SEVENTEEN

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   " Sorry, nagpasundo nalang kase ako kagabi" sabi ko, kausap ko sila sa GC Video Call namin, habang kumakain kami ng agahan

  (" Ano kaba, tulog din naman kami nung umalis kayo kaya ok lang") sabi ni Shannah habang nagsisipilyo siya, dala dala niya pa ang cellphone niya habang ginagawa yun

(" Sakit pa nga nung ulo ko eh, hangover malala") sabi ni Sam at tumawa, tumawa din tuloy kami dahil halata naman talaga sa itsura niyang may hangover siya

" Bababa kona ah, kumakain kase kami, see you at school" sabi ko at inoff ang video call, tumuloy nako sa pagkain habang naiilang dahil kanina pa siya tingin ng tingin sakin

" Aya... About last night-"

" Bakit?! Did I do something crazy?" Natatarantang tanong ko, he chuckled and shook his head kaya medjo na relieved ako dun

" Nah, but... You said something... Naaalala mo pa ba?" He asked, but... I don't have the guts to tell him na 'oo, alalang alala ko pa', that was a very sudden confession kaya nahihiya ako

" I... Don't quite remember eh, tungkol san ba yun?" Pagsisinungaling ko nalang, para naman sabihin niyang wag na, that was very usual naman na gagawin nila eh pag tinanong about saan kung yung sinabi ko kagabi ay confession

" You told me you love me, more than I do" nabuga ko agad ang kinakain ko habang paubo-ubo dahil sa gulat na sasabihin niya talaga yun, hindi ko talaga akalain na... Napaka pranka niya!!!

" Sorry... Did I say that?" Pagmamaang-maangan ko pa

" Yes, it was loud and clear, I was actually thinking it's just because of alcohol and I refuse to believe it... But damn... Thinking about it makes me happy and loved" he was looking at me in the eye, habang iniiwasan ko ang mga tingin niya... I took a deep breath and looked at him

" Uhmmmm... What I said last night... Was... T-true" nauutal na saad ko, hindi ako sanay sa ganito since I don't actually do confessions, lasing lang talaga ako kagabi

" Did... You actually meant what you've said, or not?" His stare was hoping... He was hoping for a yes answer and...

" Yes... I meant that" I said as we both smiled, he was biting his lower lip while looking away, like he's... Kinikilig??

" Omygaaashhh!! Kinikiliiig kaaa!!" Sabi ko at tinawanan siya habang hawak hawak ko pa ang utensils ko

" Sino ba namang di kikiligin??" Sabi niya at umiwas, mas natawa tuloy ako kaya nabulunan ako, mabilis naman niya kong binigyan ng tubig at kinuha ko agad ito

Pinakalma ko muna ang sarili ko, dahil kahit gustuhin ko pa mang tumawa ay nagpigil nako, baka naman kase mainis na siya sakin hehe

" Myghash... That was... Hilarious"

" Mas nakakatawa kaya yung mga pinaggagawa mo kagabi" sabi niya at ngumisi, bigla akong natigilan, inaalala ang mga pinanggagawa ko kagabi pero wala naman akong maalalang unusual dun

" Sinungaling kaaa!! Kahit lasing ako I can still remember everything no!!" Pagtatanggol ko sa sarili ko he laughed at my remarks kaya tinaasan ko siya ng kilay

" You were HAHAHAHAHA" mukha na siyang tanga tawa ng tawa, di na nakakatuwa

" Di nakakatawa" sabi ko at umalis sa hapag at dumiretso sa kwarto ko para magbihis na, may klase pako no, kala niya kalandian lang mga pinaggagawa ko sa buhay, I still have to visit our company today. Naligo nako, at nagbihis ng uniform namin, I was preparing my bag when he knocked

  " Sheerin?? Are you mad?" Hindi ako sumagot para ipaalam sa kanya na napikon talaga ako, he knocked again kaya kinuha ko ang bag ko at binuksan ang pinto, but I just passed through him, hindi siya pinapansin, asar na asar talaga ako no

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