I Don't Want to Fall in Love</3

Chappie 6: Jealousy

"Your dad's gonna be really mad." Sabi ni Jasper, kadadating lang namin sa Aristocrats and it's already 8 pm. Ang usapan was 7, but since wala naman kasi talaga kong balak pumunta nagpalate talaga ko. Sila dad naman kasing nagpupumilit na pumunta ako e. Magutom sila sa kakaantay sakin, I don't care.

As soon as I entered the restaurant, nakita ko na agad si ABItch, nakikipaglandian kay Dad. Hindi man lang marunong mahiya sa mga taong nakakakita. Konti lang yung tao sa loob, and by the way they look at me alam kong alam nila kung sino kami. I ignored their stares at naglakad na ko papalapit kina Dad.

“Mai, kanina ka pa naming iniintay.” Sabi ni dad as I sat down across from them.
“Ano bang meron?” I asked him ignoring ABitch.
“Wala naman, I just figured we should have dinner since nadito na si Tita Abi mo.” He smiled, I frowned.
“Puh-lease… I would have liked it better if she wasnt here.” I glared at her.
“Mai!” Dad scolded me.
“It’s okay honey. Like I said, siguro by staying here baka matuto siyang ng maayos.”
“Anong sabe mo?” I glared at her again, lalo akong naiinis sa kanya ng naalala kong siyang may kasalanan kung bakit ako nandito.
“Like I said, maybe by staying here matuto kang gumalang, habang tumatagal kase lalong humahaba yang sungay mo.” I glared at her.

“Ano bang karapatan mong disiplinahin ako? Sino ka ba? Kapal ng mukha mo, you're not even part of this family!” I yelled at her.
“Mai! Shut up! I’m not gonna tolerate this kind of behavior anymore. Tama ang tita mo, at sa inaasal mo ngayon, lalo mo lang pinapatunayan na tamang desisyon ko!” as dad said that, ramdam kong maluluha na ko, tinitigan ko siya.
“If mom was here, hindi siya…”
“For God’s sake Mai, wala siya dito!” he yelled at me. Kita kong nagulat yung mga tao sa loob, kahit yung mga staff napatigil sa ginagawa nila and napatingin samin.

Tumayo ako and was about to leave when dad spoke again.
“San ka pupunta.”
“Uuwi na lang ako.”
“No, sit down.”
“Ayoko.”
“I said sit down, Mai.” His voice threatening. Hindi parin ako umupo tinitigan ko lang siya.
“Bakit pa? Uuwi na lang ako.”
“We're having this fucking dinner wether you like it or not. Sit down!” sa tanang buhay ko, never pang nagmura si dad sa harap ko lalo na yung magmura ng patungkol sakin, medyo natakot ako, ayoko kasi yung may nagmumurang mas nakakatanda sakin, feeling ko kasi baka saktan nila ko, and to think it's dad pa. Hindi pa naman niya ko pinagbubuhatan ng kamay pero there's always a first right? Kaya dahil sa takot ko umupo na lang ako. Dad picked up his menú and bago ko pa mabuklat yung sakin nag smirk sakin si ABitch while I gave her the finger. 

 
“Oh my gosh Mai, is he hot?” Alex asked me again after I told her about Gino.
“God Alex, is that all your going to ask? Kanina pa yang is he hot na yan ahh.” I rolled my eyes.
“Duh! Panu bang hindi, all you ever talked about after ABitch were boys, boys, boys and more boys!” kung hindi lang talaga kami sa telepono nag-uusap sigurado ako nagbibilangan na kami kung nakakailang beses na kameng nag-roroll ng eyes.
“Excuse me, 3 lang naman yung kinwento ko sayo. OA ka talaga.”
“Yeah right, anyway. Harper still can't fish anything out of Smitten's employees. So once again I dont have a report about the transfer.”
“I seriously wish dad’s still thinking about it. Alice wont tell me anything, sabi niya wala daw siyang alam but I doubt it, I know she knows something, she just wouldn't tell me. Anyway, I have to go. I promised Josh I’ll meet him early today, tuturuan ko pa siya dun sa assignment namin.”
“Oh, you mean your cousin Josh, tell him I said hi!”
“Alex, I told you, he’s off limits.”
“So not true, you're the one who told me he’s still not admiting he likes that Bernice girl.”

Since last year nung binisita kami nina Josh for Christmas sa L.A may crush na si Alex sa kanya, but at that time, may crush na si Josh kay Bernice, kaya lahat ng effort ni Alex para magpapansin dedma.
“Soo, I told you they do, Bernice is a really sweet girl, perfect siya for Josh.”
“And I’m not? Gosh Mai, you only met that girl a few days ago and you like her more than me now? That hurts.”
“Ewan ko sayo, I’m hanging up.”
“Fine, see you soon. Bye!”
“Bye.” So tinago ko na yung IPhone ko, kinuha yung glasses ko and I’m off to school.

 
Nasa HS lobby kami ni Josh since nagkatamadan kaming umakyat sa classroom and dahil compared sa classrooms mas tahimik dito, mas matuturuan ko pa siya.

“Ano, gets mo na?” I asked Josh as I finished explaining the last part of the assignment.
“Hmm… I think so. Grabe, nakakainis naman tong sentence pattern na to, nakakalito.”
“Sa simula lang naman yon, yaan mo, masasanay ka rin.” I smiled at him.
“Sana nga.”

“Josh, Mai!” lumingon kami kung sino yung tumawag samin tas nakita namin na papalapit si Bernice at Luisa.
“Oii.” Bati ni Josh, ngumiti naman ako sa kanila.
“Kanina ka pa dito?” tanong ni Bernice kay Josh.
“Oo, bakit?”
“Nakalimutan  mo ba? Sabay kayo ni Bernice ngayon diba, tutulungan mo siyang dalhin yung mga equipment ng Lab.”
“Shet! Oo nga pala, sorry Bernice, nakalimutan ko e. Sabi ko naman sayo diba, text mo ko.”
“Tinext naman kita e, di ka naman nagreply.”
“Sabi ko na sayo e, kanina pa nagriring yung phone mo. Di mo naman pinapansin.” Sabi ko sa kanya.
“Kanina pa kayong magkasma?” Tanong sakin ni Luisa.
“Oo, mga 30 minutes na.” I answered her.
“Ahh. Hmm. Bakit?”
“Tinulungan ko siya sa assignment. Bakit? May problema ba?” prankang tanong ko sa kanya, if I didnt know better, iniisip nito na may something kami ni Josh.
“Wala, anyway, magtitime na, hindi pa ba kayo pupunta sa classroom?” biglang iwas niya.
“Oo nga no, tara na, sabay-sabay na tayong umakyat.” Yaya ni Josh kaya ayun, sabay-sabay na kameng umakyat. 

---> NARRATOR<---
“Pre, umamin ka nga. Crush mo ba si Mai?” tanung ni Rick kay Josh, recess time nila and dahil pinatawag si Mai ng dean wala siya. Pati yung mga girls tumigil sa pagchichikahan and they all turned to Josh na muntikan ng mabulunan.
“Ano?!”
“Sus, ano nga? Crush mo siya?” Carlo repeated the question.
“Bakit ba bigla mong natanong yan? Hindi noh.” Sagot naman ni Josh.
“Sure ka?” Jacob asked.
“Oo nga, bakit ba?”
“Ehh masyado kang concerned sa kanya e.” Sagot naman ni Rick.
“Oo nga Josh, napapansin ko rin, tsaka parang super close kayo.” Sabi naman ni Luisa. Si Bernice naman napatingin na rin kay Josh, inaantay kung anong sasabihin.
“H-hindi noh, bago siya kaya syempre, kelangan niya ng konting tulong, diba?”
“Ows… bakit nung si Bernice yung bago dito, di ka naman ganyan sa kanya ahh.” Sabi naman ni Nick.
“T-teka, bakit naman napasali ako jan?” Pag-apela ni Bernice.
“Syempre, di ka ba nagseselos o naiinggit, ikaw yung ‘special’ kay Josh diba.” Si Rick.
“Hoy Rick, tumigil ka ha. Tatamaan ka sakin.” Inis na sabi ni Josh.
“Uyy, defensive,” Pang-aasar naman nung mga lalaki. Yung mga girls naman nagkatinginan. Ooh. Someone's definitely jealous.