Always the Bestfriend, Never the Girlfriend

Chapter Eleven

Clarrence's POV

"Goodbye and thank you Ms. Padua. See you around maam" my classmates said. Oo, sila lang yung nag greet.

"Huy Clarrence! Okay ka lang?" Cheyenne asked. Isa sa mga classmates ko

"Girl. Paano yan magiging okay eh iniwan siya ni Crystal" Peter said. Kaklase ko din. Medyo berde dugo niyan kaya ganyan mag salita.

"Hay nako! Eh kahit nga wala na si Crystal eh nandyan pa naman si Jessie. So, okay parin" Cheyenne said.

"Break na kaya sila" singit naman ni Petrelle.

"Whuut!? Edi mabuti! I hate Jessie" Sabi naman ni Peter. I just ignored them. Kasi nagsasalita naman sila ng totoo.

"Let's just forget about that. Anyway, sama kayo sakin mamaya ah?"

Dahil hindi naman ako interesado sa mga sinasabi nila ay lumabas nalang ako sa room. Absent pala ngayon si Jessie. Okay lang kaya siya ngayon? Nasaan kaya siya? Tsk. Bakit ko nga pala siya iniisip? Dapat nga galit na galit ako sa kanya ngayon eh.

While walking, I saw a man na nakatalikod sa akin. Matangkad siya, but I'm taller. Nung humarap siya sa akin, kumurap siya ng dalawang beses tsaka ngumisi. Is he gay?

"you're Clarrence right?" He asked. Tumango nalang ako.

"I'm Ralph. I'm a friend of Crystal"

When I heard her name ay agad ko siyang kinwelyuhan. I want to see Crystal.

"Where is Crystal?" Tanong ko sa kanya. Ngumisi lang siya at tinanggal yung kamay kong naka kwelyo sa kanya.

"She's somewhere far from you" sabi niya at nag walk out. Sinundan ko siya at sinuntok.

Napasigaw yung iba at nakita kong pumutok yung labi niya. He glared at me and akmang susuntukin narin ako pero hinarangan ako nung dalawang tisoy na mga lalaki.

"Man, what are you doing?" Tanong nung isa sa akin.

"Stop it Ralph. He's not worth it. And for sure bebe Crystal won't like this" the other guy said. Bebe!? Did he just fckn call my Crystal bebe? Who does he fckn think he is? I was about to do the same thing to what I did with that Ralph guy but then, they just stared at me and walked away.

"Oh my gosh! Are you alright babe?" Tanong sa akin ni Jessie at hinawakan yung mukha ko. I wasn't the one who was punched. Eh hindi mga ako nahawakan nung gagung yun eh. Tinignan ko ng masama si Jessie before walking away. Leaving her alone.

The day passed by a blur and uuwi na sana ako but nakita ko nanaman sila. That Ralph guy just stared at me and walked away. What's his deal? Tss.

"Sa bahay po" sabi ko sa driver ko as soon as I stepped inside the car. Today was a long heck of a day. But hindi talaga siya nawala si isipan ko. It's her I could think about. Is she okay? Mapapatawad niya pa ba ako? Where is she? And who are those guys? Bakit nila kilala si Crystal?

"Nandito napo tayo sir" I got back to my senses when my driver said that. Lumabas na ako and head inside. Wala nanamang tao. My mom is mad at me because of what I did to Crystal. While dad, he's giving me the cold treatment. But it's okay because alam kong kasalanan ko naman. I deserved it. I was and am a jerk. I hate myself.

I slupmed to my bed and stared at the ceiling. I said things that hurt her. I told her so many bad things and I fckn regret it. How could I choose Jessie over her? Ugh.

I closed my eyes and tried to go to sleep because konting-konti nalang ay mababaliw na ako.

🎶 What do you mean? Oh oh.
When you nod your head Yes
But you wanna say No
What do you mean? 🎶

I turned off my Alarm clock and grumpily made my way papunta sa comfort room. Naligo na ako and did my thing. After that ay bumaba narin oara mag breakfast. Nagmaneho na ako papunta sa school at dumaan muna sa bahay ni Jessie. But naalala ko na break na pala kami kaya nagmaneho nalang ulit ako papunta sa school. Dahil maaga pa naman ay pumunta muna ako sa west wing na garden at tumambay dun.

Naalala ko ulit si Crystal. Kung gaano kami ka saya noon at kung paano ko siya sinaktan. How messed up my life is. Damn this!