About You

XX.

"Wow ganda ng invitation ni lil' sis ah."

"We're included on her 18 roses? Di kaya kami hampasin ni Nea ng stem of roses full of thorns?"

"Pink motif? Barbie na barbie ah. Tsaka sosyal ng venue Balai Isabel pa talaga. Magkano bayad don? PST. Hoy Leoel nakikinig ka ba samin?"

Sinamaan ko ng tingin si Iris na binato ako ng skittles. "Aish. Hindi, busy ako."

"Busy mo mukha mo. Sino ba yang katext mo? Kanina ka pa parang baliw na pangiti-ngiti jan ah." lumapit si Max at nakisilip sa phone ko. A message popped up just in time.

From: Ms. Taray

Stop calling me ms. Taray! Call me Heart and pwede ba stop texting me okay! I'm busy! Ang kulit mo talaga kahit kailan!

"MAGKATEXT KAYO NI HEART?! PAANO?!" Yung reaksyon namin nung nalaman namin na Iris and Madi made up already, ganung-ganon din ang reaksyon ng mga ugok ngayon. Now that I saw it, mukhang tanga pala kami noon haha.

Pinalibutan nila akong tatlo, "Paano mo nakuha number nya ha? Kailan pa to pre?! We feel betrayed!"

Ugh. Fine. I glared at them and started telling what really happened...

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"Bye Heart! Oy Leoel, ingatan mo yan. Iuwi mo yan ng buo sa kanila ha. At ikaw Heart, keep me updated. Tawagan mo ko pag may ginawa sayo yang si Leoel." Bilin ni Madisson, minsan napapaisip ako if talaga bang okay na kami nitong babaeng to. She looks like she still have grudges for me e.

"Babe, ano ka ba walang gagawing masama yang si Leoel kay Heart, hwag ka ngang OA! Sige pre, una kami ha. Heart babye, see you sa interview. Ingat kayo." paalam sa amin ni Iris, I simply nodded at them

"Sige pre, ingat kayo."

"Yeah, thank you Iris! Ingat din kayo, Bye Madi-girl! I'll text you later." Heart waved her hand and the couple went off.

Ngayon, kaming dalawa ni Heart. Ay joke wala na nga palang kami hahaha.

"Uhh? What are you waiting for? Drive already."

"Psh. Taray"

"What did you say?"

"Wala, sabi ko ang ganda mo ay walang kapantay." I saw how her faced turned bright red. "You're blushing, kinilig ka no?!"

She hit my triceps, full forced. "Che!" Pfft. She's really cute.

"Aray! Ang sakit ha." pag iinarte ko hahaha lalo lang syang nagtaray. I don't know why the atmosphere became lighter between us. Compared to our last encounters, ngayon lang ata kami nakapag-usap uli ng puro kulitan at asaran lang. Walang bitter reminders from the past. Walang heavy atmosphere sa pagitan namin. Maybe because of what happened last night, at nahihiya sya? Or dahil mas naging komportable na lang talaga sya sa akin?

I don't know, pero kung anuman ang dahilan, I like it this way. I am happy.

"Uhh nga pala Heart, my parents are planning a surprise debut party for Nea and they want to invite you as a special guest for her party. Ahm, are you going to come?" Sinulyapan ko sya and she's also looking at me, one eyebrow raised. "When and where?"

"Next month, April 28, Balai Isabel. So are you coming?" she stared at me then looked straight on the road. "Fine. Just send Ate Zana the details."

I can't help but smile. May iba talaga sa kanya ngayon.

"Hmm, di ba pwedeng sayo ko na lang directly i-rely yung details? I'll just text you. You know para less hassle?" Sinusubukan ko lang, baka makakalusot hehe. Pasimple akong sumilip sa kanya and bingo she's already glaring at me.