am trying to say is... you play with boys. Pero bakit hindi mo magawa kay Juancho? You could just use that issue to claim him though? If you were the usual Luna Quintana."

I rolled my eyes. "And so I am not right now?"

"Hmm?" Nilibot n'ya din ang tingin n'ya sa kwarto. "I can say that you have two personality. Si Luna Quintana at si Seya Saavedra. What I see earlier is not the manipulative 'I can get everything' Luna Quintana but the innocent naive to Juancho, Seya Saavedra."

That's because I have kasalanan kay Juancho! And besides ayaw kong magagalit na naman s'ya sa akin. Kahit lagi naman s'yang galit.

"Hindi ba, wala namang rason ang break up n'yo noon? Bakit hindi mo gamitin 'tong rason para malaman 'yon? Or kahit ba kailan hindi ka nagalit sa kanya ng imikan ka n'yang 'forget about me'?"