Love Is Insane

Chapter 16

Hapon na nang maihatid ako ni Austin sa bahay dahil ayaw ko namang umuwi na pagod dahil sa ginawa naming kababalaghan. I still can't believe what Austin and I did, a few more times in just 24 hours! My face got red when I remembered what he had asked before he took me home.

Para kang may experience, you're so good. Paano mo natutunan 'yon

I'm a virgin that time and my eyes are also virgin! I don't know how I could have done that as long as my body was moving spontaneously as if it had a life of its own.

Well, I don't have to think because I liked it!

"Hoy! Kanina ka pa tulala habang namumula" sinamaan ko ng tingin si Hazel pero tinawanan lang n'ya ako at bumaling sa mga kaibigan namin.

The three of us are together now. Me, Hazel and Bea. Daniel was not there for an unknown reason, then PJ said he still had to do something because he was a working student. Margaret, on the other hand, seems to be with Dylan because of the foolishness of both their parents.

We are here at the coffee shop owned by Dela cruz, it is one of the famous coffee shops here in the area. As I sliced ​​the cake that was on my plate, I was distracted by what I heard.

"You know Cryst, you're just really bitter" dinig kong sabi nung isang babae habang natatawa

"Mommy where's the bitter in what I said?" parang naiinis na tanong nung kausap n'ya

Napalingon ako, ahhh so si Mrs. Dela cruz pala 'yon.

"You know when I was your age? I always go shopping with my two best friends. We have new flings every time we leave the bar. We enjoyed when we are not yet married. So should you that too, because you will regret not wandering around when you get married. Believe me" dinig kong sabi ni Mrs. Dela cruz sa kausap n'ya na sa tingin ko'y anak n'ya

"I have no plans to get married so I don't have to worry"

Naputol yung pakikinig ko nang tumikhim si Hazel habang natatawa naman si Bea.

"I can't believe that you're a gossip too" natatawang sabi ni Hazel

"I'm not..." agad na depensa ko sa kanila "Sadyang narinig ko lang naman"

"Pero alam mo... hindi ako naniniwalang hindi mag-aasawa yan si Crystal" gulat akong napatingin kay Hazel ng may banggitin s'yang pangalan.

"So kilala mo s'ya?" tanong ko dito tapos sabay silang tumango ni Bea

"You only come with us once when we plan to go here to the coffee shop, it doesn't seem like it's free" tinaasan ko lang ng kilay si Bea kaya tinawanan nila ako

"Kasi hindi naman ako mahilig sa ganito, hindi naman ako sasama sa inyo kung hindi n'yo ako pinilit" singhal ko sa kanila

"Palagi ka naming pinipilit, pero ang sabi mo ayaw mo kasi nakakahiya naman sa manlilibre" nakangising sabi ni Hazel "Pero seryoso hindi ako naniniwalang hindi mag-aasawa yan si Crystal" pagbubukas uli n'ya ng topic doon sa anak ni Mrs. Dela cruz

"Hoy alam mo ikaw, paki- zipper naman ng bibig mo" nilakihan ko s'ya ng mata pero nagpatuloy pa rin s'ya habang naiiling

"Oh ako tignan n'yo...mga gaga" naiinis n'yang sabi ng ilapit namin ni Bea yung mukha namin sa kan'ya na may ilang inches nalang yung pagitan.

"Sabi mo tignan ka namin" sagot ni Bea kaya sinamaan s'ya ng tingin ni Hazel

"Naaalala n'yo ba yung sinabi kong hindi ako papayag na mabuntis hangga't hindi ako nakaka-graduate nang kolehiyo. Pero tignan n'yo nung gumraduate tayo ng high school palobo na yung t'yan ko" naiiling na kwento ni Hazel

Bea and I stood up and hugged her.

"Everything happens for a reason" sabi sa kan'ya ni Bea

"But Luna is a blessing from god" bulong ko habang yakap s'ya

"Yeah, Luna is a blessing" sabi ni Bea habang pinapahid yung luha n'ya

"Mga gaga pinapaiyak n'yo naman ako" biro ni Hazel "But I love my moon"

We continued eating, I was the first to finish. While I was waiting for them to finish eating, I decided to open my i********: account first, I looked at the story of Jake, Austin's friend. That video contains Miel and Austin reading together while laughing.

I angrily put my cellphone back in the bag out of jealousy. It's normal to be jealous, isn't it?

"Kaya pala hindi nagpaparamdam kasi may katawanan" mahing bulong ko pero narinig iyon ni Hazel

"Sinong kasama?" tanong nito habang sumisimsim ng juice

"Miel" sagot ko sa kan'ya pero kinunutan lang n'ya ako ng noo "M. I. E. L. Miel, kapatid ni Jake" singhal ko dito pero tinaasan lang n'ya ako ng kilay

"Ohhh,yung step-sister pala ni Jake. Isn't that also the woman why you ignored Austin for a week when we were still in senior high" I just nodded at what she said

"Grabe pagsabihan mo nga 'yang pinsan mo Beatriz, alam na pinagseselosan 'yon ni Venice pero nakikipag-usap pa rin doon" reklamo ni Hazel kay Bea

"I'm sorry Venice, Daniel had told him before not to approach Miel or just avoid her when she approached, but all he said was that it would be embarrassing to his friend Jake when he did that" nahihiyang paliwanag ni Bea pero ngitian ko lang s'ya ng maliit

"You don't have to be sorry for him, it's okay. I'm okay" sagot ko sa kanila

"Pero Venice-"

"Hazel tama naman s'ya, nakakahiya naman kasi talaga gawin 'yon. Anong isasagot n'ya kapag tinanong s'ya ni Jake na pasensya na kasi selosa yung girlfriend ko gano'n ba? Ayaw ko nun, saka wala naman akong dapat ika-selos diba? kasi kahit saan natin tignang angulo wala naman silang ginagawang masama.... Saka okay lang talaga ako, hindi naman ako magtatago sa inyo ng nararamdaman eh" nanatili silang tahimik habang nagsasalita ako

"Okay" pilit na sagot nilang dalawa

We went home afterwards. Hazel and Bea went home at the same time, I just commuted because if I went with them they would still be far away, wasted on gas.

Almost two weeks na kami ni Austin na hindi nagkakasama ng matagal, he said he has a lot to do. Napunta naman s'ya dito sa bahay but it was only an hour or two because we both had classes and things to do.

To: Krazy Ino

Puntahan kita d'yan sa condo mo, I missed you :((

From: Krazy Ino

Ako nalang yung pupunta sa'yo, marami kaming ginagawa eh

To: Krazy Ino

Kami? sinong kasama mo?

From: Krazy Ino

Si Miel, yung step-sister ni Jake

From: Krazy Ino

Hey don't be jealous babe, nandito naman sina Leo

"Bwesit na Austino!" inis na sabi ko bago ilagay yung cellphone ko sa table ni Bea

Nandito ako ngayon sa bahay nila Bea dahil sinama ako ni mama dito. Aalis daw sila ni tita Sarah.

"What happened" tanong ni Bea habang tinatanggal n'ya yung earphone n'ya

"Surprise kaya natin si Austin? I really missed him. Almost 2 weeks na kaming hindi nagkikita" naka pout na sabi ko kay Bea

"Sure, paalam muna tayo kay kuya" nakangiting sagot n'ya kaya napangiti rin ako

Pinayagan kaming umalis ni Daniel, sinabi rin ni Bea na ipag-drive n'ya kami pero sinarahan lang kami ng pinto. Simula nung mangyari yung araw na 'yon, palagi nalang badtrip si Daniel. Pag-ibig nga naman parang love.

Dahil tinatamad at ayaw naming mag commute, tinawagan ni Bea si Margaret. Kaya nandito kami ngayon sa magara n'yang sasakyan.

"Bakit nandito kayo?" tanong ko kay PJ at Hazel nang maabutan namin silang nasa loob ng sasakyan ni Margaret.

"Magkakasama kasi kami girl" nakataas kilay na sagot ni PJ "Saan pala tayo pupunta" tanong nito sa amin ni Bea

"Austino's condo" excited na sagot ni Bea "Omg ang daming food sa ref nun" parang batang dagdag n'ya kaya napailing nalang kami

"Anong gagawin natin doon!?" gulat na sabi ni Hazel

"Natural bibisita, alam mo namang miss na miss na nang Venice natin yung Ino n'ya" natatawang sagot ni PJ kaya tinarayan ko s'ya.

"Shopping nalang tayo" biglang sabi ni Hazel kaya nagtataka akong napatingin sa kan'ya "Okay sa condo na nga si Austin sabi ko" walang choice na dagdag n'ya

Habang nasa byahe kami bangayan sila ng bangayan, kaya sobrang ingay ng araw ko. Parang mga bata kung makaasta. Dumaan muna kami sa isang mini store at bumili ng mga pagkain, kahit na sinabi ni Bea na maraming laman 'yong ref ni Ino.

Baba na sana ako ng bigla akong pigilan ni Bea "ahmmm-" hindi ko na pinatapos 'yong sasabihin n'ya dahil hinigit ko yung braso kong hawak n'ya.

Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig dahil sa nakita ko. Ito na ba 'yong sinasabi nilang pagbabago? Alam kong pinangako ko sa sarili ko na kapag dumating ang araw na ito, sinabi kong magiging handa ako at haharapin ko ito. Pero bakit parang hindi ko kaya.

"Venice!" dinig kong sigaw ni Austin pero agad na akong nakapasok. "Venice please, magpapaliwanag ako"

"M-Margaret, umalis na tayo" pilit na ngiting pakiusap ko kay Margaret.

"Sorry Ino" dinig kong sabi ni Bea bago isara yung bintana.