Ting...
Love❤: Mag-iisang buwan na tayo, Mahal pero hindi pa rin tayo nagkikita.
Ako: Typing...
Still, I don't know what to reply anymore. It has been a week since nagdemand si Kyler na makipagkita sakin. I am still hesitant to go.
Ako: Love, you know my situation right? I can't.
I replied. Sa isang linggo na kakatanong niya sa akin kung pwede ba makipagkita, 'yan lang palagi ang sagot ko. 'Hindi pwede.'
Love❤: Typing...
Nahihirapan na ako sa sitwasyon na pinasok ko. I don't know what to do anymore. Dahil sa simpleng pagkabagot, nauwi sa ganito kakompilako.
Love❤: I don't think, I can believe with your excuses anymore.
W-what?
Ako: What are you trying to imply?
Nakakunot noong sagot ko, sa mensahe na pinadala nito. I don't get his point.
After a minutes of waiting, I didn't got a reply from him, kaya chineck ko ang chatbox at seryosong usapan, sineen zoned ako.
And that makes my blood boils.
Is he serious? He have guts to seen zoned my message. Ha! He do really think na makikipagkita ako sa kanya? Not ever.
Yes, he's my boyfriend, an online boyfriend rather. And that didn't give him any rights na makipagkita sa akin. I don't trust him enough. Sa online ko lang siya kilala. And I won't tell him that.
I composed a message with a gritted teeth.
Ako: Seriously, Kyler? You're mad now? I already told you about my parents. They will be mad of me having a boyfriend.
And that was another lie.
My parents just fine if I'm having a boyfriend. I'm already legal.
Love❤: Yah! I know. I'm sorry.
I sighed, as I've read at his reply. I know na ganito rin ang isasagot niya, palagi naman. Well, I'm thankful at hindi na siya nagpumilit pa.
Ako: Thank you, Love. 'Gonna sleep. Goodnight.
Love❤: No problem. Goodnight. I love you :*
Ako: I love you too.
Lie.
I know, it was so bad of me. I always asked myself, "Why do you always keep on lying that you love that person, even if you are not?"
He's not naive, to not noticed all my lies. I knew that, because all the replies he sent to me was full of doubt. But there is one thing that I wanted to asked him.
"Why do you keep on playing with my game?"
That's the other reason why cannot give him my trust.
I don't know him.
The account he has been using is real, but I knew it's not his.
He's faking his identity. He's not Kyler, because I know the real Kyler.
***
6:00 am.
Ako: Good morning, Love.
6:12 am.
Still no reply from him.
Bumangon na ako para makapaghanda sa pagpasok sa skwela. I'm on my 12th Grade now, an ABM student.
7:14 am.
I checked my phone, hoping for replies, but I got nothing.
"Why do you keep on checking your phone? Baka madapa ka." Tanong sakin si Harvey, Kyler's best friend. Take note, we aren't friends. It just that, feeling close lang talaga siya.
"Why do you care?" I asked back.
He just shrugged, then walked out. I rolled my eyes at his action.
I always keep on checking my phone hanggang sa classroom.
"Got no reply, from your online boyfriend?" Asked Harvey that makes my forehead furrows.
"What?" I asked. He seems to noticed about what he asked earlier.
"A-ahm. I am just kidding." He said, nervous. "I know it's not your thing to, you know, online relationship and stuff. I-it was just a random question." Tumayo agad ito at lumipat ng upuan.
How did he know, that I had a boyfriend online? Tss. Whatever. Uso naman ngayon ang pakikipagrelasyon online, kaya hindi na ako magtataka na andaming alam ni Harvey dito. Maybe, may girlfriend din siya online, who knows.
***
Week had passed, still got no replies from Kyler or whoever he is. I am worried about him. But not in a way na sobrang pag alala. Worried as his online girlfriend, malay ko ba na may iba na siyang girlfriend tapos heto ako naghihintay na mag-online siya at makapagreply.
"Lunch?" Tanong sa'kin ni Harvey, one week na rin siyang nangungulit sa'kin, pinabayaan ko nalang.
"Don't want to."
"Please. I need to tell you something, about me."
Nilingon ko siya na nakakunot ang noo. "Not interested."
"Ouch." Kunware na nasaktan. "Hanggang sa personal ba naman hindi mo ako pagbibigyan?" Tanong nito na ikinagulat ko.
What does he mean? Wala naman kaming ibang interaction maliban sa personal. Weird.
Pag-uwi ko sa bahay agad akong nag-online sa messenger, hindi naman sa umaasa ako na nag chat na sa akin si Kyler pero parang ganun na nga.
6:46 pm
Ako: Ano ba? Mag iisang linggo na, wala ka pa rin bang balak mag chat?
7:23 pm
Ako: Palagi ka namang online, pero siniseen mo lang messages ko.
9:45 pm
Ako: Fine! Kung ayaw mo, edi huwag. Let's stop this already. Kahit anong gawin mo na pangungulit sa akin na makipagkita, AYOKO!!!
Nag log out na ako para matulog. Asa pa siyang hihintayin ko ang message niya. We were done already. Ito ang maganda sa pakikipagrelasyon online, walang drama.
Nagising ako dahil sa tunog ng alarm ko sa phone kaya agad ko itong pinatay at napansin ko ang ka isa-isang unknown SMS.
: "See you at the parking lot. 8 am sharp. -Harvey"
Napatulala nalang ako sa mensahe. He seems serious about it. I shrugged at my thoughts.
"You're late." Bungad sa akin ni Harvey pagkadating ko.
"Whatever! What do you want?"
He handed me a small paper.
"Maybe it wasn't your love that was over. It just that, you couldn't afford to look into my hearts that lies somewhere between the truth and lies."
"I've read your messages last night. I've thought about starting our relationship into a right one."
He cleared his throat and smiled genuinely.
"Hi, Love. I'm Harvey, your online boyfriend."
***
The End.
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General Fiction[COMPLETED] Short Story Maybe it wasn't your love that was over. It just that, you couldn't afford to look into our hearts that lies somewhere between lies and truths.
