Twists and Turns

Chapter 24

Nang nag-pasukan na ulit, sobrang awkward na namin ni Vince. Letsugas, sabi ko huwag ma-awkward eh PERO SOBRANG AWKWARD TALAGA!!!

Hindi na mahaba yung conversations namin like the usual kasi, kung ‘di awkward, mga 2-3 hours kami magkausap ni Vince sa kahit anong paraan. Hindi na nga rin kami nag-vViber at Facebook eh. As in.

Nooong mga panahon na ‘di kami nagpapansinan masyado  ni Vince, si Albert Curma yung palagi kong nakakausap. For some reason, naging comfortable kami sa isa’t isa. Albert is a GOOD guy. He’s way better than Vince kasi si Albert, he’s always there for me and he listens to me lalo na kung tungkol sa issues ko kay Vince. He ALWAYS makes me laugh and emphasize on ALWAYS. He helps me with everything that I think is quite hard tulad nalang ng Math. Pero, yung buong class kasi, inaasar si Albert kay Melanie since I don’t know. Baka last year pa. Hindi ko masyadong alam kasi kailan lang kami naging close ni Albert.

Melanie Ho. Kabilang sa star section. Never ko naging ka-close. Never ko nga rin yatang nakausap eh. Basta, alam ko, Grade 6 palang kami, classmates na silang dalawa ni Albert. Hindi ko masyadong nakakausap or nakaka-bond si Melanie kasi sobrang taray. Natatakot ako baka isang mali ko lang, magalit agad siya HAHAHAHA. Eh gusto ko pa naman ng friends kasi mas magaan pakiramdam ko ‘pag ganun. So, instead of making an enemy, hindi ko nalang MASYADONG pinapansin si Melanie.

Anyway, my birthday is fast approaching. Wala akong balak na gawing bongga celebration ko kasi first, nagtitipid kami (actually, ako lang) and last, kasi there’s nothing special about this year naman. 14 lang so, simple lang din. I was just planning to go to the mall, eat lunch with my friends, watch a movie (kung may interesting), play at Timezone, and eat cupcakes.

So I was searching for an interesting movie para makapag-reserve na ako ng seats. First movie, horror. Yun yung gusto ko kaya lang ayaw nila Talia, Abby at Abigail. So, huwag nalang… KAHIT NA BIRTHDAY CELEB KO! Second movie, romance. I was definitely not interested. Not that I’m not interested sa romance, pero please lang, hindi na nga kami nagpapansinan ni Vince tapos romance pa papanoorin namin. Baka maiyak lang ako huhuhu. Sabi ko, NO WAY. Third movie, action. I’m actually into action movies except dun sa mga hindi napapanood sa sinehan. Yung tipong DVDs lang tapos hindi nakikita sa big screen. Ayaw ko ng ganun. Kasi everytime na nanonood ako nga ganun, nahihilo ako tapos nasusuka. Ewan ko ba, ang dami kong chichiburichi. Pero, for my celebration, ayaw kong mag-action. No fun kasi!!!

Napag-desisyunan ko na huwag nalang manood ng movie. So the plan was settled. First, mag-llunch kami. Tapos mag-tTimezone. Then, cupcakes. Then, uwian na. Yes, I know, it is lame. Pero anong magagawa kung kuripot ako BWAHAHA!!

Isa nalang ang hindi settled, kami ni Vince…. NOT IN A ROMANTIC WAY, OKAY!

Isasama ko kasi siya sa celebration kahit na sobrang awkward namin these past few weeks. Pero, best friends kasi kami kaya syempre, hindi ko siya makakalimutan diba. Speaking of sa mga isasama ko sa celebration, sila Abby, Abigail, Adalia, Talia, Amanda, Vince at Albert lang ililibre ko. Sila lang kasi mga ka-close ko.

Habang nag-iisip ako ng way para yayain si Vince, bigla kong kinausap si Albert kasi kailangan ko ng mayaya si Vince dahil malapit na ang dismissal…

Me: Albert!

Albert: What?

Englishero kasi si Albert kaya sorry kung ma-nnose bleed kayo…

Me: How will I invite Vince?

Albert: *poker face* Are you actually serious?

Me: I’m dead serious. Kasi nga diba, sobrang awkward na namin, pero gusto ko siya i-invite so, HOW?

Albert: Don’t invite him nalang.

Me: It’s my birthday celebration, Albert.

Albert: Ugh! But I hate him!

Me: Don’t worry. I hate him too.

I actually hate Vince. Kasi nga mapang-asar to the point na hindi niya alam na nakakasakit na pala siya. Magugulat nalang siya na galit na ako sakanya TAS HE WOULDN’T EVEN DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. Annoying lang diba?!

Albert: You don’t.

Me: 50/50

Albert: UGH. Anyway, just ask him casually.

Me: By casually, you mean?

Albert: JUST ASK HIM. GEEEZ ALEX!

Me: If you’re not aware, I just told him that I like him and since then, we’ve been really awkward.

Albert: So? If he’s your friend he won’t make a big deal out of it.

Me: IT IS A BIG DEAL. I LIKE MY BEST FRIEND, ALBERT. HECK I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF I LIKE OR LOVE HIM ALREADY. SO PLEASE, JUST HELP ME OUT.

Nakakaburat kasi ‘tong si Albert. TULUNGAN MO NALANG AKO PWEDE?

Albert: WOAH. Secret has been spilled.

Me: Shut up and just help me.

Albert: Okay fine. Just go to him and ask him and I’ll be with you. Is that okay?

Me: Okay.

Okay? Okay. Parang TFIOS lang huhuhuhu shet feels.

Yun nga, naglakad na kaming dalawa ni Albert papunta kay Vince. Ang tagal din naming nag-usap ni Albert kaya inabot na kami ng dismissal. Buti na nga lang, hindi kami napansin ng teacher. May activity kasi kaya walang pakialamanan HAHAHAHAHA.

Me: Vince!

LETSUGAS ANG AWKWARD TALAGA HUHU HUWAG KANG LUMINGON PLEASE LANG.

Pero, lumingon siya. UGH PUTSPA!!!

Vince: YO WASSUP?!

Me: Sama ka sa celeb ko.

Vince: Oh sige ba! Saan tsaka sino mga kasama?

Me: Sa Town. Barkada ko, si Albert tsaka si Amanda.

Vince: Pwede bang sumama barkada ko?

REALLY VINCE REALLY?!?! CELEBRATION KO TAPOS MAGSASAMA KA NG TATLONG TAO? ALING PART NG NAGTITIPAD ‘DI MO MAINTINDIHAN?!

Me: Uhhhhhhh…. sige.

Vince: Yun cool. Sige see you sa 13 nalang.

At umalis ako. Yes, ako talaga ang umalis.

Me: Albert, thank you ha!! Kahit na wala kang ginawa at sinabi, okay lang. Thank you talaga!!

Albert: Sure thing. I’ll go ahead. See you tomorrow.

Me: Take care!

So, pupunta si Vince. Pero, may mga kasama. So, babaliwalain niya rin ako. Peste ugh!