Dear Paper Heart

part 3 : when you couldn't stop thinking about it

Bothered pa rin si Baste habang naglalakad sila ni Emma sa school.

Emma: Bash, naniniwala ka ba sa karma?

Baste: Good or bad?

Emma: Wow, may choices. Good first. Good karma.

Baste: I think it's what we call reward. Dahil nga sa atong mabuting gawain para sa ating kapwa, nacocondition natin yung mind natin na when there's something good na darating sa atin, eh dahil na yun ginawa nating kabutihan. Well in reality, any thing will just happen, good or bad.

Emma: Yes or no lang naman sana. Sa bad?

Baste: Bad karma, it's more of guilt. Like, you are guilty of something you did, or have done. Something bad. So next bad thing na mangyayari sayo is feel mo na bad karma ka na pero truth, just random crap thrown by the universe at you.

Baste: Diba.

Baste: Wait, bakit mo pala natanong?

Emma: Wala. Naisip ko lang. So you think the universe won't conspire para you feel sorry for what you did bad?

Baste: I think gutom ka na.

Naalala na naman ni Baste yung letter ni Dave habang kumakain sila.

Baste: You think it's possibe for someone to let you go and still love you? or is it to love you and still let you go? Same ba yon?

Baste: No, Emma. I am not talking about myself. Nabasa ko lang.

Emma: ( missed the question because she is texting )

Emma: Wait, ano yon? Sorry di ko narinig.

Emma: Wala, bakit kailangan nating pag-aralan ang buhay ni Rizal? By the way, punta muna ako sa room ni Dave ha, sauli ko sa kanya notes nya.

Nakita ni Baste si Dave sa room nito kaya pumasok nalang siya. Binigay niya yung notebook nito.

Baste: Bakit di mo sinabi?

Dave: Sorry Dave ha, Sorry i didn't want to steal your girl.

Baste: Girl?

Baste: Most importantly bakit di mo man lang ako binigyan ng hints?

Dave: Wait what? Ano ibig mo sabihin?

Baste: I read your lettersss.

Dave: Okay. Cool. Bro i gotta go, may next subject pa ako.

Baste: Hey.

Tapos umalis na si Dave to avoid the questions.

Habang hinahatid ni Baste si Emma ay blanko pa din si Baste.

Emma: Ang tahimik mo.

Baste: Bakit kulay ng langit ay blue?

Emma: Adik.

Emma: Bakit itlog muna ang anak ng manok?

Baste: Bakit papa binawi mo pa?

Emma: Ew. Adik to. Get get aw.

Baste: Bakit di mo na solve yung exercise number 3 sa prog kanina?

Emma: Naubusan ako ng time, eto kasing si May panay tanong.

Emma: Ikinabobo ko na yon?

Baste: You think it's okay na di mo na tapos dahil may tinulungan ka?

Emma: Di ko naman siya pinakopya.

Baste: But you think it's okay to fail because someone is being stupid?

Emma: Who failed? and who is being stupid? Gutom ka ba? Ano bang nangyari sayo?