State of Grace

Chapter Eighteen :)

"Kailan n'yo balak sabihin?"

"I don't know"

"So kapag sinagot na s'ya ni Kim at saka n'ya malalaman"

Here we go again. Every single time someone comes in to Kim's life, we have to debate if they should know.

"I don't think Jake has to know now"

"Magiging sila rin. Alam mo naman na may gusto na yung dalawa sa isa't isa. "I love you" at formality nalang ang kulang"

Hindi ako sumagot. Michael has a point.

"Everything's fast paced now. Dapat tayong mga nakapaligid sa kanila ang mag adjust. Para hindi tayo mabigla."

"Don't you think Kim is the right person to tell him?"

"Do you even think that Kim has the guts to tell Jake?"

"Tell Jake what?" Biglang nagsalita si...

"Kim.."

"Bunso"

She sits beside me."Tell Jake what?"

Si michael na ang nagsalita. "Uhm... You know. That. "

Nagbago yung itsura ni Kim. "That has been in the back of my mind"

"So you don't plan to tell him?"

She sighs. "I don't know. It's a crucial decision to make. If he finds out about it, baka--"

"Baka iwan ka nya?" Sabi ni Michael

"Yeah. That"

"Hindi ka naman n'ya iiwan kapag nalaman n'ya yun" sabi ko sa kanya.

She looked at me. "And of he does?"

"Jake won't do that to you. He's not that shallow."

"Hindi mababaw yung dahilan, bang. You know that. " she shrugs it off. "Can we not talk about this now? I need to go."

"San ka pupunta?" Tanong ni Michael.

"To see a doctor and have this cast removed." She stood up. "Apparently you're so busy with your girlfriend you forgot"

Michael lowered his head. Hindi na nagkabati tong dalawang to.

"And can you tell Michelle that my bedroom is not a storage room for all her junk?"

"That's not junk"

"She's not using it. So it's junk"

"Bunso."

"Kuya. If I come home tonight, and her junk is still there... I'm moving out"

Nagulat kami ni Michael.

"I'm serious"

"Okay" Michael tells Kim. "Sorry, bunso. I'll tell her"

"Bye."

"May kasama ka?" I ask her. "Wala si kuya beks, and you can't drive yet"

"I'll just book a cab." She said.

I stood up and went to her. "Tara. Samahan na kita" tinignan ko si Michael. "Kuya, alis muna kami."

"Sige. Ingat kayo."

Then we're off...

In the car, tahimik si Kim. "Aalis ka talaga?"

"Oo. Seryoso ako."

"You are a rebellious little bitch" I tease her.

Natawa s'ya. "Kasi naman, nawala lang ako naging storage room na yung kwarto ko."