MIDDLE

iv

It's been a week since I met Mika and not a day goes by without me thinking of her. She has this certain impact on me talaga na I can't explain. And sobrang stupid ko na di ko nakuha yung number niya. So one week ko na din iniisip kung paano ko makukuha number niya and paano ko pa siya makilala ng mabuti.

I tried finding Jessey sa facebook and unluckily wala ata siyang facebook 'coz walang lumabas. I tried din hanapin sa twitter and instagram, meron naman but parehong naka-private. Swerte ko 'no? Di ko pa naman alam yung surname ni Mika kasi she didn't say it kaya di ko siya mahanap. Ang common kasi ng name na Mika kaya sobrang hirap hanapin. Hay, the struggle is real na real.

"Lalim ng iniisip natin manong ah?" Thirdy said. Nagpapahinga lang kami here sa room, kakatapos lang ng morning training namin and wala daw kaming training later kasi may meeting daw sila coach so chill saturday since wala din akong class today. Same kasi kami ng kwarto ni Thirdy, hiwalay lang yung bed.

"Alam mo kasi Thirdy, there's this girl na na-meet ko sa taft. Remember nung nag-Happy T tayo?" He nods. He's just listening.

"So ayun nga, I saw her, there's something about her that just caught my attention." I continued.

"Oh tapos? Dating na kayo?" He asked.

"That's my problem nga e, I don't know her surname and wala pa akong number niya." I said. He teasingly laughed.

"Bakit ka natawa?" I asked him.

"Ang hina mo naman kasi manong. Kung ako yun baka girlfriend ko na yan ngayon." Thirdy said proudly. Iba din talaga my brother no? Ang taas ng self-esteem.

"Alam mo and taas din ng confidence mo ano?" I sarcastically said. Then tumawa lang ulit siya.

"Aalis na nga lang ako. I'm bored." Sabi ko. I have something in mind kung saan ako pupunta today.

"Sama ako 'nong." Thirdy said.

"Diba may class ka? Pumasok ka na." I said, naalala ko kasi sabi niya kanina may klase siya ng afternoon.

"Ay oo nga pala, pasok na ko. Male-late na pala ako." Sabay kuha ng bag and nagmadali umalis.

Pag-alis ni Thirdy, I decided to take a bath kasi kakagaling ko lang sa training and I need to be fresh and pogi.

So habang naliligo, I'm still thinking kung paano ko siya makikita sa taft. Yes, I am planning to go to taft kasi I badly wanna see her ulit. I don't know lang if makikita ko siya but I'll find her talaga. I'll try to ask din the good people in taft a.k.a my friends. I have friends from La Salle din naman kasi some players there naging teammates ko din when I was in high school. Or yung iba common friends lang din, yung mga friends ng friends ko na name-meet ko lang din. Maybe kilala nila si Mika right? Well, sana naman.

Now I'm on my way na and nagulat ako kasi traffic. Note the sarcasm ah. Badtrip talaga traffic kahit kailan. I'm so excited pa naman kasi baka ito na yun oh finally kaso traffic talaga. Okay Kiefer keep calm kailangan pogi ka today wag kang sisimangot pa-pangit ka.

After like a year and a half, nakarating din ako sa taft. Joke. Di naman pero parang isang taon akong nasa car kasi grabe traffic. I should stop whining na kasi I need to find her.

Thirty minutes had passed and I'm still here inside my car. Wala na akong progress dito. Ano Kiefer jan ka na lang ba sa loob ng kotse mo? Kasi when I saw na sobrang daming students dito parang napang-hinaan ako ng loob. What if wala pala siyang class today? So hindi ko siya makikita tapos hindi ko siya makaka-usap then hindi kami magkaka-kilala. Hay. Pero I have a strong feeling na I will see her today.