Limits of Love

I met Travis Dizon when I was in my fourth year highschool were in the same section, so technically were classmates. We're friends back then, but I never had a crush on him not even a bit. Not until he confessed his feelings for me. "Hi gwen" some unknown number texted me. "Hi! Who is this?" I texted back "You know me" "Huh? How do I know you? What's your name ba and where did you get my number?" I replied curiously "This is rachelle" unknown number "Rachelle? Rachelle Lopez?" I replied back. I'm so confused the only rachelle I know is from the other section in our school. Why would she text me? "Nope" "Huh? Taga san ka ba?" I asked I'm so curious. I have this feeling na kilala ko to eh. "Guess who? You'll know by tomorrow. Kita tayo sa bench under the mango tree" "Nantitrip ka ba? Ha?" I texted back kasi feeling ko talaga kilala ko eh pinagtitripan ako. "Hindi ah. Bukas nga kita tayo. Tomorrow morning, sige ah. Bye. Goodnight!" Binaliwala ko na lang, hindi ko na ni replyan. I have a feeling na isa to sa mga kaklasi kong lalaki eh. I'm just curios but I'm not interested. I really hate it when when someone keeps me guessing. Nakatulugan ko na lang sa pag iisip kung sino yung nagtext sakin kagabi. Let's see kung totoo ngang makikipag kita siya this day. Saka ako bumangon at nagligpit para maka pasok na ng school. As soon as I came to school nag mamasid masid agad ako sa paligid if there is someone looking at me suspiciously, I also check the bench under the mango tree if there is someone in there pero wala naman. "Hi gwen" one of my classmate/friend greeted me when I entered the classroom "Oh Hi Tin" I greeted back with a smile "Tin. Asan sila?" I asked Tin about our other friends which is Rafa, Lia, Cam, and Kat they are my circle of friends lahat naman friend ko sa classroom pero sila talaga yung ka close ko. "Ayon oh" turo ni Tin sa ground ng school. At andun nga sila nka upo sa damuhan. "My kinuha kasi ako, pero pabalik na din. Do you want to come with me?" dugtong ni Tin sabay tanong "Sige you go first Tin, sunod ako" sagot ko na lang sabay lapag ng bag sa chair ko. The ground in our school is really the tambayan ng halos lahat ng student dito sa school madamo kasi, it look like a picnic spot. Some were just setting peaceful, some were playing badminton and any other games you can played in the ground. So it means wala pala kaming klasi andun halos sila naka tambay eh. So I decided to go to them after I fix my chair and then myself. "Hi guys!" I greeted them as soon as I arrived "Hi gwen" they greeted me back "So, ano meron?" tanong ko "Wala naman, my chika lg bla bla bla" (I will not get into details na lang). mahabang kwento ni Lia pinaka madaldal sa grupo namin haha So that's the typical scenario in school if walang class sa isang subject more on studying the life of others than studying lessons in class. The school hours is about to finish last one subject and we are done but because the teacher is absent it means it's our vacant hours. This time I remembered that Rachelle. Hmmm I try to observe my surroundings and tinignan ko din yung bench na sinasabi niya pero wala namang tao. At dahil sobrang curious ako I got an Idea. "Hi nong paul!" bati ko sa classmateelative ko mas matanda sya sakin actually parang siya ata pinaka matanda sa section namin I call him manong instead of tito cousin kasi siya nang papa ko. "Pwede pahiram ng phone nong?" hirit ko pa. "Bakit? Ano gagawin mo?" "Maglalaro lang nong, zombie tsunami" yan usong game ngayon sa phone eh. Wala kasi sa phone ko yan, kasi hindi naman touch screen keypad lang. D pa naman gaano ka uso ang touch screen iilan lang naman meron. "O sige, eto oh" sabay abot niya sakin. Sympre ako naman tuwang tuwa sabay upo sa chair saka kinulikot yung phone ni nong paul. At yun sinimulan ko na yung na isip ko I checked all his contacts I know it's like invading privacy but I'll just check lang naman if my similar number siya dito ng natlgtetext sakin. So as I am scrolling his contacts I saw the same number and guess what? I'm not mistaken, it's one of his barkadas and our classmate as well. It's you pala ha. Hmmmm "Nong paul oh" sabay abot ko kay nong paul after I confirmed that I knew who texted me. "Bilis mo natapos ah" takang sabi niya "Nabored na kasi ako nong, ang dali ko kasi ma out" "okay" sabi na lang niya "Thank you nong ha" pasalamat ko. Hmmm why is this guy texting me? Isa lang na iisip ko eh pinagtritripan talaga ako. Pero bakit ako? Eh my girlfriend yun eh, alam kaya ng girlfriend niya na nag tetext yun sakin? Sa isip isip ko lang. It's so wierd lang kasi. Babae naman kasi pakilala niya sakin eh. Hayyy bahala na nga siya. "Hoy" gulat sakin ni May "Hoy ka rin haha" sabi ko na natatawa kasi hindi naman ako nagulat. Itong si May pinsan ko din to pero malayong kamag anak na 3rd cousin to be exact. Ito kami ngayon nag lalakad sabay kami always kung umuwi mag kabatch lang kami iba section niya eh. "Gwen alam mo daming gwapo sa section namin" pangitingiting kwento niya. Mahilig talaga to sa gwapo eh. Ewan lang pero kapag ito ka chika ko tungkol sa lovelife at lalaki lang topic nito eh. "Oh tapos crush mo agad?" pabirong tanong ko "Oy, hindi ah" "Wee?" "Hay naku! Ewan sayo. Bakit sa section mo wala bang gwapo doon" "Anong gwapo? Eh Kaklasi ko pa yun mula elementary eh pare pareho lang ng pagmumuka mga tao dun sa section namin" sagot ko sa kanya. "Balita ko may transferee dun eh, ano nga pangalan nun?" curios na tanong niya "If I know kilala mo na eh, parang kilala naman ata yun ng lahat atsaka hindi naman na siya talaga bago dito sa school" "Ay oo nga pala. Haha kaklasi ko pala yun nung second year kami nagtransfer nung 3rd year tpos lumipat dito ulit nang 4th year na" paliwanag pa niya "See? So mas kilala mo siya more than me kasi ngayon nga lang kami naging magschool mate eh atsaka di ko pa siya na encounter even before 2nd year. Pero okay naman we're all fine sa classroom parang di naman siya bago kung eh treat ng mga kaklasi namin, Imean kahit ng lahat ng ka batch natin kilala naman kasi siya" "Hehe oo nga eh" awkward na sabi niya "Bakit crush mo?" "Hindi ah. Boyfriend na ata yun ni Nathalie eh yung sa kabilang section sila kasi close nung 2nd year kami eh" "Hahahaha tanong ka kasi ng tanong alam mo naman pala ang sagot. Oh May dito na ako ha?" At nakarating na nga kami sa bahay sa kakadaldal. "Oh sige. Bukas ulit gwen, bye!" "Bye, ingat ka ha" medyo malayo pa nga kasi bahay niya kompara sa bahay ko. That's how my day end. School house school house ganoon lang ang routine.