Universe of Uncertainty

3: SETTLED

McLauren's POV

It's been a week simula noong nagkita ulit kami ni Mirko. Katatapos lang ng script reading. Sung Woo didn't fail me, he did great and he received alot of compliments pati na din yung ibang casts.

"What's with the face?" tanong ni Ten habang inaaabot niya sakin yung cold coffee na hawak niya.

"Wala naman. Neutral face ko na'to ulol" sagot ko naman which made us both laugh.

"How was it? You working with him? How was it?" he asked out of the blue.

Uminom muna ako sa kape ko bago ko sinagot ang tanong niya, "Great. He's professional and we also should be. Besides, what happened 5 years ago doesn't bother me now" well I guess it won't.

"Do you know the the saying 'If you bring the past bricks into your present life, you might end up building the same house.'" Tumingin siya sa malayo at nagpatuloy sa pagsasalita, "figuratively speaking, agony and pain might surely await you if you do. But the decision is still up to you. There are two reasons kung bakit bumabalik ang isang tao. It is either fate destined the two of you or for closure. We can't tell right now kung bakit siya bumalik at kung bakit kayo nagkatagpo, but it is either the two reasons."

This is the very first time na nagsalita ng ganon kaseryoso. He looked at me and smiled.

"Nobody knows if he came back because you two needs closure and someone out there is really destined for you. We can't tell." pagkatapos niyang sabihin yon, he waved. Nakapako na ang tingin niya sa likuran ko kaya lumingon din ako.

"Holden Flynn, ey!" bati niya kay Flynn at nagfist bump sila.

"Nakapaglunch na ba kayo?" tanong niya. I can't respond to his question kasi nasa ere padin utak ko.

"Someone out there is really destined for you" and then Flynn appeared? Is there something that I need to know? Something's really off, I feel outdated.

"Mack, yohoo, tara lunch" aya ni Ten. Tumango naman ako at sumunod sa kanila.

Sa cafeteria ng Ainsoft kami kumain since magsstart na ang first taping mamaya, halos occupied na lahat ng upuan kasi lunch time na talaga kaya sa bandang dulo malapit sa bintana kami umupo.

Wala si Khaos kasi may photoshoot pa siyang pinuntahan.

Magkatabi kami Flynn habang nasa kabilang upuan naman si Ten.

"Seriously Mack kakainin mo lahat yan?" namamanghang tanong ni Ten habang tinuturo iyong laman ng tray ko.

"Oo nga ang kulit naman." sagot ko.

"Hindi ka kaya magka-indigestion niyan?" natatawang tanong ni Flynn kaya bumusangot ako. Eto na naman sila, nanunukso na naman.

"Oh edi itakbo niyo ako sa ospital, ako naman magbabayad ng bills ko. Kainis" sagot ko naman at nagsimula ng kumain. Sila? Ayon naririnig ko pa din yung tawa nila.

"Can I sit with you? Occupied na lahat ng upuan." a familiar voice asked. Unti unti kong iniangat ang ulo ko para ikumpirma kung siya ba talaga yon, and there... it's him, Mirko.

"Sorry but as you ca-" hindi ko na natuloy ang sasabihin ko because Ten interrupted it.

"Sure. Sit beside me" sagot niya. Dali dali namang umupo si Mirko sa tabi Ten.

What was he thinking? Or is he even thinking?

Binalot kami ng katahimikan, I can see Mirko, Ten and Flynn's plate na madami dami pang laman. Habang ako? Eto binibilisan na. Ininom ko yung tubig sa harapan ko umalis na ako ng hindi nagpapaalam.