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x=7

I didn't know how it end up that I am with Miss Cruz here in the timezone. Pagkatapos nang awkward lunch ay lumabas agad kami sa restaurant at nagpaalam narin ako agad sa kanila. Nang papasok na ako sa elevator ay bigla ring pumasok si Miss Cruz. And now we are together. Parang sinundan niya talaga ako. I already bought a load for my card bago ako pumunta rito kaya naman hindi na ako pumila para magpaload doon. Miss Cruz was tagging along and observing the place. Mukhang first time niya pa lang pumunta rito.

I went to the hockey game I punched my card in the system and I signaled Miss Cruz to play with me. Nakuha rin niya ka agad ang pagsinyas ko. She positioned herself in a way more competitive way. Kaya natatawa akong umiling. Pero seryoso lang siyang nakatingin sa table.

We had 3 rounds in that game, maybe it was a beginner's luck dahil natalo lang naman niya ako sa laro namin. We also tried the bowling and basketball hanggang sa naubos na ang load ng card ko. I saw that my card has 1k plus tickets already. I'm halfway to my goal.

"Uuwi ka na ba Miss?" I asked nang makalabas kami sa timezone. She looked at me for a second before glancing at her watch.

"I don't want to go home yet." She said in a very soft tone. Mukhang alam ko na ang pinapahiwatig niya.

"Okay Miss, mauuna na ako." I said it out just to tease her. Of course I will not leave her alone. Papagabi narin pala.

"Really, Alba? You'll leave me here alone? I still haven't forget na hindi ka sumipot sa lunch natin yesterday. Ikaw pa naman nagyaya." Mababahiran ng tampo sa tono nang pananalita niya. I chuckled and gave her a grin.

"Paano ba makabawi Miss? Parang luging-lugi ka talaga sa hindi ko pagsipot. I emailed you about my reason." Her burrows frowned.

"And you think that will make me feel better? Oh shut up." Nauna na siyang maglakad kaya sumunod na lang ako sa kaniya. We went down by two floors and huminto sa stall ng Gelato rito sa loob ng mall.

"Why are you still here? You should leave now." Her voice was hinted by strictness pero hindi ako nagpatinag.

"Just sit there Miss, I'll order for us." I said at tinulak siya nang mahina so that she will move. She scoffed as if can't believe to what I did. Para siyang batang nagtatrantrums dahil sa nakabusangot niyang itsura.

I ordered a random ice cream that I don't even know the name. I just pointed it out dahil ang sarap tignan. After kung makuha ang order ay umupo na ako sa harapan ni Miss na ngayon ay grabe kung makatingin sa akin.

"For you Madame." Pabiro kong saad at binigay sa kaniya ang ice cream. She immediately got it out in my grasp and started eating it. Hindi naman masiyadong halata na gustong-gusto niya ng ice cream.

"I thought you will leave?" Maldita niyang tanong nakataas pa nga ang isang kilay. Ano bang problem niya sa akin? Mabait naman to last week.

"I will not leave you here alone Miss." I licked my ice cream and as I lift my eyes up ay nagtama ang tingin namin. There is this something in her eyes. It is conversing to me but I don't know the language it uses. I just know it communicates with me.

"Alba, you are not cute." She blurted out kaya naman malakas akong napatawa.

"Sino bang nagsabing cute ako Miss?" Tanong ko na ikinatihimik niya. She avoided my gaze and focused in her ice cream.

"It is Mascarpa Miss for you."

"What do you mean?"

"My real surname is Mascarpa and not Alba." I said and that made her forehead creased. Still pretty.

"Why is that?" She inquired but this time I am the one who avoided her gaze.

"That's a story for another time."

After namin mag ice cream ni Miss ay kailangan niya narin umuwi dahil may bumisita raw na asungot sa condo niya. So I had my dinner in my apartment nag take out lang ako sa buffalo wings restaurant dahil tamad nga at di marunong magluto ako.

Monday came like a flash. Pahikab-hikab akong naglakad papunta sa classroom. I am still tired dahil nga nag volunteer naman ako kahapon kasama yung mga kaibigan ko. We do this all the time kapag may free time kami in order to heal our inner child.

"Saan ang mga tao?" I asked dahil wala halos ang mga kaklase ko.

"Tara na Rein, nandoon na silang lahat sa gym. CAS month opening pala ngayon." Sabi ni Angel at kinuha narin ang bag niya. Mukhang ako lang ang hinintay nila Jinky.

"I forgot, buti na lang nakapolo ako ngayon." Saad ko at naglakad narin pababa. Himala at tahimik ngayon si Jinky. Ng nasa hallway na kami ng education building ay pasimple kong siniko si Angel at itinuro si Jinky. She understand what I was trying to say and she mouthed na nag-away daw sa boyfriend. I nodded at hindi na muling nagtanong.

Nang makapasok kami sa gym buti na lang ang pwesto ng mga taga DMS ay nasa malapit sa entrance. I saw some co-officers of our org na nandito. Nasa gilid ang mga chairs at sa basketball court naman ay may mga monoblock chairs na nakalagay. For the professors siguro. The gym is multipurpose. Dito ginaganap ang mga sports tulad ng basketball at dito rin ginaganap ang mga events.

Opening pa lang ng CAS month kaya walang masiyadong activity. The morning was filled with unnecessary activities. Puro palaro at iba't-ibang pakulo.

"Let's have lunch guys." Yaya ko sa mga kaklase ko at tumango naman sila. I stood up at bigla naman akong tinawag ng vice president ng org namin.

"Rein sama ka, ribshack daw tayo kakain." Yaya nito sa akin. All officers are waiting for my answer kaya nahihiya ko itong hindi tinanggap.

"I'm sorry Kuya but I'll go with my classmates, kayo na lang muna." Tumango naman sila at sinabing naiintindihan nila.

We went out Kahit hindi pa tapos ang event. Nakakaumay na kasi. Nang papalabas kami ay napagdesisyonan ni Jinky na magcr na muna kaya halos silang lahat ay pumunta rin sa cr. Tatlo lang kaming natira na nandito sa labas ng gym.

I was standing in the corner of the stairs sa labas ng gym nang biglang nahagip ng mata ko ang ex ko. Of course I will see her dahil katapat lang ng gym ay ang building nila. She is an IT student. Kasama niya ngayon ang mga bago niyang kaklase for this semester. May bago siyang kaklase dahil night student siya noon pero dahil varsity player siya ng university kailangan niyang magshift ng schedule in order to attend her practices while not neglecting her studies.

Mukhang naramdaman niyang may nakatingin sa kaniya kaya naman hinanap niya ito and her eyes found mine and my whole world stops for a second. She waved and smiled at me and I just nodded my head while staring at their arms getting linked. She never does that to me.

I roam my eyes around dahil hindi ko na gusto ang nakikita ko at dahil doon ay may natagpuan akong mata na mukhang kanina pa nakamasid sa akin. She is inside the gym. Dahil glass lang naman ang nakapalibot sa side niya ay Nakita ko parin kung paano niya ako tarayan.

Ano naman ang problem niya? I thought nakabawi na ako dahil doon sa ice cream. But before I can go inside and ask her ay lumabas na ang mga kaibigan ko kaya we decided to go outside of the university para kumain dahil nagugutom na talaga kami.

This day is so weird. But my mind wanders again to my ex and the image of her linking her arm to the woman I once got jealous with. Sucks my fate is.