My Ideal Guy (Cambridge Academy Series 2)

Chapter 4: Track

Kyla's.

I sighed as I drank from my coke-in-can. Hinayaan ko lamang si Lei na i-process sa utak niya ang kwinento ko sa kaniya. Based on her expressions earlier, she couldn't really seem to believe it.

"Are you really sure that he joined a fraternity? And… that's he's a drug addict?" hindi niya makapaniwalang tanong.

Itinukod ko ang dalawa kong kamay sa likod ko. I looked at the wide view infront of us. Tama talaga na dito ako dinala ni Lei, this place is so refreshing. Ang sarap ng ihip ng hangin. 

"Do you think I'll just make it up?" I asked her back. "He really said it… right infront of my face. He really plans to hurt me like that," napangisi ako dahil hindi ko rin akalain na hinayaan ko siyang saktan ako. Nagpa-attach rin kasi ako sa kaniya.

"Well, I am just thinking that what if… what if he's the one who made it up? I mean, do you really believe that he's a drug-addict?" 

"Looks can be deceiving, Lei. I know you find him handsome and all that but it's been two years. Of course, he had a lot of time to change himself. Siyempre ngayon, wala na sa itsura niya 'yon. Because as what he told me, he got into a rehabilitation center. Maybe it worked for him." 

Napatango-tango siya. "Okay. It makes sense. But something is still missing here…" 

Napalingon ako sa kaniya dahil kwinento ko naman na sa kaniya ang lahat pero parang nalilito pa rin siya. Kinuha ko na lang ang chips at nilantakan iyon. 

"He has a café now. Does it mean na pasok na siya sa ideal guy mo?" she giggled.

Napaisip naman ako doon. 

"I don't know… we'll see. Wala na rin naman siyang balak magkaroon pa ng koneksyon sa'kin. And the same goes with me…" hindi ko rin alam kung totoo ba ang sinabi ko. 

Hindi ko na nga ba talaga gustong magkaroon pa ng koneksyon sa kaniya? 

Tinusok-tusok ni Aleign ang tagiliran ko. "So, you fell for him, right?" 

"Ugh, I hate to admit it but, yes. Hindi ako masasaktan ng gano'n kung hindi ako nahulog." 

"I know, right? He's so handsome, Kyla. Ang puti niya tapos kapag ngumiti siya, damn, feeling ko talaga kaya maraming bumibisita sa café niya kasi pogi 'yung may-ari e." 

I rolled my eyes annoyingly. "Really? I don't think so." 

"Bitter," she spatted.

I looked at her unbelievably and she just giggled.

"Seriously, though. Sana magkausap ulit kayo. May past kayo na pakiramdam ko hindi naging malinaw." 

"What do you mean?" 

Pumitik siya sa ere. "Aha! I know what's missing!" umayos siya ng upo at humarap lalo sa'kin. "Why did he avoided you? I mean, if he tries to get near you at first and knowing na 24 na siya that time. It means, nagstop siya sa pag-aaral niya. Duh, he should be in College that time," nanatili lamang ang kunot sa noo ko dahil hindi ko na maintindihan ang sinasabi ni Aleign. Ang bilis niya magsalita at may pa-hand signal pa siya. "Do you get me, Kyla?" 

Pumikit ako ng mariin habang umiiling. "I'm sorry, what?" 

She sighed dahil mukhang napagod siya magsalita pero wala lang akong naintindihan.

"Bakit ka kaya niya iniwasan? Something doesn't add up here. Kung iniwan ka niya dahil 'ganoon' siyang tao… then why didn't he avoided you at the first place?" 

Natigilan ako. 

"Hay. Sabi ko na nga ba may mali talaga. Kung una pa lang, alam niya ng ayaw mo ng lalaking kagaya niya… bakit nakipagkaibigan pa siya sa'yo para lang iwasan ka? I don't get it."