Magkasama kami ni Tee, Fon, sky at Jim dito sa resto bar ni Fon.
Nag aya kasing uminom ang broken hearted naming friend na si Tee.
"Hey Tee.. don't you know we are trying to change? Then suddenly you will invite us to drink wine." Nakangiting sabi ni Sky.
"Really sky??" Sabi ni Jim sabay ngiwi.
"so what happened? why did you want to drink?" tanong ko..
"She already broke up with me.." malungkot na sabi ni Tee. Alam kong nasasaktan sya ngayon, nakikita ko sa mga mata nya..
Nagtinginan kaming lahat, hindi namin inexpect na masasaktan sya dahil kay Yuki. Ang alam kasi namin ay babaero si Tee. Hindi namin akalain na mapapatino sya ni Yuki.
"It hurts.." sabi ni Tee habang pinipigilan ang pagtulo ng luha.
"How could she hurt me this way?" Sabi ni Tee sabay tungga sa alak.
Lahat kami ay tahimik lang at nakikinig sa kanya. Alam namin na hindi payo ang kailangan nya, kundi ang makikinig sa lahat ng sakit na nararamdaman nya ngayon.
"I did everything she wanted. I granted all her requests. Why does it hurts like hell?" Sabi ni Tee sabay tulo ng luha. Hindi na nya napigilan pa ang maiyak sa harap namin.
Its my first time na makita syang umiiyak dahil sa babae.. Huling beses ko syang nakitang ganito nung sabay na namatay ang parents nya.
"That's why I don't want to get serious about the relationship, because in the end, I'm the only one who gets hurt and has a hard time moving on." Sabi nya habang patuloy parin sa pag iyak.
Lahat kami ay nakatingin lang sa kanya. Wala kaming magawa para pagaangin ang nararamdaman nya.
"That's why I don't want to love, because I know I'll be hurt again like I felt when mom and dad died." Sabi nya sabay punas ng luha...
"It hurts to be left by the person you love.
Kaya natatakot akong magmahal, natatakot akong matulog ulit ng may pangungulila. I'm afraid that when I get used to it, it will suddenly be taken away from me." Sabi ni Tee na patuloy parin sa pag iyak..
Kaya naman nagpasya na akong lumapit at yakapin sya. Habang sila Jim, Fon at Sky ay natahimik lang habang nakatingin kay Tee.
"I didn't do anything wrong.. I didn't cheat. Lisa knows everything. I can't do that to Yuki." Sabi ni Tee..
"I know.. I know.." tanging nasagot ko sa kanya habang hinihimas ko ang likod nya.
"She didnt like me.. she likes you.." sabi ni Tee na ikinagulat naming lahat.
"Huh??" Reaksyon ko.
"She likes you, not me. When we are in resort, we fell asleep next to each other because I gave her comfort that night. She admitted to me that she likes you because you look like her girlfriend who died when they tried to run away from their family." Seryosong kwento ni Tee.
Hindi ko alam kung maniniwala ba ako sa kwento ni Tee. Kasi parang imposible. Pero mukha naman syang nagsasabi ng totoo.
"She feels guilty for the death of her girlfriend. She always blame herself. But when she watched your videos, para daw nabuhay ulit yung girlfriend nya sa katauhan mo.. So she did everything to get close to you." Dugtong pa nya.
"Woah.. Tee. Thats creepy!" Sigaw ni Jim..
"Im telling you the truth.. But its okay if you dont believe me." Sabi ni Tee habang nakatingin sakin.
"Sinubukan kong magbago, pero hindi rin naman ako pinaniwalaan. Bat ko pa papatunayan ang sarili ko, wala naman nakakaappreciate.." sabi ni Tee sabay tungga sa alak.
Ngumiti ako dahil para syang batang nagtatampo.
"Don't think that no one notices what you are doing. Don't think that no one appreciates the things you do. we live in a world where we can't force people to believe in us, to appreciate us.. but you know what's important? Those are the people who are close to you. Hindi mo kailangan mag tumbling o sumayaw dyan para paniwalaan ka namin. Those who believe in you, that's all that matters." Sabi ko sa kanya.
"Remember what I told you, no matter how cruel the world is, always choose to be a good person.." dugtong ko pa.
"Parang ang hirap maging mabuting tao lalo na sa panahon ngayon." Sabi ni Tee.
"Sinasabi mo yan kasi nasasaktan ka.. ganyan talaga kapag nalulungkot, halos lahat ng bagay napagdududahan.." nakangiting sabi ko sa kanya.
"If I were you, talk to Yuki about it. But not tonight, maybe tomorrow so you can both be calm. When you talk while you are both angry, you have nothing nice to say to each other. You can only say things that hurt each other." Payo ko sa kanya.
Hindi na sya nagsalita.. Ilang minuto rin kaming hindi nagsalita na para bang may anghel na dumaan. Nakakabingi ang katahimikan..
"Asan nga pala si Becky?" Tanong ni Sky bilang pambasag sa katahimikan.
"Ofcourse, she's with Yuki right now.. They are bestfriends duuh" sagot ni Jim.
"Can we just enjoy the night? Hindi maganda na nasasaktan kana tapos nilulugmok mopa lalo yung sarili mo sa kalungkutan. It feels like a broken hearted man listening to sad musics. It's very frustrating, you know?" Sabi ni Fon.
"Cheers! Finally nagsasalita na ulit si Fon!" Pang aasar ni Sky kaya naman agad syang siniko ni Fon sa tyan.
Natawa ako sa sinabi nya. Hindi kasi sya nagsasalita kapag magkakasama kami, or maybe kapag nandyan lang ako? Whatever.
Hindi parin kami nagkakausap ulit. Maybe lumalayo sya dahil sa nangyari.
"Unlike you, keep talking nonsense.." sabi ni Fon sabay irap.
Sa barkada namin, hindi na yata talaga mawawala ang bardagulan. Minsan ang magkaaway ay si Tee at Fon. Minsan naman si Tee at Sky. Minsan si Jim at Sky. Minsan ako at si Tee. Minsan si Tee at Jim..
Well, kahit na palaging may bardagulan sa tropa, love parin namin ang isat isa. Kapag nangangailangan ang isa, sinisiguro namin na lahat kami ay nandyan at handang tumulong sa kahit na anong paraan.
Ganyan ang magkakaibigan.. hindi lang dapat sa kasiyahan magkakasama.. pati shempre sa lungkot. Thats what friends are for, right?
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