The Presence of Yesterday

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

"Basketball tayo bukas ng hapon, ha." Aya ni Leo.

"Sure! Benta ko ulit number mo sa mga bakla." Biro ni Khalid sabay tawa.

"Ayoko nga! Baka pag pyestahan na naman ang katawan ko dun, mahirap na." Rhodney proudly said and he quickly received a pinch from Beah.

"Mag babasketball o may tatambangan sa basketballan?" Joel joked.

Sinaman ko agad ng tingin si Corsey ng lumapit siya sa akin. "May atraso ka pa sakin." Tumawa sya bago ako halikan sa pisngi.

She shouldn't have let them know about that guy. Natatakot akong baka kung anong kalokohan na naman ang gawin ng mga lalaking to lalo na ni Khalid kay Reymark, yung engineer. They used to play around on those guys who are pursuing me and threaten them. It's great that they didn't attempt to harm them, but I still disagree to the idea that they are being made fun of.

"Let's go, Viv!" Aya sa akin ni Colens sabay kapit sa aking braso. We stood up in our seats.

"Sa akin siya sasabay, Colens." Malamig na tinig ni Khalid. Quick change ang mood niya, sis. I glanced at my cousin to ask for some rescue. I don't want to be by myself tonight with him and Sabrina. I don't want to watch them from the backseat and let my heart be broken again.

"Hindi na, Khalid. May pag uusapan pa kami. Iuuwi ko din naman siya agad." Colens said while trying to convince him.

"Ganoon ba ka importante ang pag uusapan niyo na hindi pwede dito o kaya sa telepono?" He questioned, slightly sarcastic in tone, and then arched an eyebrow.

"K-khalid, kay Colens nalang ak-" He cut my words off. Agad na nag init ang dugo ko sa tinuran nya. Of all the people, he's the one who really knows how I dislike people who cut my words. And now he just did. How rude!

"We'll just walk Sabrina to her car, then we will go." He said without looking at me.

My lips slightly parted in surprised. Sabrina brought her car? So does this mean na hindi talaga siya kasabay ni Khalid papunta dito? Why?

Wait... eh ano naman sa akin? I don't care!

Before heading to the parking lot, we said our goodbyes to our pals. Nauna nang umalis ang iba. I stayed at Colen's side and simply waited for Khalid to accompany Sabrina to her vehicle. I don't like to see kissing scenes tonight so I didn't watch them just to avoid being hurt, again and again.

"Hindi naman pala sa kanya sakay si Sabrina." Rinig kong sambit ni Joel mula sa tabi ni Colens. Nagkibit balikat lang ako at inirapan sya ng sumilay ang pilyo nyang ngiti.

"Saan ka sasabay?" Si Colens.

"He will be very mad kapag sumama ako sa inyo, Colens. O baka nga galit na siya for unknown reason. Ayoko namang dagdagan pa iyon, cuz." I smiled weakly at her. Tinitigan pa niya ako ng ilang segundo bago ko siya nakumbinsi na ayos lamang ako. Ilang minuto lang ay nakita ko narin ang pag alis ng sasakyan ni Sabrina.

"Tara na." A baritone voice from my back said.

"Una na kami. Hoy Joel, iuwi mo na 'tong pinsan ko ha. Lagot ka na naman kay Tita." Pagbabanta ko ngunit tumawa lang sya. Colens hugged me then kissed my cheeks and I did the same to her.

"Ingat kayo!" We waved goodbye to the couple before we walked towards his car.

He opened the door for me. Sumakay ako sabay sinarado ang pinto. Agad na bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko nang umikot sya at sumakay narin. Khalid started the engine then drives away from the restaurant. Hindi ako nag salita kaya sya ang bumasag sa katahimikan sa pagitan naming dalawa.