Eight ~ Unang Pagkalito

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APRIL 5, 2014

I have weird friends.

They are so bipolar. They also think they have a major say on how I run my life. And so, here they are, lounging in my living room, trying to dissect my life for me.

"Tang ina anong trip nyo?!" sigaw ko sa kanila, na may kasamang hampas sa mga lalaki.

Sabay sabay pa ang sagot ng apat na kabanda ni DJ, si Miles at si Daezen.

"Intervention!"

"..and Kath, watch your mouth nga.", pahabol ni Daezen.

"Shete kayo! Normal bang sumulpot ng ala sais ng umaga sa condo ko, ha! E mukha akong baliw with my pajamas and messed up hair, makikita ko na lang kayo bigla dyan! Leche! How did you magically appear here?"

Feel na feel pa ng mga kaibigan ko ang pwesto nila. Akala mo nasa sarili nilang bahay! Akala mo magagaling! Itong si Lester at JC na ngumunguya pa. Pero ang weird dun ay ayaw magsisagot ng madadaldal at nanahimik lang sila.

"Kath, we bear gifts." singit ni Katsumi.

Wow. KFC. Tingin nila nadadala ako sa pagkain. Ano ba yan?!

"Well, Seth?" irritated kong paghihintay ng sagot.

"Keys from DJ.",  pabulong niyang sagot.

"Aba’t tang ina naman talaga!"

"Kath!" sabay na awat ni Miles at Daezen.

Umirap lang ako.

"Kath. You left us with no choice. Pagkatapos ng pag-uusap ninyo ni DJ eh you closed out on all of us again." - JC

"Hey hey hey I did not-"

"Hindi mo lang napansin, Kathryn." Seryosong sagot ni Lester.

"I don’t wanna talk about it."

"Kath naman." - Lester

"I had a lot on my mind. There were a lot of realizations, clarifications, questions and what ifs that I thought about. Tinambakan ako ng info ni Daniel - both good and bad. I was caught off guard, okay?"

"How about you tell us what happened?" Katsumi interjected.

"Maniwalang hindi niyo alam. Eh I know for a fact na wala namang nagbago sa banda niyo. Lalo na sa bonding."

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