Our play will about to start in a bit.
Nakadungaw ako ngayon dito sa may back stage. Sa likod ng mga itim na kurtina. Excited para sa mga susunod na mangyayari. Pero sa ngayon, nasa iisang tao lang nakatuon tong mga mata ko.
"Hey, what are you looking at?" Napatingin ako sa tanging tao na nakapansin sa ginagawa ko. It's Amiel. I just smiled at him briefly.
Then laid my eyes again to the couple in the crowd who has my attention kanina pa.
"It seems like she likes him..."
"Eh anu ba sabi niya sayo? Did he say na he likes her, too?"
I dunno. Hindi ko naman tinanung eh. Hindi ko rin naman matanung.
Eh I don't have the guts and I don't have the right.
Hindi naman kasi kami close. Ni hindi nga kahit friends.
I know him; but he barely knows me.
"Okay everybody! Magsisimula na tayo in two minutes! Galingan natin, okay? Let's all give our best, okay? Think as if it's your last shot!" Malakas na sigaw ni kuya Jed sa backstage.
"Yes, direk!" we all answered in unison.
Dear Diary,
Everything went definitely right kanina, if and only if, I didn't see them together. There has been rumored that Pao and Pat has been too close lately. Well, maybe there are just certain feelings that are really meant to be just one sided, and would never be reciprocated.
Oh please can't somebody please help me to get over this?
Somebody needs a hug here,
Ily
The next day.
Naku! Mali-late na naman ata ako sa SocSci nito! Tss. Bakit naman kasi pinagpuyatan ko na naman ang pag-iisip kay Pao kagabi eh.
Namaga na nga mga mata ko, tinanghali pa 'ko ng gising! At ngayon, kagaya nga sa kanya hopeful pa rin akong sana absent o kaya mas late pa sa akin si Ms. Ortiz.
Takbo lakad takbo...
Takbo ulit..
Lipad.
Wait, lipad?!? Ohnoooooooo!!!
Pinikit ko na nag mga mata ko at hinahanda ang sarili ko sa sakit na mararamdaman ko kapag nag-hug na naman kami ng sahig.
Kaso... bakit parang... ang tagal naman ata?
Ang tagal lumanding ng pwet ko sa malapad at konkretong sahig..
Sa halip ay wari'y amoy downy at ang lambot ng unan na nakayakap sa'kin ngayon. Eh? Kailan pa nagkaron ng huggable unan sa school??
Unti-unti kong binuksan ang mga mata ko at tila nagdi-daydream na naman ako... Ang Pao kasi na nasa panaginip ko kagabi ay nasa harap ko na ngayon, at mababakas sa mukha niya ang pag-aalala. But heck, gwapo pa rin!!!
"Ily... okay ka lang ba?" Is this just another dream? Or am. i just still in my dream last night? Ohmygheeeee!!! He's talking. And he's talking and staring at me.
"Ohmyghee. Kung isa na naman ito sa panaginip ko gusto ko ng magising. Okay lang sana kung totoo eh. Kaso mamaya niyan pagpasok ko ng school sila Pat at Pao na ulit. :(
Walang tayo at hindi magiging tayo. Tapos... masasaktan na naman ako. Oh please kakalimutan na kita! Please wake me up!" Sinabi kong dire-direcho at walang pakurap-kurap.
Bumitiw ako sa mga yakap ng iniisip kong Pao at tumakbo palayo.
"Wait!"
Huminto ako sa pagtakbo. At humarap sa kanina ko pang inaakala na si Pao.
Nakatingin siya sa akin. Ganun din ako sa kanya.
Ngumisi siya,
Aba! Baliw ba 'to? Hindi nga to si Pao ko.
Ngumiti siya ng pagkalaki-laki.
"So... all these time everybody thinks including you that Pat and I are something, huh? Hahahahahahahaha!"
Eh?? Ayos pa ba to?!!
"Okaaaay.." Naglakad siya palapit sa akin.
Tama na please? Hindi naman 'to totoo eh. Pao never did speak to me this long. He didn't even know my name, opposite with this guy infront of me. Pao is the Industrial Engineering major I had a crush on since the first day these eyes of me saw him.
"Ohnoplease."
"Huh?"
"I am the Paolo Enrico Gonzales who has been such a torpe and always staring at you from afar. But now I guess there's no more perfect time than now.. Ily... Ily.."
Anudaw? Kumunot noo ko naman don.
"I just said it. Two ILY means... Ily Marie Ongpauco, BSBA-Marketing major of class CBET09 section 201A. I love you...
And It may could be this fast, but if what my ears serves me right that you do have a crush on me... which I don't feel for you cause it would be an understatement, could you please let me court you?"
