This or That?

vii

Mikha's POV

I can't stop thinking about Aiah, to the point na para na akong nababaliw dito. Thank God I have my friends and my cousin who can stay with me kapag need ko sila. 

"Woah! Mikhs, chill! Hindi ka tatakbuhan ng yosi mo bro, you're smoking too much for a whole day na ah. Halos pangalawang kaha mo na yan." Colet told me, but I just smiled at her and still light up my stick. It helps me to calm, and to  think straight. Plus, hindi ko talaga kaya na walang something na nakalagay sa bibig ko.

"Maiba tayo, may problema ka ba? You seemed stressed bro." Gwen asked while Charlotte just looked at me. 

"Basta." I replied at binuga sa kanya ang usok ng yosi ko. Narinig ko siyang nagmura. 

Hindi ko pa kayang sabihin sa kanila. Hindi ko pa nga mismo maamin sa sarili ko eh, sa mga kaibigan ko pa kaya? 

We're at our usual spot, kakatapos lang ng classes namin. Mostly, announcement lang ng result ng exam tapos wala pa kaming training dahil may gagamit ng gym for tomorrow's intramurals. Speaking, Stacey will join the pageant. She will be the representative of their department. She's expecting me to be there as she announced last week that we're officially dating. 

You need to support her, Mikhs. I told myself. 

"Nga pala, who will be the representative of your department, Ate Charlotte for the pageant?" Gwen asked. 

"I don't know. I don't care." she simply replied while holding her cue stick. Magkakampi kami samantalang magkakampi naman sila Gwen at Colet. 

"Tinanong niyo pa yan! Kay Nesa lang umiikot mundo niyan eh." I teased her, my cousin raised her middle finger at me. 

"Sa department kasi namin, si Colet sana kaso ayaw niya." Gwen smirked. Colet missed her shot dahilan para lumabas na naman si Anger.

"Gusto mo isubo ko sa'yo 'tong cue stick ko? Bakit hindi nalang ikaw?" She told Gwen.