Beyond the Unplanned Love

Chapter 5: Meeting someone special

Alex’s POV

The sun is shining so bright, but it was still a breezy morning for me. I jumped off my bed para magayos at ng makarating agad kela Patricia to do our project. Since it is a 2 hours travel from my place sa meeting place, I decided na maaga umalis para naman kahit may traffic, hindi ako malalate. Nakakahiya naman sa kanila.

Breakfast first bago maligo, ganyan ang routine ko everyday. I left home at 9 am. Oh diba, ang aga for  1 o’ clock na call time. Ayoko rin naman kasing ma hassle kaya okay na rin ito.

Nakarating ako sa may Marikina ng around 10:30. Pumunta muna ako ng Starbucks and I decided to kill time there. Medyo puno yung Starbucks dun kaya hindi na ako namili ng upuan. Dun nalang ako by the window, kahit medyo nakakailang pumwesto dun kasi ang loner ko masyado tignan.

I open my ipod and shuffled the songs.

And don't you worry your pretty little mind

People throw rocks at things that shine

And life makes love look hard

The stakes are high, the water’s rough, but this love is ours.

 Second, check twitter.

@undermyumbrELLA: Morning, morning. Skyping with baby. :)

@TAJmahal: Reviewin’ for the quiz. Leggo.

@Mitchigan: Bored. Who wants to go to Tri with me? #sale

@iamthomastorres: Beautiful Goodbye

Ang drama naman ata nitong si Thomas. Text ko na nga lang.

                To: Thomas Torres

                Didn’t know you’re fan of Maroon 5! Haha.

                From: Thomas Torres

                When words fail, music speaks

                To: Thomas Torres

                Drama mo! Haha.

                From: Thomas Torres

                She broke up with me. When are you free? I need someone to talk to.

What?! Biglang nanlaki mata ko sa nabasa ko. How come? I was texting and nung inaabot ko na yung coffee ko, I heard a voice.

“Excuse me, Miss? May nakaupo ba dito?”

I immediately nodded, hindi ko na masyado natignan kung sino yung nagtanong, masyado akong nadisturb dun sa sinabi ni Thomas.

“Miss, wait lang ah. Order lang ako Pwede bang pakisave ‘tong dalawang seat na ‘to para sakin?”

May pagkademanding din ‘tong nakiupo sakin ah. I immediately looked at her direction. And to my surprise, kilala ko pala kung sino ang nakiupo sakin.

Si Dani.

Dani Ravena.

“Uhm, uhh. Yeah, sure.” I said habang tinitignan ko siya walking towards the counter.

Nandito si Dani, makikiupo si Dani Ravena sa table ko. Okay, I can’t blame her for calling me miss. Hindi pa naman kami nagkakakilala. Wow, destiny, just wow. Bakit ngayon pa kung kelan haggard ako. Tapos, hindi ko pa nadala yung kit ko, naiwan ko pa sa kotse. Perfect ah.

I can see her approaching fast towards me. Hindi naman ako nagpahalata na kinakabahan, syempre kunwari wala lang. I smiled when she sat again pero ang bilis ng takbo ng puso ko

“Hi.” she finally said while sipping her caramel frappe

“Hello.” I said then half smiled. Tinanggal ko agad yung earphones ko then I turned off the music

“Uyy, okay lang. Don’t worry.” She said

“No. it’s okay. Baka kasi mabingi na din ako. Music lang kasi kausap ko simula kanina.” Then we both laughed

“Oo nga pala, I’m Dani. Dani Ravena.” She immediately held her hand out para makipagshake hands sa akin

“Alex. Alex Ramos” I said

“You know what, the name Alex is too mainstream. Seriously. Lagi akong nakakarinig ng name na ganun lalo na sa Kuya ko..” she confessed. Bigla akong nasamid at muntik ko ng maibuga yung iniinom ko. Shet, Alex. Nasaan na ang poise mo?

“Ahh, ganun ba? Hehe.” I faked smile

“Mag-isa ka lang dito?” Tanong niya while she continuously sips her frappe.

“Oo, inaantay ko kasi mga kasama ko. Eh maaga ako nakarating, kaya ayun.” I said

“Wow, early bird. Uhh. Taga UST ka no? Definitely one of my dream schools.” she said while she constantly peeks at my shirt

“Well, fortunately I am. Talaga? I would love to see you there.” I said. Medyo hindi ko na rin alam ang sasabihin ko buti nalang nagkwento siya. Dani has many stories, as in. Kinwento niya sakin yung buhay niya, yung lovelife niya and how she wishes to be just like her mom.

“You know what, I always wanted to have a sister.” She confessed

“I’ll be glad to be one. If you don’t mind.” Then I smiled.

Don’t worry Dani, sooner or later I’ll be your sister-in-law. Yan lang ang tumatakbo sa isip ko nun.What is happening to me. HAHAHA. Epekto ba ‘to ng masyado kong pagmamahal kay Kiefer? Hahaha.

“Alam mo, kung wala lang atang gusto si Kuya Kiefer, irereto kita dun. Magki-click agad kayo nun. Yung mga tipo mo yung type niya eh. Yeah, I guess?” sabi ni Dani

“…But I think he is really really inlove with an unknown girl.” She added habang tumatawa

“Why unknown?” I curiously asked

“Lol, I was kidding. Hindi pa kasi naming nakikilala yung girl. And sabi niya, one day daw papakilala niya. Kailangan lang daw niya ng guts.” Then uminom ulit siya ng frappe niya. “You know what my thoughts are? I think Kuya deserves to be this happy right now. Sana kung sino man ang babaeng yun, sana hindi na niya saktan si Kuya like what Trish did to him.” She said

“Don’t worry, I won’t.” Biglang lumabasa sa bibig ko yung mga yun. Nagulat din ako sa nasabi ko, bigla nalang nanlaki yung mga mata ko.

“Huh? Ano sabi mo?” tanong niya

“Uhm- uhh-uhh, ano uhm ano ehh, I said sino ba yung Trish.” Excuse ko

“Some girl who my brother dear loved so much, and who ends up being a girl trying to breaking his heart. And yes, she succeeded. ” And she emphasized yung last sentence niya while rolling her eyes

“Ahh. Kiefer really love him right?” I said with a low voice. Okay, bakit parang nagseselos ako. No way, hindi dapat. Ako na ang present. Gaya nga ng sabi ni Dani, Kiefer loves her new girl. Ako lang naman yun at wala namang iba eh…sana.

“Yeah. Sobra pa sa sobra.” She said. Bigla akong napatahimik. Hindi ko na alam idudugtong ko. Parang ayaw ko na rin kasi makaalam pa about dun. Kiefer and I don’t talk about it

“Uy, masyado na ba akong madaldal? Sorry ah. Wala lang kasi akong malabasan eh. Thanks for being my company-slash-friend.” She said

“slash-sister.” Sabi ko then we both laughed

“Dani!” then someone from my back shouted

Lumingon agad ako. And lalong nanlaki ang mata ko sa nakita ko. There, standing is

Her mom.

 Mozzy Ravena.