My Favorite 30

Chapter 18 : Broken

Nakahiga ako ngayon sa kama ko at hindi mapakali. Kasi naman, paulit-ulit ang nangyari sa'min ni Miss Fierra sa kotse. Feeling ko, hindi na ako maliligo dahil do'n.

It was my first kiss! Tapos s'ya pa ang nakakuha. Hindi ko tuloy alam kung anong mararamdaman ko, kasi hindi ko alam kung crush n'ya din ba ako or nacu-cutan lang s'ya sa'kin. Oh my gosh, Miss Fierra. You're making me crazy.

Kinabukasan ay wala akong ginawa kundi ang kumain nang kumain. Puro favorite ko banaman ang na'ndito, kaya kain na lang ako lagi.

"Aba Hazariel, anak, hinay-hinay lang naman sa pag kain at baka wala na tayong maihanda mamaya." Sabi ni mama sa'kin.

Natawa naman ako sa sinabi n'ya. "Eh favorite ko po 'tong mga 'to ma eh."

"Hindi naman halata." Sabi naman ni mama at parehas kaming natawa. "Basta hinay-hinay lang ah? May mamaya pa."

"Opo, ma."

Buong araw kaming naglaro at nagchikahan ng kapatid ko. Minsan ay nakikisali sila mama at papa sa asaran namin.

Nasa labas ako ngayon at nakaupo sa isang sulok, malalim ang iniisip—thinking that as Miss Fierra and I bond together, my feelings are getting deeper. I am well aware that it wasn't just a crush anymore, and this can't just be a 'like' because I feel like it's something more.

"I think I'm in love already." I whispered.

A smile automatically formed my lips as I think of our memories together. I felt my cheeks warming as the scene in the car yesterday replayed.

"You're making me real crazy, Miss Fierra."

I checked the time on my phone and it's 11 pm already. 1 hour left, guys. I'm abou to close my phone but suddenly, it rang.

Miss Fierra is calling me! Why would she call me at this time? Shouldn't she be spending time with her family right now?

"Hi, Zari!" Masayang bati n'ya mula sa kabilang linya.

Ngumiti naman ako. "Hi, Miss Fierra!"

"Can we not end the call while celebrating later? I want to talk to you until 12 eh. Please?"

"Sure, miss." Sagot ko habang hindi maalis ang ngiti sa labi. "Kung gusto n'yo po walang patayan ng 3 days eh."

"Kung kaya mo."

"Kaya ko po talaga, miss."

I heard her chuckle. "Alright, then let's call for 3 days. Walang patayan ah?"

"But miss, sa January 3 na po 'di ba yung pasukan?"

"Oh, right. Sayang, mukhang 'di pa natin magagawa 'tong 3 days straight na call. We can talk in person naman eh, better than phone calls."

"Sa'n naman po tayo mag-uusap, miss?" Tanong ko naman sa kan'ya habang nagpipigil ng ngiti. "Sa car po ba?"

"If you want us to talk in the car, then okay. We can talk there until your lips looked pale."

Parehas naman kaming natawa habang ramdam ko ang pag-init ng mukha ko. Patuloy pa kami sa pag-uusap ng kung ano-ano lang, hanggang sa mapansin naming 5 minutes na lang before magnew year.

"Miss, 5 minutes na lang po. I need to go na po."

"Okay, Zari. Don't end the call, please." Sabi n'ya naman na sinang-ayunan ko.

Lumabas ako at nakitang nando'n na sila mama sa labas. Masaya ko silang nilapitan at sinamahang mag-ingay.

"5! 4! 3! 2! 1! Happy New Year!" Sigaw naming lahat.