"I can think of all the times you told me not to touch the light. I never thought that you would be the one."
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They're more than friends-and not a couple.
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HIM
"Anong 'bang problema mo?! Masama 'bang ng yakapin si Marie? Hindi pa tayo 'di ba?" galit na wika ko.
"Ngayong may point ang sinabi ko, wala ka nang masagot. Nasan ng 'yung babaeng sumisigaw kanina?" dagdag ko pa.
Hindi ko talaga maintindihan ang mga babae. Bakit ba sobrang possessive nila? Wala siyang karapatan na magalit sakin dahil hindi niya pa ako sinasagot and we're not in a relationship.
"'Di ba ako 'yung nililigawan mo? Bakit nakikipag-landian ka pa sa ibang babae? Kung mabilis ka lang 'din naman magsawa, sana hindi ka na nanligaw!" galit na wika niya.
"If you had given me an answer already, eh 'di sana hindi ako napatingin sa iba!"
"Don't test me," madiin niyang wika as she gritted her teeth.
"Look, you're the one at fault here," sagot ko.
She scoffed at me before walking towards the door and opened it. Before leaving, she let out a sigh and said, "Fine! Gawin mo na lahat ng gusto mo, pero huwag ka nang maghintay ng sagot sakin."
She slammed the door, leaving me alone in the dark and empty room. Inabot ko ang cellphone 'kong nagcha-charge at tinawagan ang babaeng dahilan ng away namin kanina. After a few seconds, she picked up.
"Ano nang nangyari? Effective ba? Pagkinasal kayo sa future, bridesmaid ako ah!" masiglang sagot ng babaeng nagngangalang Marie.
Hindi ko na mapigilang maiyak, pero tumawa lang si Marie.
"Ano 'to prank? Iiyak ka tapos-boom! Success pala," natatawang sabi niya.
Pero hindi ako tumigil sa pag-iyak at napansin iyon ni Marie.
"Hala, anong nangyari? Sabi ko sayo- wait lang, may tao yata sa labas." Hindi natapos ang kayang sinasabi dahil sa sunod-sunod na pag-ring ng doorbell.
Through the call, I heard someone say 'hey' and a faint sound of slapping. I immediately knew the one who slapped Marie and ended the call.
And just like that, ang tiwala na binuo namin ng isang buong taon ay nasira sa isang araw lamang.
"Don't test me."
I know. Dapat hindi ko na ginawa 'yung bobong plano na iyon.
She warned me but I just shrugged it off. I was the one who touched the light, thus causing chaos.
"I'm sorry..."
BINABASA MO ANG
leaves
Short Storya compilation of short stories. × inspired by ben&ben's "leaves" ×