HINDI ITO DRAMA

Chapter 31

"What's this?" tanong nya habang hawak yung pink shoebox ko at umakmang bubuksan yun...

O.O

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"Nooooo!!!" sigaw ko sabay hablot nung shoebox

Halata sa mukha ni Tshane ang pagkagulat pero saglit lang yun dahil napalitan din yun agad ng pagtaas ng kilay nya.

"Why? What's inside that box??"

"Ahm... Nothing.. Just a pair of old shoes..." sagot ko at inilagay sa likod ko yung kahon

"You're the only girl i know who's putting an old pair of shoes on her drawer...beside her clothes!" maarteng sabi nya

=______= Pshf!! Eh ano naman kaya ngayon!??

Buti na lang at may nakita syang damit at mukhang nagustuhan nya yun..

"Ahm.. Where'd you get this??" tanong nya habang hawak yung isang branded kong dress

"Ah... My brother's girlfriend gave me that...as a gift..." halos pabulong na lang na sagot ko habang nakatitig sa damit na hawak nya

"Ok.. I think i'll go with this!" sabi nya at tumalikod sa akin at naglakad papunta sa cr para magpalit

Ang galing namang pumili nun... Yung branded at mahal pa talaga ang kinuha! Tsk.. Di ko pa naman yun masyadong nagagamit.. Once pa nga lang yata eh simula nung niregalo sa akin ni ate Vernice yun..

Napabuntong-hininga na lang ako at napatingin sa mga damit na nakakalat sa sahig...

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Franko's POV:

"So what do you think about her?" tanong ko ng makapagpalit na ng damit si Tshane

"Hmm... She's...ok, i guess..."

I looked at her and saw how she instantly got bored by the topic.

"C'mon, Tshane... You can be honest with me..."

She took a deep breath and looked at the picture of me and Ellie on the table.

"Well... She doesnt look that bad.. I think she's cute but...she still needs a make-over." prangka nyang sagot

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"..And???"

"I dont think she remembers you..," sabi nya at binalik yung picture sa mesa ko, "I dont think she's affected by me, by us, at all..or so to speak."

Parang bigla akong nanghina. It was apparent how disappointed i got.

"Maybe it's a sign that you have to get over her now, Franko. I mean...its been what? 5 years??? Come on, Franko... There's got to be some other way for you to be happy."

I looked at her eyes and watched as she walked towards me.

"You have a choice Franko.. You can insist your self on her until she remembers you, which by the way is remotely possible, or you can just go on your way and forget her!"

"I cant do that." mabilis kong sagot

"Look Franko, everyone understands where you're coming from. You're guilty because of what you've done to her, and you're probably one of the reasons why she got into the accident because she was emotionally and mentally preoccupied by you, but c'mon... IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. Even Ellie herself didnt want that to happen for sure!" mahabang litanya ni Tshane

I took a deep breath. Kahit pa anong gawin kong paliwanag sa kanya ay siguradong hindi nya yun maiintindihan.

No one can really see Ellie the way i do. No one really knows the depth of how i feel about her...