Undo

Chapter 3: Patch

A month after Patricia and I talked to playground I started to stay outside her house hoping she would went outside and play with me. I’m glad I didn’t give up on her because it took me a week until she started to play along with me. It took a while before I persuade her to play with my friends. Patricia is a typical rich kid. She doesn’t know how to play street games at first but she’s also an enthusiast, she’s able to catch up so fast. She learned a lot of normal kids’ things from us. She often speaks in English and there’s one time that we challenged her to speak in Tagalog for the whole day. It’s quite cute how silent she was the entire day. Days turned to weeks to months and we became best friends. We’re like sister. We’re sharing everything every time. We became each other’s diary. We kept the secrets but our friendship.

I paused typing as I felt tears streaming down my face, It’s been years but my guilt still in me, I could’ve done something to keep our friendship, to keep her but I didn’t.

Sinilip ko si Hera sa lower deck, mahimbing pa ang tulog nito. Kaya naman napagpasyahan kong hindi na istorbohin at nagprepare na ako ng breakfast.  Sunny side up with tuyo at sinangag are enough to please Hera.

~This is a shout out to my ex,Heard he inlove with some other chick~

I went to the room and off Hera’s alarm and jump on her bed. I hugged her as tightly as I could and I felt her arms wrap on me.

“hmm, ang aga pa masyado.” Usad niya sabay takip ng unan sa mukha. This bitch is lazy as fudge. Dinantayan ko siya at sabay higit ng unan, agad namang bumungad sakin ang nakasimangot niyang mukha at pabiro itong umirap.

“AHHHH Bitch stop it!” tili niya nang simulan ko siyang kilitiin. It made me laugh the moment she giggles and I started to do it where it’s sensitive the most.  “Stop it! Bitch masakit na tyan ko! My senses are fully awake!”  I stopped. Giggling. Gasping for air. I rest my body unto her and hug her instead.

“Breakfast is ready.” Bulong ko sa tenga niya at bumangon na. “Ang mahuli sa kanya yung sunog na itlog!” dali-dali siyang bumangon at nag-unahan kami papuntang dining table.

Nagsalin ako ng juice a baso niya at kumuha ng coke sa ref. Nilapag ko ito at tinabihan isya.

“Isn’t it too early for a soda, bitch?” Hera hissed and continues on chewing her food.
“It’s not. I’m ready for death ey?”  saad ko, agad naman akong binatukan nito. Putcha ka ang sakit.

“Don’t joke about death, it may kick back. I don’t wanna lose another friend.”

“You won’t lose me, I’m forever in your heart.” I joked, and pat her shoulder.
As we finished eating breakfast, I went to our room and pack my thing. On the other side, Hera proceed on doing the dishes.

“Hey! It’s already 9am, may class tayo ng 11am right? Hindi mo pa nachichika sakin yung nangyari kahapon!” sigaw ni Hera mula sa kusina. Shite, oo nga pala. 11am ang early class namin. Dali-dali akong pumasok sa banyo at naligo.

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Pag park ko ng sasakyan sa university’s parking lot hinarap ko si Hera. “sabay tayo maglalunch at 1pm.” Ngumiti naman ito at nagthumbs up.

“Wait, Hap. Oh, baon mo.” Sabay abot niya ng tumblr, “What’s this?” usad ko.
“Milktea by your truly!” she cheered.

Fudge, that’s why I love this girl. Niyakap ko ito at hinalikan sa pisngi, agaran naman siyang ngumiwi, “Bitch, virus mo!” pabiro nitong sambit.

“tara na?” “tara!”

Lumabas kami ng kotse at bigla naman siyang humawak sa braso ko,
“Bitch, let me. I don’t know how to handle these cars.” She said, I chuckled the moment I realized that she doesn’t know how to walk across the streets. Instead of letting her hold my arms, I hold her hands. She looks at me with her weird stare but she doesn’t let it go.

Hinatid ko si Hera sa Psychology Building at mag-isang pumunta sa building ko.  

Pag dating ko sa room, natanaw ko na agad ang ngiti ng seat mate ko, “HAPPIEEEE!” bulalas ni Aubrey, namamayagpag ang headband nito habang patakbong lumapit sakin. Tinignan ko ito mula ulo hanggang paa, gaya ng dati nakasuot nanaman ito ng high heels  na kulay red, ripped jean, at black shirt na may tatak na I love All time low, namamayagpag rin ang kanyang red liptick na akala mo kahapon pa nakipaglaplapan kung kanino, kung hindi lang isya nakahead band, mukha na talaga siyang kaladkarin.

“Done checking me out? I thought you’re not into sassy girls,” I rolled my eyes at pabirong nandiri sa sinabi niya. Come to think of it, I hate sassy but I fell for Sadie. Wait, what?! Cringe.

“You missed 2 paperworks yesterday. Nakalimutan mo na bang may 8am class kahapon at 1pm ka na pumasok?” saad niya na kinabigla ko. Agad ko naming kinuha ang schedule slip ko. Fudge, some things changed for this semester.

“Philosophy?” I asked, and she nodded.

“Gaga ka gorl? I tried to call you but you cannot be reached, saang lupalop ka ba galling?” bulalas niya.

This is the advantage of having a school girl friend, a classmate perhaps. She always look after me. Sayang  she’s into D.
“I was out ereyesterday,  I had a sleep over to a friend and forgot about the new sched.” I lied, hindi ko naman pwedeng sabihin na nakatulog ako sa bar ni Sadie and she brought me home. That’s an issue, Sadie is very well known in this town.

“Ereyesterday?”  she looked at me as if I’m a creep so I faced her and rolled my eyes,“I mean the day before yesterday.”

“Where are you from? 70’s?” I shrugged it off and put my things on my desk. i felt a vibration, kinuha ko ang cellphone ko sa bulsa ko at binasa ko ang text na dumating.

4 unread messages.

Hera:
Bitch, I can’t be with you for lunch.
I have something else to do.
Bawi ako tomorrow.
Suriii, Labyu.

I sighed the moment I read Hera’s texts.  Mag-isa nanaman akong kakain sa napakaingay na cafeteria.

“Hey, Hap. Sabay ka na samin?” saad ni Cleobin na nakapamewang sa tabi ni Aubrey.

"Saan?"

"Syempre, dating gawi. Sa Karendirya ni Mamang."

The thought of Tapsi and sinigang and my tummy growled.

Nakarating kami sa Karendirya ni Mamang at umorder na si Cleo.

I get my phone out of my pocket and type a reply.

You:
Don't forget to eat your lunch.
Don't skip meals,Bitch.

I heard Aubrey gasp and when I looked at her, she's looking at me too with her phone in her right hands. A worried eyes caught my attention. She suddenly show what she saw and I can't help myself but to feel nothing but a shame.

It was a picture of me and Sadie while making out.

I felt tears streaming down my face as my hands slowly trembles. I felt a warm embrace and the next thing I knew, I'm already crying in Aubrey's shoulder.

"Everything's gonna be alright."

Aubrey kept on telling me these words but I know it will never be.

[End of chapter].

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