League of Life

Game 32: Trust

JOEY
I arrived school early than the usual. Maaga kasi akong nagising at naiinip sa bahay, maaga rin kasing umalis si Tita kaya wala akobg kasama. So I decided to go to school early. Maganda rin na walang makapansin sa akin sa pagpapalit anyo ko mamaya.

Wala pang halos tao sa school at iilan-ilan pa lang kaming naroon. Siguro tatambay muna ako sa computer room, kunwari nag-aaral pero maglalaro lang ng online basketball game. Ang bait kong estudyante noh?

I smiled when she spotted Frey, he was walking down the stairs. His head bowed so I know that he didn't see me. I called his name to get his attention.

"Frey!" I shouted at the tip of my lungs. Ewan ko lang kung hindi niya pa marinig.

"Oh... Joeylyn, ikaw pala," Frey replied.

I looked at my uniform. Hindi pa nga pala siya nakapagpapalit ng damit panlalaki. I'm still wearing my girl uniform. I actually on my way to girl's room to change my uniform when I saw Frey on my way there.

After scanning myself I look back on Frey. Joey guy mode on na ako ngayon. Ang hirap pala talaga. Quick change of personality. Para tuloy akong may split personality nito. Natatawa na lang talaga ako sa sarili ko.

He keeps his head down and I notice there's something off with his voice. Hindi naman siya ganito palagi. "May problema ba Frey?"

Frey shook his head. "Wala."

He said nothing but of course I didn't believed that. Kahit sandali ko pa lang kilala si Frey masasabi kong may mali sa kinikilos niya. Alam kong may problema siya. Nararamdaman ko 'yon.

"Hey kung ano man 'yan, I'm willing to listen," I really want to lift up his spirit. Kahit sino naman na kailagan ng kausap lagi akong willing na makinig. Mahirap kasing solohin ang problema mas maganda na may makausap ka. Alam ko ang pakiramdam na 'yon kaya kapag may tao akong nakikitang may problema handa akong tumulong sa kanila.

Maybe that's one of my talent; to listen, to lend an ear for someone's sentiment.

Frey looked at me and blew an exasperated sigh. "Joeylyn kasi..." he look hesitant and seems uncomfortable. I should've convince him.

"Hey... promise I won't judge." I raised my right hand as a sign of promise. Nakatitig lang siya sa akin. "Promise!" ulit ko pa na nakataas pa rin ang kanang kamay.

Frey took a deep breath and smiled a little before he open his mouth to speak. " I have a friend, and he has a friend...a girl friend." He paused to breath. "They've been together since childhood. They're best of friend." Frey smiled as he remembered something about his friend.

Ang sarap nga siguro na may kaibigan ka simula pagkabata. Si Kim nakilala ko elementary na kami eh. Tahimik lang ako ng nakikinig kay Frey. Gusto kong maintindihan ang problema niya so I know what advice I should give him.

"But recently the girl confessed her love for him. But my friend doesn't love her the way she does. He just only see her as a friend, as a little sister. The boy said that she  should have forget what she feels so their friendship won't be at stake. But the girl didn't listen, she keeps on insisting. The boy keeps distance on her but deep within his heart, he knows that he can't. He talked to her friend and try to settle the issue between them. He suggest to the girl that she needs to find destruction so she can forget what she feels. At first the girl protested. But something's happened... One day the girl just realized that she should really have to forget what she feels."

Lumapit ako kay Frey sa hagdan at inaya siyang maupo sa gilid na sinunod naman niya. Medyo nangangalay na rin tumayo.Buti naman wala pang dumaan sa gawin namin. Konti pa lang talaga ang tao maaga pa naman kasi.