At First Glance

#88

#88

December 10, 2020

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Rykel Tancunco

2:09 PM

Rykel:

May lakad ka ba?

Onyx:

Tigil-tigilan mo nga ako.

Rykel:

Sama ako!

Onyx:

Hindi pwede.

Rykel:

Bakit? Isama mo na ako. Wala na akong magawa sa buhay ko.

Onyx:

Matulog ka. Magpunta ka sa babae mo. Magdasal ka.

Rykel:

Uy gagu.

But thanks for the reminder.

Onyx:

Really? You forgot about your girlfriend?

Rykel:

Hindi ko pa naman siya girlfriend. We're just dating. You know how it works.

So saan ka nga pupunta?

Onyx:

Take a guess.

Rykel:

Kay Issa 'no?????

Yieeeeee

Seen

Rykel:

OY!

Kala ko ba sa 13 pa?

Onyx:

Yeah. But I feel prickly. Hindi ako mapakali. Knowing Issa, she might be overthinking things.

Rykel:

Your fault.

Onyx:

I know, okay? Dapat hindi ko na binanggit na magsasabi ako ng totoo. Hindi ko alam kung paano i-handle. I know she's hurt with how everything is unfolding.

I didn't want that.

Rykel:

Alam mo, Onyx, I really like Issa.

Onyx:

Ano?

Rykel:

Chill, pinsan.

As a friend lang. Kwela at walang arte 'yung isang 'yun. If things were different, unang una ako sa pipila para manligaw sa isang 'yun.
Kaso hindi eh. I'm a free man and I see her differently. You, on the other hand, is trapped. Trapped in your conscience and in your feelings. You're holding yourself and Issa back.

Onyx:

You know damn well why.

Rykel:

Palagi mong excuse 'yun. It's been what? Four? Five years? I knew the moment you bailed out from her graduation, something was different.

Onyx:

It fucking caught me off guard.

Rykel:

Saan? Kailan? Bakit ngayon lang?

Onyx:

I don't know, okay? Hindi ko alam kailan nagsimula. But at that moment, I just had this one look at her and her smiles have swept me away. She was the still Issa, but also different at the same time. Up until that certain moment, she was just Isle's little sister who we were fond of taking care.

Rykel:

Sure? Lahat sasabihin mo?

Onyx:

Well, some of it. The rest would be next time.

Rykel:

Ha?

Bakit?

Onyx:

I don't want to shock her, okay? I'll take it one step a day.

Rykel:

You think she'll be shock and run away?

Onyx:

Maybe. She was hurting when we last talked. Ayoko naman isipin niyang kaya ko ginagawa 'to dahil lang naaawa ako.

I want to hear her out. After that, I'll talk. I'll tell her every single thing I can and we'll take it based from her reactions.

Rykel:

The tables have turned. Ikaw na sasabihan ko ng goodluck since I know Issa has done everything she can.

Ayusin mo 'yan. Baka hindi ako mabiyayaan ng mga paluto ni Sangsang.

Onyx:

Bakit? Ipinagluluto ka ba?

Rykel:

Secret pero oo.

HAHAHAHAHA! OP, WAG MAGSELOS.

Hangal ka kasi.

So, bye! Itigil mo na pagiging torpe mo!