To the nights we spent

02

"Ha? Ano Yhie? Walter? pupunta tayong waltermart?"  she said, katawagan ko yung bestfriend ko.

Her name is Selene, she is currently studying in DLSU. Friends kami since high school, strangely nag click kami and naging close kami!

We are literally enemies back then because of a Kpop. Adik kami sa Kpop, nag meet kami sa isang store which is bilihan ng mga CD, albums and merch.

"Tanga! Anong Waltermart? Si Walter Lebbin Threason! Yung nakaaway natin sa Band! Yung nanalo!" OA na pagkasabi ko, narinig ko na nagulat pa siya. Kung kasama ko lang siya nakita ko ng nanlalaki ang mata niya na may patakip takip ng bibig.

"Ay shuta ka Yhienne Qezia! Ang Gwapo non!" tumawa pa siya, he does have the looks but the attitude? Para sakin mayabang siya. Hindi lang mayabang, SOBRA.

Papunta kami sa meeting place namin, sa KFC. Our favorite place. Other girls would prefer Jollibee or Mcdo, But we prefer KFC because of the Soup and the Hotshots.

Pagkabukas ko ng pintuan, wala namang pila kaya inantay ko muna si Selene.

Umupo na ako sa upuan tapos nag scroll scroll pa ako sa Ig. Nagselfie pa nga ako and inistory ko, someone commented pa nga and said " San ka bHie?" probably one of my plastic friends.

10 mins ng nakalipas ng nakadating si Selene.

"Yhi!!!!" she hug me so tight, pinalo ko yung likod niya kasi di na ako makahinga. " Grabe ka naman Se! Parang di tayo nagkita nung Isang araw." I smiled.

"Alam mo naman na ikaw lang ang buhay ko! Walang jowa eh alam mo na" she winked at chuckled. Umupo na rin siya and sabi ko siya na mag order tutal late siya.

20 mins after she went to the line, bumalik na rin siya dala dala yung order namin

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"Yhi! Ano yung sinabi mo tungkol sa Wez?" She said, "Wez" yung banda na kung san kasali si Walter, Medyo cheesy nga ang pangalan nila because of the acronym.

W if for Walter because he is the vocalist, E is for Erwan the drummer, Z is for Zyren the bass guitar.

"We have a band too diba? Natalo natin sila nung first  play, pero nung 2nd nag tuloy tuloy na yung panalo nila" Napairap pa ako pagkatapos sabihin niya sabihin yun.

Hurricane is our band, it is consist of Me, Selene and one other boy. Who is Zachary Aiden Montecarlo.

He is the drummer, I'm the Vocalistt, and Selene is the bass.

We joined "Music Fest" last Foundation Day, but on fortunately, "Wez" joined the competition.

"Sayang no Yhie? Panalo na sana tayo, tayo pinaka magaling eh!" With matching tapik pa sa mesa, OA talaga to si Selene. Bangag pa

"Yeah, i know but that fucking "Wez"! na sobrang corny, walang tenga yung mga judges Se!" Nanlalaking matang usal ko pa!

"But you said inuwi ka niya? Ni Walter? The Cool guy?" she said, tinaas niya pa yung dalawang kamay niya. I nodded and said "Oo, siya nga." i sighed.

"Shet! Wafu siya gHorl!!!, pero sabi mo siya naghatid sayo kagabi?" nagtataka niyang sabi. Oo nga pala sinabi ko yun sakanya, he brought me home but literally left me hanging, but atleast he called my mother to make me a hangover soup huh?

"Yes, I went to a so called bar, surprisingly he is the bartender there!" I exclaimed, He is the Son of a top righ company. But he worked there as a bartender? Ano para ipamukha niya sa parents niya na kaya niya mag isa? Pathethic.

"Gago Yhi! Mayaman yun, hindi lang mayaman, Sobrang yaman pa." She finished eating and so am i, Umalis na kami sa KFC and then i said, "Maybe he wants to prove himself, that he can do everything he wants."

Nagkibit balikat na lang siya, We spent hours to the Mall window shopping, buying some stuffs na hindi naman dapat. I should save for my Condo, I mentally note that. Umuwi na rin si Selene pero ako pauwi pa lang, it's 9 pm and it is so traffic, isa pa ako sa mga commuters.

Nung nakarating na ako sa tapat ng condo ko, I opened the door and the guy said, "Good afternoon" to the customer, hindi ko na siya pinansin and continue what i'm doing. I bought chips, beers and some essentials, I went to the counter and then i said "Kuya ito-" i stopped when i realized, the guy who is in front of me is Walter!

"What the actual fuck?' I gasped, nanlalaki pang mata  but my attention drifted to my phone because it vibrated. I saw one messsage, and it comes from my mother.

My so called mother:

Ano tong grade na to Yhiene? Diba sabi ko sayo! Mag aral ka? Buti pa si Tiffany, Cum laude, eh ikaw? Patapon? Kung ayaw mo mag aral ng mabuti sabihin mo lang, papa drop out kita, tignan mo lang Yhiene!

When i finished reading the text, Naluha agad yung mata ko. My hands covered my whole face, Walter noticed it and then he said, "Ano? lintek umiiyak" he said softly, he began walking to me and said 'Okay ka lang ba?" but even though my face doesn't show the answer 'yes' i nodded.

I don't even know what is he doing, he just began pushing me to the door, bringing my things with him. Tahimik lang siyang naglalakad, at ako naman ay umiiyak. I probably look dumb in front of everybody, lalo na sakanya.

Then we reached the park, we both sat on the bench. He carefully put his hands on my hair, like he's saying it's not a bad life, it's just a bad day. When i stopped crying, he suddenly speak. "What's the problem Qezia? Shoot." He said, bringing his hands down.

Nag-aalinlangan pa akong sabihin sakanya, he's the great Walter, the cool brizzy type of guy, but then he nodded, he look at me softly and flash a slight smile. He doesn't know that affects me, especially i'm crying here right now.

Siya lang ang kasama ko ngayon, punong puno na ako. Nobody wants to hear my problems, they opened up to me but they don't ask me if i'm fine. I realize na siya lang ang nagtanong kung okay lang ba ako then i found myself telling the story to him, and realized he maybe is Walter but this is not Walter that i know, this is the soft Walter that nobody knows about.