Better than nothing

Prologue

Prologue

Alissia's POV

"Sure ka na ba sa pag-uwi mo?" I stopped folding my clothes and looked at Mharga. We're on a video call, siya lang muna ang pinagsabihan ko tungkol sa pag-uwi ko. I smiled at her and nodded.

"It's been six years, anim na taon na rin akong hindi nakakapunta sa mga reunion na'tin oh," She rolled her eyes at me.

"Baka may nami-miss ka lang kaya gusto mo umuwi," She replied sarcastically.

"Sabihin mo lang kung hindi mo ako nami-miss ha, hindi na ako tutuloy umuwi," Asar na sambit ko. "Pinapauwi na rin ako ni mama 'no, pati bunso namin," I rolled my eyes back at her and continued folding my clothes.

"Ayan lang talaga reason mo? Wala na? Sure ka r'yan?" She asked teasingly. Of course I want to see him. I badly want to know if he's doing well.

"Ano ba meron bakit parang gusto mo kami magkabalikan ha?" I asked her.

"Hoy wala akong sinasabing ganyan ha," She defensively stated. "Ikaw lang nakakaisip ng ganyan e."

"Para kayang gano'n pinapahiwatig ng tanong mo."

"Baliw ikaw lang may gusto magbalikan kayo! Tanga ka kasi," I raised my brow at her.

"Coming from you na halos magmakaawa balikan ni---" She cut me off by shushing me. I laughed at her reaction.

"Ang sinasabi ko kasi, hindi ka ba curious kung kamusta na siya? Kung may bago na ba gano'n," She asked me and wiggled her brows.

"Kahit gaano ako ka-curious, I won't stalk him or do anything that would make me go near him. Ayoko na ulit ma-involve sa kanya in any way," I answered. She suddenly grinned at me.

"Are you afraid na baka naka-move on na siya at ikaw hindi pa?" She teased me.

I sighed. "Mharga kahit hindi ko siya lapitan o kausapin alam kong naka-move on na siya."

"So totoo na hindi ka pa nga nakaka-move on?" She exclaimed.

"Hindi ba halata--"

"Girl fuck you, tanga ka talaga!" Tumatawang sambit niya. "Ang alam ko wala pa siyang bago e."

"Wala na akong pake---Wait what?" I immediately grabbed my laptop to interrogate Mharga from what she knew.

"Girl totoo! Wala pa siyang bago, gaga lang talaga si Chia!" She said and laughed. That somehow relieved me. "Pero tingin mo ano magiging reaction niya kapag nakita ka niya bigla after six whole years?" She asked me.

"I don't know, maybe magugulat siya.." Halos pabulong na sambit ko.

"Bakit magugulat e naka-move on na nga 'di ba?" Nakakunot ang noong sabi niya. "Pero malay mo hindi pa nakaka-move on, matagal din pinagsamahan niyo e," She added. Chia suddenly appeared behind her kaya tinignan ko siya ng masama.

"Kalma kakarating lang nila," Agad na depensa niya. I breathe a sigh of relief.

"Bakit? Hoi magka-call kayo 'di kayo nagsasabi mga taksil!" Flevi dramatically uttered and snatched Mharga's phone away. Nakasimangot na siya habang sumisigaw si Mharga na ibalik ang cellphone niya.

"Kailan ka uwi rito? Miss na miss na kita oh," She uttered while posing. I bet she's taking a picture, ganyan naman siya palagi kahit sinong ka-call niya.

"Inamo tigilan mo pagpapa-cute sa camera at baka hindi na 'yan umuwi rito," Elijah uttered and waved his hand. I just smiled when Flevi and Elijah started bickering.

"Ayan nanaman sila," Mharga sighed when she finally got her phone back from Flevi.

Tumatawa lang ako habang naririnig ang away ng dalawa at dumadagdag pa si Chia.

Someone knocked on my door and peaked their head through a small opening. "Ali, what time kita ihahatid?" Matt asked. I looked at the time on my phone.

"Give me five minutes," I replied. I was about to bid my goodbye to Mharga when she suddenly looked at me suspiciously.

"Sino 'yon? Bakit may kasama kang lalaki r'yan ha? Akala ko ba si---" I cut her off.

"Mharga I have to go now, goodbye. Ingat kayo r'yan, I miss you all!" I uttered and ended the call right away. I heard Matt chuckling outside of my room.

"Fuck you Matt!" Sigaw ko sa kanya habang nag-aayos ng mga dadalhin ko.

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