DV Series: decoding the boys (under revision) ??

11 - my responsibility || edited

She was right but I felt absolutely weird about this as if may forbidden relationship kami nitong si Racel when in fact, wala naman. Kung hindi ko lang alam na OA magre-react ang mga kuya ko, hindi ko naman talaga itatago 'to.

"What do you plan to do now?" Ahron asked again.

Nakaalis na kami sa Liberal Arts building. Malapit na kami sa parking lot.

"I dunno. I'll just wing it."

"Sucky plan," she muttered under her breath. "I don't like this. This-all of this spells trouble."

I sighed. "Not like I have any choice. Besides, as long as hindi malalaman nina Kuya, nothing will go wrong."

"Sorry talaga, Jan. This is an honest mistake on my part."

"It's fine. It's not that big of a deal naman talaga."

"How was he around you anyway?"

"Three words." I was making face as I answered. "Cold. Weird. Annoying."

She looked at me in a weird way, urging me to elaborate.

"I dunno, babe. I'm still trying to decode him," sagot ko. "How about you? Kayo ni Justin?"

She groaned. "I blocked him. He's annoying, too."

"I guess it runs in the crowd." Natawa ako at sinundan siya. Huminto kami sa kotse niya. She faced me with an apologetic smile on her face. She was feeling guilty, probably. Gusto niya akong samahan pero ngayon din kasi ang uwi ng ate niya from Canada.

I waved her apology with a laugh. Then I felt a vibration in my bag.

Napakunot ang noo ko nang makita kong unregistered number 'yon.

Unregistered number:
Here.

Napaisip ako kung sino. Could it be Racel? But how?

Me:
Where's here and who's this?

Unregistered number:
Racel G.
I'm here at Old Beans.

I paused, stunned. Mga ilang segundo kong tinitigan yung message. Paano niya nakuha ang number ko. Kay Christelle?

I received another message.

I'll wait for you.

Napakunot ang noo ko sa nabasa ko.

"What's with the face?" tanong ni Ahron, referring to my bewildered expression. "Who's that?"

I removed my gaze from my phone to look at her. "Si Racel," I said in disbelief. "Nasa Obi daw."

"Waiting for you?" Her pink lips curved into a smirk. "Not an asshole after all. Go ahead. Mas okay na sumabay ka na lang sa kanya."

A part of me was screaming this was a bad idea. It felt like I was adding fuel to the fire. Yari ako kapag may nakakita ulit sa 'min. But what could I do, really? Paalisin siya? Magsasayang lang kami ng oras kung gano'n.

And to be honest, I felt relieved, in a way, that he came all the way here just to pick me up. Hindi ko na kailangang manghula kung saan kami magkikita. So he was considerate din pala? Or was this him just trying to be civil?

Napaisip tuloy ako sa nangyari noong nakita ko siya sa Centrex. He acted like a prick then. Nainis talaga ako because I hated being ignored like that.

But now that I was thinking about it, I had sudden realizations about him. What if may issues lang siya that day? Bad day or something. I remembered Justin's expression kasi. He seemed surprised din.