FAKING IT (JhoBea)

Confused

J H O

Matchy matchy on #TusThursdays 😏 @JhoanaLouisse @marcibacalla

Ano ba 'tong tweet na 'to. Napaka talaga neto ni Bea. Tatarayan ako tapos mag t-tweet tweet ng ganito?

Eh, gaga ka. Iniwan mo naman kasi. My subconscious said.

Oo nga naman. I stood her up. Eh kasi naman. Kasalanan niya yun. Alam niya namang laging kami yung mag la-lunch kapag Thursdays tapos gagawa siya ng plans with Kianna. Ni-let go ko na nga tapos bri-ning up niya pa sa team dinner.

"Jho, are you listening?"

Shit. May kasama nga pala ako. Way to space out, Jho!

"Sorry," I chuckled. "Ano nga yung sinasabi mo?"

"Nevermind. Tungkol sa basketball lang yun." Marci said.

Hay. Minsan talaga, di ako maka relate dito kay Marci. Wala kasi kami masyadong stuff in common kaya ang hirap mag usap ng mga bagay bagay. Mabait kasi siya kaya I kept going on dates with him. Kaso minsan ang boring talaga.

Like now. He just drones on and on about OKC eh hindi naman ako masyadong basketball fan. Si Bea kasi eh. Nung nag text siya at nag aayang mag lunch, I already said yes to Marci kaya hindi na ako nag reply. At saka, tampo pa rin ako sakanya.

Pero kasi inintay niya daw ako. Hindi rin nag lunch. At nung nagkita kami kanina, parang gustong gusto ko na makipag bati. Parang ang lungkot lungkot niya.

I miss her.

Arte arte mo kasi eh.

"Marci. Tara?" I started. "May acads pa kasi ako."

"Oh, okay." He stood up.

Sa totoo lang, makikipag bati na ako kaya gusto ko nang umalis. Plus, I need one Bea de Leon to energize my day. Tumal kasi ni Marci kasama eh.

. . . .

"Tey, si Bea?" Andito na ako sa dorm. I just have to find Bea at magiging okay na ang lahat.

"She's in her room ata." Therese replied.

I raced upstairs and knocked on Bea's door. Usually naman dire-diretso lang ako pero hindi pa kasi kami bati.

"Come in!" Bea called.

Binuksan ko yung pinto and there she was, nakahilata sa kama. She didn't notice na ako yung pumasok because she was busy fiddling with her phone. All I wanted to do was run to her and hug her tightly but I chose not to.

"Beh." I cautiously approached her bed.

Sa sobrang gulat niya, nalaglag yung phone niya and it landed on her face. I resisted the urge to laugh.

"Ouch." She rubbed her forehead and sat up. Tinitigan niya ako ng matindi.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

I stared on the floor. Napaka tapang kong hindi mamansin pero, lagi na lang akong nauutal kapag makikipag bati na.

"Sorry for ditching you." I said more to the floor than to Bea. Di talaga ako makatingin sa kanya. Baka maiyak ako.

"Okay." She resumed checking her phone.

"Hindi mo pa rin ba ako papansinin?" I asked.

"Shouldn't you be with your friend?" She commented, still playing with her phone.

Ha? Anong pinag sasabi nito?

Nakita ko na yung matchy matchy thread yung tinitignan niya. Suddenly, it clicked.