Sin 3: Joule Haico
1095 Words
"Joule." I asked her gently. "Don't you have a girlfriend? Aren't you scared of what people might say?"
"No, why do you ask?" Joule replied, curious.
"No reason, it's just that you seem so go-with-the-flow about things like that. Or maybe you're just following the trend, huh!" I teased her.
"At first I really was just following the trend, but then I actually fell for my girlfriend," she answered seriously.
This girl really thinks so freely, so carefree about everything.
"Aren't you scared of your family? Or what they might say to you?" I asked, curious.
"I'm scared of my older sister, but my mom already knows I have a girlfriend because I told her myself." - Joule.
"What did your mom say when you told her?" I asked back.
"Nothing much, she doesn't really care either way," she said with a shrug.
"What will you do when your sister finds out?" - me.
"I'll deal with that when I actually get there. For now, I just want to enjoy the time I have with my girlfriend," she said with a smile, looking so proud that she had a girlfriend.
"Aren't we too young for that? For relationships?" - me.
"Even back in elementary school people were already becoming girlfriend and boyfriend!" Joule defended herself.
"That's just puppy love though" - me.
"Yeah, and I don't take it too seriously anyway. All I know is I'm happy with what I'm doing," Joule said. "What about you, don't you plan on having a partner?"
"I don't have any plans right now. Besides, I think I'm still too young for that kind of things," I answered her question.
"Do you have a crush?" she asked, teasing, with a mischievous smile.
"No," I answered simply, hoping her questions wouldn't go any deeper and start pressuring me.
"What about someone you're talking to? Not even texting anyone?" she pressed further.
"No, and why are all these questions suddenly about me," I said, irritated.
"You're so easily irritated, J! Hahahaha," she laughed at me.
"I don't get it, why do you date girls like yourself?" I asked innocently.
"That's just how it is, we can't control who our hearts fall for" - Joule.
"Have you ever liked a guy before?" I asked curiously.
"Of course, why?" Joule asked back.
"Isn't there a term for that, when someone likes both girls and guys?" - me.
"I think it's called bisexual," Joule answered.
"So you're bisexual?" I asked her.
"Yeah, because I like guys too," Joule answered. "Besides, people aren't as judgemental about gender and sexuality these days."
"What would you say to people who claim bisexuality is just a trend people are following now?" - me.
"I'll admit, I am the type of person who likes to follow trends that's why I bought a Hawk bag, because it's trendy right now, hahahahaha," she laughed.
"I don't know about you. Out all of my friends, you are the most unique one, you do whatever you want even when it's not good for you," I said, shaking my head at her.
"My family calls me the rebellious one," Joule added with a grin.
"Doesn't it hurt when they call you the black sheep of the family?" I asked her.
"Don't mind that. Better follow up on our order instead," she said, changing the subject.
We were still at Riverside. Our other classmates were supposed to join us, but it turned out they each had their own plans that day. Out of Jo's (Joule's nickname) habits, the one that stood out most was how determined she was about her plans, she'd go through with them even if she ended up alone.
"Excuse me, I'd like to follow up on our order," I said politely to the cashier.
"Please wait just a little longer, mam. Could you wait about 5 more minutes? Your chicken wings order isn't done yet," the cashier replied with an apologetic look and tone.
"Five more minutes, she said," I told Jo when I got back to our table.
"Agh, I'm so hungry," Jo said, holding her stomach.
"Why, is your stomach growling?" I laughed teasing her.
"Yeah, I didn't get to eat during break time earlier," Jo replied, her face now resting flat on our table.
"What were you doing earlier? How come I didn't see you during our break?" I asked her, usually she'd be with her circle of friends from other sections during our break time.
"I was with my friends from another section," Jo answered.
"Were you guys fighting with someone again?" I asked, worried.
"We're not the ones who started it, okay. It's just the other group that starts it we're just defending my friends," she said, pouting as she defended them.
It was normal for us to have friends in other sections. Honestly, our section, our classmates, and our teachers all change every year. Next school year, there was a chance Jo and my current classmates wouldn't be my classmates anymore.
We were only halfway through the school year, but I was already thinking about the future. I had grown so close to my classmates this year. Out of everyone I'd ever been classmates with, they were the ones I felt closest to, and I could honestly say ours was the happiest class. We went on so many outing together and agreed on so many things, our classroom was always full of laughter and tears, like we considered each other siblings.
"Why so sad, princess," Jo teased "Probably thinking about next school year again."
"Huh, how did you know?" I asked her, this girl is she a mind reader?
"It's nothing, really. You've mentioned a lot lately that you feel sad about next school year, because our current classmates might not be your classmate anymore," Jo said.
"Here's your order, sorry for the long wait," the waiter suddenly spawned in front of us with our food in hand.
"Thank you," Jo replied to the waiter.
"You really like saying thank you, huh," I told her after the waiter left.
"That's just basic human decency. What about you, don't you do that?" Jo asked me.
"No, I get really shy talking to other people. I even feel shy initiating a conversation let alone even just saying thank you," I answered to her question.
"You should get used to it, even just saying thank you. Saying thank you doesn't make you of a lesser person," she said, handling me my tocilog order ( a popular Filipino break fast meal, consist of tocino, fried rice, and fried egg).
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