right strings

-035-

-psyche pov-

"ano ba ang ipapakita mo sa akin?" nagpapahila lang ako kay jake hanggang sa tuluyan na kami makalayo sa mga kaibigan namin... namin... wow.

"basta, ang dami mo naman tanong eh" napairap na lang ako at tumahimik. "dyan ka lang, wait lang" tinulak nya ako paupo sa may bench at sumunod na lang ako.

jake smiled before turning and walked away. tumingin lang ako sa paligid atsaka kumuha ng litrato. i even took a selfie. ngayon lang ulit ako nakalabas ng ganito, i miss mommy so much.

after few minutes bumalik na si jake, may dala syang tatlong banana milk atsaka dalwang chips. he gave me one banana milk and chips.

"thank you" i said and he sat down beside me.

i opened my chips and ate it, ano ba ang ipapakita nito sa akin? "i'll open it for you" napatigil ako dahil sya na yung nagtusok ng straw sa banana milk ko. i don't drink banana milk naman eh.

but i don't have a choice, nag effort naman si jake. ayoko naman masaktan yung feelings nya.

"anong ipapakita mo sa akin?" i nudged him and he immediately looked at me.

"itong view" napalingon ako sa mga tao na naglalakad sa harapan naming dalwa.

"huh?" i asked him in confusion.

"are you okay?" dugtong ko agad when i heard him sighed.

"yes," he smiled immediately.

"are you sure? does something bothering you? you can tell me jake" umiling lang sya i pouted because at some point i know he is lying

he was smiling when he patted my head, i suddenly  felt my heart beating so fast.

that gesture makes me flutter... omygod.

"hey, psyche i am asking you" i flinched and frowned. "w..what are you saying?"

"are you happy today?" pag uulit nya. agad akong tumango.

"ofcouse, i am happy.. so much" i answered him genuinely. we stayed silent watching the people passed by.

"you like.. banana milk so much" i said, breaking the silence when i saw him playing the other banana milk on his hand.

"no, not really..you know the girl i like so much?" oh,

"yeah"

"she likes this so much" i don't know what to say when the atmosphere suddenly turned awkward.

why did i asked it anyway?

"i used to know that she's my soulmate but it turns out not" soulmate?

"you believe in those things? the soulmates thing?" hindi makapaniwalang saad ko sa kanya. he nodded immediately.

"you didn't?" he asked back.

"it's just not on my vocabulary" i let out a giggle and he smiled. "so what happened next?"

"she met her soulmate now, and i can't still forget her you know.. it's still hurts" his face turned grim and i suddenly felt sad for him.

"but that is okay, letting her go showing how much i love her, right?" i nodded.

"love makes us dumb anyway" i sighed, "you aren't heartbroken, are you?" nagulat ako sa tanong nya.

"hindi no! madaming tao lang akong naalala" depensa ko sa kanya and he laughed.

"you are cute" stop making me flutter jake. "do i looked like a puppy?" i tried hard not to stutter.

"yes, you looked like layla" who is layla? the girl she's talking about? i frowned on him and he was smiling like an idiot.

"definitely no, she's much cuter than me i think" i took a sip on my banana milk, i almost choke because i hate this drink so much.

"you are both cute though" maybe i don't need to over analyze jake's actions towards me... he's like this to other girls as well right?

i stayed silent. i will take that one as compliment then.

"if you have given a chance to know your soulmate will you?" he suddenly changed the topic.

"no," i answered fast. "why?"

"because there will always be the perfect time for that. i don't need to rush.. and i still have a lot of things to fulfill" he nodded, getting my point.

"how about you? if that girl isn't your soulmate.. would you like to know who is really the one for you?" i asked him back.

"i'll answer it as no too," i raised a brow. "because  our strings will let us meet at the perfect time, when i am ready, where the wounds finally healed"