These Past Few Weeks Novels & Stories

“Oh, eh anong plano mo?” “Ano pa nga ba? Edi mag-aaudition at magtatrabaho!” Isang linggo lang naman ang sembreak. Pasukan ulit at iilang araw ay pasko na. Hindi ko alam kung makakauwi ba ako sa’min ng Pasko. Kaso magastos kung uuwi rin ako. Isa pa kapapanganak lang ng asawa ni Kuya Kyle last week kaya alam kong malaki pa ang gastos sa bahay.

Weeks passed by so fast at ngayon ay isang linggo na lang bago ang final exam week namin. Hindi ko alam kung paano namin nalagpasan ang dalawang buong linggo na tadtad ng quizzes at deadlines ng final requirements. Ngayon ay dedicated na lang itong week na ito para matutukan namin ang pagre-review para sa upcoming exams next week.

Umirap ako at umalis na ng kompanya at baka may mapatay pa ako. I called Zander but just like these past few days, his phone just kept on ringing. We haven’t seen each other for almost two weeks now. I was busy last week with the project that dad just handed so easily to Ella and this week he’s busy with his photoshoot. Since I’m jobless right now might as well make up to him.

“Huh? Bakit naman magiging awkward?” “Malay ko ba sa ‘yo kung bakit medyo tahimik ka.” “I was just enjoying the moment.” Totoo naman ‘yung sinabi ko. Medyo busy ako sa page-enjoy sa paligid ko. I missed this guy. A lot. He may be silent but for the past two weeks, I have been looking for his presence.

"I-Ikaw bahala... Pero okay lang sa akin ang wala. Sapat nang pumunta ulit ako rito mamaya." Natahimik siya sandali. Tapos-- "But is it your red days, Michelle?" Nanlaki ang aking mata. Hindi ko na napansin dahil masyado akong busy sa pag-aaral at napepressure sa mga nagdaang linggo. "Paano mo nalaman?" "We've been doing this for so many months, Michelle. And I know every single detail--"

Ani ni Jaez na kunwari'y naubo ito. Lumuhod naman ako upang magkaroon ako ng mas comfortable na pwesto at nag angat ng tingin kay Jaez habang dahan-dahan na pinapasok sa bibig ko ang malaki niyang pagkalalake, damn it's been 2weeks na hindi namin ginagawa ang bagay na ito dahil bukod sa wala akong gana ay nag dadalamhati kaming pareho kaya sobrang sarap sa pakiramdam na makita muli ang mukha ni Jaez na akit na akit sa akin.

We kiss, we hug, we make out and sometimes it becomes pretty intense na nakakalimot kami pareho but there was always a thin line of self-control on our part. Noong una ay kinakain ako ng guilt pero nitong huli ay natatakpan na lang iyon ng kasayahan at iyong kagutuhan kong makasama siya nang matagal but these past few days were different. Sabi niya ay hell week daw sa Senior High kaya wala siyang oras. Hindi ko aman na initindi. That last decent conversation we had was almost three weeks ago... I missed him. "Haley, can I have this dance?"

It's been a week. Isang linggo na magmula nang ako na ang pumalit sa pwesto ni Ate Maia para maglinis sa top floor. It's been a week since I last saw Cameron and Hector. At hindi ko alam kung ipagpapasalamat ko ba 'yun o ano.

ulit niya. I gulped hard. Hindi pa naman napapag-usapan ni Dwight. It has been a week actually since the last time we talked personally. Madalas sa text or chat lang dahil nga pareho na kaming busy. He doesn't fetch me anymore which I understand. I understand but sometimes it goes down with the thought that something changes. That the feeling of excitement, the heart-pounding, exhilarating feelings that were caught up together back when we started dating isn't what I feel these days. I cleared my throat before I spoke. "We don't talk about it."

Tumahimik na lang ako at hindi iyon pinansin bago inaya sila na kumain. I don't know what has been happening with these two after being absent for three years but I hope this will get better this time.