Its been what? Days? Weeks? Months? Alyssa doesn't even have the sense of time. She just goes on with her day as if nothing happened. Everyone knows, of course. Yung dating, di mapagahiwalay, hindi na nila nakikitang magkasama ngayon. Si Alyssa na laging kausap si Den sa phone dati, lagi na lang tulog or nakikipagkwentuhan sa kanila kapag break time. Si Den na laging pumupunta kila Alyssa dati, ngayon kahit sa harap ng gate, di mo makikita. They didn't really broke up. As Den said it, she can't, even she wants to. She just thinks that they really need a rest or a break from each other. Things are just so tiring and each and everyday just gets toxic and toxic and she doesn't want to reach te point na ubos na sila parehas. For now, time away from each other is what they need. She's been worried about Alyssa kasi nga alam niya na therea are days that she just won't go out of her room. Sometimes, she doesn't wanna take a bath 'cause she feels like she won't be able to go out and its extra hard to do that now 'cause Den's not here to push her and assure her that things will be okay. But she's able to manage it, so far. Time went by so quickly and yung three days nilang di pag-uusap was actually extended to two months now. Its December and wala na silang pasok 'cause Christmas break na.
"Ly, tara mall! Shopping tayo pang-Christmas!" Sabi ni Nicko from outside her room.
"Ayoko, kuya. I still have clothes here." Ly answered.
Nicko sighed, "Eh sige na. Sasama rin sila nanay. Tsaka, sabi ni daddy, isama ka daw namin. Dadaanan natin sila ni kuya sa office."
"Ayoko nga, kuya. Kayo na lang." Ly said, not even opening the door.
"Can you atleast, open the door for me?" Nicko asked. Alyssa lazily got up from bed and opened the door. "Ayaw mo talaga sumama?"
Umiling si Alyssa, "I don't need to shop for anything naman. May damit pa ko diyan na di nagagamit."
"Eh hindi ka ba bibili ng Christmas gifts mo? Anong gift mo kay Den?" Nicko asked.
"Love." Ly answered and launched herself to her bed.
"Tatanggapin ba?" Nicko meaningfully asked.
"Matagal ng oo." Ly said. "Sige na, kuya. Hindi talaga ako sasama."
"Aish. Bahala ka nga. Umasa pa naman si nanay na kumpleto tayo tas wala yung favorite niya." Nicko said and stood up tas lumabas na sa kwarto ni Alyssa.
"Bawi ako!" Sigaw ni Alyssa.
Hindi na rin siya sinubukang yayain ng mga kasama niya sa bahay kasi alam naman nila na hindi talaga siya sasama. She heard the car start and blew a horn before actually leaving. She grabbed her phone and itetext sana si Ara when she got a notification from Twitter.
"@kimfajardooo: Long overdue tambay! Puro busy eh. MIA @alyssa_valdez 🙄"
*insert picture ng buong barkada, except, well, Alyssa*
She just sighed and decided not to text Ara. Sinabihan kasi siya for that tambay but she declined. Andun sila kila Bea ngayon. Niyaya nga siya ni Kief at Gretch pero sabi niya masama ang pakiramdam niya. Kaya din siya hindi sumama sa shopping. Bukod sa hindi niya talaga feel lumabas, baka malaman ng mga kaibigan niya na umalis siya eh sabi niya nga masama ang pakiramdam niya. Nagbukas na lang siya ng TV at nag-Netflix. Halfway through the series she's watching, her phone vibrated but di niya pinansin kasi nood na nood na siya ng series. It kept on vibrating and she knows na text yun kasi naka-silent yung phone niya lagi at vibrate lang yung naka-on. Pinansin niya lang yung phone niya nung may tumawag na.
"Aish." She said before answering the call. She didn't look kung sino yun kasi nanonood pa rin siya. "Yo?"
"Anong yo ka diyan?" Sabi nung kausap niya. She turned the TV off and talked to the person on the other line. "Asan ka?"
