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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"I don't get this Blueberry guy? What's so bad about being remembered? I mean, I know this sounds messed up, but if I die and everyone starts forgetting about me, I'm going to haunt the shit out of people—starting with my friends."
"I wondered about that, too. And honestly, after that conversation, the guy haunted me too."
"Wait, so you fell for him because of that?"
"No . . . It's just . . . He never left my mind. Somehow, that conversation with him stayed with me. Yung mga mata niya, nagdala sila ng kirot sa puso ko. Akala ko mawawala lang 'yon pagkatapos ng ilang araw, pero hindi. Paulit-ulit ko siyang naalala hanggang sa pakiramdam ko, parang mawawala lang ang kirot kapag makikita ko siya ulit. I wanted to see him doing fine and smiling again. "
"You felt worried?"
"I felt like a total loser."
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"Tree, sinong hinahanap mo?"
It felt like there was a big fat L written on my head when I realized that I was looking around the cafeteria, hoping I'd somehow catch a glimpse of him happily hanging around with his friends. It had been days since the last time I talked to the guy.
I faced Carri who was sitting right across me and to my horror, I saw the last of my takoyaki sitting on her plate.
"Hoy, ano ba! Takoyaki ko 'yan!" My words were as fast as my hands. I grabbed the takoyaki and stuffed it straight into my mouth.
"My God, Tree! Ang init pa no'n!" bulalas naman ni Carri, nanlalaki ang mga mata.
Carri wasn't kidding. My mouth felt like it was burning, but I was already feeling like a total loser kaya pinanindigan ko na sinubukan itong nguyain habang bumubuga ng mumunting hangin.
"Luwa mo na, bilis!" Mabilis na pumulot si Carri ng tissue. She almost threw her body over the table, trying to hold the tissue under my mouth.
Umiling-iling kaagad ako at pilit na lumayo mula sa kamay niya. I was already feeling like a loser. Tama na. Sobra na.
"Good morning, coach. May brown rice po kami ngayon."
Awtomatiko akong napatingin sa direksiyon ng counter nang marinig ko ang server na magsalita. My attention went to the balding, middle-aged man dressed in brown pants and tucked-in blue shirt. The white whistle around his neck screamed 'coach' to me.
Napanguya-nguya ako sa takoyaki at agad na lumunok.
"Hoy ba't mo nilunok?! Ang init no'n! Sino ba ang—OMG! Na-love at first sight ka ba kay Sir Costas?" bulalas ni Carri ng sundan kung saan ako nakatingin.
Gusto ko biglang batuhin ng tinidor si Carri. Mabuti na lang talaga at medyo pabulong ang pagkakasabi niya kaya mukhang wala masyadong nakarinig.
