Diary of an Introvert

17: At the Baywalk

A week after that encounter with Calvin, hindi pa rin mawala sa isip ko ang sinabi niya.

He's right. It was obvious sa kilos ni Aki na wala siyang gusto sa'kin at...hindi na kami tulad ng dati pero heto ako't pinapahirapan lang ang sarili ko. Haaay...

Anyway, today is Friday at nagdecide kami ni Nalie na uminom ng coffee sa Highlands Coffee shop malapit sa school na tinuturuan namin.

We were talking about random stuff like anime, manga, mga problema namin sa bahay and topics related to adulting life. Haa~ ang hirap.

We spent almost 2 hours just talking and enjoying the coffee.

Sinamahan ko si Nalie mag-grocery para sa lola niya at pagkatapos noon ay sumakay na kami ng jeep pauwi.

As usual...traffic na naman. Matatagalan pa bago kami makababa kaya I opened my mobile data.

Messenger (1)

(4:45 pm)
Calvin Ramos:

-oi.
-oi, cee. Busy ka?
(5 pm)
-may ibibigay sana ako sayo. Okay lang?
-I'll wait here sa cafe kung saan tayo huling nagkita.
(6:30)
-still waiting here...
(Calvin sent a photo)
-pangatlong kape ko na po ito...
-i really hope I can talk to you...
-please...

Reading these messages gave me pain.

I hate this guy. I hate him because he can see through me. I hate him because...he's acting kind though I'm expecting him not to. I hate him because...he wanted me to forget Aki. I hate him because he said he likes me and I can't feel right hearing that. I hate him, yes.

But I can't leave someone behind like this. Kainis! Bakit ba ako mabait sa kanya?!

I checked the time and it's 7:36 pm.

I replied to him.

-still there?
(Calvin) yes 😊
-ok.

Is it really important? Why will he wait for like 2 or 3 hours? Tch. Kainis.

"Oy friend. May problema?" Tanong ni Nalie.

"Ah. Si Calvin kasi naghihintay sakin sa cafe." Sabi ko. This girl is my closest friend. Hindi ko kayang magsinungaling sa kanya.

"Oh? Bakit? Halaaa....akala ko ba nireject mo na yun?"

"Nireject ko nga. But I really don't think he likes me. Pinagtitripan lang ako nun."

"Hahha ano ba naman friend. Move on. Maybe this time, he's serious about you."

I gulped. I don't want to be affected. I don't want to like the idea of someone as handsome as Calvin falling in love with me. Psh.

"Ewan ko sayo, Nalie." I noticed na kailangan ko na pa lang bumaba. "Mauna na ako."

Pumara ako kay manong at bumaba na ng jeep.

Mula sa binabaan ko, I need to walk for 2 minutes bago makarating sa cafe.

(At the Cafe)

Pagbukas ko ng pinto ay nakita kong nakikipag-usap si Calvin sa dalawang babae na kasama niya sa table.

Tch. Tignan mo nga naman ang ngiti ng lalaking to?

Bakit ba niya ako pinapunta rito?! Akala ko may problema pero heto siya't---

"Cee!"

Sh*t nakita niya ako. I should have gone home after what I saw. Kainis!