I find it really weird how Universe do its work. How things finds ways to fall into places I thought they don't or won't belong. Is it the force of nature? Or is it some type of law of force that only Physics could describe? I don't know.
Or maybe it's really meant to be like that.
I wiped both of my hands on my jeans. I don't usually get sweaty hands, but my hands are starting to sweat now. I've never been this nervous before.
When the door of the cafe chimed, agad akong napalingon doon. And instantly, nagtama agad ang mga mata namin.
Wala akong nagawa kundi titigan lang siyang nakatayo sa entrance ng cafe.
Jho, hugging a laptop on her chest and the other hand holding a bag, she obviously went her straight from her work.
Inalis niya bigla ang tingin sakin tsaka niya inikot ang kanyang mga mata sa paligid. Matapos ma-scan ang buong cafe, nagpasya siyang lumapit sa table kung nasaan ako nakapwesto. Hindi ko talaga bigla alam ang gagawin ko kaya tumayo na lang ako at pinaghila siya ng upuan na medyo iginagulat niya.
"Thanks." mahina at naiilang niyang sabi.
I just nodded in response tsaka bumalik sa pwesto ko in front of her.
"I'm sorry if I'm late again." she said, placing her laptop on the table.
"No. You're just on time. Maaga lang talaga ako."
Parang gumaan yung expression ng mukha niya when I said that. Tumingin siya ulit around us tapos sakin.
"Where's Miss Gaston?"
Napakamot ako sa kilay.
"Uh..." pero bago pa ko tuluyang makapagsalita, sinerve na samin yung inorder kong dalawang affogato kaya napunta dun ang attention namin.
Tinitigan ni Jho yon ng ilang segundo and then tumingin siya muli sakin.
"Uhm na saan si Miss Gaston?"
I bit my lip at napaiwas ng tingin.
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(Flashback)
"Kung di lang kita friend..."
She gave me her phone at walang pag aalinlangan ko yong kinuha. When I saw Jho's number on her screen, parang gusto kong maiyak. Finally.
"Thank you so much, Pongs."
Hindi ako tinantanan ni Ponggay sa kakatanong. But I think it is better to not tell anyone anything first hangga't hindi ko pa nakakausap ulit si Jho.
Kaya when I got home, hindi ako mapakali. I suddenly don't know what to do. Yes, I got her real number, then what's next?
The last time I saw her she treated me like a complete stanger. What if babaan niya ako ng call or hindi replayan if she figured out it's me?
Damn. Why is this so hard?
Siguro dapat hayaan ko lang. Siguro dapat hindi ko na to gawin. Siguro nga dapat kalimutan ko na talaga siya. But...
Napahiga ako sa kama because of too much frustration. Akala ko magiging madali na ang lahat pero hindi pala. I don't fucking know what to do!
Tinitigan ko ulit yung number ng mga ilang minuto. I almost tap the call button pero hindi ko alam bat message yung bigla kong pinindot.
I took a deep breathe. Bahala na.
Hello Jhoana! Can we meet at Bless Cafe at 5pm tomorrow? I have some concerns that I want to talk about the websites layout.
