Help
"Thank you." Sabi ni Neo nang mahatid ang orders namin. Hinawakan ko ang cup.
"I'm sorry about yesterday. Pasensiya na kung nasaktan kita sa mga sinabi mo." Agad na sabi ni Neo nang makarating kami sa park.
"It's okay, Neo. Alam kong tama yung mga sinabi mo. I should move on." Don't cry. "Pero kahit anong pilit ko, hindi ko kayang mag-move on agad ngayon. As much as I want to, I can't force myself to."
"Alam ko. I'm still sorry, Julia. In order to make it up to you, I'll help you." Sabi niya. I can hear how sincere Neo is.
"What kind of help?" Inisip ko ang mga bagay na kailangan ko ng tulong. Medyo mataas naman ang grades ko so no need for help in studies. I'm not in need financially so no need for money. In what way can Neon help—
"I'll help you move on from my best friend." Agad akong napatingin sa kanya. What did he say?
"A-anong sabi mo?"
"Tutulungan kita. Tutulungan kitang kalimutan ang nararamdaman mo para sa best friend ko." He said it with full confidence.
"Seriously, Neo. You're not a good joker." Sabi ko at tumawa. I hate how Neo can be so casual in saying things like this.
"I'm not joking." Seryoso nitong sabi. "Look, alam kong kaibigan ko si Kiro pero kaibigan rin kita. I think between the two of you, you deserve my help more."
"Neo, hindi naman kailangan iyan eh." Gusto kong pigilan si Neo sa mga gusto niyang gawin. I know he's my friend but I don't think that anything can be useful for now. "I'll be fine, for now."
"So okay lang sa iyo na makita araw-araw si Kiro at Cassandra na magkasama? Hindi ka ba masasaktan?"
"H-hindi..." Dahan-dahan kong sabi. You know you will get hurt, Julia. It will hurt more than you expect.
"Stop lying, Julia. You know that you will get hurt when you see them together. At parang mas magsasama pa sila palagi once Kiro tells everyone about them." Neo said. Damn this boy knows about things like these. "Look, I'll help you. Whether you like it or not, I'll help you. You got no choice."
"Neo, hindi naman kail—"
"Oh, it's already late. Let's go home now." Sabi niya at hinila ako paalis ng park. Hinila niya ako hanggang sa waiting shed malapit sa area na iyon.
"May sundo ka ba? O ihahatid kita?" He asked me.
"Kaya ko nang umuwi mag-isa." I answered and smiled. May padating na bus kaya agad akong nagpaalam. Bago pa ako makasakay sa bus, hinila ako ni Neo at niyakap.
I can't move, I'm too shocked with his actions.
"Remember this, tutulungan kitang kalimutan siya. And maybe after all of this, you'll get to see the people who loves you for so long."
