Chapter 1.3

[1.3]

Well, guys nowadays. Hindi ko naman nilalahat, iyong iba lang naman. But in this generation? Mahirap ng maghanap ng lalaking hindi s*x ang habol sa iyo. Oh no, ‘wag na ‘wag tayo ang maghahanap dahil ang mga lalaking ma-ginoo at ma-respeto darating yan. Sa tamang panahon.

Iilan na lang talaga iyong mga lalaking ma-ginoo at ma-respeto. Some guys, find someone new. Iyong magaganda para may maipagmayabang sa barkada nila. Guys cheat. Cheating is a choice not a mistake. That's why they called 'guys' and NOT 'men'. A men is a gentlemen, have respect to women and not after s*x.

But girls too. Sometimes girls are cheating in their boyfriend too. Naghahanap sila ng guwapo para may maipagmayabang rin sa mga kaibigan nila.

Men and women are equal. I mean it depends on you if you cheat or not. If you will base on physical appearance or not.

If you truly love someone, you will accept his or her physical appearance. You will ignore what he or she looks like. And of course, the manners of the person are the most important of all.

Kahit gaano ka pa ka-gwapo o ka-ganda, kung ang pangit naman ng ugali mo, wala rin. It's useless. So it's better to choose the one who's beautiful inside.

"Mas malupit iyong mga grade 7, nakalimang ex na iyong iba sa kanila. Samantalang tayong college ay wala maski ni isang jowa!" I laughed because of what she said.

"Hay! Pahingi ako!" Tinutukoy iyong jowa. Inakbayan ko siya at tumawa ako sabay sabing, "Don't worry, Ash. Magbe-break din sila. Not now but soon." And she agreed at my statement.

"Oo nga! Magbe-break din kayo! Not now but soon! Walang poreber!" Nang dahil sa kanyang sigaw ay napalingon tuloy sa amin iyong mga juniors. Lalo ng iyong mag-jowang naglalampungan sa may bintana.

Jowang-jowa ka na ba Ash? Well, it's been months since she and her ex broke up. Anyway highways, makaalis na nga kami dito dahil mapait pa kami kaysa sa ampalaya, hayst! Hayaan na natin yaang may mga jowa na yan kasi magbe-break din yan sila.

There is always a perfect time for everything, like love.

Love isn't something we will find. Love is something that will find us.

"Ash we don't have to chase for love. The love is the one who will chase us." At ngumiti sa kanya and she smiled back.

Naglakad kami papuntang next subject. Ngunit may tumawag sa pangalan ni Ashley nang dumaan kami sa isang room bago ang room namin.

"Ikaw ba si Ashley Shun?" The girl's face doesn't look familiar. She has shoulder-length straight hair with a bobby pin.

I look at her I.D, she was a senior too. She was a section B.

"Puwede po pasuyo ako?" she asked while smiling.

At dahil mabait si Ashley, pumayag siya. "S’yempre naman," she replied before smiling back at the girl. "Ano ba 'yon?"

"Pasuyo po sana na pakibigay po ito kay Errol Treb." She handed Ashley a folded paper which I think is a letter. But Errol Treb? He was my boy's best friend.

"Uh, pinapabigay lang po ng bestfriend ko sa kanya. Hindi kasi siya pumasok ngayon. Pasabi na rin daw po na mag response siya sa mga sulat ng bestfriend ko."

My lips formed 'o' so as Ash. Ashley gives a warm smile at the girl asking a favor.

"Anyway, eto... " Ash pointed her fingers at me. "Girlbestfriend niya." And the girl suddenly look at me while here I am, didn't know what to say so I just smile at the girl.

"Sige, ibibigay ko 'to sa kanya." The girl smiled at us and said her thanks before bidding her goodbye. While Ash and I continue walking to get inside the classroom.

Nang makapasok na kami ay dumeretso agad ako sa aking upuan at agad ding umupo. Gano’n din ang ginawa ni Ash. Nasa harapan ko lang iyong upuan niya kaya't nakakapag kuwentuhan kami. Wala pa rin naman iyong Science teacher namin kaya maingay pa ang lahat. Ano na naman kayang chismis ang pinag-uusapan ng iba, sana naman binabalitaan din nila ako.

Ashley, who's in my front, calls my name while I'm looking at the window so I tilt my head in her direction.

"Sa tingin mo? Sino kaya iyong bestfriend daw no’ng nagbigay ng sulat kanina?"

Nagkibit balikat lang ako sa kanyang tanong.

"Dapat pala tinanong natin 'yong pangalan! Pati 'yong babaeng nagbigay kanina, hindi natin natanong name niya," she said and pouted her lips.

"Luma-lovelife iyang boy-bespren mo ah! Naks naman!" And I just laughed. I couldn't blame the girl's best friend, Errol was handsome, yes. He's kind, gentlemen, caring, in short, he's an ideal man.

Lahat ng babae ay hindi maiiwasang ma-inlove sa kanya kapag nakilala siya. Well, I'm already an exemption, I only treat him as my boy-bestfriend. When our schoolmates sees us when we were together, they always says, 'nawa'y lahat!', 'pahinging boy-bespren!', 'kainggit!' and we will just look at each other and laughed before looking at our schoolmates giving them our wide smiles.

Sometimes some of them start to make theories. Kesyo na baka kami na daw, ganito-ganyan, baka daw tinatago lang namin. Especially our classmates. They were so good at making theories, but I made it clear for them to stop their theories from running into their minds.

"At saka, hindi ko alam na uso pa pala iyang love letter 'no?" Tumango ako sa kanyang sinabi.

"Me neither." Tama nga naman kasi siya. Karamihan kasi ngayon puro gadgets na. Hindi na uso iyong harana at sulat-sulat keneme.

I would love it if someone efforted to give me a handwritten letter, I would appreciate it or even not a letter, just things that your hand made.

"Pero mas mabuti na 'yon, at least meron pang tao na uso sa kanya iyong love letter," I said and she agree too.  

"Speaking of, Errol, hindi na kami nagkakasamang dalawa tuwing lunch time." Tumingin muli sa akin si Ash at agad ding ibinalik ang tingin sa bintana.

"Busy siguro," she replied out of nowhere, still looking at the window.

I guess she's right. Maybe he's just busy practicing for the basketball game since he's a varsity Player. Pero, dati naman kahit sobrang busy niya ay naghahanap siya ng paraan para puntahan ako sa room namin. Noong huling punta ko sa room nila para sana ayain siyang mag-lunch sabi ng kaklase niya hindi raw s'ya  pumasok noong second period nila. Kaya naman inisip ko na lang na marami siyang ginagawa at hindi na inabala pa, lalo nga at player siya ng basketball team ng school.

Minutes had passed before our teacher has finally arrived. But she calls my name.

"Ms. Ignacio wants to talk to you, Thalia. She said that just go to her office." I nod at her. Ms. Ignacio is Errol's adviser.

Lumingon sa direksyon ko si Ash at nag senyas ng daliri niya na para bang may nagawa akong mali at sinisisi niya ako habang nanlalaki ang kanyang mga mata. Kaya naman ay nagsalubong ang aking mga kilay at nagkibit balikat na lang dahilan na mas pinalaki niya pa ang mga mata bago siya lumingon sa harap kung saan ang aming guro.

It made me confused, I mean what could it be? Errol's adviser wants to talk to...me?

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