My Silver Lining

The Past

JEMA'S POV

What an unexpected night. Who would have thought, of all people sya pa yung makakasalubong ko. Mabait naman pala sya sa personal eh. Nadala lang talaga siguro sa game.

Still didn't get the socks though. Sayang kasi limited edition lang yun and sold out na sa lahat ng malls na napuntahan ko. Even online wala na rin. But I definitely got more than I bargained for tonight.

Pahiga na ako nang tumunog ang phone ko.

Unknown Number: "Hey, I got home na po. Thanks again for tonight."

Napangiti naman ako. I guess it's time for me to save this number.

Deanna ❤️.

"With a heart talaga? Hayyy nako Jema baka friendly lang talaga yung tao noh? Wag naman siguro tayo masyadong assuming jan" sabi ng isip ko.

I typed a short reply.

Me: "Good to know you got home safe. You're most welcome and thank you too. I had a blast. I'll get some rest na. Tulog ka na din po"

Deanna ❤️: "I will. Goodnight Jema ☺️"

Me: "Goodnight Deanna 😊"

It's been over an hour since we said goodnight pero di pa rin ako makatulog. Tamang stalk lang sa FB at IG ni Deanna haha pati na rin Twitter nya. I really like the way she carries herself. Simple lang manamit pero ang fresh at cool tingnan.

Nalaman ko rin na lima pala silang magkakapatid at andon nga sa Cebu yung family nya. Pero na bother ako because I keep seeing this Luigi guy sa profile nya. Sino ba to? Bat ang sweet nila? Hayyys boyfriend nya ata.

Yan kasi napapala natin. Stalk ng stalk tapos masasaktan kung may makitang mga ganyan. Oh well. What did I expect? Limited naman talaga kasi ang dating pool pagdating sa mga bisexual girls. Mahirap kasi pakiramdaman kung ang isang babae ay sadyang friendly lang or is into you. Or maybe my gaydar is just malfunctioning? Hayyy who knows.

I gave up finding "the one" kasi nung nag break kami. Akalo ko sya na talaga eh. Akala ko hanggang dulo na but di ko alam kung bakit nagawa nya akong lokohin. May kulang siguro sakin. Maybe I'm boring. Maybe I'm not that pretty.

"Oh hell no! Don't you do this again to yourself. You are more than enough. She just wanted sex and hindi mo kasalanan if di sya makapaghintay when you're ready" isip ko.

*Flashback*

Birthday ngayon ni Fhen and akala nya nasa Laguna ako. I was planning to surprise her. I bought cake, flowers, candles and halos lahat na yata ng party decors na nakita ko sa shop. I knew may practice sya today until 6 PM so malaya kong nagawa yung surprise ko.

Binuksan ko yung condo nya using the spare key that she gave me. I spread rose petals on the floor and lined up small candles to form an aisle leading towards the dining table. I cooked all her favorite food. Naka arrange na rin yung balloons and other stuff.

I turned off the lights and waited sa may sofa para ma surprise sya when she turns it on and sees me. It was already 7:30 PM pero wala pang Fhen na dumadating. Dapat kanina pa yun eh kasi malapit lang naman yung gym dito. I tried to call and text her but to no avail.

Sa sobrang pagod ko sa byahe and pag prepare, di ko namalayang naka tulog na pala ako.

I woke up to a very strange sound. It sounded like a badly injured puppy but suddenly I heard heavy breathing like someone had just ran a marathon. With my eyes still closed, I tried to focus on the sound and immediately got up as realization hit me. It was moaning. It was a woman moaning!