Memories of April (One-Shot Story)

If loving you is all that means to me

When being happy is all I hope you’d be

Then loving you must mean I really have to set you free

Letting go is not an easy task

When smiling feels like I must wear this lonely mask

It hurts deep inside and I just cannot hide

That there’s anguish at the thought

That we should have to part...♫♪♫♪

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“What are you doing?” Kunot-noong tanong ko kay April kahit na alam na alam ko naman talaga kung ano ang ginagawa niya. She’s in the middle of pulling up her jeans.

“Nagbibihis! Engot ka talaga! Anong gusto mo forever na lang akong nakahubad?” Hindi ko siya pinansin bagkus ay dali-dali kong kinuha ang phone ko ng marinig ko ang message alert tone ko. I quickly read the text message. 

“Sino naman yang katext mo at pangiti-ngiti ka riyan hah?” Namalayan ko na lang na nasa likod ko na pala si April. Her hands are wrapped around my waist. She hugged me from behind while her head is burried on my shoulder as she took a peek on my phone. Kaya bago pa man  niya tuluyang mabasa ang text message ay ini-off ko na agad ang phone ko. Then, I faced her.

“Textmoso ka ah!” I smirked that made her eyes narrowed because of irritation. “Kiss na lang kita, gusto mo? Masyado kang selosa, baby.”

“I love you, Jiro...” she said in a half-whisper. Nakayuko siya ng sabihin niya yun ngunit unti-unti siyang nag-angat ng ulo. Our eyes met and I saw a mixture of sincerity, love and pain her eyes. I quickly switched my sight from her beautiful face to the ceiling of my room. Bahagya akong tumikhim.

“Joke lang! Seryoso ka naman masayado!” sabi niya sa masiglang boses at ng lingunin ko siya iba na ang ekspresyon ng mukha niya. “Feeling mo naman type talaga kita? Of course not! Hindi tayo talo, noh!  Alis na pala ako. Dadaan pa kasi ako sa library para sagutan yung assignment natin.”

Yun lang at naiwan akong mag-isa sa kwarto ko. I’m still half-naked for we just had sex. April isn’t my girlfriend. She’s just my classmate, my partner in crime, almost my bestfriend and my sex buddy.  It started when we both got drunk almost  two months ago and Boom! We had sex.  Nagkaroon kami ng deal na manatili sa ganitong sitwasyon hanggang single pa kami parehas. I told her that this is just any other friendly deal that she could back out anytime.

Late ako pumasok sa school today, as usual. At siyempre kahit late ako ay may assignment ako courtesy of my dear friend, April. 4th year na kami sa kursong BS Accountancy. Okay kami sa school. Parang normal lang na magbarkada. She’s even flirting with some other boys and I don‘t mind at all for I’m also flirting with some other girls. Saka hindi naman kami kaya ayos lang. Ang latest apple of the eye ko ay si Alex. The reigning Ms. Alma Mater. I really like Alex a lot. She’s really beautiful, sexy and intelligent. She’s more sophisticated than April. Kakukuha ko lang ng number niya last week. Nag-aalangan akong ligawan siya kasi baka malaman ni April at mag-back out na sa deal namin. Kaya pinag-iisipan ko talaga ng maigi kung anong gagawin ko.