"What's next?" I asked him a few days later. Tinotoo nga nya. Nanliligaw sya. Adik eh. Kung makaasta naman parang sinagot ko na sya.. Tsk tsk. Pinakilala ko rin sya kina Ree at Denise. Nakakatuwa nga sya eh. Hindi sya tulad ni ex na gusto laging kaming dalawa lang. Sya pinipilit pa nyang sumama sina Ree sa mga lakad namin.
Kaya naman tuwang-tuwa yung dalawa sa kanya kase tanggap nya yung mga kaibigan ko tapos tanggap din sya nila...
"New boyfriend." He said with a smile.
"Weh? Patingin nga?" Inagaw ko yung list nya.
KENT'S 6 WAYS OF MOVING ON:
M- Make your heart accept defeat.
O- Overhaul your future.
V- Verify your existence.
E- Erase his existence in your life.
O- Open you heart to somebody else.
N- (New Life) New BOYFRIEND
Ang adik. Pinaltan lang? Haha... Tumingin ako sa kanya na kunwari eh inis ako. Pero ngiting-ngiti lang syang parang bata na nagpapakita ng good grades sa mommy nya. Nakakatuwa syang tingnan...
"So.. para ma-complete mo yung list... sagutin mo na 'ko." He said while grinning from ear to ear.
"Tse! Inuuto mo na 'ko nan eh!" Natatawa kong sabi.
Magsasalita na sana sya ng biglang tumunog yung telephone. Since malapit sya, sya na ang sumagot..
"Hello?"
He listened intently. Tapos nag-iba yung expression ng mukha nya. He looked at me with his blank expression saka iniabot sa 'kin yung phone.
"For you..."
"Sino daw?"
He shrugged saka lumayo.
"Hello?"
"Hello Mira?"
"B-Brent?"
I heard him sigh on the other line. Habang padabog naman na naupo si Kent sa couch. I looked at him and he wasn't very happy.
"Akala ko nakalimutan mo na 'ko.." I'm starting to actually...
"Bakit ka tumawag?"
"Pwede ka bang makausap?"
"Nag-uusap na tayo." I said, rather coldly.
He chuckled. "I mean, in person? Sheila broke up with me...I want to talk to someone and I thought it best be you so.. please? I need you Mira..."
Napalunok ako.
"O-Okay."
"Thanks! Be there at Starbucks after 30 minutes okay? Bye."
He hung up.
Huh... ganun lang yun?
Ibinaba ko na yung phone at nilapitan ko si Kent. Umirap sya nung naupo ako sa tabi nya.
"Brent wants to talk to me." I said. Saka lang sya tumingin sa 'kin. Inis lang yung nababasa ko sa mukha nya.
"Don't tell me na pupunta ka?"
Tumango ako.
He slapped his thigh angrily saka tumingin sa bintana.
"You're being stupid again." Sabi nya.
"Don't hate me please..." Hinawakan ko yung braso nya. Pero pinalis nya yung kamay ko tapos bigla syang tumayo.
He sighed. "I guess you won't need me anymore."
"Teka Kent—"
"Uuwi na 'ko. Good luck with your ex." Pagkasabi nya'y pabalibag nyang isinara yung pinto.
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