BitterSweet and Strange [GxG]

🍸A Moment To Never Forget🍸

🍸 BitterSweet and Strange🍸

YET it is honestly hard for me to get back. You know, once I felt weird, it'd be hard for me to be in that situation once again. I'd do anything just to get rid of it, and that's what I'm doing. I'm afraid that's the right thing I should do. It's not because Mae barfed at me. Although it was disgusting, that's not the reason why I'm keeping my distance.

It's been a week at hindi rin naman ako hinahanap ni Mae. So, I think it's better if we just go on this way.

Despite being occupied for the whole week, Mae never slipped out of my mind, especially the last night we were together. The night that I almost lost my sanity— the night that I almost ruined something good.

At ayoko ng maulit pa ang gabing iyon.

Kaya sa tingin ko ay tama lang ang ginagawa kong pag-iwas kahit na wala naman akong masamang ginawa.

I was checking the audits when my phone rang. I took a peek at it to see an unregistered number. I thought that it must be an important call so I accepted. A voice merely said, "Hello."  yet I already concluded that it was her.

—Mae.

I was perplexed and didn't know how to respond, initially. Until she said, "Hello."  once again.

I choked on my own slobber and coughed, forcibly.

"H-hello? Vash? A-are you okay?" Tanong ni Mae mula sa kabilang linya.

"I'm *cough* o-*cough* okay." I answered. I took a deep breath to gather myself together. "You called. Why?" I asked getting uneasy in my chair.

"Uhh... Hmm... B-busy ka ba?"

Hindi ko alam ang sasabihin ko kaya hindi ako nakasagot kaagad. I'm doing something, yes, but I can spare time to do other things. However, I'm not sure if I want to spend it with Mae. 

"Mukha ngang busy ka." Muli niyang sambit sa malungkot na tinig.

I massage my temple. Looks like she unintentionally hits my conscience. "N-no. I mean, yes a bit. Pero naayos ko naman na lahat. So, okay na." 

There was a moment of silence on the line. Pinapakiramdaman ko kung may gusto pa ba siyang sabihin o wala na.

"Mae?"

"Vash— Oh!" She chuckled when we called each other's names in sync.

"Ikaw muna." Then again, we said in chorus.

Napangiti na rin ako sa pagkakataong iyon. "Go ahead, please."

"Uhmm..." She said shortly. "H-hindi ka na ba pupunta dito?"

Her bluntness caught me by surprise. I was unable to speak up right away.

"Alam mo..." She laughed, nervously. "...nakakahiya. Bakit ko ba tinatanong 'yon?" She added.

I find her funny but in a very cute way. She was like a high school girl asking for her ultimate crush. I'm not saying that I'm her ultimate crush, it's just a metaphor.

"Vash, sorry. Kasi... namimiss na kita." 

*toot toot toot*

I was left dumbfounded. I strangely stare at my phone, shocked by her honesty. All of a sudden I feel my cheeks burning. My lips curled into a smile. Para naman akong high schooler na sinagot ng ultimate crush. My gosh!

I was left between to contact her again or not. Pero mas maigi na lang sigurong puntahan ko siya, hindi ba? Pero kakayanin ko naman ba kayang maging normal kapag naging honest na naman siya kapag personal na kaming nagkausap?