Always the Bestfriend, Never the Girlfriend

Chapter Thirty Nine

Crystal's POV

After our first stop, nag hanap kami ng fast food chain which was jollibee and nag order na. Everyone is hungry lalong lalo na si kurt. Nag drive thru nalang kami kasi malayo layo pa yung byahe papuntang Taal Volcano.

Sa byahe, hindi talaga maiiwasan ang tawanan, asaran, kantahan at tulugan. Medjo nahihilo narin ako kasi hindi ako sanay mag tracking or traveling through land. Ipinikit ko ang mata and buried my face at Renz' chest. Inakbayan niya ako at hinalikan ang noo ko. I smiled and naramdaman ko narin ang antok.

Nagising ako because of the bumpy road. Gosh! Nahihilo na talaga ako. I open my eyes and scanned the van if there was someone na gising pa, pero they were all sleeping except for kuya driver. I checked the time, it was 12:35 pm. Tinignan ko ang gwapo kong boyfriend. Kahit na kami na, para parin itong panaganip. It's a dream come true. Finally, after how many years of waiting, he's mine. Hinalikan ko siya sa pisngi which woke him up.

"Hmmm" he opened his eyes and like other love stories and movies, our eyes met and we both felt like no one was there, like kami lang ang nandito. He smiled and hugged me.

"Did I wake you up?" Tanong ko. He shook his head and tinignan ako.

"No, I was just really hungry. Kumain na tayo? It's almost 1. Ayaw ko na nagpapalipas ka ng gutom princess." Kinuha niya yung tinake-out namin sa Jollibee and looked for our orders since hindi pa kumakain yung iba. We both ordered Sweet and Spicy Bbq Burger Steak, our favorite. Nag simula na kaming kumain while talking about random stuff.

"Ang bangoooo" sabi ng lalaking nakaupo sa shotgun seat. Ralph.
"Nagising ako sa sobrang bangooo huhu sana ganyan nalang din yung inorder ko. Yung C3 kasi yung inorder ko eh" sabi niya at kinuha rin yung order niya sa supot.

Nagising narin yung iba at nag simula na kaming kumain. Tumahimik nanaman dahil gutom ang lahat. Pero pagkatapos naming kumain, nag simula nanamang umingay.

Dala ni Jazz yung ukelele niya na ngayon ko lang napansin, but alam ko namang magaling siyang mag ukelele. She started strumming familiar chords until I figured out the song she's playing.

How Deep Is Your Love

I

smiled. Favorite song ko to eh. Pumikit si Jazz while strumming, she was feeling the song. Kumanta ako, and sumunod silang lahat. Hinawakan ni Renz ang kamay ko while looking at me.

'Cause we're living in a world of fools
Breaking js down when they all should let us be
We belong to you and me

This line really gets me. Kung iisipin, ang dami na naming pinagdadaanan ni Renz, and until the very end, we still find our way back to each others arms. I looked at Renz who was still singing the song, eyes closed.

An hour passed by until sa narating namin ang  Taal Volcano. Excited kaming lahat na bumaba sa van. Pero narealize kong naiwan pala si Jazz kaya binalikan ko siya. Pansin ko lang, ang tahimik niya. Parang hindi siya comfortable.

"Jazz, okay ka lang ba?" I asked her. Tumingin siya sa akin and smiled.

"Oo naman. May iniisip lang, anyway, tara na?" Hindi parin ako kumbinsado sa sagot niya kaya hinawakan ko ang arm niya and stopped her from stepping out of the van. Dapat namin tong pag-usapan.

"You really wouldn't let this go, will you?" She sighed and umupo nalang ulit.

"Naguguluhan ako Crystal. Mahal na mahal ko si Ralph. Ever since the day I met him. Siya na talaga. And I didn't know Kurt likes me too, no, mahal niya pala ako.  And ayaw ko siyang paasahin, ayaw kong bigyan siya ng hope but I like having him around, gusto ko yung friendship namin. Awkward na awkward nga kaming dalawa eh." Bumuntong hininga siya and looked at me. Nagulat ako, hindi ko kasi alam na may gusto si Kurt kay Jazz, akala ko yung pang-aasar niya kay Jazz is simply just to piss her off.