[b]♥ 7.1 ♥ [/b] “Hey.. PJ.” I muttered tapos napatayo kami ni Kent galing dun sa upuan, medyo nahihilo pa siya kaya inalalayan ko. “PJ…” Kent said and waved at him. PJ looked pretty shocked, sh*t. “A-Ah, buti naman nakarating ka… May gusto ka bang kahit ano?” “Wala. Hindi na kami magtatagal pa.” He went to Kent at inalalayan niya palabas. Sumunod ako hanggat masakay dun sa kotse. Medyo tumila na rin yung ulan that time. “Ingat kayo, PJ.” Pero hindi niya ako pinansin at sumakay na siya sa kotse nila. Whoa. What was that? Napasulyap siya sakin ulit, kumaway ako pero hindi man lang ngumiti. Si Kent naman, tulog na tulog na, and then the car sped away. What’s wrong with PJ? Bigla kong nasapo ang noo ko. OMG. He can’t be actually jealous right? Or… Maybe he was thinking something lewd? Yikes! -- Wala nang bagyo nung mga sunod na araw, oo na. Nakakainis. I tried calling and texting PJ, pero walang reply. Nagalit nga ata. Wala naman siyang dapat ikagalit e. “Morning Ches.” Si Kent. Ngumiti lang ako. “Kasabay mo ba si PJ pumasok?” I asked. Mukhang nagulat siya sa tanong ko, pero tumango siya. “Bakit?” “Wala. Sige, I’ll just talk to him.” Tapos tumayo na ako at umalis. I rushed to the SC room, baka kasi andun siya. “PJ-?” Wala siya run. San kaya napunta yun? Lumabas ako, naglibot libot. Alam kong wala naman akong dapat ipaliwanag pa, pero kasi, ayokong magkarun ng misunderstanding about me and Kent. I need to clear it all up. Naghanap hanap ako, hanggat makaabot ako sa rooftop, malelate na ako for the first period. “Kainis naman.” -- Grr. Tanga tanga ko talaga. I leaned my head on my table, mukhang nagtataka naman si Kent sakin. “Huy, ano bang problema? May nangyari ba sa inyo ni PJ?” He asked. “Wala.” I replied, samin wala, pero satin meron. Problema kasi napakamanhid mo. Palagi na lang wala kang alam. Grr. “Is it when he saw us hugging?” He asked. Parang nagulat ako kaya napabangon ako sa pag kakatulug tulugan ko sa lamesa. “You remember?” “Oo naman. Medyo may tama ako that time, pero alam ko naman yung ginagawa ko.” He grinned. “E bat ginawa mo yun?” I asked him. “You should do those things with the person you like, hindi kung kani-kanino. Malaswa pa sa akin, sa akin na ‘TiBO’ nga sabi mo.” He became serious. “I did not do that with kani-kanino lang. It was you. Kaya okay lang sakin. Like I told you, you are someone special to me, Cheska.” I reddened. I knew that. “Pfft… Tigilan mo ko. Landi mo, dapat kay Chiles ka lang nag gaganyan e.” I told him tapos I leaned my head on my table again, but now facing the opposite side. Ayokong malaman niya kung gano kapula ang mukha ko na parang kamatis. “I’m serious, Cheska. Alam kong weird, pero yun talaga ang nararamdaman ko.” Weird pa nga? I heard him sigh for grief. Bakit ba kasi ganito ‘tong si Kent? We both know that it is Chiles whom he likes, but when he acts like this towards me, he gives me false hopes, at ang sakit isipin na hindi naman pala talaga ganun ang nararamdaman niya para sakin, but with the way he acts and with the words he say, ganun ang nararamdaman ko. -- “Marj, ang hirap.” I told her, oo na, inamn ko na ang lahat lahat ng kaguluhang nangyari. “Tae, M.U. ba kayo ni Kent?” She asked. Umiling ako. “Waw, e bat may HH?” “Ewan ko dun.. Grr. Wag kang maingay.” Natawa siya. “Joke lang, palagay kong talaga iba na tingin nun sayo e. Di ba sabi niya special ka?” Tumango ako. “E di ayun na. He likes you.” “Marj, I saw clearly kung pano niya tingnan si Chiles, yung pain na nararamdaman niya tuwing masaya si Chiles kay PJ. Lahat yun, alam na alam ko, so how can we say that he likes me? Come on now.” I took a bit from my sandwich. “Malay mo, nadevelop na siya sayo.” “No way. Hindi pwede. You know that I don’t want to fall in love di ba, you know that best among everyone in this world.” “Wala ngang magagawa yang prinsipyo mong yan kung yang puso mo tumibok na para sakanya.” Nilamutako ko yung mukha ko. “Hindi pwedeee!” -- “PJ!” I grabbed his shoulder napaharap siya sakin. “Kanina pa kita hinahanap.” He was not smiling, napabitaw ako sakanya. “What is it you need?” “A-Ah… Ano kasi, hindi ka nag rereply sa mga texts ko. May problema ba?” -- Dun na kami sa rooftop nag usap, medyo naninibago ako kay PJ, bakit ganito, parang galit siya. “Galit ka ba sakin?” I asked him, napatungo siya, tapos napatingin sa paligid. “May nagawa ba ako?” I asked again. “You told me before that you do not like Kent, right?” He suddenly said. Napatango ako. “O-Oo… Hindi nga.” “Since nung tumino si Kent, you’ve been together with him every now and then… It was weird, so I asked you, pero sabi mo wala ka naman talagang nararamdaman para sakanya.” “W-Wala nga.” “Are you sure?” Tinitigan niya ako. “T-Teka nga, bakit mo ba tinatanong yan?” He gave a sigh. “Why were you always with Kent of you do not like him?” I gulped. “It’s… Because… Of Chiles.” I replied. “Chiles?” Tumango ako. “I’m helping him to get Chiles. Alam mo naman siguro na may feelings si Kent para kay Chiles dib a? And that’s just it.” Tinitigan niya ako. “Are you sure that’s it?” “O-Oo naman.” “Then why were you hugging him last time?” “He was drunk. Alam mo naman ang possibilities pag lasing ang isang tao. Yun lang yun.” Yeah, tama. He was drunk kaya niya pinagsasabi yung mga bagay nay un, at yung sinabi niya kanina. Wala lang yun. Joke time. Tama. Then suddenly, hinimas himas ni PJ yung pisngi niya, sabay tawa. “So I was jealous over nothing.” Natameme ako. “J-Jealous?” Then he looked at me. “Yeah. I was jealous over him. Everytime you were with him, I was furious. Yun pala, mali ako.” He walked towards me, ako naman, parang nanigas na sa gulat. “When I saw you hugging him, nagalit ako sa kanya at sa sarili ko. I’m sorry that I was cold to you, pero hindi ko mapigilan.” “PJ—” “I like you Ches—No, I love you.” Napanganga ako. OMG. “I know that it was fast and sudden, but since the first time that I met you, I knew that I’ve liked you. Alam ko na ayaw mong mainlove, but give me a chance, and I’ll prove you that I’m different.” Hinawi niya yung buhok ko na lumilipad lipad sa mukha ko. “I can make you happy.” “But I… I don’t want to be in a commitment, you know how I feel naman towards guys.” He suddenly took my hand, his hand was warm, and he stared at my eyes. Napapaiwas ako ng tingin, pero ramdam ko na talagang nakatingin siya sakin. It feels so weird. Naman o. “I’m willing to wait.” “Ayokong pag antayin ka, baka kasi masayang lang ang lahat ng oras mo sakin e…” “I’m on my own. Ako ang pumili nito. It’s alright with me.” He smiled. “Sana wag kang mailang sakin, Ches.” Napangiwi ako, pero ngumiti na rin ako sabay tango. I’ll try. Titingnan ko kung pwede ba si PJ… Kesa aman umasa ako kay Kent, na alam kong masasaktan lang din ako. -- “Cheska.” It was Kent again, free time na kasi namin e. Ngiti lang ako. “Kent, yung kay Chiles, ano kaya kung mag double date tayo? I’ll take PJ away from the two of you. Alam mo yun, iseset up na lang. O kaya hindi kami sisipot ni PJ, something like that.” “Mamaya na yan, Ches, are you okay?” He suddenly asked. Napatingin lang ako sakanya. “S-San niyo gusto mag double date? Pili ka—” “I don’t care about that. Okay ka lang ba? Pulang pula ka.” Napahawak ako sa mukha ko. “H-Ha? Talaga? Hindi, mainit kasi.” Palusot ko sabay tawa. “Did something happen between you and PJ?” I scoffed. “Ha? Paano mo naman naisip yan, kaw talaga.” “I saw you and him heading to the rooftop, and it felt weird…?” Napangiti ako. “W-Wala. Wala yun.” I replied. “S-So ano? San nga tayo? Kelan?” “Mamaya na natin pag usapan si Chiles.” Medyo nagulat ako. WHOA. Siya ba ‘to? “O-Okay, sabi mo e…” “Ano bang nangyari?” He asked me once again, this time, he was serious. I grinned. “Bakit ba curious ka?” Medyo nagulat siya ng onti, then he cleared his throat. “W-Wala naman.” “Weehhh.” “Wala nga, I’m just a concerned friend.” He said tapos tumutok na pagbabasa niya ng textbook. Taray. Oo na, alam kong concerned ‘FRIEND’ ka lang… Tsk. -- Kahit na umamin na sakin si PJ, wala namang nagbago. He was still nice, nadagdagan lang din yung pagiging maaalalahanin niya. “The next activity will be United Nations this October dib a?” I asked him. Work na ulit kami. “Yes. Parade.” He replied. We just grinned at each other tapos ayun. Magmi-meeting na kami mamaya. Woo. Mage exams na rin ulit. Kainis. “Hey, PJ… What do you think about a double date?” I asked him. “Double date? With whom?” “With Kent and Chiles. Alam mo naman di ba yung aking mission…” He nodded. “Alright. Basta ikaw ang partner ko.” Ngumiti din ako. “Ganun aman talaga ang gagawin e…” Masakit, oo. But this is the only thing I can do, [i][b]To make Kent happy.[/b] [/i]