Have You Seen This Girl

Chapter 53 Two birds, one stone

Chapter 53

Jillian’s POV

After class, umuwi na agad ako. I didn’t give hanging around a thought. I feel busted. I feel like everything’s in a mess. Unfortunately, the plot twist is: I am the wrecker. I am the one who caused things to be like this, or so I thought. I don’t know anymore.

Nang makita ako ni Mikey sa bahay, napanganga siya. Ang aga ko, hindi ba? Like, woah. I know. 

“Aga. Ginagalingan,” she teased. Nakaupo siya sa may computer habang may pagkain na nasa tabi niya. She really can’t do anything without eating something.

“Ikaw din. Hinuhusayan mo,” I hurled back. “Bakit ang aga mo?” Unti-unti akong lumapit sa kaniya at nakita ko ang sketch pad niya na punong-puno ng mga stars. She likes to draw the heavenly bodies. She’s deeply enamoured by them.

Minsan nga nagtataka ako kung kanino siya nagmana ng kahusayan niya sa pagguhit. Mom isn’t a good drawer. But she’s creative in her own way. Minsan nagde-design siya ng mga animals gamit ang mga prutas namin. Dad isn’t good in arts, too, like me. But he’s good in Math! No one in this house is fond of music except me. I mean, none of them is as devoted as I am. Nakakapagtaka nga kasi parang hindi kami magpapamilya dahil sobrang magkaiba ang mga talents na mayroon kami. Really weird.     

“Wala kasing meeting, eh. First time, I know.” 

“Yeah, right. It’s odd that you’re here.”

“You’re mean. Pwede ka namang mang-encourage, eh. Insecure ka talaga sa akin!” she kidded. This braggart.

Kinuha ko ang sketch pad niya. Pinagmasdan ko itong mabuti. She’s very keen when it comes into the details of her artwork and I adore her for that. Who would have thought that someone as cavalier as her would end up choosing this passion?

Sobrang nagandahan ako pero hindi ko na sinabi sa kaniya. First of all, I don’t want her to brag about this thing because it’s frustrating, especially because I’m always bombed when it comes to this subject. Second, I’m no good with expressing what I really feel, except when I’m mad. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. But when it comes to being so mushy? Huwag na akong asahan.

“Ano ‘yang pinagkakaabalahan mo?” tanong ko nang maipalapag ko na ang sketch pad niya. Now I’m talking about the thing on her desktop. Such a busy bee. Parang noong fourth year high school ako ay hindi naman ako ganito kabala. Laidback nga ako noon, eh. Hindi naman ako proud sa nagawa kong iyon. But on the serious note, I didn’t take it as a burden. I just enjoyed it. Pero hindi ko na magawa ‘yun ngayon sa college. Shame.

“Draft lang ‘to ng ginagawa ko for the group. We had this project and as cliché as it may seem, ginawa akong leader since part daw ako ng Art Club. Ang annoying talaga ng mga classmates ko!” reklamo niya.

 “Maganda ka daw kasi kaya ikaw daw dapat ang leader,” I kidded.

“Naman. Feeling ko iyon nga ang dahilan,” she acknowledged. I was kidding. Hello! Masyado talagang makapal ang mukha ng isang ‘to.