Hey, Mr. Grumpy! [DaraGon/NyongDal]

48.

48.

 

Nanatili akong nakatulala sa loob ng dorm, my laptop still on my lap. The song had long stopped playing, but it remained inside my head, every word engraving itself inside my mind. How every lyric of the song pertains to me, him… to us. To what happened and what went wrong.

I heard the door open and close. Pagtingin ko ay nakita ko sina Chaerin at Minji, both wearing cautious expressions. “Unnie?” Tawag ni Minji.

“Yeah?”

 

“Anong nangyari?” Tanong niya uli habang papalapit sila sa akin. Chaerin sat on the sofa next to me while Minji sat on the floor, facing me.

“Ay, ano ‘yan, unnie?” Chaerin asked, seeing the media player opened on my laptop. Para naman akong nagising sa tanong niya. The arrow was hovering on the play button and Chaerin wasted no time. Agad niya itong pinindot at nagsimula uli na mag-play ang kanta mula sa simula.

Tahimik kaming lahat habang nakikinig. Nang matapos ang kanta ay hinarap ako ni Chaerin. “This is GD oppa’s.” She stated, not even needing a confirmation. Well, sino pa bang kilala namin na sa pagsusulat ng kanta ibinubuhos lahat ng nararamdaman niya?

“Unnie…” Minji called out. “What happened with GD oppa and Minho oppa? Did you talk to both of them? Did you choose already?”

 

“Yah yah yah, Gong Minji! Calm down!” Saway ni Chaerin. Napa-pout na lang si Minji.

“I talked to Minho.” Panimula ko.

Nanlalaki ang mga matang tumitig sila sa akin. “YOU PICKED MINHO OPPA?!” They exclaimed loudly in disbelief.

I sighed. “I said I talked to him, not picked him.” Pagpapaliwanag ko.

“But… GD oppa was there–”

 

“Umalis din siya kaagad, Chae.” I responded. “That’s why I ended up talking to Minho. But, maybe that’s just right.” I bit my lip as I looked at the both of them. “I hurt Minho…”

 

Their eyes widened once again. “Kung nasaktan mo si Minho oppa…” Napatingin si Minji kay Chaerin. “Ibig sabihin si GD oppa ‘yung pinili mo?!”

 

I averted my gaze. “I wanted to try. I want to give us another chance, Minkki. Pero hindi ko alam kung tama ba ‘yung pinili kong desisyon. Minho likes me. He was there to support me, and he didn’t take me for granted like what Jiyong–”

 

“That’s not important, unnie.” Chaerin impatiently cut off. Tinitigan niya ako. “Jiyong oppa makes you happy, right?”