Filimon Sides #1: The Goodbye Girl ▬
"Everyone calls me Tree, but most people know me as The Goodbye Girl. In our University, people would pay me to say goodbye on their behalf. Whether it was breaking up with their significant other, turning down s...
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Butterflies in my stomach. I always heard about the phrase, but somehow it still sounded very foreign to me. It was probably because I never really felt it . . . until Blueberry's sudden confession.
Truth is, it was more than just butterflies in my stomach. It felt like an entire army of happy monkeys shooting up obnoxiously loud and colorful fireworks.
"Nanliligaw ako sa kanya."
Four words. It only took four words from Blueberry to set off the monkeys and the fireworks.
Like a miracle sent from heaven, the university bell suddenly rang, breaking the silence that completely covered our table.
"Bahala kayo sa mga buhay n'yo. May quiz pa ako," I said as coolly as I could and left my seat, pushing the speechless Janus out of my way.
As I began to walk out the door, bigla na lamang humabol sa akin si Blueberry at sumabay sa paglalakad ko na para bang wala siyang pinakawalang makapangyarihang bomba. Paglabas na paglabas namin ng cafeteria, agad ko siyang hinila patungo sa direksiyon ng botanical garden.
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"Nababaliw ka na ba?!" bulalas ko nang kaming dalawa na lang. Pakiramdam ko'y nagbabaga na ang pisngi ko dahil sa sobrang init nito.
"Sorry. Kaysa ba naman malaman nila ang sikreto ko?" He chuckled softly while scratching the back of his head, looking all shy and unable to make eye contact.
Napakurap-kurap ako at kusang napangiwi. "Wait, hindi 'yon totoo?"
And just like that, all of the monkeys and the fireworks were wiped away by a merciless storm.
Blueberry suddenly grinned and tilted his head, giving me a side-eye. "Bakit parang dismayado ka?"
"Ako? Dismayado?" Humalakhak ako nang pagkalalakas-lakas sabay hampas sa kanyang balikat. "Bro, you're not my type! Mangarap ka! Hahaha!"
"Aray naman, Tree! Ang bigat ng kamay mo!" He cried out and held his shoulder.
"Sorry! Sorry!" I instantly felt bad, remembering that he was sick. "Gusto mo kabila rin para pantay?" biro ko na lang.
Awtomatikong napahawak si Blueberry sa magkabilang balikat sabay atras palayo sa akin. He looked so cute with his hands crossed over his chest. He even pouted and like a sad little puppy.
Tawang-tawa ako sa kanya at huli ay napailing-iling na lamang. When I felt my heart calm down a bit, I took a deep breath and casually sat on the edge of one the enormous plant boxes.
"But seriously, Blueberry. Bawiin mo agad ang sinabi mo kanina. Mamaya maniwala pa ang mga kaibigan mo." Pati ako, muntik maniwala.
Blueberry sighed and smiled shyly, sliding his hands in the front pocket of his jeans. He looked at me like he wanted to say something but he was just so shy about it. Kung hindi langs siguro siya cute, nahagisan ko na siya ng fertilizer.
