We met again

Chapter 2

While I'm reading my books on my balcony my phone vibrates tinignan ko kung sino ang tumatawag and I saw that it's my mom, again.

I answered it. "Yes?"

"Have you met?" She asked.

Ha? Who?

"Who?"

"Myghad Madison! Don't tell me hindi pa kayo nagkikita ni Reese until now."

Oh, that pale man.

"Ah yeah, we already met," I said in a bored tone.

"So, How he is?"

Napakunot ako ng noo sa tanong nya. "Ha? I don't know?"

"Ohmyghad Madison! What do you mean by that!?" She literally shouting at me over the phone.

"What? Are you expecting me to ask him how he's flight?" Naguguluhan kong tanong.

"Exactly!" Naririndi na ako sa sigaw ng nanay ko sa totoo lang.

"No way!" Agad na tanggi ko. "Why would I do that? I don't even know that pale man and we're not close."

"He's your tita ninang's son, so dapat kinamusta mo sya and why you keep calling him pale man?"

Ay, responsibility ko ba sya?

"He's not my responsibility mom and he makes me wait too long kaya! And he's rude, he even left me in the lobby just because I tell him that I waited for him for almost 2 hours, plus he called me a brat! Mom? Me? brat?  No way, he's the brat here even he say sorry." I rant. "And I called him pale man because he has a white skin he looks likes no blood na parang mas maputi pa sya sa'kin."

I heard her chuckle on the other line. "Oh, your first encounter with each other is so funny I will tell this to your tita ninang," she said.

"He's getting my nerves na."

"He said sorry naman ah and c'mon Madison why are you acting like a high schooler who bickering with your crush,  the fact that you are on your last year in college this coming school year." Mom said which makes my eyes wide.

"What mom? Crush? No way!" I against.

"Whatever you say Madi," She said. "And oh btw, we were going there later with your tita ninang she will visit Reese." Dagdag nya.

"Okay."

I don't need to explain hindi naman yon totoo.

"Btw again, Nakakausap mo ba si Jake?" She  asks.

Oh, the guy who is always broken-hearted.

"Not yet, why?"

"Almost one month na syang hindi nagvivisit sa bahay." Bakas ang lungkot sa boses nya.

"Mom parang di mo naman alam kung anong ginawa sakanya nung ex nyang bitch." I rolled my eyes.

That girl! I hope na hindi kami mag-kasalubong sa university because I will grab her hair again talaga.

She sighed. "Can you call your Kuya after we talk? Ikaw lang naman kinakausap non pagdating sa mga ganyan."

"Okay, I will."

"Thank you, baby! I'll hang up na bye!"

"Bye mom." I ended

I search kuya's contact on my phone then I call him.

My brother dear...

Nakailan ring pa bago nya sagutin.

"Yes, baby?" He said in a sleepy tone.

Nagulo ko pa ata ang sleep nya.

"How are you na?" I asked even I know naman na yung answer.

"I'm okay," He said.

"Liar."

I heard him chuckled. "You're grumpy na naman."

"You don't deserve her there are so many girls out there yung hindi magchecheat sayo and she's not beautiful I think ginayuma ka nya no?" I ignored what he said.

"My baby is believing in gayuma thing." He laughs.

"C'mon kuya! let's hang out na lang? Para hindi ka naman na nagkukulong dyan sa condo mo." Yaya ko.

"I'm sorry baby but I don't want kasi kaka-bar ko lang with my friends kagabi." He said.

"Why you did not sama me?" I asked.

"Edi kung sinama kita napaaway ka na naman."

"Oh really? Your bitch ex is there too? Sayang naman dapat sinama mo talaga ako."

"Enough na okay I don't want to talk about her anymore."

"That's good! Kahit sabihin mo sa'kin ng paulit ulit na hindi mo ineexpect na gagawin nya yon sayo I don't care pa rin she still cheated on you."

"Yeah, yeah I don't love her anymore it's just I still can't accept that she cheated on me sinayang nya lang yung almost one year." Napairap ako sa sinabi nya.

"Fuck your pinagsamahan, wala syang karapatan gawin yon sayo and she's not pretty to do the things like that to you." Naiinis kong sabi.

"Madison, your words." He said.

"Whatever" I rolled my eyes. "Oh btw, you will come with me to our house this coming Monday, after ko mag enroll okay?" Sabi ko.

"Okay, okay I don't have a choice naman."

"Great! One week tayo there ha mom and dad miss us so much."

"Yes, grumpy lady."

"Bye na I have something to do pa." I said.

"Thank you for disturbing me I miss your kasungitan na." He laughs.

"I'm not masungit."

"Whatever you say, grumpy lady bye." Then he hang up.

Since then talaga wala pa akong nagustuhan sa mga naging girlfriends ni kuya, I don't know why. Kuya Jake has a lot of experience when it comes to that cringey love. Me? I don't have. I'm allowed to have a boyfriend but I don't want lang talaga I have suitors too but I always reject them.

I'm scared to commitment. I'm scared to fall in love. Why? Base on what I see to those people who are in love especially to my brother, they always give a lot to the point that they no longer think of themselves. They always give their best but they still hurt them, they still cried. They still make them ask their worth.

If you love someone why do you make them ask their worth?

The only love story I want is my parents story just pure love, even they fight sometimes they are always making a way to fix it.

And the rest it's all in a book.

I don't want to fall in love. I'm scared. I don't want to hurt myself just because of that cringey thing I'm too precious to experience that.

Napatigil ako sa malalim ko na pag iisip dahil narinig kong tumunog ang doorbell ng unit ko.

Whos's that? I'm not expecting a visitor. Oh, mom said they will go here but it's too early pa.

While I'm on my way to the door I checked what time is it.

11:45 A.M.

It's already launch na pala, I'll order na lang sa grab its late naman na if mag luluto pa ako.

I opened the door and I saw Reese standing there.

"Why?" I asked

"Come to my condo," He said.

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