Chances Between Us

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I dozed off a bit because of too much stress and exhausting school works, nasa loob pa ako ng library. I came back to my senses after recieving a text from him saying that nag-passed out na naman ang kaibigan ko.

Pang-ilang beses na ba to sa linggong to? i've been fetching her almost everyday sa bar dahil sa kakahabol nya sa ex nya. Niligpit ko na ang mga gamit ko at saka naglakad palabas sa library, im thinking of contacting our other friends pero naisip ko rin na baka busy sila sa papalapit na exams.

Its almost 6pm, kaya pala parang wala na akong kasama sa library dahil pasarado na pala ito. It would take atleast 20 to 30 minutes para makarating sa bar. Sumakay na ako ng jeep, mabilis naman ang naging byahe kaya nakarating ako agad.
I quickly saw jane in a couch, perfectly wasted.

"Jane, tara na uwi na tayo," aya ko sakanya, para syang biglang nabuhayan ng loob atsaka lumingon sa buong bar, seeing her like this broke's my heart so much.

"Asan muna si steven? sabi nya sabay kami uwi e, let's wait muna okay?" she replied, halata mo talagang lasing na lasing sya.

Infront of us is the man who texted me, her ex's friend, hendrix. Ngumiti ako sakanya, sya na ang nag-iinform sakin kapag nangyayari to.

"Should i help you?" he asked, i shooked my head and tried to get her up, pero ayaw nya talagang tumayo.

I wondered how many bottles she drank today, 10? 15? 20?, this is how love completely destroyed her.

"Dan, please get steven, mag-uusap pa kami e, please?" she was speaking out her heart too much, she wants them back so bad.

"Jane, you broke up a month ago, tara na let's go home," i calmly said, ayokong mapansin ng madaming tao ang ginagawa kong pakikipag-negotiate sakanya.

"What? Anong broke---broke ka dyan, no! We didn't, don't lie!"

She was using hand gestures, and this time mas malakas ang boses nya. Napatingin ako kay hendrix, i awkwardly smile dahil nga nahihirapan na akong kumbinsihin si jane.

"Its true, kaya please tara na? don't make this hard for me," i pleaded, baka tumagal na naman kami dito ng ilang oras.

She looked at me with so much confusion, but a tear in her eye fell. I know kahit lasing sya alam nya na wala na sila, she's been hearing it almost everywhere from me, from everybody. Nagsimula na syang umiyak, i quickly searched for the tissue i had but she started to laugh again.

"Yeah right, we splitted na pala," she whispered.

Next thing happened, she's inside the bathroom letting herself puke. She asked me to wait for her outside, i want to comfort her pero sinunod ko nalang ang gusto nya. I was silent outside, the truth is that i never really like places like this, i just want to live a normal and peaceful life. When she started doing this saka ako naging laging present sa bar para sunduin sya at sometimes damayan.

"Can we talk?" a man walked closer to me, her ex.

I was never comfortable talking to him kahit noong sila pa, i don't know but i just don't like him.

"Okay," i replied, patuloy pa rin sa pagsuka si jane rinig na rinig yun dito sa labas.

"Can you stop her? its been a month," he hissed, i didn't really know how to get a fight with someone and i was never violent to my words. Never ko sya pinagsalitaan or minura, not because i have no care but because i want them to solve their issues.