Reasons Why I Don't Like Your Girlfriend (on hold)

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 2

I DON'T LIKE SATURDAYS ANYMORE

DIANE DELA CRUZ

The sound of my alarm woke me up from my dreamland. Startled by it, bigla akong napaupo sa kama ko. Pinatay ko muna ang alarm sa phone ko at tiningnan ang mga notifiactions dahil naalala ko kagabi na tumunog ito before I slept. Nakita ko na may mga message si Johanne.

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JOHANNE PEREZ

active 3 hours ago

goodnight, b*tch!

goodnight din sayo bruha

btw, gusto mong gumala tom??

uuwi din kasi ako

brunch tayooo

paaalam ka ah??

meet up tayo sa mcdo kung sasama ka

oiiii

gising!!

~

Pagkatapos 'kong tingnan ang message niya, pinag-iisipan kung tutuloy ba ko o hindi while doing my morning rituals. I have to be cautious kasi baka kasi isama niya si Catherine or some other childhood friend since he's the extrovert type. 

And ako naman ay introvert so maybe that justifies the saying, "We get more attracted to our opposites." 

Hindi pa 'rin ako magkapag-decide. I sat on my bed and nanonood sa ng mga palabas kaso bigla akong tinawag ni mama.

"Diane! Bumaba ka na dito at kumain!"

Hindi ako alam kung bakit pero palagi akong napapasunod kay mama kahit ayaw ko. Parang may sense of authority 'yung mga boses ng mga magulang natin.

Pagkapasok ko ng dining room, I saw my brother and father already sitting, hinihintay nalang ang inihandang pagkain ni mama. 

Isang chef si mama at si papa naman ay isang entrepreneur. Mayroon kaming restaurant na nakapwesto sa harapan ng bahay namin. Ito na ang source of income nila at nagpapagawa na sila ng mga branches all over the nation.

Some people say na perfect pair si mama at papa. Everytime they tell them their occupation, people say that it looked like it was already planned. An entrepreneur and a chef? Anyone could tell that they are going to open a restaurant.

They were college sweethearts. Pero parehas sila ng highschool na pinasukan. Naging close lang sila 'nung college dahil nasa parehas na subdivision sila, sabay silang pumapasok, at palagi daw silang nagkikita sa hallway.

And then, they became friends. Pero nanligaw si daddy 'nung second year na nila sa college.

My mother's name is Diana while my father's name is Carlos. The reason why my name is Diane Kathleen is because they wanted my name to be a combination of theirs. The choices they made were horrible! From Criselda to Carleena Diana, I was lucky enough to dodge those names! They came into a conclusion which is Diane Kathleen. The Diane part was from my mother and I didn't know kung saan galing 'yung Kathleen.

Pagkapatong ng pagkain sa lamesa, agad na kaming nagsimulang kumain. We aren't like those other families. Kung sila ay nag-uusapan at nagtatawanan, we are the exact opposite of them. Si mama at papa pinag-uusapan ang business while si kuya naman ay busy palagi with his projects.

Ok! I made my decision! I waited for a couple of minutes para makausap si mama.

"Ma..." bulong ko. "Gagala ako mamaya. Payag ka?"

"Go ahead."

Yes! Minsan sobrang strict ng mga magulang ko pero minsan sobrang bait naman nila.

"Sino mga kasama mo?"

"Si Johanne lang po." bulong ko.

"Mag-ingat ka kay Johanne. I heard na last rank siya sa section nila last semester."

"Ma, people change when they work hard."

Mama snorted with my statement and asked me a question. "Anong oras ka aalis? Baka pwede kitang isabay?"

"Siguro eleven o'clock? Sabi niya kasi brunch."

"Perfect! Sabay ka na sakin, okay?" she smiled at me.

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Mom dropped me off sa McDo branch kung saan palagi kaming pumupunta ni Johanne. The place was almost empty. 

I went to the cashier and ordered a large iced coffee and an Oreo flurry. I picked a chair beside the window, where it had the most beautiful view.

I waited for minutes, then it turned into an hour. Malapit nang mag-twelve at malapit na 'din maubos ang patience ko. My coffee and flurry were already finished. 

Medyo marami nang tao sa McDo because it was nearing lunch time. Wait, let me correct myself. It was already lunch time!

I texted Johanne at sinabi 'kong hindi ko na kayang maghintay. As soon as I sent the text, the door opened and revealed sweaty Johanne and a frowning Catherine.

"I just saw your text. Sama ka na since nandito ka pa." Johanne smiled at me.