GRACE
“And what that’s mean?” Singit na tanong sa kanila. I don’t know kung sino ang pinag-uusapan nila. Wala naman kasing pangalan na binanggit.
“Kanina ka pa riyan?” Kinakabahan ang boses na tanong ni Brylle. Why is he nervous?
“Hindi naman kararating ko lang.” Tuluyan ng lumapit sa puwesto nila. I place my bad sa parang upuan. I don’t kung ano ang tawag nito. Funny right?
“But... May nagugustuhan kang babae? ‘Yon ‘yong pinag-uusapan niyo, right?” Binalingan ko ng tanong si Shaunne. Basically, I’m asking him. If I’m not mistaken sa interpretation sa narinig ko. May nagugustuhan siyang babae. Nahihirapan yata siyang umamin eh.
“Ahm. Ano....kasi....ano,” hindi mapakali na sagot ni Brylle.
“What happened to you ba? Bakit parang kinakabahan ka riyan? Nauutal pa,” ang weird niya naman masiyado. Hmmm. “May tinatago ba kayo sa akin?”
His acting weird. As in totally. While Shaunne? Remain silent. Habang si Arabella naman. Walang imik na nakahawak sa braso ng boyfriend niya. Palipat-lipat ang tingin sa kanila. Naghihintay ng sagot mula sa kahit isa man lang sa kanila.
“People! Yuhoooo! Are you still with me?” Bahagyang lumakas ang boses ko. They are like spacing out. Simple question lang ‘yon.
“Ano, besh. Yeah. You’re right. May nagugustuhang babae si Shaunne. But the problem is.......” pa-suspense yarn?
Tinaasan ko siya ng kilay indicating to continue. Saglit niya pang tinapunan ng tingin si Shaunne before she continue her words. “But the problem is nagdadalawang-isip siyang umamin.”
Typical boys problem. Kunwari nahihiya. Pero kapag nagtagal at naging sila na ay nagiging walang hiya. Ay sorry. Pasmado ang isip ko.
“Yon lang?” Baka meron pa. Bakit naman kasi nauutal pa tong si Bryan. Parang tanga. “What I mean is baka may iba pa kayong dahilan why? Eh kasi naman. Kung makaasta ‘yang boyfriend mo para bang may krimen kayong ginawa.”
Parang nakahinga sila ng malalim sa dinagdag ko. Ang weird talaga nila. “Back to the topic tayo. Why there’s sputtering naman in confessing your feeling?” Baling na tanong ko kay Shaunne.
It's okay naman siguro to ask him about that. I consider him as my friend. I don’t know if he also do the same thing. Kung hindi. Puwes. Ang pangit niyang ka-bonding.
“I’m not totally sputtering in confessing. I’m sputtering on what would be her reaction. Is she directly to reject me? Or is she giving me a chance? What do you think?” Ow. May point din. Minsan, kahit handa na tayo sa rejection. Masakit pa rin kapag naranasan. I can blame him tho.
“I don’t know. Even I, myself, can tell that your feeling can be enough to let you have a chance,” ako lang ba o nasaktan siya sa sinabi ko? Either the two. I’m just splitting the fact here.
“So, do you think I don’t have a chance to her?” Bawat bigkas ng salita ay pag-aalangan.
“I can’t perfectly answer your question. Why don’t you try to confess your feelings to her? Malay mo. Maganda ang magiging results. What do you think?” Napaisip siya sa sinagot ko. Even the two with us ay tahimik lang na nakikinig.
“But make sure to ready yourself whatever her answer is. Unpredictable pa naman din ang ganiyan. Tanong ka na rin kay Brylle. Total ay gawain niya ‘yan,” nakasimangot na tiningnan ako ng mag-jowa. Sure naman akong alam ni Shaunne ang mga past relationships ni Brylle eh.
Arabella is his 5th girlfriend. At ang best friend ko lang ang nagtagal sa kaniya. Almost 2 years and a half na sa. While his past relationships ay himala na lang kung makakaabot ng 6 months. I don’t know why. Hindi ko na rin inusisa pa. May pagka-selosa pa naman ang kaibigan ko.
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