His Bestfriend

Chapter 19

Exactly 4:30 pm dumating si Nico to fetch us. Mabilis lang din ang byahe papunta ng school since doon ang venue ng ball.

We arrived at the venue. I dunno if ako lang ba or masyado lang akong paranoid. All eyes at me, naco-conscious tuloy ako sa suot ko.

Pumunta kami nila Loraine sa table na nakadesignate samin. Hindi ko pa nakikita sila Mika
which is good, ayoko muna silang makita at makausap.

Maya-maya pa dumating sila Ash at Mika, they look good together. Bagay na bagay sa kanila ang suot nila. Mika is wearing a peach mermaid dress which is hapit na hapit sa katawan niya while in other hand Ash matches her outfit , looking good in his tuxedo.

Hi! OMG Sophie! Your so sexy! Mika said

I smile shyly. And I look at Ash his looking at me intently and I wonder why?

I am really bothered of the way he looks at me. Kaya iniiwasan ko ang tingin niya. Napatingin ako kay Mika and Mika is looking at Ash sadly. Nawala lang ang focus ko ng may kamay na nakapalipot sa bewang ko and its Ian.

Hey babe! Ian said

Hey! I shyly replied.

Nakita sa peripheral vision ko na umiwas si Ash ng tingin. Pero di ko nalang pinansin.

Nagsimula na ang party and everyone is enjoying. Loraine and Nico is dancing at the dance floor while Mika and Ash ay may sariling mundo and when I look at them wala na yung pain maybe this is what they called moved on. While ako trying my best to enjoy this moment. Ian is beside me, wala naman siyang sinasabi which is good dahil wala din naman kaming kailangang pag-usapan.

Maya-maya biglang sumakit yung dibdib ko, kaya ako biglang napahawak saglit sa dibdib ko. I dunno if napansin ba ng katabi ko or wala. So, I excuse my self at pumunta ng CR.

At the CR.
I inhale deeply dahil sumasakit talaga siya. I looked at the mirror and I saw my self, I know putlang-putla na ako pero dili lang halata dahil sa make up. Binalewala ko nalang at nag freshen up at umalis na sa CR.

You okay? Ian said.

Nasa labas pala siya ng CR naghihintay.

Yes. I'm okay. I replied.

Bumalik kaming dalawa sa table, wala na sila dahil andun na sa dance floor. Maya-maya pa Ian excuse himself dahil tinawag siya so naiwan ako dito magisa sa table. I feel very lonely. I looked at them Loraine, Mika & Ash happily dancing. Kumikirot na naman ung dibdib ko kaya lumabas ako ng venue at pumunta sa may garden at umopo , watching the stars.

While I'm busy watching the stars my nagsalita.

Penny for your thoughts? Ash said.

I looked at him and smile.

Is there something bothering you? He asked 

Wala naman. I replied

Or someone? He replied.

Umiling ako. And a moment of silence between us. I kinda feel awkward dahil kami lang dalawa. Pero diba ito yung gusto ko ang makausap siya ng kaming dalawa lang.

What happened to you Rose? He break the silence and ask this question.

Hindi ko agad siya sinagot. Dapat ko pa bang sagutin to? May maidudulot bang maganda or may magbabago ba pag sinabi ko to? Ito ba ang gusto ko? But I need closure. Madaming gumugulo sa isipan ko.

Okay lang if you are not ready to answer. He said.

Bumontong hininga ako.

May I ask you a question? I asked him

Go on. He replied

Do you still love me? I ask him directly. Wala ng paligoy-ligoy pa. I know I am selfish asking this question right now.

Silence....