Bestfriends and Soulmates

Chapter Three

"Sinusundan mo ba ako?!" pataray na tanong ni Kaye kay Trav.

"What? Me? Do I look like a stalker to you? Baka ikaw, are you following me?" pang a asar ni Trav.

Bago pa makapag salita si Kaye, narinig nyang nagsalita ang maarte girlfriend ng mestisong bangus na to.

"Hey you, why are you talking to my boyfriend? He's not available, so stop flirting!" pagalit na sabi nito sa kanya.

"Excuse me?! I am NOT flirting with your boyfriend, he's all yours! He's not even my type for Christ's sake! So spare me with your nonsense speech!" dere deretsong sabi ni Kaye sa babaeng hipon na girlfriend ni mestizong bangus.

Bago pa makasagot si Eiva, pinigilan na sya ni Trav.

"Eiva, stop it. We're just talking."

Inirapan nalang ni Eiva si Kaye bago pumunta sa table nila.

Babalik na sana si Kaye sa bestfriend nya nang marinig nya si mestizong bangus na nagsalita.

"I am Trav by the way, in case you want to know but you're just shy to ask. See you at school." nakangiting sabi neto at umalis na.

"Antipatiko! Feelingero! Kapal ng mukha!" bulong nya habang papaupo.

"Sino ba yong kausap mo? Kanina pa ako nakayuko dito noh?! Halika na umalis na tayo, baka mamaya bumalik pa si Jake, makita pa ako." yaya ni Lei sa kanya.

"Okay. Teka. Dalawang subo nalang to o."

"Ano ka ba naman Kaye, napakatakaw mo! Halika na!" sabay hila nya sa bestfriend nya na halos mabilaukan na sa dami ng pagkain sa bibig.

Amazed na tinignan ni Trav yong babaeng leon na kausap nya kanina na punong puno ng pagkain ang bibig habang hila hila ng isang babae, na kung hindi sya nagkakamali, ay parang pamilyar sa kanya ang mukha. Hindi lang nya matandaan kung saan nya nakita.

"Dude, what did you order for me?" tanong ni Jake sa kanya na galing sa comfort room.

"Hmm.. the usual. Frappe and croissant" sagot ni Trav sa bestfriend nya.

"Okay. Great. Thanks pare! So ano na, after neto pupuntahan ko ba si Lei sa condo nya?" tanong ni Jake.

"Dude, I guess I saw her just now. She's with a girl. Kakaalis lang using Black Volks." kaswal na sabi ni Trav sa bestfriend nya.

"Whaaaaaaaat?! Why didn't you call me, probably she's with Kirsten, her bestfriend. Where did they go? Sh*t! She's not answering her phone! Bakit kase di mo ako tinawag, dude naman!" paninisi ni Jake sa kanya.

"What the? What do you want me to do, follow you in the comfort room and besides, I didn't realized it was her until now. I just remembered the photo you sent me in one of our Skype calls." paliwanag naman ni Trav kay Jake.

"Whew! Saan kayang lupalop ko hahanapin ang babaeng yon?!"

Aalis na sana si Jake ng pigilan ni Trav.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Saan pa? E di hahanapin si Lei, baka mamaya nagpunta na yon kay Boom. Makakapatay ako ng di oras! Akin lang si Lei!" pagalit na sabi nito.

"Okay. Calm down dude. Let's finish our food and we'll go find her." mahinahong sabi ni Trav kay Jake.

"What?! I am not going with you guys! I have a salon appointment in an hour!" singit ng maarteng girlfriend ni Travis.

"Eiva, you don't need to come with us. I will send you there and will call you in the morning. Okay?" sabi naman ni Trav kay Eiva.

"Huh? I thought we're having "us time" after I'm done with the salon" malanding sabi sa kanya ni Eiva habang hinahalikan ang leeg nya.

"Eiva, stop it. Nakakahiya!" inis na sabi ni Trav sa girlfriend nya.

Nakasimangot na umayos ng upo si Eiva at humalukipkip nalang sabay irap kay Trav.

"Please Eiva, listen. I have to help Jake find Lei so he could explain everything." paliwanag ni Trav.

"Fine! But make sure to call me tomorrow first thing in the morning and that you'd buy me the latest LV sling bag I want." maarteng sabi ng girlfriend nya.

"Okay. Done. Are you finished eating?" tanong ni Trav kay Eiva

"Ye-ah..." tinatamad na sagot nito.

"Okay. Hurry. We'll get you to salon so we could start looking for Lei. Let's go dude? yaya ni Trav ke Jake.

Pagkatapos nila ihatid si Eiva gamit ang latest Diamond Silver C300 Mercedes Benz nya, nagsimula na sila hanapin si Lei.

"Dude, anong nagustuhan mo kay Eiva? Napakaarte and bilmoko girl." tanong ni Jake kay Travis.

"I don't know dude. When I came here, she's the only girl who's there to cheer me up, you know? when everything's a mess. She helped me cope up. So I guess, I am just returning the favor." paliwanag ni Trav.

"But dude, do you love her?" naiiling na tanong ni Jake.

"Honestly? No. But I care for her. I couldn't even say those three words to her. I just feel she's not the right one to hear me say it. I don't know dude. Teka nga, bakit ba ako iniinterview mo? E ikaw tong may problema dyan!" naiinis na sabi ni Travis kay Jake na hindi matahimik kakatawag sa cellphone.

"Shit talaga e! Ayaw sagutin ni Lei yong phone." galit na sabi ni Jake.

"Where do you think she would go when she's upset?" tanong ni Travis.

"She loves going to theme parks, sila ni Kirsten pero ang layo naman ng Enchanted Kingdom dito." nang bigla may naisip si Jake. "Dude, baka nasa Ocean Park sila, don ako niyayaya last time ni Lei kaso busy kase ako sa thesis ko. Try natin don." excited na sabi ni Jake.

"Aye aye captain. Mahal ang bayad mo sakin ha!" tukso ni Trav sa bestfriend nyang ngiting ngiti.

Pero sa isip isip ni Trav, kinakabahan sya. Hindi nya alam paano uumpisahang kausapin si Kirsten ng hindi sya tinatarayan. Kakaiba talaga yong babae na yon. Napakaganda kahit walang kolorete sa mukha. Ang sexy naman pero napaka astig kumilos. At higit sa lahat, ang ganda ng boses. Hindi mo aakalain na sa tapang nito, napakalambing ng boses.

"What am I thinking? This shouldn't be happening! Ugh!" bubulong na sabi nya habang nagmamaneho.

Nakarating na sila sa Ocean Park pero laking gulat nila nong makita nila si Kirsten na nakikipagsuntukan habang tili ng tili si Lei.

"She's really such a pain in the ass" sabi ni Trav kay Jake bago bumaba ng sasakyan.