Falling Out of Love [editing]

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"Kuya, I'm fine here na" I quickly said nung nakapark na siya sa loob ng campus

"Alright"

nauna kong lumbas ng sasakyan,

I scanned the parking area and saw all black young man again,

I have this gut that he's enzo,

I'm about to approach him but I'm surprised with kuya slightly shaking my shoulder

"Are you okay? Gusto mo ihatid kita sa loob?" He asked me

Alam ko namang he's concerned lang sakin

"No, okay lang talaga ko kuya, may nakita lang akong friend"- I insisted

he nodded and smiled

I smiled at him nalang and hugged him tight

"Have a safe ride kuya! See you later"

"Okay, nga pala, do you want me to pick you up later? Or may kasabay ka?"

"Wala akong kasabay mamaya, so maybe? I'll just text you nalang, thank you again!"- I cheerfully waved at him

hinintay ko munang umalis yung car, he opened the window pa at kumaway pa sakin

I waved back at him nalang and started walking the path towards the entrance door

Papunta na 'ko sa cafeteria, I'm on the hallway,

and guess what? Enzo's on my front, I think he's also going towards the same destination as mine

tinry kong habulin siya, but he's too fast, ang lalaki pa ng hakbang, pano ko mahahabol siya ngayon?

I'm insisting to call him kasi, lalo na at malapit lang sa may faculty and office yung hallway na 'to

~

As I went inside the cafeteria, not as usual, wala pa sila kends and yuri,

ngayon lang ata uli ako nauna sa kanila,

but then habang nasa may pila ako sa may pancake and hot dishes area, nakarinig ako ng ingay mula sa labas

and also, I can't help myself not to hear yung bulungan nung nasa tabi ko,

or more likely chismisan,

"Kasama na raw lagi ni yuri si shaireen, eto namang si kuya Enzo, kinausap si Shaireen, kaso mukang wala siyang napala kasi parang naging teary-eyed sya" sabi nung grade 9 student sa likod ko,

kaya ko nalamang grade nine sila kasi sinilip ko yung mga mukha nila, and hindi sila siguro familiar sakin kaya tinuloy lang nila yung pag-uusap

"Kaya nga besh, para kong nanunood ng pelikula kanina, umagang-umaga eto na agad bungad sa campus" sabi naman nung isang mas matangkad na babaeng grade 9

they just shrugged and stopped their conversation there, wala naman akong paki na kung tapos na ba sila mag-usap or hindi,

basta ang alam ko lang ngayon, kailangan ko nang maka-usap si yuri