Chapter 22 - WAYS

" Ako yung lalaki na may gusto sa'yo kaso di ko yun rin masabi dahil ang best friend ko ay may gusto rin sa'yo, even though he didn't tell me back then but I can see in his eyes that he also in loved with you…" murmur n'ya but all of those word touches my heart very well, tiers of joy tried to fallen on my eyes with an unreadable feelings happening inside me I was very speechless on his honesty and bravery of his unexpected confession and I hugged him to conform him.

Years later I became his girlfriend and I finished my work there then when my contract was done, I went back to my home country to celebrate my achievements. Pag uwi ko, tinawagan n'ya ako agad.

AJ: Izzy? Saan kana?

Scheilzy Kathleen: Nasa bahay na ko.

AJ: OK ka lang? kumusta yung byahe? Pagud ka na ba? Matulog ka ng mahimbing ha…

Scheilzy Kathleen: ok lang ako wag ka nang mag alala. Bye

AJ: are you sure?

Scheilzy Kathleen: oo nga- (may sasabihin pa sana ako kaso tinawag na ako ni mama kaya binaba ko nalang tapos tinawagan ko s'ya pag dating sa room ko, buti nalang may tumawag sa cellphone ni mama kaya di n'ya masyadong na halata na may kausap ako kanina.)

Scheilzy Kathleen: hello? AJ? sorry talaga na babaan kasi ako nandito kasi sila mama baka kasi magalit sila sakin-

AJ: Izzy, it's OK. Gabi na siguro sa inyo, matulog ka na

Scheilzy Kathleen: ok bye

AJ: bye

Dahil nga naging LDR na kami ni AJ paminsan minsan tumatawag s'ya sakin. But then months later, I heard from the news that a businessman came here to enhance his business and visit someone special whenever he wanted to. When I was supposed to go to work, a car stopped by in front of my house. My mother called me and she said may naghahanap raw sa akin, pag labas ko like OMG si AJ pala yun then I looked at papa nakita kong OK lang pala sa kanila ang boyfriend ko.

"tara na babe!" like what the! Babe pa talaga! Nag smile ako kina papa baka anung magiging reaction n'ya sa sinabi n'ya kaso wala e kaya nag paalam na kami tapos umalis. Pina sakay n'ya ako sa car tapos umalis.

"paano mo nakuha ang loob ni papa? At ano ang ginawa mo ba't alam nila na boyfriend kita?"

"well actually nung nandun pa tayo sa ibang bansa, you gave me the wrong number. Tapos nung natumba tayo, you've left your phone on the desk and luckily walang password na naka lagay kaya ginamit ko muna. Pag uwi about few days later, pagkatapos nung binabaan mo ako naka rating kana sa bahay tapos tinawagan ko yung number na di ko kilala kung kanino baka kasi may na una na sa'kin and then pag tawag ko sa inyo narinig ko yung boses at pangalan mo kaya ayun nilubusan ko na pagkatapos mong tumawag sa'kin. Are you proud of your boyfriend?" ningiti-an n'ya ako kaso medyo na iinis ako kasi ba't di n'ya sinabi sa akin yun tuluy kinabahan ako sa pag harap nina mama at papa.