When saturday came, it was another lazy day for me. Wala masyadong pinagawa sa school dahil kakatapos lang ng midterms namin kaya medyo chill ulit.
I was busy scrolling through my news feed, laughing at random funny videos when I saw a familiar name. Mikhail Esquierdo. Kumunot ang noo ko nang makitang mayroon kaming mutual friends. I clicked his profile because of curiosity. Nang makita kung sino ang mutual friends naming dalawa, mas lalong lumalim ang kunot sa noo ko.
"How come friends sila nila Tyline at Van?" I wondered out loud.
I scrolled through Mikhail Esquierdo's timeline. Ang dami niyang shared post at karamihan ay memes. Natawa ako ng ma-play ang isang funny tiktok video.
"Patricia?"
Napabalikwas ako at muntik nang mabitawan ang phone. Mabuti na lang at nasalo ko. I looked at Manang Meredith as I locked my phone. I didn't notice I was so absorbed with my phone.
"Para ka namang may ginagawang masama d'yan, anak," natatawang sabi ni Manang.
Bakas pa rin siguro sa akin ang gulat.
"Handa na ang hapag. Kumain ka na," dagdag ni Manang Meredith. Sumunod naman ako sa kanya agad sa dining.
After lunch, bumalik na ako sa kwarto ko. There's nothing to do so I went back to scrolling through my feed. Nakita kong may notification sa facebook. And when I clicked to check, halos mahulog ang dalawang mata ko sa gulat.
Mikhail Esquierdo accepted your friend request.
What the actual hell? I don't remember adding him as a friend! I bit my lower lip. Then my mind went back to when I was startled earlier. Shit. Was that it?
Mikhail Esquierdo: Thanks for the add ;)
Hinagis ko ang phone ko sa kama at saka sumubsob sa unan. I screamed on my pillow while messing my hair. Baka isipin niya, ni-stalk ko sya. O kaya baka isipin niyang type ko sya!
"Wait, that's not it. It's not like he's not friends with Ty and Yvanna," I said to appease my thoughts. "Right,"
But damn finger for clicking that button!
"For your final requirement this semester, I would like you to make a paper based on..."
Nakapangalumbaba ako habang nakikinig at nagsusulat ng notes tungkol sa instruction ng professor namin para sa paper.
Napalingon ako kay Tyline na sumisitsit sa gilid ko.
"May sembreak party raw sa Crave," bulong niya.
"When?" bulong ko pabalik habang nakatingin sa prof.
"Probably, after finals," bulong niya pabalik saka binalik ang tingin sa harap.
Our finals is two weeks from now, so maybe days after that? I'll probably go with the girls since malapit na ang sembreak at deserve namin mag-party.
After class, tumambay kami sa may freedom park malapit sa parking lot. Medyo maraming puno doon kaya presko. May dala rin kaming pagkain galing sa mezzanine.
"Wala daw si Sir De Jesus," sabi ni Yvanna habang nakatingin sa phone.
Napa "yes!" naman si Tyline. Masaya dahil wala yung medyo strict naming professor.
"Saan tayo later?" si Tyline habang umiinom sa fruit shake niya.
"Anong saan tayo later?" I said and Tyline looked at me like I was dumb.
