It became a daily routine.. Me seeing Fort almost everyday, watching their practices and games, and us going out once a week. I don't know about him, but i was having the time of my life! I learn something new about him every single day and i got to understand him better. His habits were more obvious than usual already.. Kulang nalang we complete each other's sentences. Masaya kasi.. Parang yung relationship namin, like bestfriends. Yung close and sweet, pero yung hindi nakakasagwang panuorin.
I was sitting by the quadri square studying when i saw this tall bald guy in a commerce uniform fast approaching me.
"Hey babygirl! Busy ka ata diyan ah?" Biglaang pagupo ni Teng sa tabi ko. What can i say? Over the past few weeks, sobrang naging close kami. Siya tiga-alaga sakin. Bestfriend ko nga e.
"Babygirl ka diyan! Baka magaway nanaman kayo ni Fort dahil sa tawag mo sakin" ang sagot ko sakanya. E kasi naman, nagkapikunan dati dahil diyan sa babygirl na yan.
He retorted by saying "Hey! I was the first one to call you that. If i know, ginaya lang niya ako. Remember, bestfriends come before boyfriends!" Tapos tumawa siya ng malakas. Napatinging naman yun mga tao sa paligid namin.
Kahit kelan talaga, agaw atensyon silang dalawa ni Fort. Napatitig ako kay Teng at inisip na paano kung siya yung nauna? Pano kung naging kaming dalawa? Hay nako Kirsten! Walang ganyanan. Bestfriend mo yan eh. At ang boyfriend mo ngayon, si Fort.
Speaking of Fort, bigla namang may humawak sa akin sa likod at inakap ako ng magpit. "Hello princess! For you.." Kilala ko yung boses na iyon, ang aking gwapong boyfriend. May hawak siyang starbucks.
"Thank you! Now my day is complete! Natapos ko na pag-aaral ko dito sa Immuno-Sero, kasama. Yung dalawang pinakapaborito kong guys in the world, at may starbucks pa ako!" Super thankful naman talaga ako e, sana lang hindi siya matapos agad. I still believe in the saying that not all good things last.
Sabi naman ni Teng, "Paps, baka hinahanap na tayo ni coach. Pati ikaw Kirsten! Alam mo naman di maganda training namen ng wala ikaw! Kaya, tara na sa gym. Male-late na tayo eh."
"Pass muna ako pare. Pasabi nalang kay coach. May sasalubungin kasi ako sandaling kaibigan." Ang pagkasabi naman ni Fort.
Huh? Kaibigan? But he never misses trainings unless super important. I asked him naman who the person was.. "Who are you meeting up with, babe? And paano yan, yung practice mo. Uuwi nalang ba ako?"
Umiling naman si Fort at sinabing.. "No, ofcourse not. Go watch! Hahanapin tayong dalawa ng team at ni coach. Mas mabuting isa lang muna magskip. She's just an old friend, don't worry. Kakauwi lang kasi from Canada so she wants a tour of Uste. I'll meet up with you after practice, promise! Mcdonalds at 7, okay?" Sabay halik sa noo ko.
So.. SHE pala ang person na inaantay ng boyfriend ko..
Napansin ko nagiba yung tingin ni Teng kay Fort. Nagkatinginan silang dalawa na parang may tinatago sa akin. Or, baka ako lang iyon? Huwag naman sanang umiral ngayon pagkaselosa ko.
"Uhm, okay! 7pm it is! See you :)" ang sabi ko kay Fort at hinila ko na papalayo si Teng kasi nga, male-late na siya sa practice. Hindi nagsalita buong time si Teng at parang nakakunot ang nuo nito. Nakaakbay siya sa akin na parang he needed to protect me from something. Ito talagang bestfriend ko, overprotective. Minsan, daig pa si Fort. Swerte ng magiging girlfriend nito!
Pagdating namin sa gym, nagtraining sila as usual and i cheered my best for them all. Everyone was playing well, pero i noticed Teng was out of focus. Hindi lang pala ako nakapansin kasi ilang beses siyang sinita ni coach Pido.
After the practice, pinuntahan agad ako ni Teng ng makaligo na sila at yinayang kumain muna. Di ko napigilang magtanong. "What's wrong, Teng? Is something on your mind?"
"No, wala iyon. Tara na." After that, he continued to walk papuntang Mcdonalds and tried to be his old self back. Pero, i know better. Something WAS bothering him. Pero, i won't force him to tell me. Alam ko na in time, he would naman eh.
Nakaupo na kami sa Mcdonalds at kumain. I checked my watch and it said 7:15pm. Nagtataka ko namang nasai out loud.. "That's weird. Fort is never late. 7:15 na pero wala pa siya"
Sumimangot naman si Teng at sinabing "Baka nakalimutan niya na magmimeet kayo." Oy! Medyo bitter ang pagkasabi niya ha! Foul naman. Pero instead na magalit ako, i consoled him.
"Teng, wag ka namang ganyan. He has never forgotten about me. I trust him. Baka nagenjoy lang catching up with his friend.. Antayin nalang natin, okay?" He just snorted. " But if you have to leave, it's fine. I'm a big girl na, i can do things on my own, like wait for my boyfriend." Pagkabiro ko namang sinabi kay Teng.
Kesa ngumiti si Teng, tumingin siya sa mga mata ko at siryosong sinabi na.. "I will never leave you. Kapag wala ka ng kakampi, andito ako lagi para sa iyo. And i'm sure, the rest of the Tigers din. Pero, ako mostly."
Ang sweet naman niya. Hayyy, super spoiled ko talaga sa kanya. Pero teka ha! Ang tagal na talaga ni Fort. So, i ordered another cup of CoffeeFloat and waited with Teng for my boyfriend.
**after some time**
"Kirsten, tara na. Ako na maghahatid sayo pauwi. 8:40 na oh! Feeling ko talaga, nakalimutan niya na. Kanina pa tayo tumatawag at nagtetext, hindi naman sumasagot." Naiiritang pagkasabi ni Teng.
I said naman "I don't know why he forgot. He's never odne anything like this naman.. Baka kung ano na nangyari sa kanya, Teng!" Halos paiyak kong sinabi. Sobrang nagaalala na kasi ako eh.
"Walang mangyayari duon. Dima nga, kasama niya yung kaibigan niya." He spat out bitterly.
I let that one slide and decided to ask him "Right! He's with a friend." I said trying to reassure myself na okay pa si Fort. "Alam mo ba yung number niya? So we know where they are!"
Maypagkawaring tingin sakin ni Teng habang dahan dahang sinabi.. "Ofcourse i know her number."
"Okay, can you please call her? Kilala mo pala siya eh. Sino ba siya?" And tanong ko naman kay Teng.
He looked at me for the longest time and then said.. "Her name is Alex. She's Fort's ex-girlfriend."
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UH-OH! Lagot ka, Fort. Kawawa naman si Kirsten. Time for Teng's powers! Stay tuned for the next update! :)
