*Tim*
Shit, late na ako. Bakit kasi hindi man lamang ako ginising ni manang? Hell. Di ko pa nagawa yung assignment ko.
*calling Hans*
"Yah." pambungad ko sakaniya. Istorbo pa eh, late na nga ako. Tsk.
"Chill dude, are you skipping class again?" he asked, damn. Akala ko ba napaniwala ko na to na nagbago na ako? Tss.
"I just woke up late, kaboom. Happy new year." pang-aasar ko sakaniya, where are the maids? Are they busy? Uninformed? Grrrr
"Ow, I see. I see." ang saad niya. Yun lang ba ang sasabihin niya? Ts, time wasted.
"Bye." sabi ko nalang at ibinaba ko nalang yung phone ko sa side table. Bababa na ako ng nakit ko ang lahat na busy. Anong meron?
Maids are cooking, oh ghawd. I'm hungry. Is there any occassion?
"What's up?" pagtatanong ko sakanila habang bumababa ako ng stairs namin.
"It's your birthday, nakalimutan mo na ba anak?" ang sabi ni Manang Loring.
Is it?
"Really? It's November 29 today?"
"Yes! Happy birthday baby boy!" aish sabi na ngang ayokong tinatawag ako ng ganyan eh.
Flashback
"Baby boy, your mama is in her work. Please be nice here, okay? Wait for manang." grade 1 palang ako nun, siya na ang nag-aalaga sa akin. Si Manang Loring. She used to say that to me, to take good care of myself because mama is working. And surely, I am used to it that my mama is rarely seeing me. Sadlife tho.
"Yes po." saad ko.
"Here's your breakfast, bukas na ang birthday mo baby boy, are you excited?" she asked. It's good to hear from manang that she still is remembering my birthday, but my mom. When will she remember?
"Thanks Manang, yes po. I am." habang inaayos ko yung basket ng paglaruan ko ng basketball ko.
When will my mom remember this day? November 29, the birthday of her son?
Nagtataka ba kayo kung bakit hindi ko binabanggit ang tatay ko? It is because he left us. Simula noong bata ako, hindi ko na siya nakita. My mom told me that he and my mom broke up when I am in my mother's womb. I don't know why he suddenly left us, mom didn't explained it to me. Maybe in the right time.
(present)
"Thank you for remembering this day guys, even me. Muntik ko nang nakalimutan na kaarawan ko pa pala. I think, mom is working and she's not here, right?" sarcastic na pagkakasabi ko. It is not new anymore. I know that she'll not come again, I know that she'll just give my new car, my money, and everything I want, and then ka-boom. Done.
Umalis na ako ng hindi na hinintay ang mga sagot nila. Pumasok na ako at baka madetention pa ako kapag 30 minutes late. Tsk. Badtrip.
I parked my car and then go out. Nakita ko si Lyxx, palabas ng school. Wait, what is she doing? Hinarangan ko siya. Para nang sa ganon ay, matauhan siya.
"S-sorry." ang sabi niya ng hindi tumitingin sa akin. What is her problem? Ganyan nanaman ba ang set-up palagi? Is she crying again? Like the old times? Oh come on, not now. Don't be too weak, huwag kang papahalata.
"Be careful next time. Why are you here? Isn't it that you have your class? I mean, our class?" Bakas sa pagmumukha niya ang pagkagulat, hindi parin siya umiimik. Looks like, she has a lot of problems. Looks like there is no thing that could make her calm. This girl's weak. Tsk. Here we go again.
"Hmm, huwag muna ngayon please. Mauna na ako ah." sabi niya ng walang malay. Seriously? She's skipping her class? Wow, just wow. Another violation Lyxx, another violation.
"Lyxx." tawag ko sakaniya, hindi niya ako pinansin. She can't hide it from me, it's too obvious. Napaghahalataang umiiwas siya sa akin. Anong nagawa kong masama?
"M-mauuna na talaga ako Tim." nauutal na sabi niya. Tumalikod na siya. Shit, may tagos siya. Damn this girl, andaming tao, pagkatapos ay maglalakad-lakad lang siya rito na parang wala siya ngayon? So embarassing.
"Lyxx, please. Stay." ang sabi ko, it's not pagmamakaawa, it's an order. This is for you Lyxx. Listen to me, stay.
"Tim, please. Don't touch my hand, please let me go. I need to go now, immediately. Please." Her face's reddish, embarassed ha?
"Lyxx, just stand there. Don't move, okay? Listen to me. I'll let you go, but first listen to me." ang sabi niya. Humakbang ako ng kaunti papunta sakaniya, and I hug her from her back, to hide the red stain in her skirt.
"W-what are you doing?" many eyes are looking at us, but I do not mind them. Why can't she just be careful and be neat? This girl's unbelievable. Babae ba talaga 'to? Tsk, sometimes I wonder why Hans fall inlove with this girl.
"It's your monthly period." sabi niya. Shet, nakakahiya ka Khal
