[Agatha's Point of View]
Abala ako sa pag-facebook habang umiinom ng gatas. Alas-dose na ng madaling araw pero gising na gising parin ako ng biglang bumukas ang pinto kaya liningon ko kung sino at kumunot ang noo ng makita ko si Shantal
"Why are you not sleeping yet? May problema ba?" tanong ko habang papalapit siya sakin pero nginusuan niya lang ako bago yumakap sa bewang ko kaya pinaikot ko ang braso sa balikat niya at linagay ang baso ng
gatas sa side table
"Nothing. I just miss you, late ka na lang laging umuuwi" sabi niya kaya bumuntong hininga ako "I'm sorry, alam mo namang moving up ako diba?" sabi ko kaya ngumiti siya
"I understand Ate but I just miss studying" sabi niya kaya nagpakawala ako ng hininga "Okay ganito na lang, I'll ask Tita if she could buy you a computer and you could study online, is that okay?" sabi ko kaya malapad ang ngiti niya
"Thank you Ate" sabi niya at mahigpit akong niyakap "No prob" sabi ko "Hey Chan, gaano na kayo katagal ni Nathan na magkakilala?" bigla kong tanong
"Simula Grade 7, bakit?" tanong niya kaya umiling ako "Wala naman" sabi ko at tinuon ang atensyon sa laptop, bakit mo pa kasi tinanong yun Agatha? Nagulat ako ng biglang umayos siya ng upo at nakangising tumingin sakin kaya kumunot ang noo ko habang kinukuha ang baso ng gatas at linapit sa labi ko
"Is there something wrong?" tanong ko "You like Nathan, don't you?" sabi niya kaya bigla akong nabilaukan at binalik ang baso sa side table at namumulang pisnging tumingin sa kanya and gave her a look like I was horrified
"What kind of question is that?" tanong ko at umubo dahil nabilaukan ako kanina "Issu, ako pa talagang inuuto mo ah?" sabi niya habang sinusundot-sundot ang tagilirin ko at tinataas-baba ang kilay niya so I gave her a weird look
"Stop that" sabi ko at tinampal palayo ang daliri niyang sumusundot-sundot sa tagiliran ko "So tell me sister dear, you like Nathan?" sabi niya giving me a cheeky grin kaya umiling ako
"What are you talking about, Shantal? I see Nathan as a brother, nothing else" sabi ko habang umiiling "Bakit? I only asked if you like Nathan not like-like" sabi niya kaya kumunot ang noo ko
"What's the difference?" tanong ko "What I mean is, tinanong like naman kita kung gusto mo si Nathan as a friend or something but if your thinking about that other like then do you?" sabi ni Shantal na parang inaasar pa ako kaya agad akong umiling
"Of course not!" sabi ko "Chill. Don't need to shout" sabi niya kaya umiwas ako ng tingin when she pointed an accusing finger at me
"I know you Ate, hindi ka basta nagkakagusto sa lalaki especially with that inoccent mind of yours and I never saw you having a crush on someone before but I'm certain that you like Nathan, am I right?" sabi niya kaya kunot noo ko siyang tiningnan
"Are you saying that I have a crush on him?" hindi ko makapaniwalang sabi habang pinanlalakihan siya ng mata so she wiggled her eyebrows habang may nakakalokong ngiti sa labi niya
"Well do you?" sabi niya kaya natahimik ako sa 'do you?' niya. Do I like him?
Do you?
Of course not, I only see Nathan as a brother.
His handsome, yeah?
Yup.
Smart as hell?
Not denying that one.
And you like him.
Yeah - of course not! I see him as a brother! Walang ibig sabihin yun! "Well? Cat got your tongue?" sabi ni Shantal na may pangaasar na ngiti at tingin
"No, I don't Chan" sabi ko then she suddenly scoffed "Yeah, and pigs can fly" sabi niya kaya napakamot ako ng leeg "Stop pushing it, okay?" sabi ko kaya bumuntong hininga siya
"Why can't you like Nathan? I mean, he's hot, smart-" sabi niya kaya napailing ako "Cold, mean and indenial" pagdagdag ko "See? Tell me Ate, is there anything that you don't know about Nathan?" tanong niya kaya napaisip ako, do I?
"I.. don't know" sabi ko at bumaba ng tingin "What's Nathan's favorite food?" tanong niya "Any japanese cuisine, why?" taka kong tanong.
"Favorite color?"
"Black"
"T-shirt size?"
"Large"
"Favorite movie?"
"Does it matter?" sabi ko habang nagtatakang nakatingin sa kanya kaya tumango siya "Yes, now answer the question" sabi niya kaya napabuntong hininga ako
"File Of Young Kendaichi" sabi ko "See? I didn't even know that!" she pointed out kaya napailing ako "Don't push it Shantal, okay?" sabi ko kaya inikutan niya ako ng mata
"Whatever you say" sabi niya kaya sinara ko ang laptop bago mag-log out at inubos ang natirang gatas "Can I sleep here?" tanong niya kaya I patted the space beside me
"Sure, come here" sabi ko so she crawled beside me and squeezed in kaya pinikit ko na ang mata ko para matulog
"Don't you really like Nathan?" bigla niya tanong kaya hindi ko na napigilan na kurutin siya sa tagiliran habang nakapikit parin
"Shut up, Shantal" sabi ko kaya tumawa siya "Bummer, I even shipped the both of you" sabi niya and I could feel the vibration dahil sa pagtawa niya
"Matulog ka na nga" sabi ko at umayos ng higa bago siya tinalikuran "Alright. Fine" pagsuko niya and I could feel her embracing me from the back
"Good night, Ate" sabi niya kaya napangiti ako "Good night Shantal" sabi ko before I fell asleep.
[Third Person's Point of View]
His hand was still suspended in the air as he listened to their conversation at ng wala na siyang narinig ay kesa niya lang binaba ang kamay na akmang kakatok kanina.
Hindi niya matiis ang balisa nitong mukha kaya pupuntahan na niya sana ito sa kwarto when she heard their conversation about him.
He heard the two girls's conversation and he was suppose to feel bad on listening to anyone else's conversation but Agatha wasn't just 'anyone' dahil tinuring na niya 'tong kapatid, a twin to be precised but he couldn't help asking the same question na tinanong kay Agatha.
Did he?
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