Closing Time

4

Cydthealee

It was a decent lunch with Kimmy today. Hindi nangyari yung kanina ko pang pinagiisipan na baka mag explode siya with questions I dont even know how to answer. Yes she asked some rather intriguing questions but I managed to make my way out of it. Hindi pa kasi ako ready eh. And now im more positive na may alam nga siya tungkol sa akin. Pano ba naman hindi niya malalaman eh lahat ng kilos ko alam niya. That's why its impossible to hide anything from her. Sure I will tell her everything but not right now. Soon.

Being with her made me feel calm. The calmness that I dont feel with a lot of people. I wanted our lunch out to be longer. But shortly just after we finished our meal biglang tumawag ang aking anak anakan na si Tin. Wala raw siyang kasama sa dorm kaya naman naisipan niyang tumawag sa akin at gusto niyang sumama sa amin ni Kimmy. Di ko namang pwedeng tanggihan yung bata, kaya sabi ko ay imeet nalang niya kami sa Starbucks para doon nalang kami mag hang out. I felt so tired nang makarating kami doon kaya naman I placed my head on the table and just wanted to snooze for a while. But just seconds has passed, I felt the familar hands touched me and lifted me up.

"Dit, lay on me for awhile." Kim murmured in my ear.

I didn't resist her actions. It felt good and natural with her. Yan talaga ang gusto ko kay Kim. She knows me too well. Alam niyang hindi ko kayang mag nap with my head on top of the table. Kaya naman when she sees me do that, lagi niya akong pinapatulog sa shoulder niya because she knows im comfortable that way. This is just the way we are. For me we are two puzzle pieces that fit together perfectly. Yung bang alam namin yung tamang timpla para sa isa't isa. Bestfriends nga kami. Or what Kim would say, super friends. Ang familiar ng scene na ito. Yung dalawa lang kami sa isang coffee shop and im lying on her shoulder. Madalas pag ganito kinukwentuhan niya ako about her day lalo nang may girlfriend pa siya dati. Alam mo nang may problema siya kung magtatawag siya ng coffee date with you. And i love that about her. Never siya nagkaroon ng reservations towards me kahit sila pa ni Mela noon. That's why I feel so guilty about how I am treating her with my situation with Ricci. Unfair ako sakanya and I dont like it.

"Cyd kung alam mo lang.." I heard her whisper on my ear.

"Alam kong ano?" I asked her immediately as I lifted my head from her shoulder.

Nakita ko yung reaction sa mukha ni Kim, and she was very shocked. Ang akala niya siguro ay talaga naka tulog ako but I didn't get the chance to fall asleep. Bago pa siya maka salita ay biglang dumating si Tin sa harapan namin.

"Nay! Tay! Im here na." she announced as she squeezed her way sa gitna namin ni Kimmy.

We were both silent nung binati kami ni Tin.

"Oh did I interupt something?" tanong ng bata ng mahalata na hindi kami naka pag salita nung dumating.

"Wala. Wala." Dali daling sinabi ni Kim. "Ito kasing si Cyd eh, nakatulog kanina eh nagising ko kaya ayan inaaway ako."

I gave her an annoyed look pero yung nag bibiro lang. Pinalipas ko nalang yung nangyari kanina, alam kong hindi ito yung tamang time para tanungin siya about dun. Instead, inentertain nalang namin si Tin. I've always adored this girl. Alam naman ng lahat na laki yan sa Canada kaya nung una ay hirap siyang mag adjust dito sa Pilipinas and bata pa siya eh. I remember her first week in the dorm with us, I saw her crying one night. Dun ko narealize na I needed to step up with my responsibility in the team. Hindi nalang ako senior sa game namin pero pati narin sa family na ito. She said she was home sick and parang hindi niya kayang mahiwalay sa family niya and I understood her. I know that feeling, but luckily I had my very own seniors to comfort me that time and syempre pati yung co-rookies ko eh kadamay ko din kay madali lang akong mag adjust.