He’s gone (Tagalog)

F O U R T E E N ( his ex )

Sky

“He’s not alone, I’m with him,” a girl wearing civilian clothes and heavy makeup said.

Visitor or ex ni Jetro? Gusto ko sana siyang tanungin pero baka mas magalit pa siya saken.

Siguro she’s Jetro’s ex. Shes pretty pero syempre, mas maganda ako.

“Sorry, I’ll go back to my seat na,” I was about to walked but then suddenly, the girl grabbed my wrist.

“I wanna talk to you,” I pointed myself and she nodded. Ano kaya ang pag-uusapan namin. Baka akala niya girlfriend ako ni Jetro tapos sasabunutan niya ako.

Tahimik lang si Jetro habang naka headphones at kumakain. Hindi ba siya aware na baka mag-away kami rito?

“You must be that girl, Sky,” nagulat ako dahil alam niya ang pangalan ko. Aba’y syempre dapat niya talagang malaman ang pangalan ko, ganda ko kaya!

“That’s me.”

“I’m glad that Jetro has friends in his new school. I heard that he only talks with you and your siblings,” sino kaya ang nagsabi sa kaniya? Chismis pala kami sa school.

“That’s right.”

“Now that it’s confirmed that you’re really his friend, I’m gonna tell you something hilarious,” ay wow kanina serious tapos ngayon, funny vibes na? Trying to tell me that you’re better huh. “Jetro was so mad because of you. He said that a noisy girl named Sky annoyed him. He kept on punching his stuff toys,” confirmed! Childish person si Jetro. Why would he punch a stuff toy and why does he have a stuff toy?

Jetro removed his headphones in his left ear to hear us.

“He also told me that you’re bad at baking cookies ang playing piano,” she added. Tinaasan ko ng kilay si Jetro.

“I don’t know if you know this but I heard him play an electric guitar and I can tell you, he sucked,” we both laughed.

She’s kinda fun to be with. No wonder why Jetro liked her. She’s talkative and they probably never awkward and never ran out of topics to talk.

“Oh that’s why he didn’t sleep practicing guitar and yes you’re right, he sucks! He doesn’t even know how to hold a guitar properly,” we both laughed again.

Bakit parang naging trashtalk at pang-bubully kay Jetro ang nangyayari. Kanina, naiinis ako sa ex niya pero ngayon, nagtatawanan na kami.

Tinignan ko ang upuan namin at sinenyasan ko sina kuya na mamaya na ako pupunta sa table.

“Right you said he punched his stuff toy? I also saw his book that has a kid stabbing a teddy bear in it, ang childish diba?” she stopped laughing and went silent for a second.

Nagalit ba? Trinashtalk niya nga si Jetro tapos ngayong ako naman ang nag-trashtalk, nagalit siya?

“Off topic but how did Jetro and you became friends?”

“I don’t think it’s fine for him to tell anyone the beginning of our friendship, I’m sorry,” hindi pwedeng sabihin na nagalit siya dahil lang sa book at pinapunta niya ako sa mansion nila at bigla nalang kaming naging friends. Jetro is hiding something and told me to not tell anyone that I went to his house.

“Oh, it’s ok. By the way, is that your siblings right over there?” tinuro niya sila kuya.

“Yes, wanna sit with us?” this is a great idea. Kung uupo siya kasama ko, sasama rin si Jetro.

But if she’s an ex, bakit pa sila nag-uusap?

“Kuya, ex- ay- Aj’s friend,” muntik ko nang masabi na ex niya si Jetro.

“Aj?” ay oo nga pala, hindi niya pa siguro alam na Aj ang tawag namin sa kaniya.

“He’s trying to hide his real name, I don’t know why that’s why we call him Aj instead of his real name. Akala ko ba alam mo na to?” I whispered to her.

“Oh yeah, I already know about this, I just forget things easily,” she gave me an awkward laugh.

Sinenyasan niya si Jetro na umupo kasama namin at sinunod niya si ate girl. Parang tama ako eh, tama ako na ex niya ang babaeng to, sinusunod kasi niya kahit alam kong ayaw niya.

Umupo sa tabi ni kuya Sol ang ex ni Jetro para magkatabi kami ni Jetro. Ang hilig talaga nilang mangasar. Wala kaming choice kundi tumabi sa isa’t isa.

Iniisip ko parin kung pano ako mag-sorry para magkabati na kami.

“Sky is she Aj’s ex?” Amber asked.

“Shhh, lower your voice baka marinig ka ni Aj,sige ka. I’m not sure if she’s his ex but I think she is, andami niyang alam tungkol kay Aj.”

“Nagseselos ka ba?” sinapak ko siya sa braso kaya napatingin silang lahat sa amin maliban kay Jetro. “Aray!”

Huminto na kami sa pagchichismis at kumain na. We talked about funny things while eating and we kept laughing. His ex is so funny and friendly, just like me but I’m the better version of her. Alam kong hindi ako funny but I’m friendlier than her, prettier also.

Nalaman ko na takot pala si Jetro sa mga butterflies kaya kanina pa kami tawa ng tawa. His ex kept on talking about funny stuffs tungkol kay Jetro, parang binubully namin siya buong lunch time pero hindi parin siya nagsasalita. Si kuya Sol naman, kanina pa nagpapakitang-gilas para mapansin siya ng ex ni Jetro, siguro galit na galit na si Jetro deep inside. He just ignored his ex kahit na ineexpose ng kaniyang ex ang mga nakakahiyang pangyayari na nangyari sa kaniya noon, hindi niya parin kami pinapansin.

His ex also exposed Jetro’s personality as a kid.

So if this girl knows the little Jetro, then what is she? Childhood friend that became lovers? Or sister?