STRINGS || MIKHAIAH

CHAPTER 24

Aiah watched Mikhs walking away with Maloi. Hindi nito tinanggal ang tingin niya hanggang hindi nawawala ito. She never felt this sad before, she knows na walang kasiguraduhan kung babalik pa ba si Mikhs o hindi na.

She got occupied and didn't realize that Cole is already calling her.

"Love? Hey are you okay?" Cole said. Aiah got snapped back to reality and looked at Cole.

"Let's go? Nag-aaya mag dinner sila Staku." Cole said.

Aiah just nodded and held her boyfriend's hand at nag lakad na ang mga ito palabas ng airport.

While on their way back, Aiah couldn't help not to think about the conversation that she had with Mikhs that night. Hindi mawala sa isip niya ang mga what ifs.

"Hindi ka na dapat apektado dun Aiah. May boyfriend ka na respestuhin mo naman si Cole." Aiah said in her thoughts.

"Stop overthinking. Okay nga na umalis na si Mikhs at least di mo na siya makikita." She added as she looks at the cars passing by.

"Love? Kanina ka pa tahimik ah? Something bothering you?" Cole asked.

"I am just tired love." Aiah answered.

"Do you still wants to go with them? or gusto mo mag pahinga na?" Cole replied.

"Let's go with them love. Besides busy na tayo sa mga susunod na araw hindi na natin madalas magagawa to." Aiah said.

Moments after they finally arrived sa favorite restaurant nila mag kakaibigan malapit sa dating university ng mga ito.

"Grabe parang nung nakaraan lang walo tayong andito." Sean said as soon as they stepped out of the vehicle.

"Guys wag niyong masyadong isipin yung dalawa baka mamaya umuwi ng Pilipinas yung mga yun nang wala sa oras." Cole said.

"Oo nga baka di din maka kain yung mga yun." Gian said then all of them laughed.

They all went in and ordered their favorite food habang si JR at Staku naman ay nag sisimula nanamang mag bangayan.

"Inorder mo ba yung pinapa-order ko sayo?" Staku said at kababalik lang nito galing wash room.

"Hala nalimutan ko." JR said at pakamot kamot pa ito ng ulo.

"Sinadya mo atang kalimutan eh?!" Staku replied.

"We can order pa rin naman ano bang binubunganga mo diyan." JR answered back.

"Wag na ayoko na. Nawalan nako ng gana." Staku said at padabog na umupo.

"Huy ano ba para kayong mga bata lagi kayong nag tatalo" Pag-awat naman ni Aiah sa dalawa.

"Magugulat talaga kami if one day kayo na." Gian said.

"Eh ikaw ba Gi? Kelan ka may ipapakilala samin?" Sean said.

"Wala pa sa isip ko yan." Gian answered.

"Suuus! Wala daw. Alam mo tatanda kang binata sa ganyang attitude mo." Cole said.

"Para kayong mga parents ko na pinipwersa mag pakasal yung anak nilang nasa mid thirties na." Gian said then laughed.

"Pano ba naman kasi napaka reserved mong tao pano ka magkaka jowa niyan?" JR said.

"Hay ewan. Excuse me muna CR lang ako." Gian said then stood up.

They are at the second floor of the resto at habang pababa ito nang hagdan she accidentally bumped into someone.

A woman wearing an oversized hoodie at nag po-phone. Muntik naman itong ma out of balance kaya hinawakan agad ito ni Gian.

The woman looked up on him at nagkaroon sila ng eye contact nito. He saw how beautiful the woman is at namangha naman si Gian sa kagandahan nito.