We used to be

CHAPTER ONE- YESTERDAY, US

“Whatever you say I believe you”

“Whatever your decision is, I trust you”

“Wherever you go, I will go kasi BESTFRIEND KITA”

                Those words, those sincere words I said to him while we are walking in the alley with a balloon in our hands. Teasing, laughing and giggling like kids.

                But now it’s just a memoir; a flashback in my thoughts while I’m viewing our picture together during the 1st prom we attended. Tears flowing in my cheeks “how I wish I never said that,” I sighed.

Cha! Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! CHAaaa-Riiii-NAaaaaa! Well it was Marie, my classmate who is shouting na parang mawawala na ako.

Cha: yes?

Marie: Cha, kanina ka pa pinapatawag sa principal’s office at dito ka lang pala at nag iisa ka nasaan yung best….. nevermind. Pumunta kana don bilisan mo.

Cha: (siguro halata na sa classroom na hindi kami nag-uusap ni Francis kahit mag seatmate kami.)

Papasok ako sa Principal’s office and he was the first one I saw in a slightly open door.

(Himala hindi siya late ngayon ha.) A memory came again we are inside our classroom sitting on the floor. I asked him, “What’s that in your hands?” He answered, “Read it for me please”. Then he showed me his hands and every finger there are words which read “I LOVE YOU BESTFRIEND”.

Principal Velarde: Ms. Franco, Ms. Franco.

My head was bumped on the wall.

Principal Velarde: Are you okay?

Cha: I’m okay sir.

Principal Velarde: I assumed that you are daydreaming huh?

Cha: whaat? No sir it’s just my thoughts playing in my mind.

(Si Francis ay parang linalayo ang tingin niya sa akin na parang hindi kami magkakilala ,e kung sabagay ganun na man siya dati pa lang sa mga tao hindi niya kilala, sa mga TAO HINDI NIYA KILALA)

Principal Velarde:  You may take your seat Ms. Franco. Tinawag ko kayo ni Mr. Ganzon because I want the two of you to represent our school for the “wall painting exhibit” on the September 21st.

Francis: That’s already next week sir.

Principal Velarde: Yes, I know kaya nga kayo dalawa ang kinuha ko dahil alam ko kaya niyo and besides the two of you are best of friends or we can say couples already?

Francis and I: ha? No sir of course not.

                (Both our cheeks blushed and we look on the other side of the room not facing each other.)

Principal Velarde: So this meeting is done and I expect the two of you in the auditorium after class practicing your sketch or what will you paint for the exhibit we place already plywood there for you two to practice with. Good luck.

(I can’t talk to him, I can’t look directly to his eyes, and neither can’t utter a single word to him. We are just walking in the corridor like schoolmate who had a thousand times crossed each other but then again we don’t know each other.)

Kenneth: oh? Bati na kayo? Kayo ha di pa LQ , LQ pa kayong nalalaman. Hahahaha!

Aila: Baka mabigla na lang kami kayo na pala. Oy ha. J

 (Sumambit pa si Aila , hindi niyo ba nakikita hindi kami? Ganu ba kami ka close dati sa isa’t isa?na parang mag-syota?Ganu nga ba?)

Marie: tama na guys, para malaman niyo sila dalawa ang magrerepresent ng school natin para sa Regional Art Exhibit.

Aila: ang chismosa mu talaga Marie saan mo naman yan napulot na unahan mo pa magsalita ang dalawa e.

Josh: tama na, pero congrats in advance sa inyo ha at kami ang supporters niyo.

                Sumang-ayon ang lahat sa sinabi ni Josh at andun si Francis nakaupo sa sulok ng classroom nag gigitara at dito ako ang layo sa kanya gusto ko siyang kausapin pero hindi ko magawa lumapit kahit nga isang galaw ng paa ko parang hindi ko kayang gawin.

(Yes we are seatmate, who is very far from each other’s thoughts. We are not like this before but it change.)

Si Janice lumapit sa inuupuan ko at nagtanong sa akin.

Janice: nahahalata ko na nag-iiwasan kayo. Akala ko ba bestfriend kayo?

Cha: we used to be like that but now we’re not.

Janice: bakit? Baka makatulong pa ako.

Cha: things are not just working out. Okay lang talaga Jan wag ka na mag alala lilipas din ito J L.

Then I was staring at him again and remember what he has confessed to me. Those words he said damn it really hurts.

Author's note: will update for chapter two.. want to see comments if it fascinates you. :) just comment♥