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[u][i][b]CHAPTER 13[/b][/i][/u]
Killer question.
“Are you one of those boys as well?”
The question was raised by Nathan to Dervin. Yeah, I was curious too. Is Dervin one of those boys who view me as boyish but would really want to go out with me only that they’re afraid to be rejected?
It seems like Dervin was going to answer already when the telephone rang. Nathan stood up to answer it. Tsk. Panira ng moment.
I concentrated on the dessert while Nathan talks on the phone. Si Tita pala ‘yun (Nathan’s mom). Meanwhile Lawrence and Dervin continued conversing. Kainis nga lang kasi hindi ko marinig. Pero mukhang seryoso sila.
Pagbalik ko, tamang-tama kakatapos lang ni Nathan sa telepono. The weird thing is that parang may na-uncover na something sa table dahil pagkatapos ng question kanina, wala nang nag-open ng tungkol sa topic na ‘yun.
Did I just miss out on something?
The next topics were light ones, Those that wouldn’t touch anybody’s personal life. Hay naku, may something fishy talaga.
The night ended and everyone went home. I cleared up the table and cousin presented na siya na lang maghugas ng pinggan. Ang bait niya noh? Haha
“Macho, tutulog na ako ah. Ikaw na maglock ng gate at ng door,” I said with a yawn.
“Sige ganda, matulog ka na. Beauty rest ka d’yan. Kakailanganin mo ‘yan.” Aba! Ganda daw? Ayos ‘to ah.
“Bakit naman?”
“Malay mo bigla ka na lang habulin ng lalaki. Kaya kailangan mo nang magpahinga. Sige na,”
“Whatever macho. Goodnight.”
“Goodnight.”
Ano ba ‘yun. Habulin ng lalaki. Nakadrugs ata ‘to. Kung anu-anong pinagsasabi eh.
When I went to my room, I checked my cell phone and may messages ako. One came from Lawrence saying thank you and that he enjoyed our company. Another came from Dervin, a quote.
[quote]“Could you promise me one thing?
Smile at me whem I’m almost losing everything,
So I still know that I have you when everyone has left me,
Even though i know you may never be mine...”[/quote]
Ang weird ng mga tao ngayon. Isa pa ‘to si Dervin eh.
The following week, hinahatid ako lagi ni Lawrence pauwi. Until one day he asked,
“Steph, will you allow me to—“
“Stephanie!”
Biglang tinawag ako ni Dervin.
“Uy, bakit?”
“We have an urgent meeting. Sorry for the late notice.”
“Ngayon na?”
“Yes.”
Hala, kausap ko pa nga si Lawrence eh. Pa’no ba ‘to?
“Uhmm, okay Dervin. Wait lang. Lawrence, what were you saying? Will I allow you to what?”
“Nothing. I’ll say it some other time,” Lawrence answered.
Nauna na kami ni Dervin papunta sa team while Lawrence went home by himself. Ano kaya dapat ‘yung sasabihin niya?
[b]Lawrence’s POV[/b]
That night na nagdinner kami kina Nathan, sobrang masaya ako no’n. Everything seem to be going my way. Hanggang sa tinanong ko ‘yung tanong na iniwan sa’kin ni Steph.
“Nga pala Nathan, last time your cousin here told me na ikaw na lang ‘yung tanungin ko, so marami bang naghahabol sa school niyo dito kay Steph?”
“Hay naku. Pa’no makakapanligaw sa kanya, eh lalapitan pa lang siya tinataboy na niya, right Dervin?”
I looked at Dervin habang hinhintay ang sagot niya.
“Well, hindi naman sa gan’on. Sometimes she’s like that around guys but I guess most of the time she’s just too boyish. She may not realize that a love of boys would like to go out with her but are afraid that she would reject them.”
Sa sinabi niya pa lang, naisip kong gusto niya rin si Steph. Lalaki din ako. Siguro ‘yon din ang naisip ni Nathan kaya niya tinanong kay Dervin kung isa rin ba siya sa mga lalaking tulad ng nabanggit niya.
“Are you one of those boys as well?”
Just when Nathan asked it tsaka naman tumayo si Steph para ayusin ang dessert. Bigla ring tumunog ‘yung telephone at nang sagutin ni Nathan, mama niya pala ‘yon.
Nevertheless, Dervin and I continued talking. His words struck me. These motivated me to make my move. Kaya kanina, dapat tatanungin ko na sana kung pwede akong manligaw kay Stephanie kaso bigland umating si Dervin saying na meron daw silang may meeting.
Steoh asked me what i was saying when Dervin suddenly casme and our talk was interrupted but i said i was gfoing to say it some other time.
Dervin’s words, the ones that struck me during our dinner last time, echoed in my head...
[i]“The question isn’t whether or not I am one those boys showing their interest towards Stephanie. It’s whether or not Steph will fall for me.”[/i]