The Way I Loved Him

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

(He's not my boyfriend)

 

"Saan mo gustong kumain?" tanong ni Ken.

 

"Kahit saan.. pero I want Italian food right now." sagot ko.

 

"Italian food it is." nakangiting sagot niya. Tapos ay lumakad na kami.

 

 

"How's college? Wala na akong balita sayo.. you don't update much on facebook. At kung maguupdate ka man, they're more of pictures." tanong niya pagkatapos naming mag-order at hinihintay ang pagkain.

 

"Well, I'm a girl." nagkibit balikat ako. Girls love taking pictures. "College is okay. Ang hirap at hindi kagaya noong highschool na medyo chill lang." dugtong ko. "How about you? I heard marami ulit ang nagkakagusto sayo. I know because my cousin studies in your school." 

 

 

"No.." tumawa siya nang mahina. "I don't want to be humble but I don't think that's true." nakangiting dugtong niya. 

 

"Well, my cousin said so. And I have no doubt that many girls admire you." 

 

"Well, okay, if you insist." nakangiting sagot niya. "How about you? Hindi ka pa rin ba nag-eentertain ng manliligaw?" tanong niya. Bigla siyang tumawa ng mahina. "Do you still remember Bart?" tanong niya.

 

 

"Oh, that guy." natatawang sagot ko nang maalala yung lalaking yun. May restaurant sila at dinadalhan ako noon palagi ng lunch. Not that he wasn't handsome, in fact, he's cute. But he was known as "Mr. Cold Geek" kasi isang beses, emcee siya sa isang event sa school and then he had a cold and it went too far. I don't wanna tell what happened next. And he hangs out with the other boys who does nothing but play yu gi oh cards (not that it's a bad thing) but to the point that everything he talks about is comics and he thinks he's one of the characters of that anime and it is already out of the line. He's already 15 that time, for Pete's sake! 

 

 

"I thought he would never stop following you. I mean, lagi siyang nakasunod sayo at sa mga kaibigan mo tuwing recess at lunch time." natatawang sabi ni Ken. Natawa din ako sa alaalang yun. Oh, Bart..

 

"Yeah, lumayo na rin siya simula nang makilala niya si Massell, na naglalaro rin ng Yu Gi Oh Cards." sabay kaming napatawa. 

 

 

"How about Anton?" tanong ulit ni Ken. Si Anton, yung manliligaw ko noon. Scholar siya sa school because he was really intelligent at nagkaron ng magandang reputasyon ang school dahil sa kanya. Pero sa school, hindi maganda ang reputation niya. May nahalikan siyang bakla noong fieldtrip namin, yung nanligaw rati kay Ken na bading. Inaantok siya nun then one of our gay classmates leaned in. Sabi niya, akala raw niya ako yun kasi the last time he opened his eyes, ako yung katabi niya. Kasi nasa gitna siya nun at nakipagpalit ako sa kaklase naming gay dahil katabi niya yung kaibigan ko. And then when we came back to our seats, it happened. Talking about laughing hard.. lol