Hey, It's Me, Karma (Manileño Series #1)

Chapter 28

Hey, It's Me, Karma

Girlfriend

Parang nakaraang linggo lamang ay ako ang dumalo para sa isang date, nitong Sabado naman ay si Magentta ang umalis sa parehong dahilan.

She was not able to get Javaughn's contact number but Javaughn finally accepted her Facebook request. Doon na lang daw sila mag-uusap tungkol sa dadating na date. Tuwang-tuwa siya roon dahil sa wakas ay naging malapit na sila ni Javaughn. I don't think that was the case though but I don't want to burst her bubble. Sa tagal na niyang nagkakagusto rito ay ngayon lang niya makikita ang mga posts nito sa Facebook. That was enough for Magentta to feel like she finally has a place in his life.

Balak pa ata niyang ubusin ang oras para mang-stalk sa Facebook account nito. She wanted to have something to talk about with Javaughn. Surely, she'd find what his likes and dislike, as well as his hobbies. I told her not to overdo it or she'd appear weird and chismosa.

Isa lang talaga ang pinaka kuryuso ako sa mga nangyayari... How did he make his Facebook account private?

I am not so techy and Magentta found out about my curiosity. Sa huli ay nabawasan ang oras niya sa pagsta-stalk dahil tinuruan niya ako kung paano gawing private ang Facebook account ko. The public could only see my profile picture now. Litrato iyon mula sa isang cafe na si Magentta pa ang kumuha. I was wearing our high school uniform and I was looking at the camera with a small smile on my lips. May hawak na kape ako sa kamay at sa kabila naman ang reviewer. Very studious student-like. Bukod pa roon ay makikita rin ang cover photo ko na picture naming ng buong pamilya. Aside from that, they can only message me or report my account, not unless they have mutual friends of mine that they can't add me.

Gusto ko sanang pati pagme-message ay hindi nila magawa ngunit ang sabi ni Magentta ay hindi pa 'yon kayang gawin ng Facebook. She doubt Facebook would update their website like that since the message button was more important than anything else. After all, it was created to communicate and update to people from faraway places.

The rumors about them spread like a wildfire. Even someone like me who's not so fond of hearing rumors had them slipped in my ears. Hindi talaga maiiwasan lalo na't kilala si Javaughn sa escuelahan. Maraming nagkakagusto rito at gaya ni Magentta ay nag-aabang lang din na isang araw ay mabigyan sila ng pagkakataong mapalapit kay Javaughn. Even people closer to him probably wishes the same—ang magkaroon ng papel sa buhay nito.

Magentta's lucky so people were targeting her now.

I don't know if Magentta had heard about the rumors but I definitely don't want it to reach her ears. I doubt it will affect her mood these past few days. Hindi ako nagtanong kung anong naganap sa date nila. Bukod sa ayaw kong mang-usisa sa gawain ng ibang tao ay hindi rin ako interesadong malaman iyon. I could only guess that their date went well. Hindi masisidlan ang saya nito at kahit natapos na ang date nila ay naiwan pa ata ang utak niya sa araw na iyon.

However, we can't really tell time. Maybe we were happy at this very moment but the next minute, everything could go wrong.

Lalo na at siya ang target ng maling kuwento nila. Well, they're not wrong about the part that Magentta has been pursuing Javaughn like a stalker but the rumors go beyond that. They're willing to go beyond what their eyes presented just to paint her black. Hindi nila matanggap na sa lahat ng naghahabol kay Javaughn ay si Magentta ang binigyan ng pansin.

I bet Magentta worked the hardest so they should give her credit for that. And she don't hard him or anyone around him. Alam niya pa rin naman kung hanggang saan lang siya tatayo. Kaya rin hinahayaan ko si Magentta. Alam ko namang alam niya ang limitasyon niya.