Episode 39

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Episode 39: Cheers

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Night comes, and here I am too confused. Nasa terrace ako sa taaas and I'm staring at my phone now kung saan lulan ng screen nito ang phone number ni BB. I'm battling with my self wether if I should call her or not.

I don't know.

The whole idea with what happened this day annoys and confuses me. I don't know what to feel actually. I mean, I'm not sure as to how to keep things up anymore.

BB's words are bothering me.

Even so, after a long time spent, I gave up. I dialled her number now.

"Oh?!" direchong tugon niya nang sagutin niya ang tawag ko. That was fast though.

"Sorry na," I said. "Sorry kaninang lunch time, sorry din kaninang hapon." dagdag ko and I am. Malamang lahat nang ginawa ko kanina, galit siya.

"Forget it. Iyong akin lang naman kasi, h'wag ka na makulit at h'wag ka rin kung anu-anong pinaggagawa! Nakakairita kaya, Elliot! Sinasabi ko sa 'yo, magkaibigan kami ni Denver, hindi mo maiaalis 'yan! Oo, nasaktan niya ako once pero hindi naman ibig sabihin na hindi ko na siya p'wedeng maging kaibigan ulit, right? Kaya, kung p'wede lang, stop acting like a kid, hindi na nakakatuwa." aniya.

I silently smirked. Mag kamag-anak ba ang BB at si Kuys JM? Iyong mga bibig, parang related, e. I don't why her words stings so much.

I sighed. "Hindi na ako makikiepal sa inyo, promise 'yan!" sabi ko, "Just that, remember you have also a friend in me. Just because you have him, doesn't mean I'm less of a friend to you, right? Mas prefer mo pa rin nama ako, 'di ba?" I asked.

"Ano ba naman kasi pinag-iisip mo diyan? Parehas kayong mahalaga sa akin at EL, iyong akin lang, ayaw kong nag-aaway kayo! Ayaw kong mapahamak kayo dahil lang sa kung anu-anong walang kuwentang dahilan. Gets mo ba 'yon?"

"But I'm just protecting you from getting hurt again, is that nonsense? Ayaw ko lang na masaktan ka ulit ng lalaking iyon, I am just really protective of you."

"Why? Bakit kailangan mong protektahan ako? Okay na nga kami, 'di ba?"

"B—Because you're... you're a..."

"Friend? Friend na mahal na mahal ako, right?" she asked directly and I'm shocked. Naaalala niya pala ang sinabi ko sa kanyang banat kaninang umaga. That was a famous meme I scanned through my social media accounts kaya naisipan ko lang na gamitin sa kanya.

"Uhm." I agreed.

"Well, no need." mariing tugon niya. "I'll be fine, EL. Hindi ko hahayaang masaktan ang sarili ko. No need to protect me." she insisted.

"BB naman..." I protested, just because I didn't seem to like where this conversation is heading.

"Then, what?"

I sighed.

I'm starting to doubt what I have to say at the moment. "Basta, sorry na. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" sabi ko na lamang,

I heard her sighed and got silent for a couple of seconds...

"B? Are you there?" I asked.

"Ikaw, bahala," aniya na lamang tapos pinatay ang tawag. Hindi man lang ako nakapag-good night sa kanya.

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