Because There's You

Seven

The next day was dragging. Pakiramdam ko ay pagod na pagod ako kaya wala akong gana noong gumising. It's probably because I didn't had enough sleep. Nakatulugan ko na ang inis at pag-iisip sa sitwasyon namin ni Roy.

I wasn't able to come up with any good reason kung bakit hindi man lang niya ako naalalang i-text o tawagan. If he's suffering, well, that's because of his own doing. 

Eh, ako? Nadamay lang naman ako sa kalokohan niya. Mind you, hindi naman talaga simpleng bagay ang nagawa niya. Especially, naging parte ako at ang pamilya ko sa mga balibalitang kumalat.

Roy and I started as good friends so I was expecting more from him than ghosting me.

Nagkakilala kami noong lumipat siya sa British Metro International when I was just in seventh grade. He's two years my senior, and he plays for the soccer team. 

Dahil nga crush na crush ni Charm si Simon, we used to watch their game practices. 

Aside from the throngs of other fans, palaging ako, si Dani, at si Charm ang laman ng bleachers everytime may practice ang team. We were a staple. Of course, sino-sino pa ba naman ang susuporta sa isa't-isa kung hindi kaming tatlo lang.

Roy plays as a sweeper in the team. Hindi naman talaga ako interesado sa sports, natutunan ko nalang kalaunan sa kakapanood.

Since Charm was always proactive, she'd talk to them and greet them every chance she gets. Her brother plays for the team, too, so she gets to know each of them. Kaya pati kaming friends niya ay damay nadin.

Noong una ay 'hi' at 'hello' lang ang meron sa amin. Syempre I was a young grade 7 student during that time. Hindi naman ako mahiyain, but since they are our senior, they have this air around them that's cool for us students in the lower grades kaya nakuha niya ang atensyon ko. Hanggang sa nakakasabay na namin sila sa lunch, or they'd hang out with us in the field either before or after their practices.

After a year, Roy confessed that he likes me. I don't know what pushed me that time but I said yes when he asked if he can court me. 

Kilig na kilig ang mga kaibigan ko that time. Imagine the feeling of a teenager being liked by someone who's popular in school.

I honestly didn't think he'd do it formally and pay me a visit to our house from time to time. 

We both know that we are still young that's why he asked permission from my parents and they allowed him because I insisted.