Love Me Like Yesterday

Love Me Like Yesterday

"Ate, bakit sinigang na naman ulam natin?"

I kind of jumped when I heard Jac as she entered our kitchen.

Okay Julie, mental note: bawasan ang kape.

"Masarap naman the sinigang Jac eh." Making her like what I'm preparing.

"Eh Ate naman. Nung Saturday sinigang na ulam natin eh." My sister is grumpy.

"Oh that was 3 days ago na, Jac. It's Tuesday na kaya." I told her while smiling. Oh no wait, grinning.

"Hala." She said in disbelief.

"And, this is pork. The other day it was shrimp, right?" Dagdag ko pa para bumalik yung appetite niya.

"Sinigang ulit? Dadating si Kuya Moe?" Wow naman Joanna.

"What? Talaga?" Ay wow ulit. Bakit parang nag-twinkle yung eyes ni Jac?

Are we in some kind of Kdrama series?

"No. What are you saying JM?" I asked.

"Eh di ba we talked the other day about that sinigang thing with Kuya Moe. So, I assumed na you two talked and then you invited him over kaya may sinigang ulit?"

Pasmado bibig netong isang 'to.

"JM, shush your mouth. Bawiin ko bago mong car eh."

"Akala ko kase-"

"Just shush." I told her and pinanlakihan siya ng mata.

"So Ate, pupunta nga si Kuya Moe?" Di pa pala tapos.

"Hindi nga Jac. Don't listen to your other Ate. Ampon 'yon." I told her and then she laughed.

"Okay. Sarapan mo 'yan. Yung last time matabang." Jac freakin' walked out on me.

What?

Hala.

Talaga?

Ow.

Baka kaya?

January 3, 2019.

"I thought he would fight for me." I whispered as I walked out through the parking lot.

There I found our car.

My favorite one. He always drives it.

"Akala ko he will choose to save it."

"Ano kamo, Julie?" Ay hala si Kuya Pekto.

"Ay wala po, Kuya. Tara na po."

"Tara na? Asan si Elmo?" Tanong niya.

"Wala na po." Bulong ko.

"Anong sabi mo?"

"Ay hindi po makakasama. Tara na po Kuya Peks." Pag-aya ko.

I wanted to send him a text message.

Gusto ko siyang tanungin kung bakit pumayag siya. Gusto kong sabihin niya sa akin na joke lang lahat 'yon. Gusto kong malaman kung dahil ba hindi niya lang talaga trip yung sinigang o kung hindi talaga masarap luto ko. Gusto ko ng sagot sa mga tanong ko.

"You asked for it, Julie. Ikaw may gusto niyan."

I need to talk to someone. I need it.

Baka mabaliw ako.

"Barbie."

"Oh bat ang lungkot?" She asked on the phone.