The Forgotten Guy

Prologue Part 1

Halos two years na kami ni Ben, twenty three months and fourteen days, seventeen days left until mag dadalawang taon nakaming official.

And ang saya kasi halos araw araw na kami mag kasama.

Although magka iba kami ng section, at my class is in the opposite side where his class is, we hang out on break time or whenever we would text each other to meet at the hallway  during class hours just because we miss or want to see each other.

But recently I began to notice a difference.

Habang papalapit na yung graduation day, we were also starting to lose our time together.

Even on weekends we try to squeeze in time for our dates since gagraduate na kami.

Our weekend movie nights started becoming once every 2 weeks until it became once month.

And of course I asked him if he was busy every week and his reasons? Well. . .

  Ben: "Good Morning babe. I cant make it to our date tonight. Nandito ako kayla Anton [one of his barkada] Tatapusin lang namin yung project para sa School Fair nextweek. Next week 'promise' lalabas tayo. Namimiss na kasi kita. I love you babe ingat ka lagi. Mwuahhh tsuuppp :*"

Then next week came. Guess what his reason was

Ben: "Hi babe so sorry talaga. I can't make it out today. Tutulungan ko lang si papa sa pwesto. Need nya daw kasi ng extra because may emergency. I love you babe ingat kalagi. Mwuahhh tsuuppp :*"

Pero he promised right?

But I let it go. Dahil nga mukang importante naman yung mga dahilan nya.

And I could understand that because I also had to finish projects after projects para lang maka earn ng credits in order to graduate pero I didnt need much.

I tend to finish them early para mamaintain ko yung weekend dates namin.

Because yun lang kasi yung parang stress reliever namin out of the campus.

So I let it go and told him na next time nalang yung movie natin dahil ga naman gusto ko din siya maka graduate.

Days Passed. Nakaka recieve naman ako ng text message from him here and there.

Pero bihira nalang kami magkita.

Even sa campus paminsan minsan nalang din kami nag kikita ng break times because we had assignments to finish.

I was so stressed sa school and then I got sick all of a sudden. Nagka trangkaso yata ako.

One morning hindi ako maka tayo and ang taas ng lagnat ko.

I decided to call Ben to let him know na hindi ako makaka pasok today because I didnt feel well.

Baka kasi mag taka wala ako sa campus at baka mag hanap siya at para na din makamusta ko siya today.

Ben: "Okay babe. Pagaling ka ha? I would go to your house ngayon to bring you your favorite sweets, pero baka magalit si mama pag nakita ako diyan. I have to go na babe mag sisimula na yung class. I love you babe ingat ka lagi ha uminom ka ng maraming tubig. I miss you so much. Byee"

Sa time na yun I was happy to hear his voice. Kahit maikli lang yung tawag namin. kahit papaano gumaan konti yung karamdaman ko.

And then ito na nga. . .

Tatlong araw lang ako hindi pumasok.

I recieved a text from Kayla Valdez, my bestfriend, same section lang din kasi sila ni Ben.

And Ben does not know Kayla is a friend of mine.

Since Kayla did not want to meet him. Pero she knows na boyfriend ko siya.

And Kayla is my source of outlet pag nag aaway kami ni Ben.

So in short may hatred si Kayla kay Ben dahil na din siguro panay problema lang namin ang naririnig nya sa akin.

Kayla: "Bes, ayoko lang na mang galing sakin to pero I think kailangan mong malaman. . . . Yung boylet mo may kinakasamang bago."

Jen: "Ikaw naman bes baka guni guni mo lang yan. Alam ko ayaw mo sa kanya pero wag mo naman siyang siraan sakin."

Kayla: "bes sorry I dont mean to hurt you pero hindi kasi masikmura ng sarili ko yung nakikita ko ngayon."

Nag send si Kayla ng larawan. In that photo naka upo si Ben at isang babae sa garden. They were both laughing. Naka akbay si Ben sa babae in front of all his barkada as if sila na.

Jen: "Kayla hindi na yan nakakatuwa. 3 days lang akong nawala sa campus tapos ganyan ka na maka pag laro sa akin. I hope you dont include naman yung relationship ng iba sa kalokohan mo."

Kayla: "Bes I just wish na sana joke ko lang ito. Pero ayaw kitang nakikita na nag papaka tanga sa lalaking niloloko ka na sa harap mo. And mind you, this has been happening since last month. Shes the new girl. I didnt have the courage to tell you kasi baka hindi mo na ako pansinin. Pero hindi ko na kaya."

And I didnt respond back to her. And sa isip isip ko. . . Ako lang naman ang babae na trinatrato niya na ganun in front al his friends. At sa tingin ko, although alam ng circle of friends nya at friends ko, wala man lang isa sa kanila ang nag sabi sa akin?

"Tama na Jen. Wag kang mag isip ng kung ano ano. Tanungin mo nalang siya mismo."

Ang sakit na ng ulo ko. At ayoko mag straight to conclusion pero I'm a girl... and I often over think.

"That girl didnt even try to find out na may girlfriend yung nilalandi niya. Kabago bago pa lang nya sa school. Is it because same section sila?? JEN TAMA NA."

Naka ilang tawag na ako kay Ben pero hindi niya sinasagot.

"Please Ben answer your damn phone."

Gusto ko lang naman iconfirm sa kanya yung nalaman ko from Kayla.