Wattys 2019 Winner | Young Adult (naks!)
SYNOPSIS:
A story of a 4th year highschool girl named Jersey who grew up dressing and acting like a boy. After meeting the college cutie, Andrei, who's studying in South Mill University, she decided to change...
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PAGKATAPOS magpaalam kay Je sa audi, lumabas sina Wilson at Dana. Miss Diana reminded the whole crew to take rest as much as they can. This day was also tiring for all of them but Wilson and Dana are walking slowly as if it's not yet dark.
Parang parehas na naghihintayan kung may isa bang magyayaya na mag-detour muna.
“Gusto mong tumambay?” Nauna si Wilson na magtanong. “Okay lang din kung ayaw mo—”
Gusto ni Dana na sapuhin ang sarili dahil sa reaksyon niya. Ang totoo kanina pa siya nagfo-formulate ng sentence sa utak niya kung paano yayayain si Wilson na huwag munang umuwi.
Mabuti na lang ay nauna siyang nagyaya.
“Promise, ‘di tayo aabot ng alas-dose,” natatawang sagot ni Wilson.
Actually, okay lang naman kay Dana ‘yon. God knows she doesn't mind. Mapapagalitan siya pag-uwi, oo, but she doesn't mind that also.
Aaaaaah, nag-eenjoy na talaga ako sa company ng crush ko. Heeeeelp.
Tumambay sila sa same food citi kung saan sila pumunta nung una. Habang kumakain ng takoyaki, nagtanong si Dana. Tanong na matagal nang bumabagabag sakanya.
“Sila Miko at Je ba hindi mag. . . alam mo na? More than friends?”
Muntik nang mabilaukan si Wilson sa kinakain niya. “Kapag tinanong mo ‘yan sakanila mismo, masusuka silang dalawa.”
“They're just together mostly whole of their lives kaya sila ganon ka-close. Magkapitbahay pa sila. They're really just like that.”
“Pero hindi ba posible? Iba talaga ang nakikita ko, eh. Kayo ba nila Anjo?”
Tumawang muli si Wilson. “Napapansin din namin kung anong napapansin mo. Pero wala talaga, eh. Hindi sila anything more than friends.”
Pero hindi pa rin sumuko si Dana. “But if ever?”
Wilson stopped poking at his food. He looked up like he thought about it just now. Then he shrugged his shoulders. “Eh ‘di good for them. But knowing Miko, hindi babae ang tingin nun kay Je. At si Je rin naman sakanya. Natatandaan ko sabi ni Je noon, mas naa-attract pa siya sa aso kaysa kay Miko.”
Dana laughed at the joke. Their topic moved on to a different one but Dana's sure that at the back of her mind, there's still the idea of Miko-Je in a more-than-friends relationship.
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