In the sidelines

The life not taken

JERIC'S POV

January 17, 2014

To: Cay Torres

Sasama ka parin ba sa amin ni Shoti pa- Sinulog? May commitment lang kmi ng Friday night pero we're free after.

From: Cay Torres

Yuh. Mommy booked us a room already, sabi niya graduation gift daw niya yun sayo and package deal daw ako. so kind of no choice... Buti no duty! What time is your flight?

To: Cay Torres

Shoti will leave on Thursday night. Ako naman Friday, 5pm PAL. Yours?

From:

We have the same flight. See you on Fri. I'll sleep. Goodnight!

Good thing Cay and I are sort off okay now.. Things were a lot better than the past 3 weeks. We seldom exchange texts kahit short lang, we talked rin over the phone. This is a good start, kesa naman walang usap. I can feel na medyo ilang siya sa akin, merong wall between us, pero at least we're talking. Our Sinulog trip was planned months ago pa, before she even introduced LA to me. It was our first Sinulog together kaya we planned and prepared for it. Akala ko hindi kami matutuloy, thank God tita booked us a room para no choice siya kundi sumama.

....fastforward....

I came extra early today at NAIA for my flight, after practice dito na agad ako pumunta para hindi ako mastuck sa traffic and ma- late sa flight. The airport is jampacked today, lahat ata excited to go to Cebu! Sympre ako rin. Its my first time to witness Sinulog, bonus pa na with Cay. Speaking of Cay, I am patiently waiting for her to come. Ayaw niya kasi magpasundo so all I can do now is wait for her with my coffee and twitter!

@tengjeric: See you Cebu! #Sinulog2014

@wilLAREVILLAme: My angel's gonna leave me for 5 days! :( I'll miss you, baaaby @cayisabelle. #clingy

@cayisabelle: Akala mo malayo pupuntahan ko, makapout naman tong si Kuya @wilLAREVILLAme! :)))) #SobrangClingy #pout

@jeronteng: I am in love with Cebu!!! See you later at Mcdo! See you later @tengjeric @cayisabelle

@blazerboy: Medyo ang clingy mo paps @wilLAREVILLAme! Akala mo mamatay ka eh! Hahaha. Pasalubong @cayisabelle!! :)

@cayisabelle: Off to Cebu for #Sinulog2014! Excessive street party and lechon eating!! 🐷 See you, Queen City of South! :)

calling Cay Torres....

Jeric: Hello.

Cay: Saan ka? LA and I just arrived eh. Nakapag- check in ka naba?

Jeric: Coffeeshop ako far left from entrance. Puntahan ko kayo? Teka, kasama si LA?? Sasama siya sa atin??

Cay: Hindi. Hinatid lang ako. Punta ka na dito, check in na tayo para maganda seat! Okay. See you. Bye!

Haaay. LA will always be number one, Jeric. Alam mo yan. She will always be on top of her priorities. At ikaw? Ikaw yun dakilang singit sa lovestory nila. Tanggapin mo nalang ha? Its your fault naman eh.

Cay: Jeric!!! Hi. Tara na??

Jeric: Cay, LA. Hi. Sige tara na. *smiles*

I decided to leave the two behind to say goodbye. LA needs to say goodbye rin kasi for 5 days. Akin muna yung bestfriend ko, kahit parang hiram lang at panandalian lang, at least makasama ko man siya. Cay and Jeric tandem for 5 days. After all my bags are checked, I checked on Cay akala ko kasi kasunod ko lang siya. I saw her listening intently to LA, nagbibilin siguro. Para siyang bata na nakikinig sa daddy niya. She plastered a smile on her face and a blush. Haaay. LA kissed her on her lips and then on her forehead. Things I wish I could do to Cay.