"Ok. Ok. Ikaw pa nga ba coach ang tatanggihan ko sa mga ganito? Expect me to be there."
Two years na rin pala from the time that I graduated from USTe. Dati grad parties, victory parties, debuts, casual nomo nights lang ang invites na natatanggap ko, ngayon... Alumni Party, directly from my beloved coach Pido.
I told Jeron about the alumni party when he arrived home. Being the usual retard that he is, he wanted to go with me.
"Sabihin mo na kay Coach. Kasi, for sure he'll give you two passes. At dahil single ka, you dont have someone to drag along."
Rub it in Jeron. More. Isampal mo na ang kuya mo e single for the last 3 years at walang niligawan. I go out sometimes - date, yes but not exclusive. Not being defensive, pero hindi pa rin naman nadedevelop yung bromance sa pagitan namin ni Fort. Kaya alam kong babae pa rin ang gusto kong makatuluyan at makasama habangbuhay. Bang bang.
"I dont want to break up with you, but havent we talked about this before?" I remembered the day I tried not to broke up with Madel. BUT I FELT LIKE I NEED TO DO SO.
"Jeric, I know. Pero sobra na. Para lang akong may trophy boyfriend na everyone kahit hindi freshman would be intimidated of me dahil girlfriend mo ko, dahil girlfriend ako ng magaling na basketball player, ng isang Jeric Teng na pinagkakaguluhan ng buong campus. There was no chance for me na makita ng lahat as Madel - you're girlfriend who decided to say yes dahil hindi sa fact na sikat ka o gwapo - i said yes because I love you and I thought you can love me more than basketball. But it never happened, It's always basketball first before me."
Madel was the type of girl na hindi mo makikitang umiiyak. She was my girlfriend for the past year but even if I recall each and every memory of her, we fight, we argue, but she never cried nor drew a fierce, angered emotion on her face. Dun lang talaga ako talo. I can't figure out if she's being serious or sarcastic or pained.
"I heard you said you dont want to break up with me..." then she stopped for a few seconds.
"...well then,"
"I'll be the one to do this. Tama na, Jeric. Let's part ways. For real. For good." On off kasi kami every after UAAP games. Talo pa namin ang Christmas lights.
Then she walked out.
I never got a chance to speak with Madel again. Nagkakasalubong kami sa campus pero she would act like I dont exist. Last thing I knew, I'm walking near St. Raymund's and she was walking with another guy, hindi nakauniform so I cant say if he's a Thomasian too or he just picked her after her class... tapos inalalayan niya si Madel na sumakay ng gray Kia Picanto nya. Oo, sinundan ko ng tingin pero I didnt felt any bitterness that time. I just wished them well... pero syempre sa isip ko nalang yun winish. Alangan namang harangin ko sila at sabihang, "Hey, I wish you well." Labo.
"Tumagos ba kuya. Sorry. I didnt mean to rub the hurt in. Pero pwede mo namang namnamin. Hara Kiri." Then this silly Jeron handed me a rolled bunch of papers - seemed like his notes for school, pero binawi rin nya agad sakin.
"Maganda yan, nakakamatay na yung content ng papers tapos isasaksak mo pa sayo, bilutin mo ng ganito..." Nagdemo pa ng pagrorolyo ng papel si Jeron tapos inarte na sinaksak nya sa tyan yung nirolyo nyang mga notes.
"...you shouldnt be breathing after that act, DOA agad sa hospital. Tapos ang sakit, tapos ang hirap." Hindi talaga papaawat.
"Tama na yan, bibihis lang ako. Lumabas na tayo. Kanina akala ko ako yung baliw. Ikaw pala." Napailing nalang ako sa kalokohan nito ni Jeron. Bago pa mag-init ang ulo ko sa kumag na to, tama... lumabas na nga lang kami.
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