[b]CHAPTER 13: [/b][i]letters[/i]
[quote]Early in the morning, nagriring phone ko. Sino naman kaya toh?
“Hello?”
“Hey, Triss. I miss you. Musta jan sa Baguio? I heard you are there now, and for a month.”
“Carl? Ah eh okay naman. Masaya. I miss you too.”
“Buti naman. Alam mo…”
“Ano yun?”
“I love you.”
“I’m touched…”
“Yun lang?”
“Carl naman eee.”
“(sighed)”
“uiiii.”
“Nakakapanibago ka kasi.”
“Ako? Bakit?”
“Dati, nung may pasok pa, kahit madaming ggwin, nagttxt ka.. O kaya tumatawag.. Tapos ngayong baksyon, ni isa wala…..”
“Ah- eh sorrryyyy.

Busy lang din kasi, namiss ko kasi yung tita ko. And ayun, bonding.”
“Ah ganun ba..”
(someone knocks on the door)
“Ui, sige, text nalang kita mamaya.. Papaload ako, promise.. Tawag na ata ako ni Tita eh. I miss you, and Sorry.”
“Sige.. I- “
Naputol ang call. Hindi ko naman sinadyang ma-end agad.

napindot ko lang tlga ung end call.
“Triss? Gising ka na? Breakfast na tayo.” My tita said.
“Yup, coming.”
Nakakagulat mga pangyayari. I never expected that this would be this complicated for me. Alam niyo naming I like Carl, a lot. Pero would he forgive me if I’ll say that I’m falling for Neil, somehow? Til now, I’m still expecting na mali ang naffeel ko, na simple admiration lang toh. Pero, I can’t deny that the feeling was just too strong.
Days went on. And I can’t avoid Neil. We’re getting closer. Best friends, and like that. I really enjoy his company. He’s so nice to be with. Wala sigurong girl ang hindi maiinlove sa kanya.
“Hey. Next week na pala balik niyo noh?” Neil asked.
“Oo nga eh.Parang ang bilis ng araw.” I smiled.
“Nag-enjoy ka ba?”
“Of course. You made each day special eh. Hahah.”
“Well, thank me for that.

) “
“Loko ka talga. Uhm, Kelan pa ba balik mo? And, saan house niyo dun? Who knows, baka magkalapit lang pala tayo diba. Yung ex ah-I mean yung classmate ko kasi dati nung elem, sa school mo nag-aaral eh. Share ko lang. “
“Uhhhhmm…. 1st week of May pa siguro. Bakit, gusto mo ako sumabay sa inyo? Heheh. Kidding aside, dun ako nakatira sa village na malapit sa school ko. Nakapunta ka nab a dun?”
“Bakit, ayaw mo sumabay? Haha. Edi wag, kung ayaw mo. OMG. Taga dun ka? Alam ko yun. Madalas ako pumunta dun dati eh. So, magkikita parin pala tayo. Glad to know.”
“Ang alam kasi ng mom ko May pa balik ko. Baka magulat siya kung by 30th ng April nasa bahay na ako. Pero, I’ll ask her. Para sayo.”
“Yesss. Touched ako.” I laughed, and he did too.
The remaining days were still obviously spent with him. Minsan lang ako magload kaya minsan ko nalang din nattxt si Carl, though he calls. Pumayag mom ni Neil na umuwi siya ng maaga sa Manila. And naki-join narin sa happiness ng news nay un ang mom ko. I bet she likes Neil for me. Pero, si Carl and MAS gusto niya para sa akin. She doesn’t even know my love life. Nang-aasar lang siya twing may guys na close sa akin.
The 30th of April came. After hours of transpo, nakarating narin kami. My mom invited Neil to drop by first sa house. Pumayag naman siya. Pero, the most shocking thing is that, ang daming mail sa mailbox, na para sa akin. And all of those was from Carl.
His messages were so overwhelming. Naguilty tuloy ako dahil sa pinaramdam ko sa kanya. I never expected that I will mean this much to him. And I was completely unaware that a big part of me still belongs to him.
Neil was there while I was reading the letters. He then knew that someone is special to me right now. Despite of what he had discovered, I could still see that eager parin siya to spend times with me, though I don’t really know what the intention is.
“So the name is Carl. All this time, I thought it was Neil….” He said.[/quote]
p.s.
guys, thanks sooo much for still reading the story.