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Hans

"Is that all? Deal. Give me the guitar." Mataray kong sabi sa Fred na nagpakilala saakin. The favor he wants is to have a one hour talk with me. He said it's something important that he wants to offer.

"Really?" Excited niya pang tanong. No.

Tumango ako at sinenyas na ibigay niya saakin ang gitara. He did at agad akong tumalikod.

"Wait! Pwede bang ngayon na tayo mag usap?" He said while following me. Agad naman akong nakita ni kuya Oasis at ang sumusunod saakin. He walked toward us at hinarangan niya pa iyong lalaki na makalapit saakin.

"Don't come near him." Kuya Oasis said. Napakamot naman iyong lalaki.

"I meant no harm, kinuha niya kasi iyong gitara ko." I looked at him when he said that. Ngumiti naman siya. "If you don't do what you said, then this is stealing." Sabi niya pa. Pinagtaasan ko siya ng kilay.

"Who said I'm not gonna do it? Let's do it when I'm free, message me on Instagram." Ngiti ko sakanya at kinindatan ko pa siya bago lumakad papunta sa cashier. Sumunod naman agad saakin si kuya Oasis.

"What did you tell him? And stealing?" Maagap na tanong niya.

"It's nothing, we won't meet again anyway. Give me your card so I don't need to steal anything." Hingi ko sakanya. Napailing lang ito bago ibibigay saakin ang credit card niya.

"What do you want to do next? Are you still going to shop for make ups?" Kuya asked after we bought the guitar. Dinala niya iyon at lumabas na kami ng shop.

"No, I actually want to go home and sleep." Sabi ko at napabuntong-hininga siya.

"Sometimes, I miss the simple Hans before." He murmured. I smirked at him.

"The one who always talks about Kaleb?" Pang-aasar ko at lumukot naman agad ang mukha niya.

"Fuck no, I love Hansy more." Bawi niya at natatawang napairap na lang ako.

We waited for Pete to find us at nang makita niya kami ay binigay niya saakin ang fruit tea ko. Nakita ko namang may ibinigay siya kay Oasis na inumin rin at isang malaking paper bag. Tumaas ang kilay ko.

"What is that?" Tanong ko at mukhang ganon rin ang tanong ni kuya Oasis.

"Nothing, it's not for you. Let's go." Sabi niya at napanguso lang ako.

We were about to walk out the mall when we saw something is going on sa event hall ng mall. Hindi na sana ako titingin pa nang mahagip ng mga mata ko ang lalaking kanina pa nasa isip ko.

The three of us stopped walking when we saw Kaleb with Oceanna, at nakita ko rin na kasama nila iyong lalaking nagpakilala saaking Fred kanina.

Agad na sumikip ang dibdib ko nang makita kong tumatawa si Kaleb kasama si Oceanna habang nakikipag-usap sa mga bata na nakita kong may mga kapansanan. They're probably doing something related to politics and charities.

Hindi naalis ang tingin ko kung paano tumawa si Kaleb sa mga bata habang humahawak pa siya sa bewang ng babaeng iyon. Agad na nanikip ang dibdib ko ngunit napalitan iyon nang galit nang magtama ang mga mata namin.

He looked at my way at agad na nawala ang mga ngiti niya. Agad niyang inalis ang mga kamay niya sa fiance niya at napakurap-kurap siya saakin. I just looked at him and I let him know how hurt I am. Pero kahit na ganon ay hindi siya lumapit, hindi man lamang siya gumalaw.

If it was the old Kaleb, he would immediately run to me if he saw me like this, but everyone was right, it's been three years, everything changed. He's not my Kaleb anymore.