Faded Love

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XXII.

"Ano bang gusto mong malaman sa kaniya first of all?" Hannah asked.

I thought of it, ano nga ba? Madami, I have a lot of questions and mysteries to solve about Janina. "Everything, her secrets and her past,"

"Okay,"

Hannah started asking questions so I already started answering them one by one.

"Mahal mo na ba si Janina?"

Natigilan ako doon. Tulala, di makaimik, teka lang, unang tanong pa lang pero bakit ang intense na, wala bang warm- up questions? Nagugulat ako dito sa kapatid ko, "Maybe, I'm not sure about it,"

"Why do say so na di ka su--"

I cut her off. Duh, "Hans, I thought one answer is equivalent to one fact?" Ani ko.

She rolled her eyes, "Fact #1. Only one person ang sinasabihan niya ng salitang stay."

Gago. Seryoso ba? "The heck Hannah Kathleen! Mama mo stay!" I shouted and laugh while Hannah's still on her serious face,

Ah so seryoso siya? "Kuys, let's stop this kung di ka rin lang naman maniniwala?" Once again, Hannah's rolled her eyes on me.

Does that really mean that ako lang yung gusto niya mag- stay? As if pero dang that came from Hannah and I couldn't help but to believe her because she's freaking bestfriend of Janina!

"Next na" I said.

Napapaisip pa din talaga ako, why? Bakit ako? Anong nagawa ko sa kaniya para gustuhin niya akong mag- stay?

Hannah giggled and it caught my attention, "That's it kuys hehe but what I told you is TRUE and I hope na mapaisip ka sa sinabi ko, that's for sure" Aniya.

"WHAT? Yun na yon?"

She just nod and before she leaves my room, "One thing's for sure, she got love for you"

* and she closed the door *

Hannah left me, jawdropped, hindi ko maisip na ganon?

Now, I'm lying in my bed, trying to understand and remembering the past, past na wala talaga akong matandaan. Well, wala talaga akong matatandaan if I had no clue on what's with my past, and one more thing kaya hindi ko matandaan ang past is for now, my main focus is this present time and the future one.

* phone rings *

My phone is ringing for about 3 minutes now, di ko alam kung sasagutin ko o magpapatuloy ako sa pag- iisip. Kaso, hindi ako makapag- isip ng maayos kung maingay. No choice.

Donny: Hi.
Janina: Ya free tonight Dons?
Donny: Uhm yeah? Got no plans for tonight.. Why'd you ask?
Janina: Wanna go for a roadtrip?
Donny: What time?
Janina: 5:00 pm. I wanna see sunset. I'll use our pick up to fetch you, aaaaand you'll drive hehe
Donny: Okaaaay, where are we going?
Janina: Kung saan tayo dalhin ng tadhana.
Donny: Huwaw, deep haha okay
Janina: See you babe ayeee haha
Donny: Tsk see you babe hehehe

— end call —

* janina's pick up horn *

"Mom I have to go! Janina's here!" I bid my goodbye to my family habang we're eating meryenda at the garden.

"Di ba talaga ako pwedeng sumama dyan?" Ani Hannah. Nakabusangot pa din siya mula nung kanina na magpaalam ako na I'll be with Janina. Gusto ko din namang isama si Hannah but I wanna take this advantage to have some time with Janina, yung kami lang dalawa. "Na- ah Hans, sorry"

Habang sina Benj at Ate Ella ay nakangisi lang ngayon, I know what they're thinking.

"It's not what you're thinking Benj and ate"

"Haha lol go na ingat kayo ni Ate Janina" Ani Benj.

Habang palabas na ako ng gate ng bahay namin ay tanaw ko na dito iyong pick up ni Janina, maroon red ang kulay. While I'm staring at the car, my eyes caught Janina leaning on it, wearing denim shorts and black plain shirt with denim jacket.

Ang ganda. Sumasabay pa sa ihip ng hangin ang buhok niya that's why it makes her more beautiful. That's what I call simple but beautiful.

Nag- vibrate yung phone ko kaya nawala yung paningin ko kay Janina.

From: Janina Vela

"Dons! Tagal, haha titig na titig?"

I immediately look towards her direction, nakakainis yung ngisi niya habang nakatitig sa akin, wala namang mali? I'm wearing jogger pants and a black plain shirt also with my specs.

I went to her and gave her a beso, "tagal tumitig ah buti di ako natunaw" She joked.

"Sira!" Then we both laughed. "Tara na!"

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