Pambihirang Harana- A JhoCey AU!

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"I think I love you"

tulala akong nakatingin sa kisame, paulit-ulit na iniisip ang mga salitang hindi ko alam kung may katotohanan ba o guni-guni ko lang.

But how could I be mistaken? How could someone misheard a five letter sentence?

It could be 'I reek labuyo', for all I know, right?

Hindi ko maiwasang huminga nalang ng malalim.

Long weekend ngayon, the party was scheduled a day before the holiday followed by weekend, kaya naman bagu't na bagu:t na ako, ilang beses ko nang nahawakan ang gitara ko sa araw na ito, that means I have nothing to do.

Hay, I'm waiting for Gia to call pero alam kong kasama niya si Shiloh, aaaah. Kahit assignment ay papatusin ko na talaga, ngayon lang yata ako nanghinayang na walang homework eh, naalala ko tuloy 'yung mga phone calls namin ni Sab. It's been a while.

miss mo lang siya eh.

"What the hell?" Banggit ko sa sarili matapos pumasok ang mga salitang iyon ng biglaan sa isip ko. I shut my eyes close.

"Joan"

Agad ko naman itong minulat ng marinig ko ang tawag ni mama. Yes she's here, it's holiday eh, one of the few moments a year na nakakasama ko si mama.  Agad akong lumabas sa kwarto at bumaba, I saw her putting pasta on the table, it made me smile.

"Let's eat" aya niya. My mom was never the talkative type, and I like that about her. Oo mayroon kaming kulitan but most of the time we share moments like this, and I find it comforting, compared to parents who keeps on prying on their child's life, my mom doesn't, of course she's not neglecting me but I'm just as happy kapag nangungumusta siya o kaya naman tahimik lang. I feel safe around her silence.

"Bakit hindi mo papuntahin ang kaibigan mo dito?"

"Po?" tanong ko

"the one you're with, sa field" she said without even looking at me

"a-ah.. si Sabrina po" hindi ko maiwasang hindi mailang gayung hindi na kami nag usap ni mama ulit tungkol doon, we went home silently that night, she didn't even asked too much, just this and that like how was the party or if I had fun, at kaunting paalala not to stay outside that late...not a single thing about sab or whatever that's related to her or to us, or that night.

Hindi ko pa siya kinakausap simula nung gabing 'yun, isang araw pa lang din naman ang nakalipas.

"So Sabrina ang pangalan ng girlfriend mo?"

agad akong nasamid sa kinakain ko, my mom silently poured me a glass of water and signalled me to drink pagkatapos niyang haplosin ang likod ko.

"H-Ho? Hindi ko po siya girlfriend ma" giit ko ng may pagtawa at kaba "we're just friends"

"Doesn't look like one to me"

"ang alin po? I mean we're both girls, isn't that obvious enough?" sumubo ulit ako ng pasta trying not to look so invested sa usapan namin

"If you say so" she paused "but friends don't bring you out to picnic at 12 am with alarm on her phone labeled by your med time." She stood up at dinala ang plato niya sa lababo, washing her plate "girls boys whatever, kapag gusto mo, dalhin mo dito, I don't mind having a company." She gently put her plate on the dish rack at agad pinunasan ang basa niyang kamay "but I just realized, I won't let you lock your room even if you're with a girl"

My mouth was agape, hindi makapaniwala sa huli niyang sinabi "Maaa!"

When she's finally gone, agad akong napaisip. Did Sabrina really have an alarm on her phone with my med time? Imposible.