My Perfect Stranger

-Kismet-

"Ano bang itatanong mo sa akin?" She folded her arms in front and arched her brows at me inside a coffee shop nearby. How do I put these into words? I suddenly forgot all my questions in my mind. Ano nga ba ang itatanong ko? How will I start? Ano bang uunahin kong itanong? Bloody hell!

She started to tap her fingers on the table. Geez! "Aah a-ano, b-bakit mo s-siya kasama?" I felt that someone is strangling me. Why do I feel this way?

She draw a deep breath before she speaks. "Kuya Aidan called me last night. Sabi niya may gusto siyang malaman. Kaya kami nagkita kanina and that's it."

Napasandal ako sa upuan. Parang nabunutan ako ng tinik sa nalaman ko pero "Bakit hindi ka nagpaalam kay Ethan? Alam mo ba kanina even if he didn't tell me I can see that he's jealous." Kung pwede lang kuhanan ng video kanina at ipakita sa kanya gagawin ko.

Her reaction made me raised an eyebrow. She laughed so hard like I just drop the funniest joke ever told in the history of mankind. "Anong nakakatawa sa sinabi ko? Hindi ka man lang mag-eexplain sa kanya para hindi na siya mag-selos?" Bagay nga sila ni Ethan. They're both nuts.

She composed herself when she saw me raising my left brow heavenwards. "Sigurado ka bang dahil sa akin kaya siya nag-selos?"

Napakunot na naman ang noo ko. Ano bang nangyayari? "H-ha? Eh alangan naman dahil sa akin."

She flashed a meaningful grin. "Ikaw nagsabi niyan."

"Ano? Teka, anong ako ang nagsabi? Ang gulo mo naman."

She shrugged her shoulder. "Magulo talaga, Anna. More than you know."

"Ha?" Nawindang na naman ang utak ko. Bakit ba ang daming gumugulo sa isip ko ngayon? Simula ng bumalik ako ng Manila bigla na lang gumulo ang lahat.

"Yun lang ba ang itatanong mo sa akin?" Okay. Kailangan kong makakuha ng sagot kahit isa lang.

"Tell me, kilala mo ba kung sino si stranger?" Kasabay ng pagtaas ng boses ko, ang pagdating ng merienda namin. Nag-thank you kami and I easily grabbed the pineapple juice and drink it. I badly need a refreshment while Bulag tasted her Belgian waffle. Hindi naman ako gutom dahil nga kakain lang namin ni Ethan kaya hindi ako umorder except for a drink.

"Bakit kilala mo na siya?" she asked me as she swallowed her food.

"Huwag mo ngang sagutin ng tanong ang tanong ko." I glared at her.

"Bakit mo naman sa akin tinatanong yan? Mukha ba akong may alam?" She answered sarcastically.

I closed my eyes and tried to calm myself. "I remember you asked me one time na kung nandiyan siya sa paligid at nagpakilala anong gagawin ko then bigla siyang dumating." I closed my eyes as I try to reminisce the scene.

She creased her forehead. "Sinong dumating?"

"Si Aidan."

"So you're thinking he's your stranger." She concluded.

"Yeah. I think siya yun. All the signs are pointing to him." I tried to read her expressions but I'm not getting any clues that she knows something but my guts is telling me otherwise. I know she knows something.

"What's the meaning of stranger in the dictionary?" She took a sip of her frappe.

"Ha? Mukha ba akong walking dictionary?" What is she trying to say?