Busy being Yours

26. A Losing Game

Hello. I'm sorry if it took me so long to update. I just can't think straight knowing that our country is suffering so much at the moment. I hope that you're all safe and healthy. At times like this it is really important for us to help one another, even with the smallest things that we could offer. Remember that even little things, when combined together could lead to a bigger... much greater thing.

Magtulungan tayong lahat.

Refuse to glorify resiliency, demand accountability.

Warning: a very long (10, 436K words) filler that would make sense in the long run. I suggest that you read between the lines.

And I know that it's getting boring, it is made to be this way since the core of J&J is pushing and pulling. Tapos na tayo sa 'pulling', it's time to enter the 'pushing'. Don't worry babalik na tayo sa less angsty (hindi talaga angsty pero less madramang Junipher stage) phase soon.

Love, Vam 🧡

xx

"So..." We all looked at Greg after I told them what I witnessed yesterday. Hindi ko nga alam kung ba't bigla-bigla nalang itong sumulpot dito. Nag-text lang naman 'to, nagtatanong kung nasan ako, next thing I knew he's already here. "What do you think is going on between the two of them?"

"I'm sorry, pero sino ka nga ulit?" Singit ni Abby na mukhang kanina pa nagtataka kung sino 'tong lalaking bigla-bigla nalang na nakiupo sa mesa namin at nakikikain sa fries ko.

Sixto and him both chuckled.

Greg tilted his head to the side before licking his lower lip, "Gregory Sah, ma'am." Again, ay pinapakita na naman nito ang charming smile niya na mukhang 'di umuubra kay Abbs na naka-default parin 'yung expression ng mukha, "June's friend." He offered a handshake.

Simpleng tango lang ang sagot ni Abby, ni hindi man lang nito pinansin ang nakalahad na kamay ni Greg bago ako muling tiningnan. Pareho kaming napailing ni Ai sa inaasta nito.

"Ikaw? What do you think?" She asked me.

I bit my lip.

I'm gonna be honest. Medyo naging OA na naman ako kahapon regarding what I just witnessed. It's only Tita Abner and Celia, walang dapat ikabahala 'dun... Kung hindi ko nga lang alam na may namamagitan sakanila noon ni Jas. I just couldn't help but wonder why on Earth is she hanging out with his mom after all the things that Jas (frustratingly, I might add) said to me, denying whatever I'm trying to imply on what's going on between the two of them.

Gets niyo ba ako?

Hindi naman dapat siya big deal. I kinda forget about Celia for a while, masyado akong naging abala sa clerkship ko at sa pag-iwas kay Jas na muntik ko nang nakalimutan 'yung misteryong nababalot sa pagitan ng dalawa. And then out of the blue, ay muli ko na naman itong makikita... Again, thickening the plot and making me more curious than ever.

Whatever must have been going on between the two is something pretty serious. Hindi naman siguro 'to magtatagal ng ganito kung walang kahit anong tinatago, hindi ba?

"Sa hospital mo nakita 'yung dalawa, 'di ba?" Singit ni Ai habang abala ito sa pagbabalat ng sandwich niya.

Pareho nang tapos ang shift naming apat at ngayon ay nagme-meryenda muna kami sa café malapit sa hospital bago kami tuluyang tumulak sa isang study hub malapit sa SLRA. Our study outs became more frequent than ever, mas nagiging intense 'yung will naming lahat na magtulungang makapagtapos ng med school.