DM// 40
"It’s like coming home after a long trip. That’s what love is like. It’s like coming home."
JAKE
(flashback)
When people asked me how many times Harlem and I fought, I’d ask them back how many stars are there. And when they tell me, hindi nila alam, I would smile at them and say, “Same here.”
We fought hard. We fought almost every day. And when we fight, the words that come out from our mouths are like poisons. But no matter how many times we fight, ako yung unang laging gumagawa ng paraan para magkabati kami. I’m telling you, Harlem’s one crazy girl.
“San ka pupunta?” Napangiti sakin si Harlem, that one smile she gives pag may tinatago.
“Sa school.” Binigyan ko sya ng isang nakakalokong tingin. Pano sya pupunta ng school e field trip ngayon ng mga teachers. Siguradong sarado ang school!
“Hoy, Harlem!”
“Wag ka nga kasing makulit. Dyan lang ako sa tabi-tabi. Gagawa lang ng assignment with friends!” Dumahilan pa. -__-
“Baka umulan!”
“So? May payong naman ako!”
“Dun na lang tayo kina Vio, sleepover daw!” She shook her head and then went ahead. Aba, loko to a!
“Harlem!” Frustrated, she whirled around and smacked the umbrella on my head. “Why the eff are you bothering me?!” Well, she’s been avoiding me since last week! At wala akong ka-idedea kung bakit sya umiiwas! Sa pagkakaalam ko, wala naman akong ginagawang masama! I stopped teasing her about her recent weight gain nor her crazy obsession with Kpop! “May problema ka ba?”
“Wala!” Pasigaw nyang sagot. O, sasabihin nya wala pero pabalang naman! What the heck?! Why are girls so confusing... and so... so... crazy?!!!
“Wala naman pala e bakit ka umiiwas.” She gave me that unnecessary mocking laugh while copying my line. “Baka OA ka lang.” She added. When was overreacting have to do with me? Concern lang naman ako. “Why don’t you call Erika instead? Total naman, mukhang mas nag-eenojoy ka na sa company nya.” I brought my hand to my head and laughed at her absurdity.
“That was it? Are you jealous?” Tanong ko. At agad itong tumalikod at naglakad.
“Why would I get jealous you,asshole?!!” Matalim nyang sinabi at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad ng mabilis. I think I’ve never seen her that mad. Hinabol ko sya tapos I pulled her hand. “Oo nga, why would you get jealous?! But I think you’re the one who’s overreacting! Para kang girlfriend ko umasta e best friend lang naman kita. Geez, who wants to have a girlfriend who gets mad over petty things?!” I think for a moment she must have been very surprised. We’ve been fighting half of our lives but with all our fights, I’ve never seen her this... this dejected and mad. She pried her hands away from my grasped and pushed me so hard. It was too late when I realized na na sobrahan yata ako sa mga binitiwan kong salita. “I can’t believe I spent half of my life hanging out with a prick, shallow, jerk and undeniably the most conceited person alive! I fvcking hate you.”
