BEA
"Fck! My head hurts!"
I tried to stand up but unfortunately, i cant. Napadami yung inom ko last night, bakit pa kasi ang tapang ng ininom kong alak.
"Yan sige, inom ka pa ate bea. Diba gusto mo ng sobrang tapang na alak para malimutan mo yang problema mo?"
Oh, that's why.
"Can you lower your voice, jules? My head fcking hurts. This is the worst"
"Yes, last night was the worst version of you. Kelan mo ba gustong tumino ha? Thats not the ate bea na nakilala ko. You're too innocent to drink almost 10 bottle of beers. Ano na nangyari sa ate bea ko?" jules said, almost in a crying tone
She's acting like a baby padin hay. Kelan ba sila masasanay sakin ng ganito? I've grown too strong to do like that. At ang masaklap pa, i've grown too much to experience a shitty problem like that. And now i dont know how to escape it, kahit isang araw lang, gusto ko naman maging masaya.
"Kung ako sayo, samahan mo nalang ako" i said and tried myself to stand up. Kailangan kong may gawin ngayon para naman kahit papaano, productive ako sa lipunan.
"Where? Dont tell me you're gonna go to club this early in the morning?"
"Jules, you're just overthinking. Hindi ako ganun kabaliw para magclub ulit pagkatapos malasing ng sobra sobra kagabi" i smiled a little and went to the bathroom to fix myself.
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"So what happened to me last night? Sobrang wasted ko ba?" i asked while driving our way to my special someone
"Yes, sobrang wasted. You even slept on the table, thats too much kahihiyan, you know? Buti nalang may tumulong samin para buhatin ka" she explained
I looked at her for a second and automatically i cringe with what i saw. Kapal ng make up niya. Shes doing her contour now in my car. Hindi na pala talaga siya baby.
"Sino daw?"
"His name is Thirdy. Nakakapagtaka nga eh, sa sobrang ganda mo ate bei, kahit tulog ka eh tinanong niya yung pangalan mo. And you know what, hes weird for me kasi he even asked kung sino daw yung family mo and kung pumunta ka daw ba ng States these past few months"
Nanliit naman ang mata ko dun. Who is Thirdy? Bakit naman interesado siya sa buhay ko?
"Then anong sinabi niyo?"
"Si ate ponggay binigay yung..."
"Yung?"
"Y-yung ano...baka kasi magalit ka eh" napakamot pa siya sa batok niya
"Yung ano nga?"
"Yung num--"
Natigilan siya ng biglang magvibrate yung phone ko. I excused myself muna from our conversation then checked kung sino yung nagtext.
Dont worry, magaling akong driver para mag multitasking ng bongga. I checked who it is and its from an unknown number.
"Sino yan?" she asked
"Unknown number. I dont know" i shrug then opened the message
"OMG!" rinig kong sigaw ni Jules pero hindi ko na pinansin pa.
From: 09**********
Hi Isabela or should i just call you bea? Im not sure kung sino ka but im doing my best now to know kung isabela ka nga ba or bea.
Hope you're doing well now, dont drink too much babe. I missed you
Who the fvck is this? Isabela? Im Isabel Beatriz de Leon. Isabel without the letter A at the end.
But i remembered someone who called me Isabela too. Bakit ba tinatawag nila akong ganun? So mysterious to find out.
"Are you okay, ate bei?" jules worriedly asked
May kinalaman ba si jules dito?
"Lets talk"
"Ngayon?"
"Later 'cause we're here" i stared to the view for a seconds then i went out of the car to finally talk to my special someone again.
"You missed her na. When she finds out kung anong ginagawa mo sa sarili mo, magagalit yun for sure" jules rolled her eyes on me
"Wag ka maingay! Baka marinig ka niya at kausapin ka pa niya sa kung anong nangyayari sakin"
"NO ATE BEA! IM JUST JOKING LANG NAMAN EH!" she shouted and immediately hug me at my back
I laughed
"Takot kadin naman pala eh" i smirked then continue to walk to my mother's grave
Yes, we are currently at a cemetary to visit my mom's grave. I missed my special someone so much. Theres actually a time na parang gusto ko nadin sundan siya pero papasok naman siya sa panaginip ko na i have to be strong. Everything's gonna be okay again.
"Hi mom. Here's a bouquet of flowers for you. I missed you so much. Everyone misses you na, can we turn back the time? Na kasama kita lagi sa mga balak ko sa buhay and thanks god, sobrang suportado mo sakin. Hindi ko alam kung anong ginawa kong masama para kunin ka nila sakin. I've loved you very much and you know that, diba mom?" tears rushing down to my cheeks as i offered her my flowers
"Tita Det! Kamusta ka na po 'jan? Just want you to know na sana pagsabihan niyo na po si ate bea na itigil na yung mga kabaliwang pinaggagawa niya tuwing gabi" -jules
Bigla naman lumakas ang ihip ng hangin at dali daling yumakap sa likod ko si Jules
"T-tita..j-joke lang naman p-po eh" i totally laughed with jules' crying voice
"Haynako jules, baliw mo talaga. Mom, we'll go na. Guide me everyday ha? Paramdam ka din. Hindi naman ako natatakot sayo eh, baka nga kung magpakita ka sakin matuwa pako. I missed you so much. Ilang beses ko na ba sinabi sayo yun? I love you mom. Hope you're doing well up there" i smiled and wiped my tears away
"Are you okay now?" jules pouted
"Bakit ka nakanguso 'jan?"
"Namimiss ko nadin si tita eh pero sure ako na masaya siya kasi pinalaki ka niyang matapang, ate bea. Dont give up easily, okay? Im always here for you ate!!" we both smiled and hugged each other
Jules is like a baby sister for me. Magbestfriend yung nanay namin before, hindi na daw kasi ngayon eh. May nangyaring masama sa friendship nila kaya nga jules and i promised each other na hindi namin hahayaan na mangyari samin yung nangyari sa mga nanay namin.
We're about to go for a lunch when my phone vibrated again. I checked who it is and my forehead got wrinkled when i saw its from the unknown number again.
Ano bang balak nito? Paano niya ba nakuha yung number ko?
From: 09**********
Can we meet at the field tonight? Just the two of us, pls. Dont worry, hindi ako masamang tao. Im Thirdy, sa tingin ko nasabi na naman saiyo ng friends mo kung sino ako. Start your day with a smile :)
He asked me to meet him at the field tonight? Sumasakit na yung ulo ko. Feeling ko bumalik yung hangover ko eh.
May natatandaan akong may tumawag sakin ng Isabela, sino ba talaga siya? Ano namang relasyon ko sa isabela na yun at hindi niya padin ako tinitigilan ngayon.
"Okay ka lang ate bei? You're spacing out. Gutom nako, treat moko lunch please" i looked at the girl beside me, feeling ko may alam siya dito eh. May sinasabi siyang binigay si ponggay dun sa lalaki.
"Ano yung binigay ni ponggay dun sa lalaking tumulong sainyo last night?" i asked directly
Halata namang nagulat siya sa tanong ko pero umayos din siya ng matauhan siya.
"Ate ponggay gave your phone number to thirdy. Dami niya kasing tanong about you kaya ate ponggay suggested na makipagkaibigan nalang daw siya sayo"
Fvk. This unknown number na nagtetext sakin, baka siya yung nakilala nila kagabi. Should i meet him tonight or wag akong sumipot?
No, i should meet him. Kailangan kong tanungin kung anong pakay niya sakin at kung sino yung Isabela na sinasabi niya
