She's Kinda Hot (The Remake)

Chapter 15

JACOB

"Bro" I spotted Earl sitting on a rocking chair in the veranda, so I approached with a mug of coffee

"Salamat" he took the coffee I brought for him before I sat on a rattan chair next to him

"Kumusta?" He began the conversation

Inhale. It's been days since I came back and this is the first time that we'll have a conversation of how things have been.

"Kumusta ako doon sa Canada o kumusta ako ngayon?" I specify his broad question

"Syempre doon sa Canada, nakikita ko namang tolongis ka dito eh" sagot niya habang humihigop ng kape

"Ay hahaha. I did fine there, met new people, made friends with some, dun ko na din sinimulan engineering course ko. Nga pala bro, pasama ako this enrollment sa STI" sabi ko

"Tinapos mo pa pala isang semester dun kaya ngayon ka lang nakabalik" sabi niya

"Yes, I was supposed to come back after turning 18 as that's the purpose of why I left but I don't want to compromise my studies so I stayed until the end of the first semester" I explained while drinking my now cold coffee, iba din talaga lamig ng baguio this time of the year

"January 3 pa naman ang enrollment, sama-sama nalang tayong pumunta ng school" suggest niya

"Kung gusto ni Meg" I sighed

"Ang haba ng December para ayusin mo yang gusot niyo huwag mo nang ipaabot ng bagong taon" he said with his eyebrows almost meeting in the middle

"I'm doing my best bro, I'll make it up with her" I drank the remaining content of my mug

"Alright, good luck" he said

I stopped asking for his help with Meg since he didn't want to get involved with this matter anymore and I know he get annoyed whenever I brought it up.

Not that I'm suspecting something has strange has developed between him and Meg when I'm not around for two years. 'Cause that assumption is lame.

Earl and I are like brothers, and Meg for him is his support person but never a love interest. If I remember correctly, he was actually Meg's first bully when she became our classmate in the 3rd grade.

Hopefully, none of my intrusive thoughts are true. Earl never saw Meg as a girl to hit on, she's unattractive for him, sana ganun parin hanggang ngayon.

Argh! Why am I suspecting bullsh*ts!

I don't know why I'm getting this jealous feelings whenever I see him and Meg together?!

Pointless!

Porket di na ako makalapit sa babaeng mahal ko eh pinagseselosan ko na ang ibang lalaki na nakakalapit sa kanya.

These invalid feelings are bullsh*t!

YUMI

Gloomy, dusty, smells like an antique shop with a possibility of vermin lurking around. I thought I would never return to this apartment again. There's so many memories hunting me in every corner of this unit but I would rather face them than the actual man I have those moments with.

I tried ignoring him for almost a week already but he was so persistent and won't stop following me around the gang house. Honestly, aside from the pain I'm going through while having to see him everyday, I'm also fighting back the urge to make up with him?

It sucks! Para akong tanga na naghanap sa kanya nung bigla siyang naglaho parang bula tapos pagbalik niya I got the mixed emotions of having a heartbreak again, relief to see him okay? miss him?! But at the same time hate him!