take a chance {crizvey}

[ 5 ] Debate

revised. 

read the image above like a manga strip, from right to left. 

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HARVEY

I was shocked to see Criza in the S.C. office. Akala ko'y iniwan na naman ni Ralph bukas ang office kaya hindi naka lock. 

"Sorry, akala ko walang tao," I said as I hold the door. Hindi ko alam kung dito na lang din ba magaaral o hahanap na lang ng iba. In the end, I settled down to a random seat which was far from where she sat.

Mauubosan lang ako ng oras kung hahanap pa ako ng ibang lugar para magaral. Mukha naman tahimik lang sya kaya hindi ko na rin pinansin. 

I was doing my assigned work when I noticed all the piled books on her side that were not included in our curriculum books. May mga ibang libro sya na binabasa na hindi naman namin inaaral this semester.

I couldn't help but ask what the books were for. She answered that they were for the workshop we're preparing to launch as she had to study in advance for the events when Sir Magiting couldn't facilitate the workshop. 

"Good luck," na lang ang nasabi ko. She must've learned and mastered the art of time management cause she's doing it all.

We continued studying silently when her phone suddenly alarmed us with an audible notification. Napatingin ako sa gawi nya at nakitang nagt'type sya sa phone nya. Just when I was about to ignore her, I thought of an idea.  

Matagal ko ng iniisip kung paano ko sya kokomprontahin at tatanungin kung sya ba si Anti. We are never friends and we never treat each other as such that's why it was difficult for me to come up with a plan. Atyaka, ayaw ko mag mukhang desperadong naghahanap sa isang taong nakilala ko lang online. Ang weird din tignan kung bigla ko lang syang tatanungin kung may online friend sya. 

This seemed like one of the few opportunities I would have to test if she was my friend, Anti. Ngayon lang kami nagkasama ni Criza ng kami lang sa isang kwarto na hindi ako mahahalata kung susubaybayan ko ang bawat kilos nya. This seems like the perfect time. 

I meticulously planned everything in my mind before taking action. I decided that I will send a message to Anti when Criza's phone was laid out on the table to check if she had received it. Kung hindi umilaw ang phone ni Criza, ibig sabihin hindi nya natanggap ang chat ko, which means na hindi sya si Anti. 

Hindi ako mapakali habang iniisip kong mabuti ang pinaplano ko. Dalawa lang naman ang outcome nito. Either she's my friend or not. At kung tatanungin nyo ako, mas maganda kung napatunayan ko na hindi sya si Anti dahil hindi ko pa naplano kapag nalaman ko na sya pala ang kaibigan ko. There's a lot of missing pages that I wouldn't know how to even start writing if ever she was my friend.

I took a deep breath. This shit is crazy. I wouldn't want to do this again.