10 Ways To Make Him Fall In Love

Chapter 12

Matapos ng sandaling pakikipag-usap kay ate Ivy, ay nagpaalam na rin kami sa dalawa. Ayaw pa ngang umalis ni Andy dahil napasarap ng kwentuhan kay Aaron, but we needed to go in order for us to talk in private. Nag ikot kami sa mall at bumili ng kaunting gamit. Well, it was me who bought less. Siya ay isang ootd ang binili. From make up down to shoes. Hay grabe!

Nang napagod kami ay pumasok kami sa Army Navy's at umorder ng pagkain. Nang nakalapag na sa hapag ang aming mga pagkain ay nagsimula na naman siyang tumalak.

"Grabe! Ang cool pala ni Aaron Lorzano, 'no? Biruin mo, pag wala silang game ay naglalaro naman siya ng golf for recreational."

Tumango tango lamang ako sa kanya.

"Tapos interested din pala siya sa journalism. Tinanong ka niya kung ikaw ang EIC natin eh, kaso mukhang spaced out ka kaya ako na sumagot. May problema ba?" She bit on her burger and waited for me to answer.

Huminga ako ng malalim at inilapag ang nilalantakan kong fries. "Si Henroe kasi." Hindi ko alam kungbakit si Henroe ang bigla kong nasabi gayong hindi naman siya ang dahilan kung bakit umalis ako ng bahay. Siguro ay dahil masyado pa rin akong okupado ng katotohanang may tinatago pa rin siya sakin kahit na kapatid niya ako. I somehow felt betrayed. I told him everything. As in, everything.

But I think everything's still not enough to make someone tell you their secrets.

Tiningnan niya ako ng matagal bago sumagot. She knows how close we are, kaya malamang siya nagtataka kung bakit may problema ako sa kapatid ko. But still, he's not the only reason. He is only the valid reason.

"What about him?" Tanong niya.

"They were practicing kasi when you texted. Tapos nung nabasa ko yung message mo, sinabi ko na nakita mo si ate Ivy. I don't know kung ano yung reaction na nakita ko sa mukha niya... I don't know..." Umiling iling ako. "That's what I can't understand, Dy. Bigla siyang tumigil sa practice at umalis. What's with ate Ivy?" Nalilito na ako. I don't know who to ask. I'm sure none of his band mates would tell me what happened before, and I don't know kung sino pa ang tatanungin.

Only ate Ivy's left. She's my only key.

"They were friends before, right?" Aniya. Tumango ako.

"Maybe he was hurt, kasi bigla nalang umalis si ate Ivy. Syempre naman Sabine, kung ako si Henroe at umalis ka nalang bigla nang 'di nagpapaalam, masasaktan din ako. That's how friendship runs."

"Something doesn't make sense. Damon said she used to like Henroe before."

"Oh."

"You see? It's like we're solving something na wala namang sagot. Parang nagsosolve ako ng isang math problem na undefined naman talaga."

Sumipsip siya sa kanyang iced tea. "The only way to make this over is to never mind it. You know what? You have this hobby of trying to solve other people's puzzles but when in fact, you can't even answer your own by yourself. Let's get enough of it! Puro na tayo Henroe and Ivy for this day! I'm so tired of hearing their names. Let's talk about something else." She dismissed the conversation like air evaporated in the atmosphere.