Filimon Sides #1: The Goodbye Girl ▬
"Everyone calls me Tree, but most people know me as The Goodbye Girl. In our University, people would pay me to say goodbye on their behalf. Whether it was breaking up with their significant other, turning down s...
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Bryan Emanuel is a basketball varsity star. Literally, everything I know about Blueberry could only be summed up into a single sentence. He and I went to the same university and crossed paths more times than I could count, but that was it. To each other, we were just some face in the crowd.
While Blueberry was bringing home trophies, I was helping people bid goodbyes. People cheered for his triumph, while people called for my demise. We breathed the same air, but we were worlds apart.
"Tree, nakikinig ka ba?"
I flinched when his fingers suddenly started snapping right in front of my face. Agad ko itong tinulak palayo at naupo na lamang ako nang maayos sa silya.
"Sorry, I didn't get much sleep last night." Napahikab ako't naglibot ng paningin sa paligid ng greenhouse. Wala akong ibang nakikita kundi mga bulaklak at halaman, pero wala akong ibang nararamdaman kundi ang mga lamok na pasimpleng dumadapo sa mga braso ko. "Ugh! Kung alam ko lang na dito tayo magkikita, dapat nagsuot na lang ako ng sweatshirt."
"Gamitin mo muna 'to." He suddenly took off and handed out his denim jacket.
His action made me pause and stare right at him.
"Huh?" He flashed a confused smile and handed the jacket closer to me.
"Instead of Blueberry, can I just call you Willie Junior?" Pinaningkitan ko siya ng mga mata.
"Lalatagan mo talaga ako ng pickup line?" He tilted his head and raised an eyebrow.
"Hindi ko kasalanan na mabagal ka maka-gets ng joke." I tilted my head and raised an eyebrow as well.
Blueberry frowned, and I did too.
With heads tilted and eyebrows raised, none of us broke eye contact for a minute or two. It felt as if were were having a staring game—more like glaring game—and none of us were willing to lose.
"Hindi pa sumasakit ang leeg mo?" He eventually asked.
"I'm indestructible." I grinned, trying to ignore the throbbing at the back of my neck. Ambigat pala ng ulo ko.
"Talaga lang ha?" He smirked, but I could tell he was also just trying to hide the discomfort. In fact, nagsimula nang mamula ang mukha niya.
"Teka, sali ako sa laro n'yo!" Pareho kaming napaikot ni Blueberry nang bigla na lamang may nagsalita.
Isang lalakeng estudyante rin. Hindi ko alam ano ang pangalan niya, pero namumukhaan ko siya. Hindi kalakihan ang university namin, after all.
The guy was smiling, but as we made eye contact, he quickly tilted his head, mimicking us. "Anong premyo sa pinakamatagal na ganito?"
