《Chasing Rainbows》6: Shaken
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“Coco, kain na.”
Sunod sunod na pagkatok mula sa pinto ko ang gumising sa akin. Kahit na ang lakas na ng sinag ng araw ay hindi parin ako gumalaw. My body felt sore kahit ma wala naman akong sakit. I glanced at the alarm clock on my study table at nakitang tanghali na pala.
“Tulog kapa ba?”
Hindi ako sumagot. I heard my mom sigh saka ako nakarinig ng yapak paalis. Pinakiramdaman ko muna bago ako nag-iba ng posisyon. I am now facing the ceiling. Ang bigat parin ng pakiramdam ko tuwing naaalala ang nangyari kagabi.
Connor rejected me.
Connor, he's not at fault pero bakit parang naiinis ako sa kanya? Sa kanya ba o sa sarili ko? Masyado akong assumera eh.
Nakaramdam ako ng kiliti sa may leeg ko at nang hawakan ko yun ay saka ko lang napansin na tumutulo na pala mga luha ko. Tuloy tuloy na animo'y hindi sila papaawat. Pusang gala bat ngayon pa?
I sniffed saka tumayo at pilit pinipigilan ang pagluha.
Nasa ganoon akong posisyon nang may tumama sa bintana ko. It's weird since nasa second floor pa ako. Hahayaan ko nalang sana yun ngunit may bumato nanaman dito at sa takot na baka mapagalitan ni mommy ay tumayo nalang ako at hinawi ang kurtina only to see a guy wearing his tuxedo from last night, hair tousled, and tiredness visible from his eyes.
He gave me a sad smile while holding a venti cup of my favorite coffee.
Stupid Connor.
Iminulat ko ang mata ko nang tumunog ang nakakabinging bell. Imbes na kumilos kaagad at mag-unat unat tulad ng ginagawa ko palagi, napatulala lang ako sa kawalan. Nanatili akong nakaunan sa braso kong nasa desk. Nakatuon rin sa kaliwa ang atensyon ko.
The memories from the past is digging a familiar hole in my heart. The hole I've tried to cover. Ayoko na. Bakit naman kailangan bisitahin ako sa panaginip?
Naramdaman kong may pumatak sa braso ko at pagtingin ko, may luha palang umaagos doon. Naguguluhan man ay pinunasan ko nalang 'yon. Baka sabihin pang laway ko yun.
“Gaga, ano na? Galaw galaw na.”
Humarang sa paningin ko ang binti ni Connor. Pag-angat ko ng tingin ay nakitang nakataas na ang kilay nito at nakapamewang. Bumuntong hininga nalang ako saka nagpalit ng pwesto, sa kanan naman ako nakaharap.
“Hala nang-snob. Ayos ka lang gaga?” Humarang ulit siya sa view ko, this time hindi na binti dahil muka na ni Connor ang humarang. Pusang gala, bat ang kulit niya?
“Baks, wala ako sa mood.” Inis kong sabi saka winakli ang muka niya.
“Aray ko naman gaga!” Tumayo siya mula sa pagkaka-squat saka ako sinamaan ng tingin ulit. “Ano bang problema kasi? Bakla ka ng taon.”
Hindi ako sumagot at nanatiling nakatitig lang sa kawalan.
Totoo, nawala ang mood ko dahil sa ala-alang yun. Siguro nga may mga ganun. We can forget the memories, but there's no assurance that we wont remember them either. Makakalimot, makakaalala.
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Ang tanging tanong ay, kung makakalimot o makakaramdam ulit.
“Sabay na tayong umuwi. Cr muna akez.”
Biglang may nilapag si Connor na isang canned coffee sa harap ko. Hindi na ito malamig kaya't mukang kanina pa 'to sa bag niya. It was my favorite french vanilla. Magtha-thank you sana ako kaya lang saka ko lang napansin na iniwan na ako ng bakla at nagtungo na sa banyo.
Pusang gala.
My mood lighten a bit seeing my comfort beverage tho.
Nag-angat na ako ng ulo at umayos na rin sa pag-upo at pag-unat unat. Grabe parang ang bilis lang. It's Friday again. Parang kahapon lang hinahatid ko palang si Tim tapos ngayon, ihahatid ko nanaman siya ulit.
Tumayo na ako at kinuha ang bag ko saka ni Connor para hintayin siya sa labas kaya lang bago pa man ako makaalis ay may humawak sa dulo ng tshirt ko.
“Coco... c-can I ask you a favor?”
I plastered a smile on my face first bago hinarap si Daisy. Her brown hair kept stealing my attention. Ang ganda lang kasi. Natural kaya 'yan?
“Yes?” Ngiti kong tanong. She scoffed bago kinamot ang braso niya at tumingin sa akin.
“C-Can you give this to Connor?” Sabay abot niya sa'kin ng isang pink na sobre. Memories from the past came rushing down. I was about to give a letter to Connor too pero hindi ko natuloy.
Nang mapansin niyang napatagal ang titig ko dito ay namumula niyang binaba ang sobre at nahihiyang sinalubong ang mga titig ko.
“I-it's not a love letter! It's a letter full of uh, appreciation? and admiration...”
I chuckled. “Ayos lang, asahan mong makakarating 'to sa kanya.”
“Thank you.” Ngumiti siya sa akin, revealing her cute side dimple. I can't help but envy her. Siya talaga ang mga type ng lalaki. Ideal girl kumbaga. Light skinned, petite, innocent, cute. Base on most men's standard, 'yan ang ideal girl nila.
“Oh and don't tell him that it's from me ah?”
Tumango ulit ako. “Yes, don't worry. Una na ako.”
Kumaway muna siya sa akin bago ako tuluyang makalabas. Nakita ko kaagad si Connor na kunot-noong naglalakad sa hallway papunta sa direksyon ko.
“Anong araw ngayon?” Tanong nito nang makalapit siya sa akin. Tinaasan ko lang siya ng kilay. Muka na ba akong kalendaryo ngayon?
“Baka saturday?” I spat out sarcastically. “Malamang friday.”
Pusang gala.
Napatigil ako saglit saka napakurap kurap. Agad din akong napasulyap sa orasan ko at nakitang mag-aalas singko na. Sa pagkakaalam ko magi-extend sila Tim ngayon kaya baka almost 7 na siya makauwi pero wala namang validation. Baka nga andoon na siya naghihintay!
Hindi ko na hinintay pang sundan ako ni Connor dahil nagtatakbo na ako ng napakabilis. The same routine for the past three years. It's either maaga ako or late ako. Minsan naaabutan ko si Tim pero may mga times din na hindi. Pero go lang.
“Teka Coco!”
“Wag mo na akong sundan. Umuwi ka nalang!”
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I can hear Connor's faint cries again but I don't care anymore. All I want right now is to send Tim off. Syempre hindi makukumpleto ang weekends ko kung hindi ko hinahatid si Tim hihi.
“Teka nagugutom ako Coco!”
Pusang gala. Anong gusto niyang gawin ko? Kasalanan ko pa?
I was tapping my lap uncontrollably at halos di na ako mapakali habang nakaupo sa isang bus stop. It was already 7 in the evening at wala parin ang bus at siya. His class ended 30 minutes ago kaya bakit wala pa siya?
It's odd and unusual lalo pa't friday ngayon.
"Beh ano na nangangatog na ako dito!" Reklamo ulit ng baklang si Connor. 4:30 ang huli naming klase and after we headed to a fastfood chain to take some foods out ay dumiretso agad kami sa bus stop para abangan ang long time crush ko.
Pakiramdam ko talaga daks si Connor. Kain kasi ng kasi pero hindi nataba. Baka napupunta lahat sa—
"Malapit na siya, I swear." I chuckled sabay linga linga ulit para hanapin ang isang pamilyar na muka. Maybe may dinaanan pa siya.
"Uh, 'yan din sinabi mo sa'kin an hour ago? Dadating pa ba yang panget na crush mo? Kanina pa ako kinukulit ng kapatid ko sa text gaga." Umirap nanaman siya at konti nalang masasapak ko na ang baklang to. Isa pa talaga. Kasalanan ko pang hinintay niya ako kahit na pinapauna ko na siya?
"First of all, ikaw yung nagpumilit na samahan ako. Second of all, hindi siya panget. Baka nga kuko ka lang ni Timothee eh duh."
His jaw dropped when I said those words na para bang may ginawa akong karumaldumal na kasalanan. He was about to respond nang impit akong mapatili. Andito na siya!
Tim's face would never fail to amaze me. I swear to god!
An effeminate face made it's way on our direction. May kinakalkal ito sa pink niyang backpack at nakakunot pa ang mata niyang singkit na may eyeliner. His redish lips pouted nang mukang hindi niya yun mahanap.
Pusang gala ang gwapo namang bakla niyan.
"Oy yung bakla-" Marahas kong tinakpan ang matabil na bibig ni Connor dahil muntik nang marinig ni Tim ang sasabihin niya. Napalingon pa nga siya sa amin buti nalang talaga natakpan ko kaagad.
"Shut up, Connor!" I hissed. The gay just rolled his eyes and annoyingly pushed my hands away.
"Shut up, Connor blah blah blah. Andiyan na yung bus, tara na nga." Dali dali niyang hinawakan ang pulso ko at hinatak papasok, I tried freeing myself from his captive but to no avail. Namalayan ko nalang na magkatabi na kaming nakaupo sa bandang dulo. Siya sa may bintana at ako sa gitna samantalang sa other side ay ang bag namin. Pang tatluhan kasi inupuan namin.
Baka maupo si baby Tim eh hihi.
Pero pusang gala. Why did he dragged me inside?! We're not supposed to follow him hanggang makauwi sa bahay nila!
Pero...
Dapat kinakabahan ako dahil first time ko siyang sundan hanggang bahay talaga pero bakit parang excited pa ako?
Pusang gala, andito na 'to.
"Usog!" Asar kong sabi kay Connor, he glared at me bago umusog. Nang matanaw ko ang gwapong si Tim ay pabalibag kong tinapon kay Connor ang bag niya at niyakap naman ang bag ko. Para may maupuan si Timothee.
I just hope na dito siya umupo.
"Excuse me, may nakaupo?" He stopped and asked. I shook my head multiple times with a blank expression para di masyadong halata. "Can I seat?"
Pusang gala syempre!
"Sure." The moment his butt brushed against my arms ay nakuryente agad ako. Bwisit na pwet to! Ang sarap paluin pusang gala.
"Thanks." He gave me a small smile bago nagsuot ng earphones at nag-scroll sa instagram.
The whole ride ay ganoon lang ang sitwasyon, siya todo scroll sa ig o twitter at ako naman pasimpleng silip sa kanya. Si Connor naman ayun baka nakatulog na, bahala siya.
Habang nasa kalagitnaan ng traffic ay rinig ko parin ang mellow music na tumutunog sa bus entitled klwkn. Nakapatay na rin ang ilaw sa bandang likuran at halata mong natutulog na ang iba. Because of that, an idea popped in my head.
Hehe.
Dahan dahan kong pinikit ang mata ko at sinubukang matulog. Dapat makatulog ako tapos sasandal ako sa balikat. Tama tama. I should do that!
Halos ilang minuto ko ding pinilit na matulog pero wala talaga. Gising na gising ang diwa ko. I even counted sheeps. Mag iisang libo na ako pero wala parin. I was losing hope. It's impossible for me to fall asleep this early.
Imumulat ko na sana ang mga mata ko nang may mabigat na bagay ang pumatong sa balikat ko. My eyes automatically flew open and shockingly glanced at Tim's head na nakasandal sa balikat ko.
Pusang gala!
Ang lakas na ng tibok ng puso ko at di na ako makalma. Dapat ako ang matutulog sa balikat niya eh pero heto, baliktad pa ang nangyari. Jusko kinikilig ako pigilan niyo ako matatapon ko ng wala sa oras si Connor pag nagkataon.
Tim's feminine scent is hypnotizing me. Ramdam na ramdam ko din ang malambot nitong buhok. And hell, I can even see his pointed nose. Pusang gala, aatakihin ako sa puso.
"Connor, psst!" Bulong ko sabay siko kay Connor. My heartbeat still in clamor. "Connor-"
Saktong paglingon ko kay Connor ay natumba ang ulo niya papuntang balikat ko. His head, mere inches away from my lips at amoy na amoy ko ang shampoo niya. My eyes widen in shock as it trailed down to his long lashes na natutulog.
Pusang gala talaga.
There I was, sitting at the middle, my heart shaken and beating with the speed of light.
Not quite sure kung sino talaga ang may gawa.
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note :
watsap eym bak hehe hope u like it *kisses*
unedited again, typos ahead
italicized words are flashbacks baka lang po maguluhan kayo hehe
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