"A-Ano... Uuwi na 'ko." Ilang kong sabi.
"Hatid na kita." Hinawakan nya yung kamay ko at inalalayan akong makababa sa bato.
Sumakay ako sa motor, at umalis na kami. Hinatid nya 'ko at mabilis naman kaming nakarating. Inayos ko kaagad ang sarili ko para makatulog na 'ko.
Pero hindi ako dinadalaw ng antok.
I'll be your greatest delusion.
I'll be your greatest delusion.
I'll be your greatest delusion.
Dug... Dug...
First, he said he brought me into Camelot. Second, he'll be my greatest delusion. And third, he has brought me into maze.
Hindi ko maiwasang hindi isipin yung mga sinabi nya. It was... weird.
He's so serious, and everytime he talks things about that, I can't drop off the goose bumps on my skin.Give me a maze, I'll give you a puzzle, Chill Gonzales.
I closed my eyes and the head-scratching statement was gone.
Kinabukasan, everything's fine. Walang naging problema, at ayos naman ang takbo nito.
No freaking jerk. No Chill. No him.
"Tara Ot! Let's have our peace for today. Hakuna matata for this day!" She laughed.
"Ang ganda yata ng mood mo?" I asked. Inayos ko yung buhok ko na bumagsak at inipit sa tenga ko.
Hinilamos ko rin ang kamay ko sa mukha ko. Feeling ko pagod na pagod ako sa araw na 'to.
"Walang pasok bukas, tapos nakapag-grocery na 'ko." She smiled.
"Eh? Usual naman 'yon?" I asked.
She didn't answer as we enter the coffee shop in our school.
Isn't it ironic that I'm too sleepy inside a coffee shop? Psh.
"One Green-tea Matcha Latté, blended. Yung grande." I said.
"Yun lang po ba, Ma'am?" The staff asked.
"One Double Choco Muffin, and one Vanilla Frappe na grande narin. And oh, one Oreo cheesecake please?" Goy said.
We get the buzzer and look for a seat.
"Oh baka naman, dahil kay Kyle." I uttered when we have taken a seat.
"Okay, that's for real." I
She said without looking."Wait, nag-bbuzz na. I'll just go get our order." Tumayo sya at pumunta sa may counter.
Nilapag nya ang tray at kinuha ko ang Matcha at Double Choco Muffin.
"What's the problem?" I took a sip.
"I just don't want to ruin the day. But, everything's not fine I guess?" She did a facepalm.
"Not fine?" I asked. Kinuha ko ang fork at nagsimulang kainin ang Double Choco Muffin.
"How would I be fine, if he ended it in a 'Sorry, hindi ko naman sinasadya. I've done wrong, kaya if you want to end it... let's end it.' statement. And so it's not fine." Nakikita ko ang inis sa mata nya, at naiintindihan ko.
"And anyway, you didn't think of being with Chill by this day, huh?" She asked proceeding into another topic as if she don't want to remember what happened.
"Ah, yeah." I simply said.
"Is it bad to have a Dug-dug feeling for someone?" I asked out of nowhere.
She smiled at napakamot ako sa ulo ko.
"Okay, It's--nothing." I took a deep breath and continued eating.
"Infatuation, or love? It's either one, or in the midst. Infatuation, crush, love?" She snapped.
I feel irritated. Nag-iinit yung mukha ko kaya napa-facepalm rin ako.
"Wala." I said.
"As you say, Madam." She smirked.
"Hey! Stop smirking. It's not funny." I did the 'Hello-are-you-crazy' face.
"Anyway, what did you say to me last night?" She mumbled.
"Not yet I guess. But denying it will make you feel worse." She stated and I felt like she threw the heck out of me.
"H-Hala. Grabe." Napaiwas ako ng tingin.
"Wala akong gusto sakanya. Hah. Kay Chill? Asa." Irap ko. Kahit dalhin pa nila ako sa Pluto, never.
"Anong inorder mo ulit?" She asked. Ang random naman neto.
"Matcha." Naweiweirdohang sagot ko.
"Bakit Matcha?" She pointed my drink while asking me.
"Eh?" Kumunot yung noo ko. "Kasi, favorite ko. Tested, ayoko ng iba kasi baka manghinayang lang ako." I arched my brow. Waiting for her answer.
"That's what I'm saying." She took a bite on her Oreo cheesecake.
"Kaya mo gusto ang Matcha, kasi nag-pplaysafe ka." After nyang sabihin, uminom naman sya sa Frappe nya.
Hindi ako sumagot at hinintay ang sunod nyang sasabihin.
"And what you're doing right now is in between. Natatakot kang magkagusto, kasi you might rue of what happens," She looked at me straightly. I took a deep breath.
"Because you might get hurt." I bit my lip. Iniwas ko ang tingin ko, dahil naiilang ako.
Hindi ako makapagsalita at nagsimula akong gawin ang mannerism ko, sunod-sunod pinabagsak ang mga daliri ko.
"And it's either of the two. Play safe, or encounter new."
BINABASA MO ANG
Letting Go
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