I woke up with the sound of my alarm clock together with the sun directly sets on my face coming through the windows.
I yawned and gently stretched my whole body to feel better. I immediately fixed my bed and after that I look at the left hand side where my bestfried's bed is.
And there she is. Malakas pa rin ang hilik. Hindi niya kasi ugaling mag set ng alarm. She let me wake her up, minsan nga nai-cocompare ko siya sa bunso kong kapatid na si Jed. Para kasi talagang bata 'tong si K.
I went to her at agad agad siya ginising, "Hey, K. Wake up. We have to go to school."
"Okay ka na ba?" I almost jumped out when she spoke, her eyes we're still closed and she doesn't even moved dahilan para ikagulat ko 'yon.
"Hmm." Tanging sagot ko lamang sakanya.
I went to my closet para pumili ng outfit. Our school is a uniform free kind of school and besides, we are college already, that's why.
Nakita kong agad naring tumayo si Kaycee at inasikaso ang kama niya na may powerpuff girls na bedsheets.
"What do you want for breakfast?" She asked.
"Mag egg nalang tayo saka rice." I spoke up.
"And coffee of course." Dagdag niya pa at tinanguan ko siya.
She may be compared to my little brother like a so called bunso pero she's the one who always takes care with all the things especially cooking and cleaning.
I'm lazy, yes. Para namang ikaw hindi.
***
After a few minutes tapos na 'ko magshower at nakapagbihis narin ako. Demeretso naman ako sa kusina at nadatnan ko dun si Kaycee together with Cholo and Burn. Not surprised, lagi naman sila nandito. Tyumetyempo nga lang kasi minsan bawal ang boys dito.
"Good mourning sis!" Bati sa 'kin ni Cholo at inirapan ko lamang siya, "Taray mo jan!"
Si Cholo yung gay naming friend. But he's not showing off his gayness naman kasi he's still wearing manly clothes and still capable of his boyish hair. Kami lang ang nakakaalam na bakla siya kasi hindi tanggap ng mom niya. At natatakot siyang sabihin sa public kasi nga baka malaman ng nanay niya.
Madidisappoint ka nga lang pag nagsalita siya. Parang boses ni Donita Nose.
"Oh coffee mo." Abot sa 'kin ni K ng coffee.
"Kayo gusto niyo coffee?" Tanong niya pa sa dalawa at umiling silang pareho.
"No thanks. We ate breakfast na." Just like Kaycee and me. Cholo and Burn are dorm mates too. Sinadya talaga nilang silang dalawa ang maging magdorm mate kasi close na close na sila since then. Buti nga hindi nahahawaan ng pagkabakla ni Cholo 'tong si Burn eh.
I looked at my mug and really? Blossom?
"How many times do I have to tell you K na may sarili naman akong mug dyan, I'm sick of your powerpuff things."
"Arte mo, maginarte ka pag madumi 'yan. Buti nga pinagtimpla ka pa ng kape."
But anyways, wala naman akong magagawa. I already start taking my first bite on my egg sandwhich. Teka parang egg and rice ata yung sinabi ko kay K kanina pero bat tinapay 'tong kinakain 'ko.
"Bakit sandwh—" Magtatanong sana ako kung bakit sandwhich ang hinanda ni K for breakfast but I stopped when I looked at their faces staring at me directly at nakapangalumbaba pa talaga sila sa lamesa.
What their problem? They're staring at me like I did something wrong.
"Anong meron?" Seryosong tanong ko sakanila.
"Ayos na ba heart mo?" Biglang tanong sa 'kin ni Cholo. Hindi ko siya sinagot sa halip ay humigop nalang ako sa inihandang kape ni Kaycee para sa 'kin.
"Masakit pa ba?" Tanong naman ni Burn at agad siyang binatukan ni Kaycee.
"Malamang tanga! Nung isang araw lang nag-break kaya malamang masakit pa. Palibhasa kasi di ka pa nagkakagirlfriend e, pangit mo kasi. Bagay sa 'yo yung pangalan mo, Sunog! Mukha kang sunog! Hahahaha!"
Mukhang naasar si Burn kay Kaycee kaya hinabol niya si K at nagpatuloy silang mag-asaran, while me and Cholo stayed on our spot at patuloy lang akong kumain.
I don't really mind what they will say. Tama si Kaycee kagabi. Dapat ko nang kalimutan si Drei, and start a new life. Yung dapat mage-enjoy ako.
"Anong balak mo sis?" Tinanong ako ni Cholo.
"Wala. Ano bang dapat kong gawin? Haha."
"Makikita mo siya mamaya sa school sis. Baka lalo kang masaktan, are you sure you're okay now? Kaya mo bang pumasok?" Bakas ang pagaalala sa pananalita ni Cholo.
"I can handle my feelings Cho okay? Don't mind me. If I'm hurt. I'm hurt. But if I stay in this kind of situation, nothing will happen to me, so I will move forward and just accept na wala na talaga kami." Paliwanag ko sakanya and he just nodded with a pity look on his eyes.
***
"Sis anong first class mo?" Cholo asked. We're already here at Stoneridge University, it's one of the school inside this huge village called Farstar Heights.
"Sir Bantig." I said.
Few minutes of checking our schedule we parted ourselves and went to our class. Hindi ako masyadong nakinig kay prof, dahil wala akong gana. Feeling ko ay hindi rin nagfa-function ng maayos yung utak ko.
40 minutes later nagdismiss na si prof at tuluyan na kaming lumabas. Base sa schedule ko ay wala akong second class so I prefer going to cafeteria muna at dun tumambay habang hinihintay mga kaibigan ko.
Nang makarating ako sa cafeteria ay naisipan kong bumili ng rootbeer. Sa college cafeteria lang merong rootbeer okay, and as if naman nakakalasing 'to, para sa 'kin nga ay refreshing ang drink na 'to.
Tanga lang ang malalasing sa root beer okay?
I search for an empty table and I immediately saw one on my right side. Dun ko nalang hintayin sila Kaycee.
Minutes of waiting, drinking, and playing on my phone I saw a familiar presence sa kabilang dulo ng cafeteria.
It's Drei.
I looked at him mindlessly without knowing na nakatingin na rin pala siya sa 'kin so binaling ko agad sa iba ang tingin 'ko at pasimple muling tumingin sa gawi niya.
Nakaramdam ako ng kirot sa aking dibdib at tila nawawarak ng unti-unti ang puso ko hindi lang dahil sa nakita ko siyang muli.
But because right now.. he's with other girl.
"Sabi ko na nga ba third party ang dahilan e." I heard a soft whisper on the left side of my ear and I saw Kaycee.
"Oh Lea, ano gusto mong bilhin ko para sa 'yo?" I heard Cholo asked me. He even said it with his manly voice at medyo nilakasan niya pa iyon, maybe bacause Drei and everybody except us doesn't know he was gay.
"Anything." I said to Cholo and gave him a sweet smile. Sumulyap akong muli kay Drei at nakita ko siyang deretso ang tingin kay Cholo.
Now I know the reason kung bakit kami naghiwalay. Not surprised, ramdam ko naman 'yon noon palang nung kami pa.
Ipinagsawalang bahala ko lang at inisip na ako naman yung minahal niya, you know? Gawain ng mga tanga.
