Girlfriend
I never thought that question would ever bother me deeply. Pero heto ako ngayon, nakalipas na ang isang araw at nakatulala habang paulit-ulit iyong binabalikan.
He's probably already left El Valencia, alright. Bukas na ang klase nila.
I groaned and tossed from side to side on my bed until the bedsheets were crumpled and a mess. Paano ba naman kasi, bakit iyon ang mga huling salita niya sa akin? Right before he left?
Pinaglalaruan niya ba ako?
Napasabunot ako sa buhok ko at tamad na inabot ang phone na nasa bedside table.
I should probably forget about it. Maybe he was just playing with me. Lalo na't nagkaasaran kami the day before that.
And that's what I planned to do for the rest of the month. But a week after their classes has resumed, an account requested on my social media.
Sa namimilog na mga mata ay binasa ko ang username noon, Anghel_Arcangelo. I pursed my lips and burst out laughing. Sumakit na yata ang tiyan ko sa kakatawa habang tinitingnan iyon sa screen ng phone ko.
Binuksan ko ang account at nakitang wala siyang kahit na isang pina-follow. Wala ring followers. Kakagawa lang noon at walang kalaman-laman ang wall.
Is this really him?
I grinned and typed a message.
Who's this? I don't accept people I don't know. Sorry.
Naglaho ang ngiti ko at kaagad ko ring binura ang chat na iyon para sa kanya.
Just when I was supposed to leave his request alone, a message popped up, and it is was from him.
Anghel_Arcangelo: This is Anghel. Accept my request please.
I creased my head and mindlessly typed a reply to him.
Laurent.D.: I don't know any angel, please don't request me to go to heaven early.
Napasapo ako sa noo nang na-send na iyon ng hindi nag-iisip. Pero wala, our conversation went on, bantering all over the chats until he mentioned Ate Claren.
Anghel_Arcangelo: I met your sister, by the way. We hung out one time at lunch, with her friend.
Napakurap ako at maliit na napangiti. So Ate finally approached him, huh? Pero bakit kailangang nandoon pa rin si Julia? Oh well, maybe she can't still do it without Julia by her side. At least she's making improvements.
Laurent.D.: Oh? You should invite her for lunch more often. Ate is a bit shy kaya si Julia na lang palagi ang nakakasabay.
I nodded at the own message I sent and turned off my phone, flopping back down my bed.
Two months passed and Anghel still occasionally chats with me. Or, as I remember, he doesn't miss messaging me every week. Madalang nga lang akong nagre-reply. I asked him about Ate Claren one time and it seems like they're acquaintances now. Naulit nga iyong lunch nila. Kaya lang, kasama na naman si Julia.
Kaya tinanong ko na si Ate tungkol doon nang nag-face time kami sa weekend. She went on and on about Anghel that I listened patiently to her before opening it up.
"Pero kasama pa rin si Julia? You said, you are getting comfortable approaching him, right? Pwede nang wala si Julia, next time na mag-aya siya ng lunch sa'yo."
Natigilan siya saglit bago umiling sa akin at maliit na ngumiti.
"Uh... si Julia kasi ang nag-invite sa kanya ulit for lunch. I don't know how she made it possible? But Julia helped me with it. At... ang awkward naman kasi kung siya iyong nag-imbita kay Damiano ng lunch tapos wala siya."
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