FLAG TEN - JEALOUSY
"Jealousy is the dragon in paradise; the hell of heaven; and the most bitter of the emotions because associated with the sweetest." -A.R. Orage
I'm feeling better now. Andito ako sa school, ganun pa rin-- classes. Lahat ganun pa rin.. except..
Yaasu's absent.
Katabi ko nga si Yaasu sa seats kaya wala akong katabi ngayon. Masaya nga eh, walang nangungulit sa akin. Pero.. 'di ko alam, alam ko namang tamad talaga yung Yaasu na iyon kaya palagi siyang nag-cucutting classes.. kaso, parang nami-miss ko siya. Ewan ko ihh.
Tumunog na ang bell, which means break time. May baon akong dala, kaya kumain ako nang mag-isa sa table. When suddenly a girl is standing right in front of me. Yvonne.
"Yvonne.. ikaw pala." I said, then opened my luch box.
"Yep yep. Dito na lang ako kakain aa." she winked.
"No problem."
Umupo siya doon sa seat sa harapan ko, and she opened her lunch box. Lots of delicious-looking food revealed inside. Eeek, naiingit tuloy ako.
"Gusto mo?" she offered.
"Hindi na.." I said. Medyo nakakahiya naman din ee.
"Sige na. Matagal-tagal na rin tayong hindi nag-uusap ihh."
"Kaya nga.."
"Ahaha. Ohh, para sa iyo." she putted the food on my lunch box.
"Thanks.."
We are eating, and silence occured. After five minutes, Yvonne finally broke the silence.
"Aria.. are you going out with Yaasu?" she asked.
I blushed.
"No way!" I answered.
"Ahh--- ganun ba. Bagay kasi kayo ee."
"Hindi. EWW."
"Ahaha. Classmate ko si Yaasu last year doon sa ibang school, and.. parang nagbabalik na yung ugali niya."
"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked.
"Popular kasi si Yaasu nung 3rd year high. Ibang school kami nun.. and, as far as I remember, cheerful and childish talaga si Yaasu. Especially when him and Alice are together."
"A-alice?" I spoke. I heard that name before. Hindi ko lang maalala kung saan o kung kanino ko narinig.
"Yeaah. Alice is Yaasu's ex-girlfriend."
"Ex-girlfriend? Pano sila nagkahiwalay?"
"Hindi mo ba alam? Kasi si Alice ----" she trailed off as bunch of girls stood in front of her.
"Yvonne, may meeting tayo. Now na." a girl said.
"Ganun ba.. pwede bang kumain habang nasa meeting?"
"Oo.. basta bilisan mo na lang."
"Okay, okay.." she then faced me. "Panu ba yan Aria, gotta go na ee. May club meeting kasi ee. Next time na lang." she said.
"Sige.."
Yvonne left, and I was left alone. Yaasu's ex-girlfriend, huh?
"Hello Aria!" Mimi greeted. Nakabalik na ko ng dorm.
"Hi." I greeted back.
"Walang tao ee.. ahaha." she said.
"Ganun ba.."
"Shopping na lang tayo."
"Huh? Shopping?"
"Oo. Just for Fun." she winked.
"Sige na nga."
Pumunta na kami ng shopping district. Nag-shopping, siyempre. Tapos, ayun, nagutom, kaya napadpad kami dito sa Cakeshop.
"Paborito ko ang mga cakes ditoo~" she informed.
"Ganun ba.. ahh. Dito rin kami pumunta ni Yaasu nung nakaraan ee."
"Talaga? Kayong dalawa lang?"
"Ahh.. o- ooo.."
"Nag-dadate na pala kayo?!"
"Anoo.. k-kasi.. hindi sa ganun.."
"Ahh. Pero, may gusto ka ba kay Yaasu? Huh?"
"WALA." I answered quickly.
"Ahaha. Meron ee. Eh kay Timmy?"
"Wala noh.. sa iyo na yun."
"Aria.. h-hindi noh... eh si Johei?"
"Ahh.. a-ano.."
"Ahh. Si Johei nga." she smirked. I looked at her.
"Pero, sa tingin ko, may crush sa iyo sila Johei at Yaasu."
"Huh?"
"Kasi naman, simula nung dumating ka, naging masigla na sila. Diba love yun?"
"Kung ano-ano pang pinagsasabi mo diyan ee.."
"Ahaha. Kain na tayo."
"Tama."
I woke up in the middle of the night. May narinig kasi akong footsteps sa may hallway ee.
I checked it out, and it was Yaasu, nakahiga sa floor, basang-basa.
Umulan na naman siguro. Dala niya yung camera niya ee. Nag-picture na naman yan.
I looked at him and he's blank. Nakatulala lang.
"Yaasu..?" I called. And as I called him, he looked at me with big, shocked eyes.
"Alice.." hinawakan niya yung kamay ko at hinila palapit sa kanya, then he hugged me really tight.
Tighly.. and he called me Alice.. just like the day I first met him..
Alice.. is his ex-girlfriend..
Why.. is he calling me Alice?