Please, Stay (COMPLETED)

KABANATA 19

MABILIS na lumipas ang panahon. Napuno ito ng masasayang alaala namin ni Kairo. Walang araw kaming hindi lumabas para mamasyal at kumain.

Ito yung masasabing walang label pero lagpas naman doon ang nararamdaman namin sa isa't isa. Habang tumatagal ay nakikilala ko ng todo si Kairo. Wala akong mapintas sa kanya. Pakiramdam ko ay nasa kanya na ang lahat.

Tumuntong ang kaarawan ni Kairo. Excited ako dahil may regalo na akong maibibigay sa kanya. Puro siya na lang kasi ang nagbibigay.

Noong birthday ko last November 1, hindi ko nasabing binigyan niya ako ng mamahaling signpen. How ironic right? Bibihira sa taong magregalo ng sign pen at nung pasko ay binigyan niya naman ako ng anklet. Hanggang ngayon ay suot ko pa rin ito.

"Tell mama and papa I'm sorry for not calling them these past few days. My schedule was hectic because I joined sports here. " paliwanag ni Kuya Callix.

Madalang na lang siyang tumawag at masaya ako ngayon dahil tinawagan niya na ako. Puro kina mama niya lang kasi ako kinukumusta.

"They'll understand for sure, Kuya. By the way, may babae na bang nagpatibok ng puso mo dyan? " tanong ko.

Sumeryoso ang mukha niya sa screen at bahagyang napailing.

"Kakasabi ko lang na hectic ang sched ko dito. I don't have time for girls. " naiirita niyang sabi.

Natawa ako sa reaksyon niya. Kuya Callix talaga, bakit ba wala siyang interes sa mga babae? Konti na lang at mapaghihinalaan ko na siyang sirena.

"Kuya, bigyan mo na daw sila mama ng apo. " pang-aasar ko pa.

"Enough with that, Allixem. " nawawalan na pasensyang wika niya. "Akala mo ba hindi nakakarating sakin yung paglabas-labas niyo ni Hekairo? I'm telling you, Allixem, boyfriend's not allowed unless you hit 25. "

"Kuya, mali yang iniisip mo. Walang kami ni Kairo, we're just friends. But he is special to me. "

"Special, huh? Don't worry, I told him to wait for your 25th birthday. He should court you for about six years. " seryoso niyang sabi.

Nanlaki ang mata ko sa sinabi niya. "Really, Kuya? Did you told him that? " gulat kong tanong.

"Is there a problem with that? "

"Yes-- I mean, that's too mean! "

"Hey! You're yelling at me! " saway niya. "I see no problem with that. You have my yes for him. I like him for you but you two need to wait for the right time. Don't rush things. "

"Yah, yah. Like what you're doing right now. How many exes do you have? " I ask. "Ow! One ex! Three years had past but you still don't find a new one. "

"Let's not talk about my love of life. You are changing the topic. " he was about to boost. "I need to hang up. Bye. "

Magsasalita pa sana ako pero pinatay niya. Napanguso ako at napatitig na lang sa screen ng laptop.

Seryoso talaga si Kuya Callix na kapag 25 years na ako tsaka pa lang ako magbo-boyfriend. Where's my freedom? Girls my age already have four to six exes. Meanwhile, I don't have any.

Naghanda na ako para sa pagpasok. At dahil Valentine's day ngayon slash birthday ni Kairo, pinagsusuot kami ng relationship status shirt.

Red for in a relationship
Green for it's complicated
Gray for single and contented
Blue for broken-hearted
Orange for waiting for someone/ still hoping
Black for bitter
White for study first
Pink for flirting
Violet for no bf or gf since birth
Yellow for moving on
Brown for friendzone
Working uniform for killjoy