And that was the start of my fairytale - my happy ever after...
....
Or so I thought.
The morning after that night, I had to wake up early for training. Kahit na kulang pa ang tulog ko - pano ba kasi laging nagrereplay sa isip ko yung nangyari - I really had to get up. Patay ako kay Coach Tai if late na naman ako.
I wouldnt lie. I was expecting him to show up in training, and bring some kind of food. Kasi noon, lagi niya yang ginagawa. Unfortunately, hindi siya nakapunta. I also waited for him to text me good morning. Ayoko namang ako ang mauna magtext sa kanya. Ako na nga ang unang umamin, e. Desperada ko naman kung ako pa ang unang magtetext. Anyway, three hours has passed and yet, wala pa ring message ang phone ko. Okay lang baka natutulog pa.
Lunch came, wala pa rin talaga. Usually kasi nagtetext na siya about wanting to have lunch together, but wala. So instead, I had lunch with my teammates and beshies, Ella and Den.
I turned to Den who was busy eating her churros.
Ly: Besh, text mo nga ako.
She turned to me perplexed. But she picked up her phone anyway.
Den: Why ba?
Ly: Wala lang. Just trying to see if the network is down.
Ella: Sus sabihin mo hinihintay mo ang text ni Kiper. Kanina pa kita napapansin e, sa training pa. Lagi mong tinitignan yang phone mo. Ano ba kasi ang nangyari kagabi?
Yep, they didnt know what happened. Pagdating ko kasi sa dorm they were sleeping already so I didnt get the chance to tell them the good news.
Den: Onga. Ano, nasabi mo na ba sa kanya besh? Dont tell me he turned you down kaya di ka niya tinetext ngayon?
And dahil I know wala akong takas sa dalawa, I decided to tell them what happened. Hindi ko mga madiretso ang pagkwento kasi every now and then they would stop me just to giggle. Mas kinikilig pa nga ata sila kesa sa akin e.
When I finished, happiness was evident in their faces.
Ella: Sabi ko sayo besh e. Nothing to lose, everything to gain.
Den: Oy ha pero besh. Wala pang kayo. Alalayan mo ang puso mo na wag umasa ng bongga. Baka you know...
Hindi nakapagpatuloy sa pagsasalita si Den kasi hinampas na siya ni Ella.
Ella: Wag ka ngang nega!
Den: What?! Sinasabi ko lang naman na --
Ella: Ay naku besh wag mo nang intindihin yang isa jan. Bitter kasi yan.
Nag-asaran na lang kami for the rest of our vacant periods. And somehow, it was effective. Nakalimutan ko sandali si Ravena.
After my last class, dumiretso na ako sa library to meet up with Von. Yes, we still have calc tutorial sessions occasionally pero madalas, magkasama lang kaming nag-aaral. Sa lahat kasi, kami lang ang magkapareho ng break aside from lunch. So instead of being alone, we decide to study together. And it's nothing naman since we are really close friends na.
Upon entering, nakita ko agad siya sa isang table by the window. He looked like he was just waiting for me because his notes were kept neatly on top and his laptop was closed. He noticed me naman agad.
Von: Hi Ly!
Ly: Hi. Where's Kief?
Von: Aba ewan ko dun sa boyfriend mo. Free cut naman sila ngayon pero may lakad daw.
