Chasing Amidst The Waves

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Palibot-libot pa ang aking katawan sa itaas ng aking kama habang nakikinig sa musika gamit ang headphone ko na kulay itim. Naka tingala ako minsan sa kisame at minsan ay saaking selpon at pinapanood ang pag daan ng mga liriko nitong kanta ni Bon Jovi.

Ngunit ang tahimik at masaya ko na pakikinig ay natigil dahil tumawag saakin si Alexius.

Naka ngiwing bumuntong hininga ako at umupo habang tinatanggal ang aking headphone saka pinatay ang Bluetooth at sinagot ang kanyang tawag.

"What?"

"She got out now"

Nag taka ako"huh?"

"Si Hera, nakalabas na siya, she's fine now...kinda pero inuwi na namin siya ni Ate"

Natigil ako at napa ngiti"are you sure that she's fine or she's just faking it?"tumayo ako.

"Yeah, the doctor checked her already and yes, she is fine"sagot niya"so, you're interested, huh?"

Natigil ako.

"Sav told me to call you because she wants to know if you want to know Hera's condition"

"I don't want to know..."

"She's fine, wanna visit her?"

"Where?"tanong ko agad.

Malakas siyang napa hagalpak ng tawa at don ko na narinig ang boses ni Sav.

"Hey, big boy, bibili lang kami ng ulam dahil kayla Hera kami kakain, gusto mo sumabay?"nang-aasar na tanong saakin ni Sav.

"H--hey, of course not, what the heck?"pagtanggi ko.

"Okay, madali naman akong kausap-"

"Baka magalit auntie niya"sabi ko agad.

"Hm, you know she has one? Don't worry, auntie won't get mad, she's kind, you know"

Napa upo ako pabalik saaking kama at huminga ng malalim"But, she don't know me yet"puno ng kaba na sabi ko.

"Then, it's the right time and day for you to introduce yourself to her, just be ready, dadaan kami diyan sa inyo, labas ka nalang na pogi"napa hagikhik pa siya.

"Hoy, wag mo'ng sabihin na boyfriend ka ni Hera, ah"natatawang sabi ni Alexius.

Napa poker face ako"t--tss"

"She's beautiful, I know that, nasa lahi na namin iyong maging maganda at gwapo kaya hindi na talaga biglaan pa na maging crush mo si Hera"aniya pa.

"Hindi ko siya crush..."

"Even God won't believe you"

"But..."tumayo ako at nag tungo sa harapan ng salamin"I don't really have a crush on her"

"Then, what? Just a friend?"

"Yeah"

"Dumbass, you disagreed to befriend her and now, what? You're worried about her and wanted to visit her to know her condition?"

"I was just not in the mood that time"

"Bahala ka jan"

"Malapit naba kayo?"

"We changed our mind, bahala ka jan"

"Hey!"

At dumating naman sila na handa na ang kanilang mahiwaga at malakas na pang-aasar saakin sa hindi ko malaman na dahilan—kidding.