This Time, It's Real

This Time, It's Real: CHAPTER 14

Tuloy lang ang business at friendly relationship nina Gino at Ronnie. Ilang beses ulit sumama sa Shelter at nagkaprekapehan peg ang 2. May times na kasama nila sina Chinks at Chris. May isang time din na buo ang barkada, o di ba naging barkada na sila-- kasama sina Joel, Tricia at Hon.

Hindi na kinwestyon pa ni Chris ang mga napapansin nya sa kakaibang closeness ni Gino at Ronnie. Para sa kanya, magsasabi naman ang best friend nya kung merong something..

Or, yun lang ba ang akala nya?

One Sunday, pinuntahan ni Gino si Tricia. Nagulat si Tricia sa unexpected visit ng kaibigan

**doorbell, labas si Tricia sa cute na bahay nila sa Vermont Park Antipolo.

Tricia: Yow, bro, Gino.. What brought you here. You didn't tell me your coming

Gino: Hey Trish. Yeah. I wanted to surprise you

Tricia: O, what's up. Tara come in. Mejo magulo lang bahay ha. Di pa ko nakakalinis.

Gino: No prob..

Pumasok sa loob ang dalawa. Pinagtimpla muna ng kape ni Trish si Gino.

Tricia: So, ano? Mukang may something ah. Hahaha.. Had a fight with Chris?

Gino: No of course not. Bakit mo naman naisip yun?

Tricia: Well, usually, you would come to me pag nagkainisan kayo ni Chris

Gino: No.. Actually.. Its something else..

Tricia: And.. What's that something else.. Sige, coffee ka muna. Parang serious yang sasabihin mo e.. Wag mo lang sasabihin na in love ka saken after all these years ha.. Hahahha

Gino: Yes, im in love.. But baby, not with you.. Hahahhaa..you're a freak.

Tumayo si Tricia para offeran ng pandesal si Gino

Tricia: O wait, kain ka muna bago ma mag simula ng love problem mo. Hahaha.. In fairness Gino, first time yan ah. I mean, you were just flirting before.

Gino: Ok, ganito, first question. When did you learn you're a lesbian.. Or, you're in love with a girl?

Tricia: We-we-wait.. You're in love with Chris and you think you're gay? Shit Gino!

Gino: Whaaaaat? Fuck you Tricia, of course not. Can you just answer my question first. You had boyfriends before, pero now you have. GF. How did that happen?

Tricia: Grabe demanding ha. Well, ok. Yeah, i had BFs before, minahal ko naman sila. But during my relationship with boys, I also tend to have attraction with girls.

Gino: Then, how did you start your relationship with your GF now?

Tricia: Well, it wasn't easy. I got out of a male relationship. Kasi im feeling na na may attraction ako sa babae. Well, hindi si Hon yon. It's a different girl. So, dahil nafi feel ko na nga yon, i felt that I needed to let go of my BF, kasi unfair naman sa kanya.

Gino: So, when you guys broke up. What happened?

Tricia: Wala. Di ba single ako for a time? I chose to be single kasi soul searching ako non. Hahahha.. No I mean, i wanted to know for sure, if sure ba ko na lesbian nga ako. I also had to accept it myself. Ang dami kong tanong sa sarili ko. Why im feeling this, what will my parents say, what will you guys say. Di ba. Its not easy.

Gino: Ok, stop. I have the courage now. I think im falling for Ronnie.

#boompanis. Ang habang silence. Di agad nakapagsalita si Tricia. Si Gino, biglang naubos ang ¾ pa na black coffee na tinimpla ni Tricia kanina.

Tricia: We-we wait..easy bro, easy..shocks! Pakshit! Surprised ako jan sa revelation mo ha. Hindi ako ready.

Gino: Who is ever ready for this? Tricia, i don't know what to do anymore. Im getting sick. I want to be with Ronnie most of time. I love being with him. Shit, you think bakla ako Trish? You know, he's transgender. Does that make me gay? Am I gay all along? But why now? I never felt male attraction before. What do you think? Do I tell her.. I mean him? How. What will Chris tell me? Do I tell my mom?

Tricia: Damn I don't know. Maybe. Was there ever a time na na attrract ka kay Chris?

Gino: Shit no!

Tricia: But you know for a fact that Ronnie is male right? And you still got attracted. I think you're gay.

Gino: Holy shit, you think so?

Tricia: Well I guess. Lalaki pa rin si Ronnie. Kahit itsurang babae sya. Lalaki ka. And if you're attracted to another male, that makes you guy.

Dito ko tatapusin ang Chapter na to.

Ikaw, sa palagay mo, bakla ba si Gino given na na-attract sya kay Ronnie na akala nya transgender? Or baka naman he's seeing Ronnie as a girl kaya na attract, then lalaki pa din sya?

Sasabihin ba nya kay Ronnie ang feelings nya? Paano? Sino una nyang sasabihan, si Ronnie or si Chris? Ano mararamdaman ni Chris pag nalaman nya na attracted si Gino kay Ronnie, mag-iibia ba tingin nya sa best friend nya ?

Grabe ang daming tanong. E kasi naman, ang bongga ng revelation ni Gino.