BABYSITTING A GENIUS

Chapter 8

Cole's POV

Katabi ko na ngayon si Laney sa kama. Tinutulungan nya ako sa pagkukwenta ng lahat bayarin namin for the whole month at pag-iipon narin para sa susunod na pasukan since mag-aaral na kami.

"So, kamusta na pala yung batang inaalagaan mo?." Tanong niya.

"A-ano, okay naman." Actually, hindi ko pa sinasabi kay Laney na hindi talaga literal na bata ang inaalagaan ko, na halos kaedad lang namin si Coco. Hindi ko sinabi because alam ko na hindi papayag si Laney. Sobrang selosa niya.

Yup. Kahit pa sabihin nating medyo may tililing yung si Coco. That's still a big no for Laney. Kaya ko naman talaga tinanggap yung trabahong yun is because ayoko nang maging pabigat pa kay Laney. Kailangan kong matutong tumayo sa sarili kong mga paa para narin patunay kay Daddy na kaya ko na ng wala siya. Kailangan ko ring makapag-ipon to search for her. I really miss her so much.

"Dalhin mo naman dito minsan yung alaga mo." Biglang sabi ni Laney.

"H-huh?."

"Sya nga pala. Babae ba yang si Coco o lalaki?. Baka naman--"

"I-Importante pa ba yun?."

"Bakit ka kabado?." Titig nya sakin.

"H-hindi ah. Hindi ako kabado." Kalma lang Cole.

"Hmm. I'm guessing that Coco's a girl. Are you sure bata yan? Baka nambababae ka--"

"S-sira haha hehe. Ba't ko naman gagawin yun?." Lihis ko ng tingin.

"Baka nanlalalaki ka, naku Cole subukan mo lang talaga makikita mo--" tutok niya sakin ng ballpen. Nakakatakot naman to. Binaba ko naman dahan dahan ang kamay niya.

"Babe naman--" Sabi ko.

"Kita mo na. Sinong babe? Love tawagan natin!." Galit niyang sabi na nakapamewang pa haha. Cute naman neto.

"Haha joke lang. To naman di mabiro."

"Ewan ko sayo--" layo nya sakin.

"Joke lang kasi, wuy--" sunod ko sa kanya.

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Coleen's POV

Binasa ko yung conversation nila mula pa sa pinakauna. Nalaman ko na they're schoolmates pala dun sa all girls school na pinapasukan nila. Lorelaine or Laney is a scholar, particularly Cole's father Mr. Somera kaya siya nakapag-aral sa mamahaling skwelahang yun.

Cole is a varsity player. Volleyball. Si Laney naman ay isang cheerleader. Laney sent Cole their picture together. Looks like nagpapicture si Laney kay Cole. Sabi pa Laney, A picture with Miss MVP. Again, congrats ;)

Nagreply naman si Cole,

Gosh, ang haggard ko diyan haha.

Hindi ah. Ganda mo kaya Ms. MVP.

Echosera hahaha. And stop calling me Ms. MVP. My name is Cole.

Correction, it's Ashley Nicole. A pretty name for a pretty girl.

Okay?. Kumuha nako ng food for this convo-serye.

Call me Cole.

Okay. If you say so.

Okay Lorelaine haha.

Lorelaine is too formal.

What do you want me to call you ba? Laney.

No.

Eh ano?

Yours ;)

Bwisit, ba't ako kinikilig sa dalawang to? Coleen, isipin mo ah parehong babae yang nag-uusap. Well, who cares?. I'm enjoying this sht.

So marami pakong nadiscover about them. They started as friends talaga kasi at that time pala may boyfriend si Laney. Si Cole pa yung nag-aadvice sa kaniya.

Well, a guy like him is not worth it. You have to let him go to remove that type of burden that he's causing you. Let yourself breathe again Laney.

Sabi ni Cole. For me, I think there's sincerity in it.

I am just a fool to keep on chasing after nothing great
You are just a fool to keep pretending that you're loving me
I don't know where I'm supposed to go oh...

Umiyak, tumawa at kinilig nako sa pagbabasa ng convo nila, I know this is invasion of privacy but I'm undeniably enjoying this so so bad. Hindi ko na nga namalayan ang oras, at nakalimutan ko na ata yung rason kung bakit ko to binabasa.

The goal is to find clues for the case but I found a secret world of two people slowly falling in love.

Call me on the phone at three, I talk to you while half asleep
Complaining 'bout your mother so I take you to the cemetery
Rant to me I like the sound, I like your voice, I like your mouth

Cycling to school at 7:30 in the morning
I am still your baby boy I'm stuck in 2013
Don't understand my body
Washing machine confuses me oh...

They made me realize na baka naman pala hindi tayo nasasaktan because of love. Nasasaktan lang tayo because we chose the wrong people. Nasasaktan lang tayo kasi nagmamahal tayo ng totoo.

They made me believe in love again.

KINABUKASAN

Lunch time.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit nakatingin lang ako kay Cole ngayon. Focus lang siya sa pagkain niya. Wala siya sa mood ngayon. I don't know why. Must be because of Laney. Baka nag-away sila. Of course, I can't ask her that directly because that would tear my mask. So I chose to stay silent.

FLASHBACK

"..He kept on telling me how and what to feel. Hanggang sa napagod nako. You won't understand kasi bata ka pa. Pero among all the things that you'd ever experience in this lifetime, falling in love is the best."

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I get it now kung bakit nya nasasabi ang mga bagay na yun.

I am such a fool to keep on chasing after nothing great
You are such a fool to keep pretending that you're loving me
I don't know where I'm supposed to go oh...

I was such a fool to keep on chasing after nothing great
You were such a fool to keep pretending that you're loving me
(I don't know where I'm supposed to go)
Look in the mirror, I love that boy, don't hurt my dear, don't hurt my joy

Naglalaro nako ngayon sa room ko ng legos and tinulungan nya naman ako pero parang wala parin siya sa sarili.

Kahit hindi ko alam kung ano ang pinagdadaanan niya ngayon, pakiramdam ko ay gusto ko siyang e comfort without even saying a single word. Wala lang, tumabi ako sa kanya at basta basta nalang siyang niyakap. At first parang nagtaka pa siya but she hugged me back. I rubbed her back saying,

"It's okay to cry Ate Cole. Mommy said big girls cry because it drains out a monster called sadness in their tears."