Jaybi's POV
"Jaybi, I know you're concerned. Don't do it because you're guilty, do it because you care. Don't do it for love, do it from love." And out of nowhere, Petot said, before she continued to walk and left me confused here.All I could do was nod. She went out so I went in, that's the deal.I looked around to find her but I couldn't, not until I found her at the balcony and just sitting there on the chair, looking at the atmosphere.I went there, "Sam."And there she gave a cold glance."I brought some food," I said, then smiled. At itinaas ko yung mga prutas na binili ko kahapon.She's just looking at me without saying anything, I just frowned because she was still not saying anything."Sam, what's on your mind?" I asked this time."You, I'm thinking about you . . ." walang gana at expression niyang sinabi. "I hope you're real and yes, here with me right now. Ang dami kong gustong sabihin sa 'yWARNING: THE WORDS USED MAYBE CAN TRIGGERED YOUSam's POV"What does it mean?""I'm an angel from heaven but I can be a demon from hell, as well." I saw how scared they were. Making me more excited. So, I stood up."How—""How mo mukha mo!" I cut what Diane's trying to say, "Sino kasi ang b•bu ang magtatali na nga lang, luwag pa? Sa susunod ikaw na itatali ko, tapos hihigpitan ko sa parte ng leeg para, u know, walang takas.""What the!" She lost her temper."Oh, ikalma mo. Hindi pa ako nagsisimula," I said to her, and laughed after. "Let's start from that issue." I tried to explain but of course, sanay silang humanap ng gulo."Issue, my foot!" singit ni Margaret.I rolled my eyes, "Diane, we didn't do anything wrong, it's just unclear. He's there, of course he's the owner of that room, and I suddenly crashed there. . . . pero alam niyo ba na kahit sa kanya yung room do'n pa rin siya
TJ's POV"Petot . . .""Yes?" she answered.Kaka-upo ko lang sa kama habang siya, 'yon, nakaupo lang din at nakaharap sa phone niya. It's weekend, so I know that she's here, and that's why I'm here.Number 8 from my list is `Make him kiss you`, that's why I'm thinking of something on how I will do that without actually asking for it."Kailan mo nakuha yung first kiss mo?" Out of nowhere, I asked her.She immediately looked at me, frowned, judging me for a second. But afterwards spoke too, "Why? At kailan ka pa na curious sa mga ganyang bagay, ah? May gusto ka ba halikan, is it Kuya Zack? Or you never had your first kiss? Well, I'm exempt from that."Nagtanong lang ang dami na agad nasabi."Why, Is my age not proof enough?" I asked her back. "Nasa tamang edad na ako para ma-curious sa mga ganung bagay." "Ang defensive naman nun, Kuya. Ito naman joke lang, eh. `Yan kasi ayaw pa mag-girlfriend eh, clueles
TJ's POV"I kissed you?" I was surprised when he returned the question to me. I touched my lips, it feels real. Wtf, Is that just a dream!? "Aray!" napahawak ako sa ulo ko. I looked at the back and there, I saw someone I know here in front of me. "Sh•t, nabatukan na naman. Inaano kita, Sam, ah?""It's not a dream, okay?" she explained, as she laughed."Huh?" We both sat down while Zack just went to the kitchen himself. And Sam started to explain what happened. And After explaining that all to me, I asked her."Eh, bakit mo naman ginawa 'yon? Ang sakit pa rin, ah?" angal ko, habang nakahawak sa sintido ko."Kuya TJ!" I heard Little Bao's voice.I will not be mistaken. How can I forget that?Humarap na ako ron sa may tabi ng kwarto ni Zack, at tama nga ako. I saw Little Bao running towards me from the car. He hugged me. Maybe Sam didn't have the key to Zack's apartment, but Little Ba
TJ's POVIt's afternoon already and now, I'm standing here on the shed outside the department building of Engineers. Patiently waiting for Zack because we're going home together, but we have to go to Jaybi first since Sam said something to me and we're the ones who will deliver it.Zack just got here, full of sweat."You should go first, I forgot something. Magkita na lang tayo mamaya, puntahan mo na lang muna si Jaybi." And then without my answer, ran again.I'm just looking at him while he's running away, I took a deep breath.He said everything to me.How can he bear all the pain? The pain he was in when his grandfather died, back then? The pain he was in when nobody was around but a person he doesn't even know? How can he bear it all?Pareho kaming nawalan ng taong sobrang mahalaga sa amin sa parehong araw. Ang kaibahan nga lang nung kinuha ng kalawakan si papa may mga tao sa paligid ko pero siya, wala. I have my Mam
Sam's POVI'm here now at the mall to spy. Pinag-date ko nga si Faye at Jaybi tapos ito namang si Petot ay niyaya ako at puntahan daw namin sila.And now, we're following them. Actually, Petot is the one who's following them and I'm just following her. "Look, they are so happy! Ito ba yung gusto mo?" Petot asked, angrily while pointing at those two, Jaybi and Faye playing at the fun house.Inutos ko, pero 'di ko ginusto.I didn't say anything and just kept looking at them, just watching their every move."You have the looks, that beauty and brain. Pala-kaibigan, medyo may pagka-gangsters pero mabait at mayaman—""`Di ako mayaman," I cut her off."Mayaman ka, ayaw lang i-claim ng Lola mo. Mayaman kayo.""Sila, 'di ako.""Oh sige, pag-awayan natin 'to. . . . but tell me, sa'n ka nagkulang? sa'n din ako nagkulang ng payo sa 'yo? Anong naisipan mo para gawin 'to?" And she kept asking me.
Sam's POVWe walked to his car, and just got here. I faced my palm when I realized that I was waiting for Petot before a crisis happened. So, I immediately checked my phone and saw her texts.“Where were you, Sam? anak ka ng tokwa, iniwan niyo ‘ko,” I said, reading the text that she sent which caused me to laugh, “e, di ‘wag ka mag-reply, basta ‘wag ka na rin uuwing Samantha ka ah!”I can’t stop laughing because of what I read, and Kurt was the same but right after a single laugh, he looked at me without doing anything and just starting. So, I asked him.“Ano?” But he just shook his head and tapped his car key. He next opened the door of the front seat so I just sat down without asking. And he drove me to my dorm without talking to me, probably letting me rest because of what happened. When we reached our destination, he opened the car door for me, so I got off.“Get inside,” he said.I smiled at him, and nodded, “Thank
Sam's POVThe next day...After that night, I promised that I will leave my mind empty and I'll let the music take care of it, those songs of Parokya ni Edgar. And I will fix the mistake that I made. Sinabi ko kay Petot na nakausap ko na si Kurt, and said that he already let go of me.At sunod naman ay si Faye, at mukhang umayon ang tadhana dahil si Faye na mismo ang gustong kumausap sa akin ngayon. She went somewhere near our building, and asked me to go there."Sam, I think I'll leave you both alone." Petot while trying to get rid of herself from us."No, be here," Faye said, "Gusto ko habang kinakausap ko si Sam, nandito ka."Petot looked at me awkwardly, but smiled and nodded to Faye."Sam, thank you sa lahat. I know Jaybi is not a thing that you can give easily to someone but thank you, you let me. Alam kong gusto mo rin akong kausapin, about that, and I want to say thank you very much," she thanked, saying it like
Petot's POVIn just a day, Sam did everything to be okay to everyone. And we even celebrated that by eating street foods. At the same hour, I invited her to go to our barangay's fiesta, the barangay of my Lola so that Inay could see her too, because I know they miss each other so much.We all woke up early so that we could make it in time. We all decided to meet at one place and go at once with our cars. We both have three cars, ours, Jaybi’s and Al’s. May 05, At Janopol Oriental Tanauan City Batangas. The day before fiesta."Inay!" After opening the car’s door, I saw my Inay smiling at me. I ran and went there, nagmano ako at niyakap siya. “Sobrang na-miss ko kayo, Inay!”"Ala eh naman apo, dagasa eh, ako ata ay sadya mong miss," with her accent, batangueño accent. Hugging me back, too.Inay ang tawag ko sa Lola namin. She unhugged and smiled at me, "Aba, eh balita ko'y marami kayong kasama, maige iyan, eh teka asan