MARCH, 2016.
"Awieeee!! E pano mo sya sinagot? Ilang months kang nagpaligaw?" tanong sakin ni Karen.
"Nako Karen, kung hindi mo lang kami nahuli..."
"Too late, kasi naman, parking lot yun! Just be thankful ako lang nakakita, now you owe me kwento. Wait, if you and Alyssa are together, what the hell does LA and Kiefer mean?"
"Next time na lang, tinatamad na ko magkwento."
"Eh! Den naman!"
"Just be sure you'll keep quiet, you know what's the situation."
"Yeah, yeah, image, the hell,"" she said and I sadly smiled, "pero infairness Den, magaling kayong umarteng dalawa ha?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, me, I just thought you and Alyssa are just really being clingy friends, tho I am aware of your shippers, haha, pero totoo pala talaga yung nakikita nila."
"Shippers, hahaha."
"Is it hard? Being with someone you love but you have to keep it secret?"
"Yeah, really hard, we can't do the things normal couple can do."
"Buti, nakakaya mo, I mean, it hurts, right? Nililink si Ly kay Kiefer? Then si Kiefer, knowing him, malandi yun sa social media hahaha!" nginitian ko lang sya, what I feel about Kiefer and Ly being linked and shipped by many is beyond painful, "try listening in They Don't Know ABout Us ng One Direction Den, relate!"
"Huh?"
"Just try it, search mo when you got home."
"Oo na oo na, thanks Karen, I'm trusting you this dirty big secret."
"Sure, my mouth is zipped."
I went to parking lot kasi nandun na si Ella na kanina pa ko finaflood ng texts, di makapaghintay ang tempura!
"Buti naman nandito ka na!" sabi niya sakin when she saw me.
"Napaka-atat mo naman Besh! May ibang lakad ka ba at nagmamadali ka?"
"Heh. Ang tagal mo kasi, what took you so long?"
"Karen confronted me after class, unfortunately, nakita nya kami ni Ly sa parking lot yesterday doing our business," sabi ko sa kanya at nakita ko namang nanlaki yung mga mata nya.
"What business?"
"Do I really need to say? Wait.... Besh, it's not what you think! Ang berde ng utak mo!" sabi ko sa kanya.
"Kaya nga I'm asking!"
"It's just a kiss," sabi ko.
"Ahhh, mabuti nang malinaw.. Wait, edi alam na nya?" she asked and I nod my head, "is she trust worthy?"
"Of course I have doubts, pero bahala na, she said her mouth is zipped, I'm holding onto that."
"Okay, let's get out of here, I'm starving."
"Kailan ba hindi?" pang-iinis ko sa kanya.
"Whatever!"
We drove sa pinakamalapit na mall para daw sa "beshies date" namin. Minsan na lang din kami magkita ni Ella, siya busy sa work, ako busy sa med school.
"These are the times I miss school," sabi ko sa kanya while waiting for our food.
"And the times you miss the games, hahahaha! Start na next week ng Volleyball, you watching?"
"I can't," diretso kong sabi and nakita ko namang napakunot sya ng noo.
"Why?"
"LA," I said and that made her roll her eyes.
