Mon's POV
"You like her. You like her. You like her!" Pakanta-kantang sabi ni Nita habang nakangiting nakatingin sakin.
I bit my lower lip to stop myself from smiling.
"You want me to help you- No, I'll help you!" Nita said dismissively as she stands up and make her way out here in our classroom.
At dyan nagsimula ang panggugulo ni Nita kay Sam. She caught me staring to Sam while she's sleeping to her chair sa classroom namin habang lunch break.
Lahat ng ginawa nyang pangpoprovoke kay Sam was because of me. I tried to stop her but she didn't listen to me.
She even used Nop to make her jealous pero ang ending, si Nop ang nagtapat sakin ng feelings at hindi si Sam.
After kong kumanta nung mini concert, hinila ako ni Nop papuntang rooftop. He confessed his feelings pero I need to tell him the truth. Alam naman nya yun nung una palang. That I like Sam. He even call her 'The One' nung nagkita sila last time. Pero sinubukan nya pa din, I feel sorry for him that's why I hug him.
He asked me kung bakit ko nagustuhan si Sam.
Then I remembered the first day I met her. She was alone that day. I want to approach her but I don't have the courage since my Mother told me na sya yung apo ng may-ari ng school na tinuturuan nya.
But one fine day, to my luck. Sam approached me. Ang saya ng pakiramdam ko nun because she feels the same way. Sinabi nya sakin na gusto nya akong maging kaibigan so sino ako para tanggihan ang isang Lady Sam, right? I grabbed the opportunity right away.
Days, weeks, months and years had pass. Nakilala ko ng mas malalim si Sam. She's soft hearted, a caring and loving Granddaughter and sister but she's lonely, fragile. Sa ilang taon ko syang nakilala at nakasama, she didn't even celebrate her birthday with her family. Dahil lagi daw busy ang GrandMother nya sa business and yung sister naman nya laging nasa ibang bansa for their business din. Tanging si Tee lang ang nakakasama nya tuwing birthday nya.
Pero lahat yun nagbago nung nagkakilala kami. Para akong nagkaroon ng goal sa buhay bigla. I want to make her happy. Hindi lang tuwing birthday nya, but everyday in her life. I want her to be happy.
She has a beautiful smile, her smiles that can make my heart flattered everytime na makikita ko tapos ako yung dahilan. She gave me the friendship na gusto kong ingatan forever. But then one day, I woke up and realized na hinahanap-hanap ko na sya at gusto kong lagi syang nakikita. Her little sweet gestures towards me can make me feel that I'm the luckiest and happiest bestfriend ever. But I know deep inside me I want more of her, higit pa sa friendship. Most specially nung makita ko silang dalawa sa Marriage booth ni Kirk. I feel jealous. I'm hurt and the pain inside me was killing me that time. At yung time na lumabas sya kasama si Kirk, Tee told me that. Kaya kahit hindi pa kami tapos kumain, tumayo na ako at lumabas ng resto para umuwi. I sent her a message na gusto ko ng milktea. Kasi alam ko na kahit sino pa ang kasama nya, pupuntahan nya pa din ako agad at hindi ako nagkamali. Kaya mas lalo ko syang nagustuhan. She makes me feel special. Lagi akong nasa una ng priorities nya.
Pero hindi ko masabi sakanya yung nararamdaman ko dahil ayaw kong lumayo sya sakin. She's straight and so I am. Sino bang mag-aakalang magkakagusto ko sakanya.
And when the moment I saw how angry she was last time, when were at the Café and she pushed Nop hardly at the floor. That's the time I want to tell her how much I like her, hug her so her anger will fade but I can't. My feet brought me to Nop and help him to get up and then I turned around face her, I couldn't move my hand. I want to hold her to calm her and tell her the truth, yung totoong nararamdaman ko. Na ginagawa lang nila yun to provoke her para magconfess na sya sakin. Pero mukhang mali lahat ng desisyon nila. Dahil sa nangyari, I was the one who confessed first and I don't care kung sino pa ang mauna samin.
