To Love Again

Chapter 3

Two weeks passed and all is well. Except today.. I'm all alone here at uni because Sasha and the gang went bar hopping last night kaya absent sila ngayon. Being the not-so-partygoer me, hindi ako sumama. Don't get me wrong, I go to parties and clubs, pero hindi madalas. Maybe it's not that my thing. Siguro yun yung similarity namin ng ate ko.

I decided to visit the library since wala akong mapuntahan and I also haven't check the library here. I took out my library card the moment I stepped inside and show it to the student na mukhang nag-oojt dito, then I look for a seat.

Nakita ko naman sila Anna at Jessica na nagsusulat malapit sa dulo. I smiled and started walking towards them. And oh! How I love the sound of my Louboutin stilettos while I walk!

"Hi, guys." Magiliw kong bati paglapit sa kanila. "Oh, nakakita ng multo?" Tanong ko sa kanila as they showed their shocked face. I take a sit on the chair in front of them and put my bag on the table. Tiningnan nila ang bag ko. It's pretty, alright! And it's a Dior lady bag! I love it!

Nagkatinginan silang dalawa. "Uhm.. A-amethyst.."

"Hmm?" Ngiti ko sa kanila.

Anna sighed. "B-bakit mo kami k-kinakausap?" Kumunot ang noo ko.

"Ang ibig naming s-sabihin, dapat hindi mo kami p-pinapansin." Dagdag ni Jessica.

I chuckled. "I'm sorry. You lost me there." I don't get them. Bakit hindi ko sila papansinin?

"Hindi kami katulad ng mga estudyante dito. We're n-nerds." Malungkot na sambit ni Anna.

"I don't care." Diretso kong sagot. Nagulat naman sila. "I want to be friends with you two. What's wrong with that? I don't really get the students here why they don't want to hang out with you. Ang aarte." And I rolled my eyes and flipped my hair.

Naglabas ng mahinang tawa si Anna. "Sana lahat ng estudyante dito katulad mo."

Ngumiti ako sa kanila. "Anyway, am I disturbing you?" And I glanced at their notebooks and booksssss na nasa table. Yes, booksssss talaga. Ang dami e.

"Uhm.. Hindi naman. May kinokopya lang kami dito." Sagot ni Jessica.

"Oh, okay." I shrugged. "By the way, I didn't know Sasha's bullying you." Bullying? Is that the correct word? I mean, siguro yun nga. The first time I saw these two is parang nabuhusan sila ng juice or something. Then yung sumunod naman is tinulak sila. That's bullying ba? "And I'm sorry for her actions. I promise to talk to her para hindi niya na kayo guluhin."

Jessica waved her hand. "Naku. Wag na, Amethyst. Okay naman kami--"

"It's not okay for me, Jessica. Her actions are not acceptable. I'll talk to her." Puno ng awtoridad kong sabi.

Tatanggi na sana ulit siya pero hinawakan na ni Anna ang braso niya. "Salamat, Amethyst."

"No problem. I don't want you guys to be treated like that. After all, we're friends na." And the gave me their sweetest smile. "So, ano, hindi ko kayo naiistorbo ha?"

Tumawa si Jessica. "Hindi nga."

"Okay! Pwede naman kayong magsulat habang nakikinig sa sasabihin ko. I just want to share something lang naman."

Nagkibit-balikat si Anna and both of them started writing again. "Sige. Makikinig kami."

Pumalakpak ako ng mahina. "Yey!" And they giggled. "Anyway, you know Zeus? Zeus Ravanilla? He's my boyfie kasi. And we're heading to our 3 months next week." And I beamed. So kilig! "I want to prepare something for him."

Napatigil sila sa pagsusulat and they look at each other. "B-boyfriend mo si Zeus?"

I smiled sweetly. "Hell, yeah. That hot guy is mine."

Bumalik sa pagsusulat si Anna at tumango naman si Jessica. "Uhm.. Okay. Hmm.. Pwede kang gumawa ng something personalized para sa kanya."

Kumunot ang noo ko. Personalized? "Like what?"

Nagkibit-balikat siya. "Hindi ko alam. Siguro letters? O kaya yung uso sa internet ngayon na explosion box. Punuin niyo ng pictures niyo together. O pwede rin yung '100 reasons why I love you'. Yung nakalagay yung 100 reasons sa isang jar tapos babasahin niya."

"Ikaw ha! Bakit ang dami mong alam dyan?" At tinaas-baba ko ang kilay ko. Pumula naman ang pisngi niya at napatawa si Anna sa kanya. "I like the idea of making that explosion box. Sige, I'll check it sa internet on how to do it."

Ngumiti sila habang nagsusulat. "Mag-3 months na pala kayo ni Zeus?" Tanong ni Anna.

"Uh-huh." Sagot ko habang tinitingnan ko ang sarili ko sa salamin na dala ko. I think I need a diamond peel. "You know what, Zeus was a pain in the ass before. He was changing girls as he was changing his clothes. Ganun katindi. But guess what? Hindi na siya ganun! I'm so lucky."

"Good for you." Comment ni Jessica. "Magkaano-ano naman sila ni Sasha?"

"Wala. They're just friends. Me, Sasha, Jazzy, Zeus, Dean and William are friends since high school." Sagot ko as I put back my mirror in my Dior bag. "Bakit?"

"Uhm.. Wala. N-nakita lang kasi namin sila minsan na n-nasa iisang sasakyan." Sagot ni Anna.

"Ah. Maybe nakisabay si Sasha. She's lazy to bring car sometimes, you know." I know that little detail na sumasabay si Sasha kay Zeus. Wala lang naman yun sakin coz' she's my bestfriend. At isa pa, nakikisabay lang naman.

Tumango sila. Jessica checked the time. "Malapit na pala ang time natin." They closed their notebooks and books at niligpit yun. Lumabas na kami ng library.

"Una na pala kayo. Daan muna akong restroom." Sabi ko pagkalabas namin and they agreed.

I walked to the nearest restroom. Nilabas ko ang iPhone ko to text Zeus nang may nakabungga sakin causing my library card to fall. Hindi ko pa kasi napapasok sa bag ko ang card na ginamit ko sa library kanina.

"Sorry, Miss." Paumanhin ni kuyang nakabunggo. Pinulot niya naman ang library card at inabot sakin. Nang makita niya ako ay para siyang nagulat. He looked at me for seconds at tinaasan ko na siya ng kilay.

"Hey, bro. You okay?" Tanong ng kasama niya.

I waved my hand in front of his face. Mukha naman siyang natauhan. "Watch your steps next time, okay?" And I put my library card inside my bag. Hindi pa rin siya sumasagot at nakatingin pa rin sakin. Tiningnan ko ang tatlong kasama niya na parang sinasabi kong what's wrong with their friend? "Uhm.. I'll go ahead." At pumasok na ako sa pinto ng girls' restroom na nasa harap ng pinagbungguan namin.

"What's wrong with you, bro?"

"Kakahiya ka, pare. Para kang tumiklop sa babae."

Rinig ko ang kantyaw ng mga kaibigan niya. I even heard their laughs. Napatawa na rin ako habang naghuhugas ng kamay. Pero napatigil ako sa narinig ko mula kay kuyang nakabunggo.

"I know that girl, bro. She's the girl I am talking you about. She's--" At hindi ko na narinig ang kasunod. Narinig ko na rin ang mga yapak nila palayo.

Pero wait.. Ako? Kilala niya? How?

© TO LOVE AGAIN, Zhelababy, 2016