CHAP23—AM I IN LOVE?Matt’s P.O.V. Calling Aish_LOML..“Hi, this is Aishen, please leave a message.”“Hi Aish, I’ll pick you up at exactly 6pm ok? See you later.”Binaba ko na ang phone and looked at the ceiling while lying here in my bed, tinignan ko ulit ang phone ko to see my dialed numbers,
Aish_LOML
besprEn_kO
Dave_kenkS
LOML. LOML. LOML. LOML. So what is LOML anyway?
Well, it’s
LOVE OF MY LIFE. Tagal ko ng nilagay na ganian ang name nia sa fon ko since the day we became friends.
Is she really the LOVE OF MY LIFE? If so, then why am I in doubt?Calling besprEn_kO..“Hello?” hearing her voice made me feel something inside of me, but I don’t know what it is.
“Ja anong ginagawa mo?”“Dito kina Jess [“Hi Matt!”] “ I heard Jess from the background, magkasama nga pala sila ngayon kina Jess.
Si jaja… babae na talaga.“Ganun ba, tara kain muna tayo sa mall?” eh yan ang lumabas sa bibig ko eh, antagal na din naming hindi lumalabas ng bestfriend ko, miss ko na un.
“Ah? 1pm na kaya noh, mag-aayos pa kami ni Jess, ano, kasama si Aishen girl?”“Kaw lang inaaya ko noh.”“At bakit di mo ayain si Aishen girl? [“Oo nga, hehe”] “ “Eh namimiss kita eh!”“…”Hindi sia nakaimik, maski ako natahimik bigla sa sinabi ko. Teka, anong masama dun eh siempre bestfriend ko sia mamimiss ko sia siempre.
“Sorry Matt, kita nalang tayo, ehm, kayo sa party ohk? Matagal mag-ayos ang babae noh. Bawi ka nalang maya sa kania sa party huh, not now. Bye!”Yea-si Jess na ang nagsalita sa other line and she ended it na.
No choice, tutulog nalang siguro ako, naisip ko lang, bakit kaya ang mga babae antagal nga namang mag-ayos noh?
Haii.
Namimiss ko nga si Jaja, sobrang miss… ganto ba talaga ang magbestfriend? Eh daig ko pang namimiss ang girlfriend ko sa bestfriend ko eh! Si Aishen kaya anong ginagawa?
Aishen’s P.O.V.5:50pmHonk. Honk.
I guess it’s Matt na.
I opened the door to see Matt in front of me, naka-all white? Hmmm, he still looks great.
[author’s note: look at the picture above and see his attire, hehe] Me? I’m wearing a gray satin with a special design in front. Psh, just imagine it nalang, haha.
“Hi Aish, ganda mo ah. 
You ready?”“Yup, thanks.” Nagpunta na kami sa car nia, ewan ko kung car nia nga kasi ngayon ko lang nakita toh, lagi lang kasi sia sumasabay kay Dave. He opened the door for me and let me inside.
“For you.” Then he handed me a bouquet of flowers,
sweet.
“Di ka na sana nag-abala Matt.” I told him.
“Para sayo talaga yan, I want you to feel special.” Hai Matt, you always make me feel special.
“You always do that.” Then I kissed him in the cheek.
I’m blushing na tuloi. “Thank you.”He gave me a smile and touched his cheek, namumula ung tenga nia, ehe.
“Thank you din Aish, for always keeping me company.” Tinginan lang kaming ganun, tingnan kong mabuti ang mga mata nia, pero bakit parang iba ang sinasabi ng mga mata nia? Psh, im thinking too much.
“Lets go?” I just nodded and faced the road.
Ralph’s P.O.V.6:00pmJess opened her door, wow, she looks so stunning, ganda talaga ng friend kong toh, but where’s Jaja?
“Hi friend! Jaja’s coming na, 
”I gave Jess a bouquet of flower, of course meron din si Jaja.
tinatanong pa ba yan?
“Hi Ralph, ” and she looks so..so.. im speechless. I can’t find the right words for it, para bang nahulog ang puso ko sa lupa and im waiting for her to pick it up. She’s so pretty with her oh-so-straight hair, wearing a great dress.
[author’s note: just see the picture above, un ang damit ni Jaja, hehe.]I gently kissed her hand.
“Flowers for you.”I saw her blushed and said thank you.
“Kinikilig naman ako sa inyo, tara na baka ako ang matunaw dito. ”“Hindi ka ba susunduin ng date mo Jess?” “Hai nako Ralph, sabi ko sasabay nako sa inyo kasi bigla daw dumating ung ate nia from London, eh ayaw sia umalis agad so he had to stay ng konti, malelate nga daw ng punta sa party, psh.”“Wuhhhh, dahilan nia lang yun, if I know mei iba pang sinundo un. 
”“Shut up Ja!” natatawang napipikon ang mukha ni Jess, pano hindi nia alam kung maniniwala sia.
“Ah ganun ba, o tara na.”
Jessica’s P.O.V.6:50pmMabilis lang kami nakadating sa school since malapit lang naman. Andito na kami sa gymnasium, nagsimula na pala ng 6:30 ang party kaya mei emcee sa stage para iintroduce ung mga nagpeperform . Nakita ko ung mga classmates namin, nakx, ang gaganda’t ggwapo, infairness nakatingin sila halos samin..
o dahil kay Jaja na sobrang ganda tonight? Hai,
I know kasali din ako. “Ang ganda nio naman Jaja and Jess. Babaeng babae ka na ngayon Jaja huh. kitam, kasali din ako.
“Sino yang partner ni Jaja?”
“Ang ganda ni Jaja o, ang gwapo pa ng ka-date!”
“Hi jess! Hi Jaja! Ang ganda nio tonight ”Mejo naflatter naman kami ni Jaja, oo kasama ako, haha.
Then I tried to search for Dave, baka totoo ung sinabi ni Jaja,
pero iba ang nakita ko..
Sina Matt and Aishen sa isang table dun, reserved ata for us?
Nakita kami ni Matt and waved at us, tinuro nia ung table nila para dun kami maupo. Lumingon ako sa likod ko to see Jaja and Ralph, tapos nakita kong ngayon lang nia napansin sina Matt and Aishen sa table dun, tapos nilagay nia bigla ung kamay nia sa arm ni Ralph.
Sira-ulo yata tohng Jaja na toh bakit kaya nia pinagseselos ng ganian si Matt kung bestfriends lang talaga sila?
Style bulok.Pumunta kami sa table, si Matt tumayo para ayusin ang upuan ko since wala pa si Dave, gentleman talaga.
Ewan ko kung anong reaction nia ng nakita niang lumapit kami at si Jaja ay nakalagay ang kamay sa arm ni Ralph. Inayos di n naman ni Ralph ang upuan ni Jaja, 6persons lang for every round table kaya sakto lang samin, si Dave nalang ang kulang.
Ano namang meron at nananahimik ang table naming sa gitna ng party? At hindi man lang nag-usap ang magbestfriend, ang gulo ng 2 toh, magkagalit pa ba sila?
“Hoy!” I snapped. Napatingin naman silang apat sakin.
“Anong inattendan natin? Patay? Sobrang tahimik nio huh, ang gaganda ng mga damit nio pamparty tapos mga mukha nio parang namatayan.”“Right. Uhm, you want some drinks guys?” buti pa si Ralph marunong makisama.
“Yan ang gusto ko sayo friend eh, taking the initiative, hehe. Juice nalang sakin.; ”“Sure. How ‘bout you Ja?”“Juice na din.” “Kayo?” he faced Matt and Aishen.
“Ok lang pare?”“Oo naman. ”“ Aish? What do you want to drink?”“Juice nalang din.”“Lahat tayo juice. I’ll help you nalang bro,” patayo na sana si Matt--
“No, I’ll go with him.” aba at sumama pa ang bruhita. She stood up and pulled Ralph in the crowd, sa may other side pa kasi ung food table, mejo malayo kami.
“Ano ba namang party toh ang boring.”
Jaja’s P.O.V.Ano kaya un, hindi man lang ako inimik ni Matt, kainis sia.
I looked at the crowd, lahat sila nag-eenjoy, kami lang ata ang hindi. Ano ba naman toh, dapat nga masaya tohng party na toh. Hai naku!
“Jaja?”“Huh?” saka ako napatingin sa kania. Nilagay nia yung mga juice sa tray, para siang waiter, haha. Gwapong waiter.
“Ah.. wala.” Feeling ko may gusto siang sabihin eh, di nia nalang tinuloi.
Bumalik na kami sa table, nagulat ako na wala si Matt dun at si Aishen lang and Jess ang nandun. Baka nagCR lang? hmm.. yaan na nga.
Sinerve namin sa kanila ung mga drinks nila tapos naupo na ulit kami.
“Take time to realize, that your warmth is”click here to listen Crap. What the heck. Bakit ganian ang tugtog?
Tapos nagsigawan ung mga tao, ano un, kinilig?
“My gasssss!!!!” o pati si Jess nakisali!
“Crashing down on in.
Take time to realize,
That I am on your side
Didn't I, didn't I tell you.”
I know that voice…
“But I can't spell it out for you,
You know it's never gonna be that simple
No I can't spell it out for you”
Pero ayokong tumingin sa stage.
“If you just realize what I just realized,
Then we'd be perfect for each other”
Mejo malapit lang kami sa stage pero ung upuan ko nakatalikod from it.
“And we'll never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder if
We missed out on each other now.”
“Hey Ja, why don’t you watch your bestfriend sing?”Bullcrap. Sabi ko na nga ba.
Take time to realize
Oh-oh I'm on your side
Didn't I, didn't I tell you.
Take time to realize
This all can pass you by
Didn't I tell you
then I turned around to look at the singer, to find Matt on the stage, looking at whom?Aishen..
No…
To me.
Hindi ko alam kung ako talaga, magkaharap kami ni Aishen, pwedeng sakin o sa kania sa nakatingin. Hindi ko alam. Ewan ko.
But I can't spell it out for you,
You know it's never gonna be that simple
No I can't spell it out for you.
I looked at Aishen, nakasmile lang sia. There, nagfefeeling lang ako, si Aishen talaga ang tinitignan nia. Hai anuba Jaja! Ano ba namang mga iniisip ko.
If you just realized what I just realized
Then we'd be perfect for each other
Then we'd never find another
Just realized what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder if
We missed out on each other but.
"Ang galing talagang kumanta ni Matt noh?” “Yea…”It's not all the same
No it's never the same
If you don't feel it too.
If you meet me half way
If you would meet me half way.
It could be the same for you.
“So Aish, how does it feel to see Matt singing while looking at you?” Ralph said with a smile, then I looked at Aishen and watched her put a gentle smile.
If you just realize what I just realized
Then we'd be perfect for each other
And we'd never find another
Just realize what I just realized
We'd never have to wonder
“The song…Just realize what I just realized
If you just realize what I just realized
Isn’t really for me…”And with her words, the rest of the song hit me.OoOoOOo
Missed out on each other now
Missed out on each other now
Missed out on each other now
Realize, realize
Realize, realize
I felt silent as the song ended. The crowd especially the girls were amused and kilig, taking him a lot of pictures. I turned around and looked at Matt, nakatingin parin sia sa akin..no, kei aishen.. no, sakin. I dunno!!!
This is bullsh*t!I stood up and was about to walk out when someone grabbed my arm..
to be continued...
