KATHANG ISIP ( Ongoing )

Delos Reyes

  Special Chapter.

  We're now back at our House in
  the Philippines. The flight was
  undeniably exhausting, and the
  fucking jet lag! Ang hirap tuloy
  para sa ’kin mag-adjust.

  I wasn't actually startled upon
  seeing the house, parked outside
  was my motorcycle Mama Jana
  gave me as a present last New
  Year. Should I use this, though? Or
  save it for the future? I'm still
  uncertain.

  I knew what I had to do, I tried
  reaching out to Keyshia again..
  maybe we can get back together
  again? Maybe I could act like a man
  she deserves.

  After we talked things out, she
  confessed that she's still inlove
  with me.. I'm feeling the exact
  same way.. obviously that's the
  fucking reason I approached her
  again. Good thing she still studies
  there. It was an advantage since
  we can meet during breaktimes,
  I can take her home too.

  I considered our relationship as
  lowkey this time. I didn't tell
  anyone other than her that I'm
  back dahil balak ko silang
  sorpesahin. I was informed that I
  can take the Team Captain role,
  pero titignan ‘ko pa. Ngayon
  nalang ako maglalaro ulit kaya
  araw-araw na rin ako nag-ensayo
  para hindi na ‘ko mahirapan sa
  pasukan.

  Keyshia informed me that she
  didn't want the news about us to
  spread around the campus. So
  I definitely didn't mention it to
  anyone either kahit gustong gusto
  ‘ko siya ipagmalaki sa lahat.

  Tahimik akong nagmamasid sa
  paligid nang higitin ng katabi ko
  ang upuan niya papunta sa kanan
  para sa babaeng hindi ko kilala
  kaya ‘wag na natin pag-usapan. I
  laughed silently when the boy
  mentioned about seat plans where
  in fact wala naman. Ako nga kung
  saan saan nalang umupo. Swabehan
  niya naman moves niya, ang
  bulok, e. Ang ingay panaman nila,
  amp. First Friday Mass ngayon,
  napilitan lang ako sumama dito
  dahil pinahiram ‘ko ang gitara ‘ko sa
  mga maglelead.

  Katabi ‘ko ang kaklase ‘ko na si
  Alisha, isa rin siya sa mga nagulat
  no'ng bumalik ako. Tuliro pa
  ngayon, kaya nainis pa ‘ko ng onti
  dahil kung ano ano binubulong sa
  sarili. Weird niya lang.

  She pleaded me with her eyes when
  I realized she lost a copy of her
  song lyrics. I rolled my eyes at her,
  wala naman talaga akong kinuha
  na kopya dahil hindi naman ako
  kakanta. Nakiupo lang ako, awit.

  “Hati na kasi tayo sa sheet. Nag-
  mamadali kasi ako kanina tas
  ang bobo pa! May extra copy
  ako na na-misplace ko lang din.”,
  she begged me once again. It even
  seemed like her friend was listening
  so I bit my lips in order to stop
  a laugh. Chismosa, hahaha.

 

  “Di nga ako kakanta. Ikaw, nam
  babastos ka ba ha?”, pangaasar
  ‘ko pa sakanya. Edi wala siyang
  nagawa, pumirmi nalang siya sa
  upuan niya at sinasamaan ako ng
  tingin. Loko, amp. Nagbibiro lang
  ako, e.

  Umakbay na kaagad sa ’kin si
  Luke pagkatapos. Hindi rin iyon
  nagtagal dahil pinatawag kami ni
  Coach Wilson para sa meeting.
  Sinakto pang ako ‘yung bagong
  dating at may kulang pa kaya tinuro
  ako para mag-tawag do’n kay
  Ryan. Kinailangan ‘ko pa ikutin
  ang building para lang sakanya.
  Ayos mo, ah.