"Huy! Okay ka lang?" Alta asked. "Huh? Of course I'm fine Alta," I said. Pinagpatuloy ko ang pag halo sa pineapple juice saka tinakal iyon sa maliit na baso. "Parang hindi ka naman okay, kanina pa yan si kuya oh, tapos ngayon mo lang natakalan ng juice!" natatawa niyang saad. Kunot noo ko siyang tinitigan saka binaling ang tingin sa direksyon na nginunguso nito. Fucky shit. Alta is right. Mukhang ilang minuto na akong nakatulala dahil Ang sama na ng tingin sa akin ng lalaki. Mukhang uhaw na uhaw na rin kaya gan'yan na ang tingin. I awkwardly smile and give him the drink. I apologize to him but he didn't bother accepting it. Hindi ko rin naman masisi si Kuya. Naantala ang pag inom niya ng juice dahil sa akin. Paano ba naman kasi ay hindi ko maalis sa isip ang mga sinabi ni Asmo sa akin kagabi. I was astonished. I was too stunned to speak but not too stunned to kiss him. Of course I kissed him. He deserves it for finally letting his feelings out. I felt like I'm the luckiest
Palinga linga ako sa paligid. It's been thirty minutes since I came here. I'm outside the university where I thought Asmo and I would meet but until now he is not here.I can't help but wonder where he is right now. Hindi ko naman alam kung may phone ba siya or kung mayroon man ay hindi ko rin alam ang number niya kaya wala akong magawa kundi mag hintay. Sa pagkakaalam ko ay wala naman na siyang booth na kailangan tulungan o ano pa man kaya ng napag usapan namin na dito kami magkikita. I was tapping my feet while looking around. I decided to walk around the hallway. Baka kasi ay sa kabilang side siya nag hihintay kaya hindi kami magkatagpo. I slowed down when my eyes landed on him. He immediately grinned as he stared back at me. I rolled my eyes at him. I tried to jog my way out of his direction but there's no use because he blocked my way. "Look who is here," he said. "Move away Vlad. May pupuntahan pa ako.""Aren't you going to congratulate me Adra? You used to congratulate
I walked away. Nang makalabas ako sa school ay dumiretso ako sa daanan patungo sa amin. My vision was blurry but I didn't mind it. Muli kong pinalis ang nagbabadyang luha sa mga mata. Damn all of them. Especially Layla who doesn't seem to care about someone else's feelings! But why are you so mad about Adra? Walang alam si Layla. She doesn't even know that you two are an item or a freaking couple. She doesn't know that she is overstepping on someone's relationship. She doesn't know a freaking thing so why are you blaming her? My mind argues with me. Is it my fault that Asmo and I didn't make it official? Bakit ba kailangan gawin na official? Para malaman ng ibang tao kung ano kami? At irespeto nila ang relasyon namin? Para layuan na ni Layla si Asmo? O para pag usapan lang kami sa campus? Mainit pa naman ang mata sa akin ni Brenda at Vlad! Baka mas lalo lang lumala ang lahat pag nalaman nila na kami ni Asmo. Another thing, I don't think that Layla would leave him alone. S
My body trembled as I watched them rushed Vlad to the hospital door. "Teka, si Vlad ba 'yon? Tama ba ang nakita ko Adra? Si Vlad ba yung nasa stretcher? Anong nangyari sa kan'ya?" I was too stunned to speak. I don't know Alta. Hindi ko alam kung anong nangyari sa kan'ya. Nag si alisan na ng mga tao sa paligid namin na nag kumpulan. They moved on with their own lives, that fast. I can't blame them because they don't know Vlad but what heck. Nagkaroon kami ng argument kami kanina, pati pa nga si Bernadette kasama pero hindi ko akalain na ganito ang mangyayari. But...Is this something to do with me?Why do I feel like it is connected to me? Dahil ba ginawan niyan ako ng masama kaya ganito ang pakiramdam ko? Why do I feel guilty about what happens to Vlad? "Huy! Okay ka lang Adra?" Alta asked. "H-huh?""Okay ka lang? Natulala ka bigla nung makita mo si Vlad.""I don't know what to feel about this Alta.""Oh bakit? Dapat nga matuwa ka dahil finally nakuha Niya na Ang karma niy
"Asmo!" I looked around the forest. Halos paulit ulit akong tingin ng tingin sa kung saan saan. Nagbabakasakali na makita si Asmo, at baka bigla na lang siyang sumulpot mula sa kung saan dahil gawain niya naman yon. Well maybe for some. Gawain niya na sumulpot pag kailangan siya ni Layla pero pag dating sa akin, hindi mo siya mahagilap. Now I wonder if I'm still the main character or not. It's really stupid to think how Layla can just think about him, whisper his name and he will be there in an instant. Yet here I am screaming his name but to no avail, he is not here. "Adra?" said by a familiar voice behind my back. I turned around and our eyes met. It was Silvana. "Why are you here? Anong ginagawa mo?" she asked. "Uh...nothing. I'm just looking for Asmo. Did you see him here?" I answered. She laughed. I can't help but notice the way she dresses. Recently I haven't seen her but I know how Silvana usually likes to dress. She's more of the girly girl, who likes dresses and al
Green eyes?That's one of the characteristics to identify that someone is the gift of the moon?How ridiculous is that?Maraming tao ang mayroong green eyes! Even me! Kahit ako mayroong green eyes! I get bullied because of it so I'm forced to use black contact lenses.Isa pa iyan, maraming tao ang nagsusuot ng contact lenses kaya paano nila malalaman?I can't wrap my head around it. I think the gift of the moon is fucky stupid. There's no such thing as "gift of the moon'" Kalokohan lang yan! Irritable akong nag lakad, paano ba naman kasi, kanina pa ata ako naglalakad para makaalis na sa gubat, pero hindi ako maka alis alis. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. Tapos na kami mag usap ni Silvana pero andito pa rin ako. Idagdag mo pa yang gift of the moon na sinabi ni Silvana. Fucky shit! Why am I so into the gift of the moon? Ano ba ang pake ko don? Nothing. Damn it. Dahil sa gift of the moon na yan ay nakalimutan ko na ang pakay ko sa gubat. To talk to Asmo, and confront him about wha
I can't believe I'm stuck in the middle between Alta and Silvana. I don't know how to handle everything that I know. Pero kahit na ganun ay pinipilit Kong h'wag madulas ang dila at madsbi na alam ko ang lahat. I haven't seen Silvhari or even Alta. Kahit pagpasok ng school ay hindi kami sabay. Sabi ni Tito ay nauna na raw pero wala naman siya sa school. Hindi ko alam kung saan siya pumunta. Akala ko nga ay mag uusap kami gaya ng sabi niya kahapon pero bahala na lang. I think she is with Silvhari right now. He is not doing her any good. Hindi naman pala absent si Alta. Kahit hindi siya nakikinig sa klase ay napasok pa rin. Attendance matters. Kahit hindi ka matalino basta masipag pumasok ay pwede na! May sympathy ang ibang mga prof, kung malas ka ay talagang need mo paghirapan. Kaso nga lang… nasaan kaya si Alta? Baka nasa kabilang bayan na naman sila ni Silvhari. Palinga linga akong tumingin sa hallway. Other students are passing by me. While others are talking loudly in the h
What? Did I hear her right?She is the gift of the moon? Tama ba ang narinig ko o nabibingi lang ako? Baka naman epekto lang ito ng nakita ko na anino kanina. "What?" I asked her in disbelief. Syempre kailangan tanungin ko ulit siya dahil baka may lagnat ito at nagdedeliryo. How did she know about the gift of the moon? Is she one of them? And how? If it's true that she really is the gift of the moon, how did it fucky happen? "Anong ibig mong sabihin? Anong gift of the moon ang sinasabi mo?" I asked her. Even though I know that she saw how shocked I was, the way my mouth gaped when she told me that she is the gift of the moon. I won't let her have the satisfaction of my appalled face. Isa pa, baka nang-pa prank lang ang isang ito. I looked around the road. I pursed my lips. Wala namang tao, o baka naman ay nagtatago lang sila? Fucky shit. Paano niya ba nalaman? Baka naman narinig niya kami ni Silvana? Ibang klase naman ang pandinig nito. My eyes widened. Then that me