Winter
I spent my weekend accompanying Lumi in her shopping escapades before returning to my condo in QC. It's pretty okay, aside from the fact that Lumi has been pestering me about Jezzrel. I'm not even close to the girl, and she kept on asking me about her. Dear God, hindi ko nga kilala ng maayos yung tao. I just know her name because she's friends with Luna and Yanika.
Aside from the fact that she was the psych student that I bumped into and that she likes stargazing, I know nothing about her.
I've been busy when I returned to QC because our professors gave us another batch of cases to digest and readings to memorize. So I busied myself for the whole week doing those things, as being a law student is hard when you're not diligent enough. That's why I make sure I exert extra effort in studying.
Hindi rin naman ako masyado pine-peste ni Ryle siguro dahil narin sa sobrang dami ngang ginagawa ngayon, halos di na ko natutulog para matapos lahat ng digests ko, at kailangan ko pa magbasa para sa recit.
My week went in like a blur to me, sobrang bilis dumaan ng buong linggo, it's already Friday and I'm currently walking with Ryle para maghanap ng kakainan nang makasalubong namin si Frances, agad namang kumunot ang noo nitong kasama ko nang makita kung sino ang nasa harapan naming dalawa.
"Buhay pa pala to." Ryle whispered but enough for me to hear what he say, I almost laugh at his sentiment pero di naman ako bastos na tao para bigla nalang tumawa.
"What do you need?"
Frances looked at me straight in the eyes and said, "Let's talk." I'm not sure if her eyes scream desperation, but I do not care much. I mean, I'm no longer interested in pursuing her, I've already wasted a lot of my time trying then she went on making out with someone.
My forehead creased upon hearing her, "Do we have anything to talk about?" I asked, voice dripping cold, I wanted her to feel that she's no longer anyone in my life. I don't care about her existence anymore. Kahit makipaghalikan siya sa sampung lalaki sa gitna ng campus, wala na akong pakialam. "Right, I don't think we have something to talk about, Frances. Excuse us." I said then walked past her.
Agad akong nairita ng hawakan niya ako sa braso para pigilan, ano bang kailangan nito? She's just wasting my fucking time. Mag-aaral pa ko eh.
"What?" I asked, irritation is evident in my voice. "Stop wasting my time, can you?" I added.
"Zeo, gusto ko lang naman mag-usap tayo!" She exclaimed, her voice raised a bit kaya may mga napatingin na tao.
Ah, nice. This is a fucking great way to end my day, people gossiping around me again.
'Uy tignan niyo si Frances kinakausap ni Zeo. Sila ba ulit?'
'Eh, diba may bagong girlfriend na si Zeo? Yung psych student?'
'Hala, mukhang pinipilit lang naman ni Frances makipag usap!'
Napahilamos ako ng mukha sa sobrang pagka-irita. "Tagalog nalang Frances, para maintindihan mo, kasi mukhang ang hina na ng comprehension mo eh. Wala na tayong dapat pag-usapan, okay? Wag mo akong guluhin dahil kailangan kong mag-aral. Okay na? Sige, alis na kami ni Ryle." I said, meaning every bit of the word I've just uttered. Then I walk past her to signal na aalis na kami ni Ryle.
Her face looks defeated but I couldn't care about what she feels, hindi rin naman niya inisip mararamdaman ko nung ginawa niya yun.
"Zeo, mahal kita." She said, her voice full of desperation. Like this is the only way that she knows that I'd stop and talk to her.
