SANFORD'S POV
I have never seen Gretel since the day I talked with Lara. She was looking for me that whole day but I came to school too late already because I had to try out for the regionals in soccer. I never meant to put her on the hot seat.
Ilang araw ko ring iniisip kung ano ang gumugulo sa isip niya. Alam kong kung mahirap sa akin ay mas mahirap ang pinagdadaanan niya.
I checked her out on Facebook pero hindi siya online. Hindi na rin updated ang mga post niya.
The next day I checked again pero wala talaga siya maging sa campus at sa Facebook. Inisip kong siguro ay hindi lang nagoonline at nahihiya nang magabang sa bench sa may soccerfield kung saan madalas ko siyang makita.
Until the next few weeks when I checked her back on Facebook, I've read a post from Camrila Fuentes: "Mag-ingat ka sa byahe. Mamimiss kita :'("
I was a bit shocked. Aalis si Gretel? Hindi man lang kami nakapagusap. I commented on Camrila's post: "???"
And the next thing I knew is, deactivated na ang Facebook account ni Gretel.
'Galit kaya siya sa'kin?
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Kumakain ako sa canteen nang makita kong papasok si Camrila. I knew she was it since I've seen her pictures on Facebook. When she noticed I was in the place, lumabas siya uli. Sinundan ko siya. She was too obvious in avoiding me and it bothered me.
"Camrila.."
She glared at me, so I backed up a bit.
"I'm looking for Gretel.."
She then gave me a sarcastic smile. She has that innocent impression yet inside was a dragon bursting fire.
"Go look for her. 'Wag ako ang ginugulo mo."
"Miss, ayaw ko nang gulo. I just wanna talk to her about what happened. I haven't seen her around and I have seen your facebook post so-"
"Tapos na. Ginulo mo na siya. Wala na siya. She dropped all her subjects. Happy?" then she walked out.
Was it really that worse?
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CREAM'S POV
Hindi parin ako makapaniwalang pumayag si Gretel na umuwi na ng probinsya at dun na magpatuloy ng pag-aaral. She never wanted to stay there. Bukod sa ayaw niyang mapalayo sa school ay dito na siya lumaki.
I knew there's something more about what really happened. Something struck her more than what she just told me. Two days from her birthday, I texted her alot. I was worried big-time. Hindi na siya pumapasok ng school, hindi siya nagrereply at hindi sinasagot ang mga tawag ko. So I decided to visit her at home.
She was just crying hard. Wala siyang ibang binanggit kundi ang mamimiss niya ako at na kailangan niyang lumayo. All I can do is just to understand. It felt really weird because she used to tell me everything. I knew she wanted to keep me calm but I cant be knowing that she's leaving. She told me to be different than what we are, to look better and not allow people to hurt me like we used to.
Noon naman ay masaya lang kami sa kung ano ang meron kami? Bakit ganun? Paano na ako?
I can't help but get mad at the situation and at the people involved. Kung hindi dahil sa kanila ay hindi sana aalis si Gretel. Nakakainis isiping sa ganitong paraan magkakalayo kami.
Yet I trust her with her decision. If she thinks it would make her a better person than what she is now, then, so be it.
It just so happened that her Mom and Dad decided to migrate back to their province. Nagkaproblema daw sa farm nila ng mga mangga dahil sa dumaang bagyo. Minsan lang bagyuhin ang probinsya kaya hindi sila nakapaghanda. Malaki ang pinsalang idinulot nito.
Madalas naman ay kahit nagkakaproblema sa farm, nagpapaiwan si Gretel sa Manila. Alibi niya ang pag-aaral. Pero ngayon, it's sad that she decided to finish college in the province. Mahirap dahil parang magkapatid na kami.
She told me that her phone was broken. She didn't have time to buy a new one since malapit na silang umalis. So, I posted my goodbye to her in Facebook.
Nagulat ako nang magcomment si Sanford. It felt so awkward in between the two. Right after, Gretel called me by the phone. She said her goodbyes and that it would be difficult to communicate with her while in the province.
Later did I know na deactivated na ang Facebook account niya. I felt sad and at the same time disappointed. Nagtatampo ako kay Gretel pero bilang kaibigan niya, alam kong hindi makakatulong kung dumagdag pa ako sa problema niya.
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