The Man Hater meets the Trouble Maker

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Kasabay ng pagpatak ng mga butil ng ulan, sumasabay din ang pagdausdos ng luha ni Jel. Patuloy ang ulan, siya ay nakatitig sa likod ng pinakamamahal nya. Unti-unti itong naglaho sa kanyang paningin. Malamig. Hindi nya alam kung ito'y dahil sa lamig ng ulan o sa lamig  dulot ng pagkawala ni Derrin.

Jel's last thought- the pang of hurt that shot her as she let go of him.

Her future now seems so vague. Derrin filled her life with balloons and cotton candies. He put smile in her trembled lips. He brought vibrant colors in her black and white world. He made her gloomy days bright-bringing sunshine and laughter. In a spur of the moment, everything changed. Everything turned into darkness. Vibrant colors were gone. Sunshine didn't show up. Why laughter had to fade? And she heard sobs.

She almost choke and running out of breath when she woke up. A bad dream indeed. No! it was not a dream. It happened last night. The first morning she have come to realize he was no longer hers..

Sa pagbangon sa umaga, hindi alam ni Jel saan siya huhugot ng lakas para makapagsimula ulet. Waking up that morning from last night's bad situation weakened her. She collected every strength of her nerves so she will not tremble and fall. She don't want to be seen so hopeless.

She open her eyes, and shut them again for a couple of seconds, they are too heavy to open not until she heard soft sporadic knocks at the door. It's her cousin Didi-the one she's living with for four years now. Since she don't have any sister, Didi was more than a cousin. All the years she had no one beside, Didi had been there for her. She had been a sister to her.

Kumakatok parin si Didi, at narinig niya itong nagsalita habang hindi pa niya pinagbuksan ito ng pinto.

"Jel, nandiyan ka ba?" Hindi siya sumagot. Mugto pa ang kanyang mga mata, at hindi siya makapapagsalita. Nanunuyo na  ang kanyang lalamunan.

Nagsalita itong muli. Pasigaw itong nagtanong ulet, mukhang nagpapanick na si Didi.

Jel get up from her bed and run with a high speed towards the door. She don't care how she may look . She don't want her cousin to be upset with her.

She openned the door and faced Didi with an exhausted sinister look.Gulat si Didi sa nakita niya.

"You look terrible Jel! Even horrifying! Malayo pa ang Halloween. Halika nga, tingnan mo yang sarili mo!"

And she dragged her infront of the mirror.

Alam niya ganoon siya kaganda ngayong umaga! Nagmumukhang bruha!

"O, kulang nalang walis at black dress mukha ka na ngang bruha! Ano ba nakain mo ha? Kahit hindi ka pa magsabi sa akin ngayon alam ko may nangyaring hindi maganda sa pagkikita niyo kahapon ni Derrin. Kung naniwala ka sana sa sinabi ko.. If thy put a little faith in ye,thy will be not miserable." Pabirong sinabi ni Didi sa kanya.

" Didi naman dinaan mo naman sa pagkahooked mo sa old English. Oo na tama na, Maliligo na ako. Nangangamoy na din ako." Sagot niya.

"Okay, buti naman at naaamoy mo din ang sarili mo! I'm sure kaya mo namang maligo mag-isa ano? O kailangan mo pang paliguan kita?" Sabi ni Didi na tumatawa sa kanya.

"Grabe ka naman." Sumbat nya. "Nagkagulo lng buhay ko kagabi pinagtatawanan mo na ako!"

At siya'y tumalikod na upang iwasan ang iba pang kasunod na sasabihin ng pinsan at pagkasabi nito ay dinampot ang tuwalya na nakalagay sa upuan na nasa gilid ng kanyang kama.

Tumingin siya ulit sa kanyang pinsan at inirapan niya ito. Naggalit galitan siya upang ipaghanda siya ng masarap na almusal.

"Huy Jella Marie, alam ko ang irap na yan. Bilisan mo at baka ubosin ko yung masarap na fried rice with black coffee na inihanda ko for breakfast. Gutom na kaya ako!" At binilisan nitong iniwan si Jel upang seryosohin nya ang sinabi nito sa kanya.