Tangled Strings

10

TANGLED STRINGS CHAPTER 10
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Am I going crazy?

I kept asking that to myself for the past 3 hours while staring at the photo Sev sent to me 4 hours ago.

It's a selfie of him together with his cat who's busy playing with the keychain I gave him with the caption 'Looks like Nala loves it as much as I do >~<'.

I must be losing my mind for immediately smiling right after seeing it. I kept on convincing myself that it's just because I find his cat cute, pero parang ayaw maniwala ng sarili ko. The angel and devil in me are fighting.

At sa ganitong sakuna, si Sera lang ang matatakbuhan ko. But knowing her senses, makakatunog agad siya kapag may kakaiba o bago akong itinanong, so I need to be very careful when I open this new topic to her.

[Wow, this is the first time na una mo akong tinawagan.] Iyon kaagad ang bungad niya pagkasagot sa tawag ko.

"Nabobored kasi ako," I lied.

[Sige. Ganyan ka naman. Nangungulila ka lang sa akin kapag bored ka.] She tried to sound hurt.

"Tinawagan na nga kita choosy ka pa."

[Just get to the point, Maggs. I know you. Hindi ka tumatawag kung wala kang importanteng sasabihin.]

Okay, she caught me faster than I thought. She really knows me. She knows I hate phone calls. Hindi ko lang gets kung bakit kailangan pang tumawag when you can just tell it through text. Ganoon lang din naman.

"I'm just curious about something. Pero hindi naman importante."

Well, it's a little important to me, ayoko lang aminin.

[What is it? You're making me very nervous and excited right now just so you know.] She sounded so invested already.

"Kumusta kayo ni North? Any progress?" Doon ko sinimulan. Hindi pwedeng biglaan, kailangan ko muna magpaliko-liko bago pumunta sa punto ng pagtawag kong ito.

[Seriously? Tumawag ka para itanong 'yan?]

"Bakit, ayaw mo? Sige bye na."

[Wala naman akong sinabi!]

[Well, let's just say we're definitely going somewhere. I mean, he's kinda treating me like a friend, but hey! That's where everything starts, 'di ba?] May tunog pag-aalinlangan pa siya sa huling sinabi.

Napatanong din tuloy ako sa sarili. Sa pagkakaibigan ba talaga dapat nagsisimula ang lahat? What if it's really just being friendly, nothing more, nothing less. Ikaw lang 'tong sadyang assuming kaya napagkakamalan mong acts of service ang acts of friendship lang pala talaga dapat.

[Huy, nandyan ka pa?]

"Ha?" Bumalik ako sa katotohanan.

[Maggs, I am a 100% sure right now na hindi ito yung dahilan nang pagtawag mo.] Nagsususpetyang aniya.

"May kaibigan kasi ako—"

[Sinong kaibigan? Tanga kami lang kaya kaibigan mo. Resting bitch face ka raw kasi kaya ayaw ka lapitan ng kahit sino.] Walang preno niyang giit.