When It Hits

25

"So... Ano ang nakita ko?" Ella asked me right after our friends left my condo. It's already dark outside so in short, kanina pa kami hindi nagkikibuan ni Ella ever since I went back, even our friends noticed it pero hinayaan nalang nila kami.

After she saw us earlier, she immediately left us so I had to follow her but she said I should spend time with Vince so I let her leave. But, saglit lang din kami nagkasama ni Vince since may dadaanan pa raw s'ya. He just helped me carry all the paper bags until the floor where my unit is. He didn't bother to went inside my condo since nandoon 'yung mga friends ko, and ayaw ko rin not because I'm shy to introduce him but because I'm worried na baka kulitin s'ya ng mga friends ko.

"About that... sorry I didn't take a chance to tell it to you... I was just..." bullshit! I'm losing my words! I don't know what to say! 

"You were just what?" she asked again, raising a brow while crossing her arms at her chest. This is the serious Ella!

"I'm just, worried that you guys will interview us or something." I said, slowly bowing down my head, getting ready to be scolded by her.

"It's not my question. I'm asking about him. Kailan naging kayo?" she asked again, getting impatient with me. 

"Well... I don't know." I said in a very low voice, it even turned out like I'm whispering.

"What do you mean you don't know? You don't remember when did you both became in a relationship?!" she asked again, this time she's shouting now so I closed my eyes. Akala mo pinapagalitan ng nanay. 

Oh wait, are we in a relationship? I don't know. We didn't talk about it, does it mean we're not yet in a relationship? "I don't know if we're in a relationship or not." I answered her right away before looking up to see her face. Her mouth formed 'o' for what I said. 

"You... you're not yet sure? So hindi kayo?!" she shouted again while pointing at me. 

"I don't know, we didn't talk about it yet. I guess we're just mutual but not in a relationship." I said before standing up and reached for the remote of my inverter and lowered the temperature, mukhang pinagpawisan ako ng malala doon.

"And you let that happen? Hey, ikaw! 'Wag kang papayag na ganon na lang Gail!" she shouted at me before holding my arm to make me face her again. 

"E, anong gagawin ko? Tatanungin ko siya na tayo ba? He's not even courting me!" I defended myself. 

"Oh my goodness. Mukhang mahina ang manok ko!" she shouted before she let go of my arm and walked to the hallway, maybe at the guest room since nandoon 'yung gamit niya sa loob.

"What do you mean?!" I shouted back so she can hear me. Anong manok ang sinasabi niya?

"Hoy Gail, dapat sa susunod na tanungin kita kung kayo na o hindi, dapat may sagot ka na okay? Or mas maganda 'yung malalaman ko nalang agad, no need for me to ask since confirmed na. Dapat ganon!" she shouted before walking towards me.