He's into Him (against the universe #1)

chapter 8

CHOLO RAMIREZ

Maurize is fuming mad. Hindi ko maipinta ang itchura nya sa sobrang galit nito.

"You told me that you will gonna pick me up in our school! I waited for you to come!" She said while giving me a death glare

"Look rize, I'm sorry okay? I'll promise you that this will not gonna happen again" I said trying to convince her.

"Where the hell did you go ba? Maureen told me that you skip four of your subjects! And all of them is your major!"

I bite my lips, trying to think what should I say to her.

"I- I'm with my friend" I said and looked at her.

"Who's friend? " she asked.

"It's Rhys, my classmate" I told her.

"Did he influence you?!" Pang aakusa nito

"No! He didn't, actually I'm the one who told him to help me"

"Where did you go?!" Tanong nito

I sight before answering her question.

"I went to the mall near the school. Because I bought you a gift" saad ko sakanya sabay abot ng dalawang paper bag.

"You did what?"

" I buy you a gift. Matagal din tayong Hindi nag kita, kaya naisipan ko na bilhan ka ng regalo ."

She looked at me and bite her lips.

"You don't need to do that, next time don't skip your class just for this things,  you know what kind of person your dad is" she said and suddenly hug me.

The moment when maurize hugged me, I felt....

Nothing.

Bakit ganun? Hindi na katulad ng dati, na pag malapit sya ay bumibilis agad ang tibok ng puso ko. Pero ngayon? Bakit ganito?  May Mali talaga.

"Let's have a dinner on your brother's restaurant" saad nito saka hinawakan ang kamay ko

And again , the moment she hold my hands, I didn't feel anything. Parang nawawala na yung...

Spark.

Did I just really... Fall out of love ?

No!, it can't be! I love her! I love maurize. I love everything about her. I said trying to convinced myself.

While we are waiting for our order to be served.
Maurize suddenly spoke.

"Babe? You mentioned earlier that, you went to the mall with you friend right" she said while looking straight into my eyes.

"Yeah, I'm with Rhys, he's my classmate, Maureen knows him too" saad ko naman sakanya.

"Does- does Rhys live in callan street" tanong nito.

Tumingin naman ako sakanya saka nalilitong umiling.

"Rhys is rich, he lives in Walter's condominium near callan street"

I said and give her a small smile.

"Why are you asking me about him, anyway?" Tanong ko sakanya.

Umiling lang naman ito.

"Nothing,  I thought  the Rhys that your talking about is the Rhys that I know."

"Nah, Rhys is kind. Don't worry" saad ko naman sakanya.

After we eat I offered maurize to give her a ride to their house, but she refuses it.

So her twin sister Maureen went to the resto and pick her sister up.

"I'll call you when I got home" she said and give me a peck on the lips.

I  smiled at her and wave goodbye.

Bumalik naman ako sa loob ng resto na ngayon ay mag sasara na. It's already 8 in the evening anyway.

"Cholo, isabay mo nalang ako pauwi, I didn't bring my car" my older brother even said while trying to open his phone

Tumango lang naman ako sakanya.

I let my brother drive my car.

We are in the middle of the road, when I realized that I should ask him about something, that keeps on bothering me.

"Kuya? Can I ask you something?"
I nervously ask.

He look at me and said.

"Ask everything you want to ask"

he said while laughing.

"Di- did you ever fall out of love on Someone?" I ask.

Tumingin naman sya sakin na parang Hindi maka paniwala sa sinabi ko.

"No" saad naman nito
"why? Don't tell me... You did fall out of love to maurize?"

He said and punch my arm.

"Fuck! Kuya! Masakit!"
I groan.

Instead of saying sorry, he punch my arm again.

"Did you cheat?!" Pagalit na tanong nito.

"The fuck?! No I didn't! I am not like our father!" Saad ko dito.

"Siguraduhin mo lang cholo! " saad nito.

"If you didn't cheat. Then why did you fall out of love? " tanong nito.

I pause for a second before answering him.

"I didn't say that I fall out of love kuya! I just asked you if you fall out of love. Because I want to know how it feels"

Saad ko sakanya.

"Why do you want to know?"

"N-nothing... Maybe I'm just curious" dahilan ko nalang.

I think I Asked the wrong person pala. Tsk.

Hindi naman sya sumagot, papasok na kami sa village namin ng mag salita ulit si kuya.

"Actually... kapag na fall out of love kana sa kasintahan mo, wala kanang mararamdaman, mawawala na lahat. Wala ng joy, wala ng kilig, wala ng spark...

Lahat yan mawawala. Kahit pa gaano katagal ang pinag samahan nyo, kapag ramdam mong Hindi Mona sya mahal, kapag Ramadam mong Hindi kana masaya... Yung mga taon na yun, ay masasayang lang..."

"Parang binigyan mo lang ulit ng pag kakataon ang sarili mo na Maging Malaya, and for me. Falling out of love is a choice"

My brother said, before parking the car beside our house.
Every words that my brother was saying, it's hitting me. So damn hard.

"So beware buddy" he said and went out of the car.
Saka binigyan ako ng tipid na ngiti.

Napa hinto naman ako dahil sa sinabi nya.

Wala ng joy, wala ng kilig, wala ng spark... And it's a fucking choice, No... I didn't choose this! I love my girl, I love maurize. But...

Did I - Did I  really fall out of love?
Did I?

I hope I didn't...