My Teddy Bear Boyfriend

Chapter 3: The deal

Hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko.

Una, may problema ako sa lovelife ko.

Tapos ngayon, may lalaki pala sa loob ng teddy bear ko?!

Aba! Ano to? Modern day fairytale?

Ako rin mismo hindi pa makapaniwala sa nangyayari. Pero mukhang seryosong bagay to. Mukha namang nagsasabi ng totoo si Yohan at mejo imposible naman kasi na stunt lang yun.

I’ve also talked to Amber about it. Napraning din sya tulad ko, pero she got over it faster than I did. Usapan pa nga namin, sasamahan nya ako sa bahay mamaya para kausapin si Yohan.

“Bree!” and of course that’s Marco. Sya lang naman ang tumatawag sakin nun. Ayaw nya daw kasi akong tawaging Mish dahil he sounds gay. So he calls me by my second name. By the way, I’m Mishika Bree Aquino.

Out of reflex, nagmadali ako maglakad. Hindi ko kasi alam kung anong sasabihin ko kay Marco.

“Bree! Wait up!” he caught up on me, wala na akong nagawa. “Babe, come on, are you still mad?” he asked.

“Marco, not now, male-late na ako.” I reasoned out. But I know that’s not gonna work on him.

He cupped my chin to lift up my face so he could look me in the eyes. “Wag ka nang magalit. I know, I was wrong. Sorry na.” and then he hugged me.  Napapikit ako, alam ko bibigay na ako. Pag ganto na yung arte ni Marco, alam niyang hindi na ako nakakapalag.

“fine, fine, just let me go for now. I have classes.” See? Nagsurrender ako agad. Mahal ko e.

“Alright, but meet up with me later ha? I’ll make it up to you.” He flashed me his sweetest smile and all I could do was to smile back. I nodded, “Mmkay.” Then we parted ways.

Maya maya lang, andyan na si Amber. “Sabi ko na nga ba bibigay ka agad e! Hay nako sis! Alam mo, kung hindi lang kita mahal, baka inuntog na kita sa pader ng matauhan ka!”

“Sorry Am, pero kasi…” hindi na nya ako pinatapos.

“IKNOOOOW! Mahal mo siya! That’s what you’ve been reasoning to everyone else kahit na sobrang ginagago ka nya!” Ganyan talaga bunganga ni Amber, nasanay na ako. Kaya nga sabi nila what a weird duo we are e. Ako yung tahimik, sensitive, mahinhin at conservative while siya, being the exact opposite.

Nung hindi na ako sumagot, iniba na nya yung usapan. “So, how’s teddy guy? Hindi naman ba mukhang rapist?”  she asked.

“Uhh, hindi naman. Ewan ko. Hindi ko naman kais siya gaano tinititigan e. Kasi naman, yung twice na una ko siyang nakita, laging nakahubad tsaka—“

“OHMYGOD WHAT?! NAKAHUBAD? AS IN?!” nanlalaki mata ni Amber. “so you mean nakita mo na?!”

Alam ko na yung tinutukoy niya, kaya sumagot ako agad. “HOY HINDI A! Syempre tinatakpan ko naman mata ko!”