TRAPPED

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CHET

We stayed in Tagaytay until 2 pm in my car, sat on the hood of my car, walking around my car. We drank cold coffee and cold chocolate drink. We ate chips. We ate cold pizza. Kung ano take out namin kinain namin. Umuwi kami when we realized 2 am na. We ignored calls and texts from people who were looking for us. Parehong rebelde. I told her about my life, she was not so open about hers. I realized, in love siya sa boyfriend niya. Buti pa siya. Nagtatampo siya sa parents niya. Naramdaman ko. Magaan ang loob ko sa kanya. What the hell should I do? Gusto ko sana siyang gamitin and ask her to help me out of this shit I am in, pakasal siya sa akin but that would be asking too much from her. Pakakasal tapos maghihiwalay din in the end. Tapos di rin namin mahal isa't isa. That would be asking too much from her. Kaya, kaibiganin ko na lang. Siya na lang ang gawin kong shock absorber. Atleast, that would take her away from her problems.

We were in the car talking when it rained so hard. Ending nakatulog kami sa loob ng car. When I woke up after one, she was on her side facing me. We reclined our seats. Then fell asleep. She used my hoodie to protect her from the cold air from the car's ac.

The rain has stopped.

She is peacefully sleeping. Maganda siya. Mas maganda sa ate niya. From the pictures of her sister sa mga business magazines, mas maganda si Lee.

She stirred and opened her eyes. She saw me looking at her. Teka magpalusot muna ako.

"Iniisip ko kung gigisingin na kita eh. Tumigil na yung ulan."

She kept looking at me. And then she remembered she was already staring. So she shook her head.and smiled.

"Tara, ihatid na kita."

And we're going back to reality. I'm going back to my doom. Pwede naman akong umayaw sa kasunduang yun pero bakit parang hindi ko alam kung pano? I feel so trapped. No way out of this so sticky situation. I looked at Lee, she is looking out of the window, in a deep thought too. She has not removed my jacket. That jacket was my fraternity jacket in Oxford. I have several frat jackets but the one she's wearing was my jacket when I was the Chancellor. The only jacket I wear when we have annual get together. I never let anyone use that. And she looks so comfortable wearing it.

Oh man, Chet, you are in a deep shit pare. Pag di mo nalusutan yang engagement na yan.

"Bakit ngayon ka lang
Bakit ngayon kung kailan ang aking puso'y
Mayron nang laman
Sana'y nalaman ko
Na darating ka sa buhay
'Di sana'y naghihtay ako

Ikaw sana ang aking yakap-yakap
Ang iyong kamay lagi ang aking hawak
At hindi kanya....."

I looked at the radio. I glanced at Lee and she also looked at the radio. And we looked at each other. Then she transferred the radio channel.

"Hahaha bakit mo pinalitan?"

"Wierd eh."

"Oo nga. You want coffee?"

"Do ba nga hindi ako umiinum ng coffee."

"Hot choco? There's a Mcdonald im five minutes from here."

" Okay."

" Baba tayo, you want? Diyan tayo uminum ng hot choco?"

" Okay."

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