Becoming A Gays obession

Chapter I

2 years later….

“Anna hintay”, tawag ko sa studyante ko wait hindi ko na pala sya students but we have a rules of our own. She can call me D lang pag sa labas ng campus pero pag sa loob she will call me teacher D.

“Kuya ikaw pala”, yeah I almost forgot since I’m six years older than her she calls me Kuya.

It’s Sunday and we decide to have our lunch in Robinson. In two years of our friendship we found out we are similar in many things like in food, we both like sweets, spicy, and sour. Then there’s a movie, we both like sci-fi, action, comedy, and cartoons. We both hate drama. Hashtags were soul best friends. Now we're having lunch in Greenwich. We both ordered lasagna and pizza.

“Diba malapit na OJT mo?”, tanong ko rito sa kanya habang kumakain.

“Yup”, sagot niya sa akin. She’s already fourth year students meaning ilang buwan nalang ang natitira at hindi na kami laging magkikita. At some point I felt so sad.

“Lapit na pala graduation mo, ilang buwan nalang iiwan mo na ako”, saad ko na may lungkot. I just show my poker face na nagbibiro lang ako but inside there is a sadness.

“Marami ka namang kaibigan dyan maliban sa akin”, she said to me. Yes, marami akong kaibigan but she’s different from them. Lahat na ata ng sikreto ko sya lang nakakaalam and everytime I want to let out something siya lang ang nalalapitan ko. She just stay there with me even thought I becoming so annoying.

“Ay I almost forgot may papakita ako sayo”, she get something in her bag, a blue envelope.

“ano to?”, tanong ko sa kanya ng pagkaabot niya sa akin.

I opened the envelope. It was an invitation to an art exhibit. There are ten people who were chosen to exhibit their art at the Art and Cultural Center and she is one of them. I feel proud of her.

“Wait totoo ba ito?”, tanong ko sa kanya. Being a painter is one of her dreams and now she’s making her dream come true.

“Yup”, pareho kaming napatili. I’m so proud of her accomplishment.

“Ok enough with tilian ubusin na natin to”, I said and we continue to finish our food.

Art and Cultural day Exhibition….

Out of the art that was painted and sculpted, Anna’s art is the most outstanding. She made risen and wood art, then there is acrylic and oil painting pero ang mas nagstandout sa art niya ay ang plastic optical illusion art. She used most of the plastic bottles and turn them into a big whale pero pagtumingin ka sa kanan the whale turns into an orca. She painted them with their interconnected nature.

Sa dami ng tao sa paligid hind ko siya mahagilap.

“Saan kaya ang babaeng yun?”, tanong ko sasarili ko.

“Alam mo hindi ko expect na may talent pala siya sa ganyang mga bagay”, rining ko sa mga nagkukumpulan kabataan na sa tingin ko kasing edad lang ni Anna.

There were five of them looking at her magnificent art but there were just not five most of the guests were looking at her amazing workpiece.

“Ako nga rin eh nagulat, I didn’t expect that”, anang naman ng isa.

That’s my friend.

“Ladies and gentlemen please take your seats and together let’s listen to our very talented pianist, Anna Michaelis playing Vivaldi- Winter, the four-season”

Wait, what?

Lahat kami ay naupo, I was seated at a reserved table for me and Anna.

I didn’t know she played piano.

How come I didn’t know?

I thought I already know everything about her.

Lahat nagpalakpakan when she reveals herself on the stage. The spotlight turned on her. She gave a deep breath and start to play the pieces. The first touch on a piano give me a goosebumps and alam kung hindi lang ako ang nakaramdam non. Almost the crowd touch their chest as if they felt their heartbeats so fast along with the music. Yung iba nakikita ko ay parang nawalan ng hinga. It was powerful music. Parang naging opera and boung paligid but there is the only one who plays, even the orchestra in the room was amazed. It felt like she was taking all these people into the other world, her world. With the last key, it gives everyone a chill on their bones. It took a second before everyone realized she just finished the pieces. Everyone gives her a stand and praise her. Ang simpleng pang entertainment lang ay naging pag world class performance.

“What do you think sir”, tanong ng amerikanang babae with a silver dress sa katabi nitong lalaki. Halatang mataas na tao. He wore a black suits with an intimidating aura.

“Stand out, a promising artist”, sagot naman nito sa babae.

As her friend, I could feel prouder. After her play may mga ilang nag salita sa stage. I was waiting for Anna when I spotted her walking to my direction.

Her pink floral dress suits her, her hair floats in the air, and she’s like a fairy in the fairy tails.

Did I think that?

Why does it feel like nagkaroon ng slow motion!

“Anna?”, bago pa man niya ako malapitan may humarang dito na lalai. Na mumukhaan ko to. He is also a teacher in PSU an art teacher.

Makinis ang balat pero mas makinis sa akin, may kunting bigote sa baba nya pwes maganda malinis ang chin ko, tulad sa akin, may charisma pero mas may charisma ako and why I did I just suddenly comparing myself to him?

“Kayo talaga sir”, I heard Anna laugh, I never heard her laugh like that. I saw how her chicks blush. Suddenly I felt strange, it felt like I don’t like this guy to whom she was talking.

“Actually ginulat mo ako gayong gabi, if I only knew may talent ka sa mga ganyan I would have recruited you at nilaban na kita sa ibang university”, wow what a praise at nagblublush pa siya.

“Sir naman pinapamula niyo po tuloy ako”, they both laugh. Wow parang walang kaibigan na naghihintay to hah.

“Well it’s true, you are a hidden talented person keep on with that”, and with that umalis na siya saw akas. Anna takes a deep breath before she finally greets me.

“I thought hindi ka makakapunta”, sabi niya sa akin at umupo a tabi ko.

“I’m your friend of course I will come but I didn’t expect na pianist ka pala”, ani ko rito na may tampo. Sino hindi magtatampo, we’ve been know to each other for two years at hindi man lang niya sinabi sa akin.

“And nagtatampo siya, hindi lang naman ikaw nabigla for sure marami rin”, ani nito sa akin.

“What's with that man pala na kausap mo?”, tanong ko sa kanya with my irritating voice.

“That’s my art teacher, Sir Allen Rhizalde”, the way she said his name it’s like that man is very dear to her.

“Miss Michaelis”, yung amerikanang babae kanina to ah.

“I’m Michelle Evergreen”, pakilala nito sa kanya.

“Hi”, tumayo si Anna at nakipagkamay rito.

“My I introduce niyo Professor Lucas Rapsody, a director a Harvard Orchestra”, Harvard? There is a shock on Anna’s face well in fact ako din. I know Harvard school is no joke, there are the most powerful school worldwide but never thought there would be an orchestra.

“It’s an honor to meet you sir”, sagot nito rito at nakipagkamay.

“It’s actually an honor to meet a very talented person such as you miss Michaelis”, and there’s a blush again on her face. Well, she was just praised by someone who had the biggest position in the orchestra world.

“I would like to talk to you for a minute if that’s ok?”, tumingin sila sa akin, they were waiting for my persmission na iwan muna ako ni Anna.

“Sure don’t mind me”, sagot ko rito nilagok ang wine ko.

Minutes past may ilan narin ang umuuwi. I’m waiting for Anna when suddenly I felt a hug behind me.

“Thank you for waiting”, umupo ito at kinain ang kapirasong cake sa plato ko.

“So anong pinausapan niyo?”, tanong ko rito.

“They want to grant a scholar ship in Harvard”, most people pagnakatangap ng scholarship tuwang-tuwa pero siya hind.

“Oh bakit parang hindi ka masaya?”.

“I didn’t accept the offer but they sad they will wait in case na magbago ang isip ko”, wait tama ba narinig ko she rejected the offer.

A part of me is happy dahil hindi na siya lilipad ng ibang bansa while another part ay nanghihinayang sa offer. I look at her with disbelief.

“Bakit saying yun?”, hindi niya sinagot ang tanong ko instead her attention is in the another direction.

There is a sudden pain on my chest. She was staring at him like she’s longing him, her art teacher. Hindi ko alam kung bakit ganito nararamdaman ko. Maybe bilang kaibigan niya ayaw kung may nakakauha ng attention pero ako lang well maliban nalang pagfamilly niya okey lang yun. Pero ang makakuha ng ibang attention niya na hindi pamilya parang ang bigat. Bakit ganon?

“Anna?”, she was snap out when I touch her shoulder.

“Yes?”, tanong niya sa akin.

“Ok ka lang?”, tanong ko rito.

“Yes I’m fine”

The next day…

Nakakabagot ang boung araw nato samahan mo pa ng mga art teacher niya. Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero nababadtrip ako ngayon. Nakahiga lang ako sa kama, halos ayaw kung kumilos. My phone suddenly rang.

Si Anna!

Dali-dali kung sinagot ang tawag niya.

“Hi, napatawag ka?”, tanong ko rito.

“May gawa ka?”, tanong niya namana sa akin.

“Wala”, sagot ko rito well besides sa maghiga at matulog. Lesson plan ko ga di ko pa ginagawa.

“katatapus lang ng OJT ko ngayong araw, Kain tayo Greenwich,SM?”, aya nito. Sino ba ang magtatangi, libre na nga eh.

“Sure, same order, ngayon na?”

“Yup”, pinutol niya na ang linya at dali-dali nagkilos ako na parang bang teenager.

It took me tweny minutes samahan mo ang pag-aayus ng sarili. I saw her near the glass window with her phone. Susurprisahen ko to. Dahan-dahan pumunta ako sa likod niya but before I could surprsise her I saw what she’s looking at her phone. It was her art teacher. And there it is again, I felt pain.

“Kanin ka pa”, tanong nito sa akin ng nahalatang niya nasa likod ako.

“Kadadating lang”, sagot ko ditto at naupo ako sa harap niya.

Why does it feel like I don’t want to talk to her but at the same time I want her attention to me, not with that guy?

“Nagorder napala ako”, she said and the waiter serves our food.

Habang kumakain napansin ata nito ang pagiging tahimik ko.

“Okey ka lang?”, tanong niya sa akin.

“Yup”, sagot ko naman.

“Mukhang hindi ka okey, kilala kita, pagtahimik ka may problem aka so spill it out?”,ikaw, ikaw ang problema ko.

“Wala akong problema napaisip lang ako”, sagot ko dito.

Take a deep breath, Alejandro!

“May gusto kaba sa art teacher mo?”, s**t ano ba tong tinatanong ko. On the other part bakit parang natatakot ako sa isasagot niya. It was all over her face na halatang nagulat siya sa tinanong ko.

“Obvious ba?”, it was all written in her eyes.

Why does it feel so hurt?

“Well Oo”, sagot ko rito habang kunwaring may kinamot sa batok ko.

“Lahat na ata nasabi ko sayo pero hindi ko p sinasabi sayo to”, I don’t want to hear what she’s going to say, gusto ko siya pigilan.

“He was my first love and I’m still in love with him for five years”