Love In The Absence (Together Series #1)

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I close the book I'm reading when they starts to surround me and it annoys me. Hindi rin naman ako makapag-review ng maayos dahil sa ingay nila.

"Walang pasok bukas, why don't we hang out? G kayo?" Si Benj. Kanya-kanyang sagot naman ang lahat.

"Ikaw Jez?" Si Casi habang nakaharap sa salamin niya.

Isinara ko ang bag ko at isinukbit yun tsaka sila hinarap.

"No, finals are coming. I need to review then malapit nang PT." Tanging sagot ko lang at nag-check ng social media account ko.

"Ay KJ!" Si Chamy yun.

"Ano ba yan ngayon nalang ulit tayo lalabas after last time that I passed out. Nagpalakas pa naman ako mag-inom, KJ mo madam!" si Benjielyn  iyon at ngumuso pa.

Its been a months since it happened. We are busy and many papers are piled up on our plate. We are graduating and that's why we're damn bombard with what to do.

Kanya-kanyang strategy naman sila kung pano ako kokonsensyahin at pipilitin. Si Erie ay nakamasid lang sa tatlo na panay ang parinig sakin. Nangunot ang noo ko dahil sa pananahimik niya.

Erie is a kind of woman na hindi natatahimik ang bibig since we are together in senior high school. Unless she was up to something.

Tinalikuran ko ang tatlong naguusap-usap kung paano ako mapipilit.

I sat beside her.

"I know you're not fine. You can tell me. What is it?" Umiling lang siya like saying she doesn't want to talk about it. I sigh and just nod on it and tapped her shoulder. "I understand Erie. If you can't take it anymore just give me a call." Tumango siya at tipid na ngumiti sakin.

Mukhang mabigat ang pinagdadaanan niya and she needs comfort. Mostly kasi na ang mga maiingay raw na tao ay nananahimik lang yan pag may problema at kapag sobrang bigat nito. Although hindi naman lahat ng maingay ay ganoon. Pwede ring nag-iingay lang sila to temporarily forget the problem they had at pag uwi nalang sa bahay o tuwing mag-isa mag-iisip.

Isang sasakyan lang ang napag-usapan nilang gagamitin para sa pagba-bar. Pumayag na rin ako dahil mukhang kailangan din ni Erie ng paglilipasan ng oras. Hindi ko naman sinabing pag may problema kayo eh dapat mag-inom. Hindi naman nakakatulong ang alak sa problema, para sakin lang yun ah.

I just want Erie to hang out a bit para hindi siya masyadong ma-stress. I can feel that it's heavy. As much as possible, I want to help all my friends with their problem coz I know the feeling of nothing to hold on. Atleast offer myself to be lean on until you can stand again.

We decided 7 am at si Benj nalang ang dadaanan namin sa bahay nila and it's ten minutes drive lang. We're waiting for her but suddenly her brother appeared behind.

"Where do you think you're going Benjielyn Red?"

A cold baritone deadly voice. I can almost hear Benj's groaned when she heard it... even me.

I tilted my head from his direction when our eyes met. I hissed to myself when he arched his brows on me like saying 'what are you looking at'!'