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ASTIN’s pov
“are you okay?”inilapag ni Sachiko ang baso ng juice sa harapan ko.
I nodded. Andito kami ngayon sa condo unit niya. “thanks….”
“No prob…just help me later…”
“we should be going I guess?”
Pero naupo pa siya at tumitig sa akin.”why in a hurry? You miss your honey?”ngisi niya.
“shut up Sachiko….”
“nah ah ah..she just called me last night….”
“what did she tell you?”bigla kong naging interesado sa sinabi niya.
Tumayo naman ito.”we better get going…”
Urrrrgghhhhhhhh..isa siyang malaking pang-asar.kakainis..masama bang magtanong kong ano ang pinag-usapan nila? kung tungkol ba sa akin? assumera ka astin b aka tungkol lang sa mga chics nila ang pinag-usapan.
After mamili ng mga supplies ay inalok niya ako kung gusto kong tingnan yung place ng bar. Madalas kong marinig sa kanila yun pero hindi ko pa napupuntahan.
“you’re invited on the opening night…’malugod niyang pag-iimbita sa akin habang nasa byahe.
“you sure?”
She nodded.”takeo will bring a date.so I think I should bring one too.”
“ah..i see…”
“but ofcourse that’s just a bluff… I know you wanna be with my cousin..”saad nito habang niliko sa kaliwa ang kotse.
“tsssss… you think I should be there?”
Tumango ito.”you should be…”sandal siyang natahimik.”is there any cure for her condition?”
Umuling ako. wala naman kasing gamot sa amnesia. Hinayaan lang ako ni Sachiko na libuting ang bar. Abala naman siyang isinaayos yung ibang kagamitan with her employees.
“Justine…”tawag sa akin ni Sachiko.”check this out…”
Paglapit ko ay iniharap niya sa kin yung netbook niya. “and???”
“and? Just read it…”naiirita niyang tugon.
Naupo ako at nasa likuran lang siya. binuksan lang naman niya yung sa WIKIpedia. Amnesia. Types. Causes and possible treatments.
“what do you think?”she uttered.”you want me to hit her again? It might bring back her memory…”she smirked.
“stupid…”sandali akong napaisip.iniscroll ko lang yung page. Possible treatments. Hays. Wala namang mawawala if itry ko ang mga to di ba?
“watch this vid Justine…”she clink on a file on her desktop.
Video yun ni Rann. inaayos niya yung buhok niya sa harap ng camera. “cuz… im nervous….”
“just sing…”narinig kong tugon ni Sachiko sa kanya.
Kinuha ni rann yung gitara at umayos ng upo. Ang-ok sign siya kay Sachiko.
“ehem…andito pala ako sa pilipinas ngayon...i haven’t seen you for a year..untill kanina..sulyap lang yun pero parang napawin na yung tagal na namiss kita…angganda mo pa rin honey koooo…. Uhm…aalis na rin kami bukas ng pinsan ko..pero babalik ako..i love you…I love you..i love you…..”
Napatingin ako kay Sachiko at ngumiti lang siya.
Np: I do by Colbie Caillat (see sa you tube ah.hehe)
It's always been about me, myself, and I
I thought relationships were nothing but a waste of time
I never wanted to be anybody's other half
I was happy saying I had a love that wouldn't last
That was the only way I knew 'til I met you
You make we wanna say
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do do
Yeah, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do
'Cause every time before it's been like maybe yes and maybe no
I can't live without it, I can't let it go
Ooh what did I get myself into?
You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Tell me, is it only me, do you feel the same?
You know me well enough to know that I'm not playing games
I promise I won't turn around and I won't let you down
You can trust I've never felt it like I feel it now
Baby there's nothing, there's nothing we can't get through
So can we say
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do
Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do
'Cause every time before it's been like maybe yes and maybe no
I won't live without it, I won't let it go
What more can I get myself into?
You make we wanna say
Me, a family, a house, a family
Ooh, can we be a family?
And when I'm eighty years old I'm sitting next to you
And we'll remember when we said
I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do
Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do
'Cause every time before it's been like maybe yes and maybe no
I won't live without it, I won't let us go
Just look at what we got ourselves into
You make me wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Love you
After she sang, may fi-nlash siyang parang half cartolina sized.”I STILL LOVE YOU EVA JUSTINE BORJA…
“tsss…she’s stupid…”tangi kong naikomento.
“hopeless romantic…”tugon ni Sachiko.”we even got grouned for coming here…tsss.. damn that…tito hajime got my car for a month…psshhh”
Napangiti tuloy ako. angtigas rin kasi ng ulo ni rann. sayang hindi ko man lang siya nakita noon.
“i have more of these...but I deleted some of them…except this one that I accidentally opened last night..i thought you might wanna see it…”
“thank you….”I softly said.
She put her hand on my right shoulder.”welcome…she’s so lucky to have you….”
I smiled weakly.
TAKEO’S POV
Kasama ko ngayon si Hime. Kasalukuyan lang kami nagfofoodtrip. “ate musta kayo ni ate Rai?’
“ok lang…kasama niya si enz..”
“ok lang sayo?’
I nodded.”oo…siya yung gf e..ako kabit lang…”
“talaga? e kayo ni ate melo?”
“ok lang rin…”
“kayo na?”
Umiling ako.
“anong tawag sa relasyon niyo?”
“huwag mo nang alamin…”sungit kong tugon sa kanya. ini-scan ko yung pictures sa cp ko. those pictures of Nhinz when im in their house. Lahat nga yata side view kasi ayaw na ayaw niya ng kinukuhanan siya ng pics e.
“ano ba yang tinititigan mo diyan?’
“pics ni nhinz…”
Lumipat siya sa tabi ko.”si ate nhinz ba talaga ang tinititigan mo or yung apilyedo sa t-shirt niya?”
BORJA. Ibinigay ito ng ka-mistah ng kuya niya sa training dati. Ano bang meron sa BOrja? Ano bang meron sa’yo astin. (>___< “sachiko…I better go..”I softly said.
Tumango lang ito at ngumiti. Niligpit ko lang ang mga gamit ko. at nagpaalam na sa kanila.
“angbagal…”komento pa ni rann na nakapameywang.
Bago ko nilampasan si Sachiko ay niyakap niya ako. at inilapit ang bibig sa tainga ko.”she’s freaking mad…”Kumalas siya sa pagkakayakap sa akin at pi-nat ako sa ulo. “she’s all yours…”she smirked.
“gago…”
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Padabog na binuksan ni rann ang pinto ng kotse.”get in…”
Hindi ako sumakay.“alangan lakarin ko ang bahay namin.matapos mo akong bilang-bilangan kanina..”
“angdaldal mo!”
“e ano naman? ikaw utosera… sinabi ko ng busy ako ngayon tapos kung makasira ka ng schedule wagas…”
“kanino ka busy?kay Sachiko?sa babaerong yun?!”
“e malamang.siya ang kasama ko diba?alangan sa iba?”
“bakit ba nagpapayakap ka dun?”dugton pa niya.”sa harapan pa namin? ang-PDA niyo!!!”
“ikaw ang bakit?!! Bakit ganyan ka?! Bakit kung magreact ka parang mahal mo ako…Gf lang??protective??!”
“EWAN!!! EWAN!!!”then she sighed.”sorry….kung gusto mo bumalik ka dun….”
“hindi na… ihatid mo na lang ako..”sumakay na ako.
Pagkasakay niya rin ay humingi ako ng tawad.”sorry..hindi kita dapat sinisigawan…makakasama sa kondisyon mo.”
Hindi naman siya naimik at nagdrive na lang.
HIME’s pov
(AFTER NG ISANG SEASON NGAYON ALNG AKO BIBIGYAN NG POV NI AUTHOR? TSK TSK.)
Tulala lang ako sa nasaksihan kong aksyon sa pagitan nina ate rann at astin. pero at the same time natatawa na rin. parang mga bata e.
“are they like that eversince?”
“yeah…when one of them gets jealous..”casual kung tugon kay Sachiko.”what did you tell her?”
“I said I like astin?”
I smiled.”and she got mad?”
“yap…”ngiti nito.”sometimes I need to be cruel to your sister…she’s too blind to see eva Justine…”
“and you’re one hopeless romantic who believes in true love?”
“yah know what Hime? Just eat and we need to go home…”
Pag-iiba niya ng topic. Ito pang chicboi na to e magdedeny pa. halata namang number 1 fan siya ng RANN_ASTIN e.hahaha.
“uhm…hime…”
Natingin ako sa kanya.
“do you think astin might fall for me?”
(o__O)—ako yan..AKOOOOOOOOOOO.. NAGKAMALI YATA AKO NG TINGIN AH. PARANG MAGKAKAROON PA NG KARIBAL SI ATE KO.
“hey?im just askin…what if takeo cant remember her…you think we will have a chance?”napakamot siya sa ulo niya.”astin si one in a million…”
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