Everything was now back to normal, but Cameron has reservations now. It was a grueling past months of trying to make herself busy with stuff that she thought would distract her from thinking Mason was walking away from their friendship. But then along those times, she kind of forgot herself and turned away from things that actually really made her happy. Now that they patched things up, she tried to keep her distance for a bit. She didn't ask for too much. She was just there, always waiting. But again, never asking.
"Cam, can I borrow your notes for a sec? Yung sa Asian Civ?" Nasa library sya kasama si Anton. Her friend was trying to fix her notes dahil na-announce kaninang i-grade lahat ng notes nila. It was also almost time for prelims.
"God, Anton. Ang kalat ng Asian Civ notes mo." Puno ng scribbles ang notebook nito. With different colors pa. Looking like an elementary kid's play notebook.
Isinandal nito ang itaas na bahagi ng katawan sa lamesa na para bang pagod na pagod na at tumingin ito sa kanya. Kunot noong sabi ay, "ang boring naman kasi. What the heck. Ang bagal pa magsalita ni Mrs. Roman."
Natawa sya sa komento ng kaibigan. Totoo naman kasi. Their Asian Civ prof was a senior citizen that looks like someone who should have retired ages ago.
Rolling her eyes she added, "may isang beses, Messy and I were playing tic-tac-toe the whole time just to keep our eyes from shutting."
"Speaking of, san ba yun?" Apat silang nag-usap usap na tumambay sa library. Messy was nowhere to be seen, while Louise was meeting someone.
"Ewan ko don." sagot lang nito. Tumingin naman ito ng bahagya sa kanya at nginisan sya.
"What? You're being weird." Pinanliitan niya ito ng mata.
Mula sa simpleng ngisi ay napalitan ng mapang-asar na ngisi. "Pero may isang tao akong alam kung nasaan." Tumaas baba pa ang kilay nito. Nanunukso.
"Shut up!" tatawa-tawang pinalo niya ito ng papel na sinusulatan. Anton's been like this for weeks now. Ang rason, ay parati siya nitong tinutukso kay Ethan.
Ethan was Anton's distant relative. Pero kung tatanungin mo sila, they'd just say their families know each other and they're friends. Lahat ng lalaki sa tropa nila ay nasa STEM except sa kay Ethan, dahil ang pamilya rin nito ay may business. Hindi pa alam ng karamihan kung ano, but from the insistence for going thru ABM strand kahit na sobrang adik nito sa computer, must have mean that their business is relatively large.
Siguro ay nakukwento na ni Ethan sa kay Anton kung anong nangyayare between them. She and Ethan have been talking lately. Nagsimula ito nang isang araw minessage sya nito randomly para ayaing panoorin yung Cats na movie para sa Lit subject. The one play they went to where he slept.
"That was a fucking good excuse, Ethan." komento ni Anton nong malaman kung pano siya nito inaapproach. "Also, finally."
Namula sya bahagya sa sinabi ng kaibigan. Ito kasi ang unang beses na may lalaking hayagan nakikipaglandi sa kanya. Dati rati naman ay bro-coded yung dms nila ni Ethan but lately sobrang flirt nito.
Pinasadahan ulit siya ni Anton ng isang malisyosong ngiti.
"Ano na naman Anton?"
She chuckled. "I just can't believe both you and Mason are actually trying to date other people at the same time. Para talaga kayong twins or better yet, soulmates."
Natawa sya ng bahagya at nagsusulat na sinabing, "we have the same wavelength, for real. For real."
Napangiwi naman ito sa ginamit na language. "The fck tiktok language."
"Si Morgan kasi," natatawang depensa niya naman.
They've been a bit back to normal, but her friend, Mason, is busier than usual. Final week before most of his competition. Kaya naman kahit magkaayos sila ay madalang talaga silang nagkikita. Walang kaso ito sa kanya, it's a good practice. Matapos ng mga panahong pinili niyang mag-isa at umiwas sa mga kaibigan ay nagkaroon sya ng isang reyalisasyon na naging masyado syang depende kay Mason. After all, despite all the teasing, she really can't imagine herself dating her best friend. Kailangan niyang magkaroon ng buhay na hindi kasama ang kaibigan. Nasanay sya sa presensya nito, at hindi nya alam kung paano ang mag-isa. Kaya ngayon, walang distractions. Walang excuse para makaiwas sa reyalidad na hindi niya pag-aari ang kaibigan.
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Somewhere Between Friends
FanfictionA fan-fiction. Somewhere Between Friends was a story written by Lovelornme when I was in High School. I was so fixated on her Nuknukan Trilogy and fell in love with the characters kids; Mason and Cameron. I forgot most of the small details of the...
