Valentine's went by quickly. My day started according to my schedule. Lisha and I enjoyed the dance workshop too much that I was an hour and a half late for my next appointment with Jean.
Hindi naman ito nagreklamo dahil medyo matagal din siyang nakaalis sa bahay nila. She said she had to lecture her brother for a good thirty minutes or more. Gusto kasi nitong sumama sa aming dalawa which was strange because kuya Jacob was never a fan of shopping o kahit anong lakad na kasama kaming apat. Mainipin kasi siya at masyadong reklamador.
Not to mention that he's overprotective and sometimes paranoid.
When he drives for the four of us, sinisigurado niyang hindi kami magtatagal sa mall or iiwan niya kaming apat. We don't really know how to commute kaya napipilitan din kaming umuwi kahit tinatawag kami ng mga boutiques at makeup stores.
"Kuya kung wala kang date, 'wag kaming dalawa ni Jessie ang ginugulo mo. Try asking kuya Jason out tapos kayong dalawa nalang magdate."
Tawang-tawa ako ng kwinento sakin ni Jean yung panenermon niya. Too bad kuya Jason wasn't free that day because for the first time, magdidate na raw sila nung babaeng nanliligaw sa kanya. He likes to say it that way kahit siya naman ang patay na patay dito.
Akala ko magiging kuya Jacob-free na ang araw namin pero sinundo niya kami sa mall kahit hindi siya sinabihan ni Jean. In the end, magkasama kaming tatlong kumain ng late lunch dahil nakalimutan namin ni Jean na hindi pa pala kami kumakain. Kuya Jacob even presented to carry all our shopping bags for us na mas lalong nakakapagtaka talaga. Ano kayang nakain niya sa araw na 'yun?
Pinagalitan muna kami ni kuya bago kami nilibre ng pagkain. After eating, he suggested to drive me and Jean to our next destination.
Originally, ako lang sana ang sasama kay Roselle para manuod ng concert but Jean changed her mind and said that we should watch it together kaya sinamantala namin ang kabaitan ni kuya Jacob at sinama siya.
We fetched Lisha at their house and surprisingly ay nakabihis na ito. Turns out, plano pala talaga ni Roselle na isama kaming tatlo when we received a text message from her.
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FRI AT 04:35 PM
Roselle:
You are obliged to come with me to the concert😁 Meet me at my house 6 pm sharp. See you later girls😘
P.S. Dress to KILL!
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So Jean insisted na magpalit kami ng damit na ikinalukot naman ng mukha ng kuya niya. Gamit ang mga bagong damit na pinamili, nag-ayos kami sa bahay ni Lisha. Pagkatapos ng mahigit isang oras, handa na kaming umalis.
Nakasimangot na si kuya Jacob at halatang pinagsisisihan na ang desisyon niya. Nagulat naman kaming apat nang makita ang kotse ni Clark sa labas ng bahay ni Lisha. Nakasakay dito si Roselle na mukhang hindi rin gusto ang nangyayari.
Kung paano sila nagkasama dalawa ay hindi na namin tinanong. Maya-maya lang din ay may panibagong sasakyan na dumating. It was kuya Glen's car with Harley, Mike and Slater inside.
Jean immediately rolled her eyes nang makita niya ang nakakalokong ngiti ni Mike. Naisip ko naman agad na magiging magulo, maingay at masaya ang gabing iyon.
I actually got very excited and urged everyone to leave quickly so we'll get a good spot in the concert venue.
It was free kaya expected na marami talagang manunuod. Hindi ko na tinanong kung sinong nagyaya sa kanila. I was just glad na marami kaming manunuod ng concert.
And I was right, ang daming tao but all of us were too hyped up to be discouraged. Kahit si Roselle at Jean na bad mood ay biglang ginanahan.
Magsesettle na sana kami sa may pinakalikod kasi wala na talaga kaming makita na space pero tumawag si Bern kay kuya Jacob and told him that he save a good spot for all us. Naghiyawan kaming lahat sa tuwa.
But I can help but wonder kung bakit pinayagan si Bern ng girlfriend niyang gumala ng hindi siya kasama.
Napansin ko kasi na hindi masyado gusto ni Irish ng group hangout. She prefer to have a separate date with Bern na silang dalawa lang kaya minsan ay hindi ito nakakasama sa mga lakad ng barkada.
Sabi pa nga ni Mike medyo nagtatampo raw sila nung una dahil hindi na sumasama sa kanila si Bern pero nung nakilala nila si Irish, nasanay na rin sila na wala ito palagi dahil medyo private na tao talaga si Irish which I perfectly understand.
Pero nagtaka talaga ako kung bakit si Bern lang yung nandun. Akala ko pa nga nagkatotoo talaga yung sinabi ko sa kanya at naging masalimuot talaga ang araw ng mga puso niya.
But when we reached his location, Bern wasn't alone like I thought.
Of course Jessie, Irish, the other Shane, the girlfriend, will be there.
