AshUuwi na lang ako. Mas mabuti nang ma hotseat sa bahay kesa mastuck dito kasama si John.
“Saan ka pupunta, Ashley? Come on, you’re running away again? Just like how you ran away from the rumors that spread before?”Yes. I am running away. Because I’m scared. Because I know I can’t handle it.
At umalis na nga ako. Naiwan doon si John sa playground. Teka. Parang kilala ko tong kotse na to na parating ah… Nakita ko na yata to kaninang umaga lang.
Ayan.. May bumababa. Baka sila Zar. Baka pwede ako maki hitch. Pagod na rin ako eh.
Wait… Mia?!!!!
“Ooh. Lookie here. It’s the girl that Miguel replaced me with!”“Mia! Anjan ka na pala. Sabi ko naman sayo bilisan mo eh. Ayaw nga niya kasi ako makasama!”“Sorry to have kept you waiting!!! Now I’m here. Let’s make things clear, shall we?”Anong balak nila? Madedeads na ba ako?!!! Alam ko na! Tatawagan ko si Mig! Pero baka wala yung pakialam! Sila Zar na lang!
Shoot!!!!!!! Iniwan ko pala yung cellphone ko sa may school benches!!!!!!
“Look, we’re not gonna harm you, okay? You know I love you too much to do that!”“Yeah. We’ll just talk things out, you know?”“Wala akong tiwala! Mga psycho kayo!!!”Sabay takbo…
“Ops! Miss! Saan ka punta?”Luke?!!! Wow ah. Kumpleto ang family ng psychos!!
“Oh Luke buti dumating ka!”“Hey Luke! Sup?”“Hey Mia! Pare, John! No problem!”At pinag usapan talaga nila ito ah…
“At kung hindi niyo ako sasaktan, bakit pati si Luke andito?”“Porke ba andito ako mananakit na? Ouch namaan!!”At feel ata niya comedian siya!
"Oh don't worry. He's just here to keep things.... in order. I mean if you go berserk, syempre kailangan andyan siya. Hindi naman kasi pwede si John kasi ayaw ka nyan saktan! Si luke wala yang alinlangan kaya makinig ka sa amin at wag ka nang makulit!"“I just want to talk to you. Okay?”“Fine. Start talking. I don’t wanna be stuck here all night with you!”Wala na man akong choice.
“I don’t want that, either. Miguel’s at my house, you see. I have to cook for him!”Ano? Akala ko pa naman hindi na natuloy kasi andito tong bruha na to. Akala ko pa naman sinabi ni Mig na ayaw niya dahil ako na love niya. Akala ko pa naman kahit papano eh hindi na niya yun itutuloy dahil hindi niya alam kung nasaan na ako. Yeah,right. AS IF ASHLEY!!!!!.
“Now, let’s start. Would you please stay away from Miguel?”“What? No way. HE’s my boyfriend.”Wala lang. feel ko lang siya kontrahin.
“Not for long. I’m gonna take him back. If he doesn’t love me anymore, why do you think nasa bahay ko siya?”Kasi… Kasi… HINDI KO ALAM!!!
“Pero hindi pa naman siya nakikipag break sa akin eh.”“It’s just a matter of time, girl!”“Paano mo nalaman?”[color=green“I just know it. If you really love him, you’ll let him go!”[/color]
“Why?”“’Cause he’s having a hard time. Hindi niya alam kung paano makikipagbreak sayo kasi alam ng lahat na ikaw na ang mahal niya. You do know that he’s a good actor right? He told me while you were gone that he doesn’t really love you. That due to the pressure he is receiving from Joseph, or Joseph-ine, he asked you to be his girl, ‘cause they found out that you guys weren’t really together. To save face na rin. Nakakahiya naman kasi na nagffake pa siya.”Siguro sinabi nga ni Mig yun. Otherwise, how’d she know that we weren’t really together the first time around? Lahat naman ng andito sa park hindi yun alam.
“At anong pinalalabas mo? Na hindi niya ako minahal?”Hindi. Hindi naman siguro niya sasabihin yun!
“That’s right! Actually, I think he said that too! He said that it’s funny how you react to the sweet things he did! He said that you actually thought it was all real. Just an eye opener, but all those things he did for you? Like that one in the gym? Pretending he was being kidnapped? The one in the beach where he sang for you ‘cause he thought you were still mad, that was all recycled, he already did those for me. He told me about those, by the way. And he also told me about your reactions. D*mn, he was laughing while telling me all this!”Ouch… Alam niya lahat. Alam niya! Kung hindi yun sinabi ni Mig sa kanya, there’s no other way she’d know. So hindi pala niya talaga ako mahal. Lahat pala yun peke lang! Ang sakit!! Akala ko wala nang mas sasakit pa sa ginawa sa akin ni John… Pero… Iba nang level to eh…
“Why’re you telling me all this?”“Cause I don’t want him to have a hard time breaking up with you. If you still love him, break up with him. And if you tell him that I told you to do it, and all the things that we talked about here, well, You know how he gets when something he’s embarrassed about is brought out in the open. He’ll hate you forever. Besides, you don’t want him to get together with you just because he’s guilty, right?”Naaalala ko kung gaano katakot sa kanya classmates ko nung ikkwento nila dapat sa akin yung kay Mia. Ayaw daw nila magalit si Mig sa kanila. Tama. He surely would hate me forever if I told anyone about this. Ayokong magalit siya sakin. Kahit sinaktan niya ako ng ganito, hindi ko pa rin kaya!
“I can’t… I don’t know what to do”“Just break up with him!”“Ano namang sasabihin kanya kung bakit ako nakikipagbreak sa kanya?”Tama! Wala akong masasabing dahilan! Hindi ako pwede makipagbreak sa kanya!
“Don’t worry. We can fix that. Kaya nga andito si John diba?”“Yeah. That’s right”“I bet nakita na niya yun ngayon!”“We were actually thinking of how we would let Miguel know about an affair between you and John, but since you left your phone in the park, it became quite easy!”Ha? BAkit? Anong ginawa nila sa phone ko?
“What’d you do?!!”“Well, let’s say that you and John were having an affair!”Oh no. Mig
MigHay grabe. Worried na worried na ako kay Ash. Asan na kaya siya? Grabe. Ano na lang gagawin ko pag may nangyaring masama dun? No!! Think positive, Miguel! Walang magyayari dun!
Uy… Cellphone yun ni Ash ah? Bakit niya iniwan dito sa school benches? Ayaw talaga yata akong kausap!
Kunin ko na lang. Andun pa naman si Joseph sa classroom, papadaan ko na lang kila Ash.
“Joseph! Padaan naman nitong cellphone ni Ash sa kanila oh!”“Cheh!”“Alam kong galit ka sakin, pero, sige na.”“Fine! Dahil mahal ko si Ash!!”At inabot ko sa kanya yung cellphone. Kinalikot bigla! Chismosa talaga! Pero dahil curious ako, makikitngin na rin ako.
Ang daming messages!!
“Babe, I’ll see you again later! Thanks for meeting me last night! I love you too!!”Sino to? Hindi naman ako ito kasi hindi naman kami magkasama kagabi. Sabi niya baka daw hinahanap na siya sa bahay.
Baka naman may nakitext lang sa kanya?
Tumingin si Joseph sa sent items.
“Hey John. Last night was so much fun. I’ve never had that much fun with Miguel, you know? I mean, he’s good looking and all, but still, the bond we had from before is totally different. I love you, babe!”Huh? Yung iba pa nga!
“I’m happy that you chose to go to our school. I guess I’m just gonna have to act like I don’t like you being there. I mean. You know how they all think about us. And Mig and me.”“Yeah, you don’t really love him, do you? I’m sorry if youre having a hard time breaking up with him. I know you don’t want rumors again, I just hope he breaks up with you soon since he’s just making you suffer from spending time with him instead of me.”“I agree, baby! I hope he breaks up with me already.”Ouch naman. Ayoko na ngang magbasa. Hindi ko na kaya.
“Miguel, I’m sorry. I didn’t know na may ganyan dito. Hindi ko rin nakita na nasa likod na kita.”“I’m fine, r-really.”Hindi ko na alam gagawin ko. Ang sakit naman nun. Nahihirapan lang pala siya sa akin. Hindi ko naman alam na ganun. Kung alam ko lang Ash. I’ll let you go, just ‘cause I want you to be happy. Just ‘cause I love you so much…
And I thought I found my salvation. I thought I found the one for me. I was even planning to talk to Mia about Ash and me. How much I love this girl. How sorry I am that we can’t get back together ‘cause I already have Ash…
But I guess I should just fulfill my responsibility to Mia, kahit as friends lang, Tutal wala na rin naman sa akin si Ash. Besides, staying with Mia ought to let Ash be with John, the one she really loves. At least she’ll hate me instead of hating herself. I’ll act like I hate her. I don’t wanna talk to her.....
cause I might just tell her how much I love her.