Kabanata 6
City Lights
I roamed my eyes around the reastaurant and I already saw Hail and the gang along the corner of the restaurant. Laughing and giggling.
Pina-una na ako pinaglakad ni Duke sa table nila Hail. Sa totoo lang, na a-awkwardan ako kanina pa sa b'yahe. Lalo na't si Hail ang nag aya sa'kin rito. Si Hail at Duke lamang ang kakilala ko dito. The rest of the gang, hindi. I'm a little bit shooked, only Hail and Duke are the only boys here. I wonder if Duke is like Hail too? Okay, whatever.
Hail waved at us. And mouthed, "here!"
And I give him a thumbs up. Lumapit na ako sa kanilang grupo at pinagtitigan ako ng mga kanilang kasamahan. Kroo kroo.Si Hail ay nakaupo sa pinakasentro. Tinapik naman niya ang upuan na nasa right side. Dalawang upuan ang bakante. Ang mga ibang upuan ay bakante rin. I wonder kung may mga kasama pa bang iba bukod sakanila at sa'kin?
Umupo na ako sa upuan na tinatapik ni Hail. At umupo sa tabi ko si Duke. It's kinda awkward when I'm with him. When I'm too close to him.
"Sorry, natagalan ako." I said to Hail.
"No, It's okay. May hinihintay pa tayong iba."
"Ah, ganon ba." At tumango na lang ako sakanya.
Nilahad ni Hail ang kanyang kamay sa'kin. "Attention," Hail said. "The girl beside me is Lorraine. Lorraine this is my friends." Tumahimik sila at lumingon sila samin.
"This is Chesca," tinuro niya ang nasa tapat ko nakaupo. Infairness, maganda siya huh. Morena'ng morena talaga ang dating niya.
"Chesca here." Nilahad niya ang kanyang kamay at kinamayan ko siya.
Hail pointed the girl beside Chesca. "And that's Mitch." Kumaway siya sa'kin at ngumiti na lang ako.
"Hope we could be friends." Mitch said.
"Sure," and I warmly smiled at her.
"Krishna," said the girl beside Mitch. She look so sungit because of her eyes. "Hope we could hang around here in baguio." She said.
"Sure, if you're free." And we chuckled.
Naglahad ng kamay ang katabi ni Duke. She is very pretty huh.
"Janine," she said. Oh, her name is familiar huh.
"Lorraine, nice to meet you. " I said. Tinagal na niya ang pagkakahawak sa'kin kamay at ganon rin ako. Pagdating sakanya ay na awkwardan na ako. Lol.
Kumaway sakin ang babaeng katabi ni Janine. "Isabelle, my pleasure to meet you. It looks like you're fun to be with huh." She said and I chuckled.
"Not really at all Isabelle. My pleasure to meet you too." I said and I waved at her too.
Duon natapos ang pagkakakilala. Minsan ay tinatanong nila ako sa mga bagay bagay para ma-lessen ang awkwardness samin at para mawala ang pagitan sa aming mga pader. They treat me as a friend too. I'm sure they are all fun to be with but not Krishna. I don't know but, I don't feel her presence towards me. Something is off.
Tumayo si Chesca at kumaway. Siya kasi ang nakakakita kung sino ang palabas at papasok sa entrance ng resto na ito. Napalingon na din ang iba sakanila. Napalingon ako sa likod ko at nakita ko ang mga kanilang kinakawayan.
They are all boys. My jaw dropped when I saw them. They are all my batchmates in Highschool. Really, reunion ba ito?
Inalis ko na ang tingin ko sakanila at tinakpan ko ang mukha ko aking mga buhok. Really, sa dinami dami ng tao bakit sila? I mean okay lang pero mas lalong umo-akward ang atmosphere rito. Una si Duke, pangalawa yung mga lalaki. Tropa niya 'yang mga 'yan simula nung Highschool kami. What the freaking hell.
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