Chapter 6
"Cici, I'm sorry." Gab said habang hawak ang dalawang kamay ko, patingin ako sa malayo at pinigilan na wag maiyak sa harap niya.
I know its hard for him to leave the country, pero anong magagawa niya? It's for his future naman. I tapped him on his shoulder, he looked at me as if he's going to burst out a tears.
"Take care of yourself okay?" I told him, tumango siya at saka ako hinila para yakapin.
The hug lasted for moment and he kissed me on my forehead.
"Two months, Ci." Sabi niya ulit. "Two months and I'll be back." He assured me.
Hindi naman ganon kalayo ang Japan, I can fly there if I really want to be with him. I smiled at him.
"Sure, sana lang wag puro babae ang atupagin mo 'dun." Sabi ko sa kanya, bigla siya natawa at napabitaw sa akin.
"Ikaw na ang huling babae na nan-reject sa akin right after I got a call from the Dean na exchange student ako sa Japan, hindi ata ako makaka-move on Cici." Natawa ako, right.
Yep, I rejected him one day before he got a call from our dean na lilipad siya ng Japan. It's true that I like him, pero I know naman na infatuated lang ako sa kanya. I like everything about him pero hindi 'yon magiging dahilan para tuluyan akong ma-inlove sa kanya, I think I love someone and that's ilegal.
After me and Gab talked, we just grab lunch and went to the campus para pumasok sa kanya-kanya naming klase.
Macy and Wella are waiting for me sa parking lot, they hugged me as soon as they saw me getting off my car. I know they heard the news already, mahirap rin naman talaga for me na aalis si Gab and mawawala for a little while pero mas mahirap isipin kung magiging okay pa ba kaming dalawa after ko siyang i-reject.
These two girls knows that I rejected him pero hindi nila alam 'yung reason kung bakit. I'm not yet ready to tell them, lalo na kay Macy. Baka umabot kay Gwayne, madaldal pa naman 'tong girlfriend niya.
"Kaya mo 'yan, Sissy." Macy said habang hinahaplos ako sa likod. "You can cry if you want, hindi malalaman ni Gwayne." Sabi pa niya.
"Hindi rin talaga kita maintindihan, Cici eh!" Sabi naman ni Wella. "Akala ko close to magiging kayo na ni Gab, tapos biglang.. hay ewan!" Sabi niya habang sobrang frustrated na napa-hilamos sa mukha niya.
"Ano ka ba, Wella! Of course may reason siya behind it, hindi naman tayo basta-basta mag-rereject ng walang dahilan diba?" Tumingin si Macy sa akin after niya sabihin kay Wella 'yon. "It's okay, baby I understand you." Niyakap ko siya lalo.
Natapos kami sa dramahan namin ay pumasok na kami sa class, next week birthday na ni Enzo. Iniisip ko pa kung anong magandang i-regalo sa kanya, he's not picky naman pero I wanted to give him something special for this year. Ewan, siguro na-realize ko lang na all this time, siya lang 'yung kaibigan ko na sobrang kayang-kaya kong masabihan ng kung ano-anong drama sa buhay ko. He's so important to me, to the point I'm going to die if his not around, yep that's it.
After so many attempts not to feel sleepy sa gitna ng class, nag-uwian na rin. Of course, sinundo ako ni Gab sa classroom at hinatid sa parking lot. Don't get me wrong, I honestly told him to stay away from me pero he wished us to stay friends dahil 'dun naman talaga kami nag-start. He told me na hindi mag-babago 'yung tingin niya sa akin bilang kaibigan kahit ni-reject ko na siya.
Nag-drive na ako pauwi, sa labas palang ng gate namin naririnig ko na 'yung tawanan inside our house. I smiled to myself knowing that there's only one person who can make my parents laugh that loud and hard.
