Take My Side (Book II)

Chapter 16

"See you on Monday, Love" nakangiting paalam ko kay Kaori ng mahatid ko siya sa bahay nila.

"Ge" walang ganang sagot niya while opening the gate of her house.

She's still mad at me. Kanina pa malamig pakiki-tungo niya.

"I'll call you tomorrow, Love" paalala ko.

Hindi na siya sumagot then locked the gate.

I sighed.
Umuwi ako sa bahay na laglag ang balikat.

Pagod na pagod akong napaupo pahiga sa couch.

Okay pa naman kami ni Kaori diba? Kasi hindi ko na alam anong pinag-aawayan namin.
Gulong gulo na ako.

After i took a bath, I called Karina..

"Kare.." tawag ko dito when she answered.

"Anong nangyari?" tanong nya agad. Sometimes i don't need to talk alam na ni Karina na there's something bothering me.

"Nothing. Can you sing a song for me?" i said, at nahiga na sa kama ko habang niyayakap si Fufu.

"Seryoso ka? Alam mong parang pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa boses ko e" i chuckled.

"Sige na." lambing ko sa kanya.

I just need someone to talk to.

"Bakit hindi ka sa girlfriend mo magpakanta? Maganda boses nun" napangiti na lang ako ng mapait.

Baka bulyawan lang ako kapag tinawagan ko yun ng ganitong oras. It's 12:32am anyway.

"Wag na nga. I'll sleep na" nangpapatayin ko na ang tawag ay narinig kong nagsimula ng kumanta si Kare.

"You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset
She's goin' off about somethin' that you said
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do"

Natatawa ako. Ang pangit talaga ng boses niya.

"Naririnig kitang nagpipigil ng tawa!!" bulyaw nya sa akin.

I couldn't contain my laugh anymore.

"HAHAHAHA Pangit ng boses mo bessy!" natatawang ani ko.

"Sabi ko sayo e! Nakakainis ka!" maktol nya na lalong nagpatawa sakin.

"Okay okay.. I won't laugh. Tuloy mo na tula mo." nangingiting saad ko.

"Bahala ka diyan! Ayuko na.."

"Sige na, please" lambing ko sa kanya

"I'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listenin' to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do"

Thank you, Kare.

But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreamin' 'bout the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see
You belong with me
You belong with me

Nakatulog ako habang nakikinig sa kanta ni Kare kung matatawag ko bang kanta iyon.

Pag-gising ko ay kinuha ko agad ang cellphone ko. I checked if Kaori already replied but she didn't.

Baka maaga nakatulog kagabi and she's still asleep now.

I texted her, greet her a good morning.