Fictional (making some slight changes)

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

I stared at her bracelet—wait, that's also my bracelet. Originally that mine, tama diba? That's bracelet is mine. He's mine.

" Ate?"

" Can I have your number? I wanna talk to you according to what you said." She nodded, " Ito po number ko." Kinopya ko aged ang number nay at pinindot ang call.

" Uh, bakit nyo po ako tinatawagan?" I looked at her phone and ended the call, " I just need to know if that's really your number o hindi. Yaan mo ko, weird talaga ako."

" Ate pwede namang ngayon na. Kung yun lang rin naman ang paguusapan natin.." I looked at her, she's looking at me, I can feel that she's creeped out. Maybe I look too serious.

" Meacela, don't worry, we'll be watching a movie tomorrow. We will meet in a café in some place near my dorm, I'll text you the address. I have a something I wanna show you, then after maybe we can negotiate."

" Negotiate, ate?"

I hopelessly looked at her. She's frightened, " Listen. I'm sorry if I'm creeping you out, but you have something that belongs to me."

" What?" gulat na tanong nya, " Then take it! I won't mind, if it's really yours!"

I shook my head, " No, that's not the right way to get it. It's not that easy."

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I arrived five minutes early at nag order ng frappuccino, I brought my laptop with me. Nandito kasi yung papadoorin namin. I looked at my phone, hinihintay ko yung text nya.

" Sorry ate, late."

I looked at her, hingal na hingal sya. Mukang nanakbo, " It's fine. You want something? My treat."

" Hindi na po ate. Medyo bilisan lang po sana natin.." I nodded.

Binuksan ko yung laptop ko at kinlick yung file may 5 episodes ng 'Once a upon a time'. Nagsimula ang movie, tutok na tutok sya sa pinapanood. Ako naman ay nakatitig sa phone ko.

Nasa episode 3 na sya at three hours na ang nakakalipas ng mapatingin sya sakin, " Ate?"

" Yea?"

" Kailangan ko na po umuwi. Dadating na si kuya." At nagdali-dali syang tumayo, naalarma ako sa sinabi nyang yun,

" W-wait. Teka," napatigil naman sya, " Ano po yun?"

" Meacela, try to look at this." Then I showed her the video. She looked closely, I cried last night kasi hindi ko na marinig yung boses nya. I looked at the volume pero walang problema. So it means it's almost up, malapit na yung oras na hindi ko na sya makikita.

" Si kuya mumu to ah!" then she looked at me, " T-teka ate, kilala mo si kuya mumu?" nanlaki ang mga mata nya, " Boyfriend mo ba sya?"

I shook my head, " No. But originally, he's mine. The bracelet is mine." She looked at her—my former bracelet.

" But kuya mumu gave it to me." Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at naumo ang luha sa mga mata ko, " but if-"

" Celiiiiiiiiii!" napatingin sya sa taong tumawag ata sakanya, " Patay, si kuya."

I looked closely at the guy, sya yung nakasabay ko sa jeep.

" Meacela." She looked at me, " Opo ate, ibibigay ko. Ang problema, Hindi ko alam kung pano."

" Just let him go." She closed her eyes for some seconds then binuksan nya ang mga mata nya at tiningnang walang nangyari, " Pano?"

" Meacela!"

Napatingin naming dalawa sa lalaking nananakbo papunta sa café, " Sige ate, itatry ko ulit sa bahay."

" Cela!" Napatingin sya sakin, " Promise?"

Tumango sya, " Promise."

" Really?"

She chuckled, " Sabihin na nating hindi ko gusto ang sabi-sabi na 'finders keepers' kasi kung ano ang akin kahit mawala man to, gusto ko babalik parin sakin. I know how you feel ate."

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It's 11:58 pm, wala paring nanyayare. I already cried 3 times since I laid my back on this bed, I want to text Cela about letting him go. Pero, I don't know.

" It's been a long day without you, my friend~ And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again, we've come a long way from where we began~ Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again, when I see you again," a tear escaped my closed eyes, sinubsob ko ang muka ko sa unan at naramdaman ang unti-unting paglamon sakin ng antok na hinihintay ko.

" Yumiiiii~" kinuskos ko ang muka ko sa unan kung saan nakasubsob ang muka ko at tumingin sa kanan ko at tumambad ang muka ni Emeaich na ilang pulgada lang sa muka ko.

He looked surprised how close our faces are kaya lumayo sya ng unti, kusang tumulo naman ang luha sa mata ko,

" Shh. Don't cry." He wiped my tear using his thumb kaya naman nakapikit ako at inatake agad ng antok pero pinigilan ko ito at niyakap sya. With palm open wide, I realized that I can finally touch him.

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" Yumi?" I can hardly open my eyes but I open them up nang marinig ang boses ni Emeaich. I looked at him looking at me, I can't read his expression.

Teka, panaginip lang yung kanina?

Mabilisan akong tumayo ng kama kahit medyo nahilo ako ay lumapit ako sakanya, I reached out for his hand pero nilayo nya ito at nagbago at agad ang ekpresyon ng muka nya,

" What are you doing?!"

" Emeaich." I smiled with eyes closed, I held my hand in front trying to reach again for him pero umiiwas sya ng umiiwas.

" What are you doing? So gusto mo pala ako patayin kaya mo ko hinahanap? What the hell!" He disappeared after that leaving me speechless and standing alone in the middle of the night.

Galit nanaman sya. Perfect. Nanamnam ko ang welcoming speech nya, I want to be mad at him pero hindi eh. Naisip ko, oo nga pala panaginip lang yun. Hindi ko nga parin pala sya pwedeng hawakan. Tanga ko talaga. I looked down, with tears quietly dropping on the floor.