The Epitome Of Me

10

"Girl, paalala lang ha." Juliane trailed off habang kumakain kami sa cafeteria. "'Wag mafa-fall, hmm. Alam naman natin na alam mo na."

"Yeah, I know. Of all people ako pa sasabihan niyo nan? Kayo kaya yung dapat hindi ma-fall diyan sa mga crush niyo!" I butted off.

I was not even close to that. Siyempre gusto ko 'yon kaya nga idol ko diba? Pero alam niyo yun, I knew that I was just a fan sobra sobra naman na siguro kung sosobra pa 'yun 'don. But I can't help myself think about that, ako 'to eh. I tend to over think things when it should be just as simple as it is. I know what my limits are. Tsaka hindi naman ako tanga para hayaan yung sarili ko na masaktan dahil in the first place I will only hurt myself in the possibilities that I don't know would be good for me.

I guess sometimes I just have to create my own little world and be alone. That my life being an open book might cause me harm. They can always use whatever they can see at my life against me. And I don't want that to happen. Pero its in me, my nature is to always tell stories about me.

Ang hirap hirap naman mag isip ng ganito. Now I understand how it feels like sa mga protagonist sa isang story. Nakakabaliw pala talaga 'pag ganito yung usapan.

"Any plans for the weekend?" Shie pulled me out of my reverie. "Let's pig out!"

We know we can't. Juliane and I promised to Riley, its better to visit him now habang hindi pa hectic ang schedule namin. Tsaka magtatampo 'yon.

And so we all agreed na isasama nalang namin sila and then there we will pig out! Siyempre Rich will be with us, he just can't stand us being alone sa mga lakad namin. Pero kapag kay Ate Yna he'll leave us ng parang bula.

Lunch time came like a blur. Kakain na naman kami. Balik sa cafeteria at sa usual table lang.

Well so far so good kami ngayon. I've heard some gossips na may magkakapatid daw na lumipat dito sa school namin. I'm not surprised to know kung varsity players sila. Magaling lang talagang mag scout ng athletes ang school. Pero sa pagkakaalam ko hindi sapat yung benefits, allowances and everything na binibigay ng school para sa mga athletes for them to stay. Kaya ang tendency ay hinahatak ang mga ito ng ibang school especially schools around Manila.

"Crush ko yung ka-batch natin! Ang pogi kaya tapos varsity pa!"

Kinikilig kilig pa itong si Juliane habang nagkwekwento. Kaya naman pala pinatawag ng Daddy niya kanina dahil siya yung pinag ayos ng final papers nung magkakapatid.

As I know, yung panganay ay first year college tapos yung sumunod ay senior high then lastly ay yung ka batch namin. And they all have the same interest, its basketball.

Parang sila Ricci lang! Lahat sila ay interested sa basketball. Tapos ang popogi pa---

I stopped my thoughts from there. Ano ba naman 'yan? In the middle of nowhere I am suddenly thinking about him! Gosh, malala na ata yung tama ko sa kanila!

My thoughts left my mind nang biglang magingay sa buong cafeteria. They were gossiping and some were even squealing sa kilig. What the hell? Napaka obvious naman nila! Dapat tinatago 'yan because one thing you need to remember for men to like you is not to show them you like them. Minus points 'yon sa kanila. They would always find interest sa mga pa mysterious, yung mga pa hard to get.

Well that was based on my observations and readings from different books.

"Hi!" A tall guy approached us. Siguro kasing tangkad lang ni Prince? Well he's with his brothers. Sila yung sinasabi nilang bagong lipat na basketball players.

Ngumiti naman kami, siyempre kami nina  Shie, Juliane at Ross yung mga pinaka kinikilig. Sino ba namang hindi kikiligin kapag nilapitan ka ng mga nag guwaguwapuhang mga lalaki diba?