"Do you believe in Reincarnation?" I sighed heavily before turning at her. I am not surprised, she always asked this kind of questions. Mga impossible.
I clicked my tongue. "I honestly don't know. Ayaw kong sagutin na ano. Pero lamang ang porsyento sa sagot kung hindi kesa sa oo."
Tumango-tango naman s'ya habang may sinusulat sa notebook n'ya. We've been classmates for almost six years pero wala talaga akong maintindihan d'yan sa mga sinusulat n'ya. She doesn't let me read it so patago ko itong binasa. Kaya lang wala akong maintindihan. Maybe I need to solve it first? I don't know.
My forehead creased. "Why are you asking, by the way?"
Kumunot din ang noo n'ya at saka umiling." Tingin mo second life na natin 'to?" Hmm, ignoring my question. I see.
"Hindi ko rin alam."
"Study says, na this is our second life. We all forgot our memories from our past life when we learn how to talk."
"Weh? I don't even know if it's real. Saka na ako maniniwala pag naranasan ko na or may taong mag sabi sa akin na second life na nila 'to. Let's say, a 12 year old kid, I'll ask him about history. Though, I can't be so sure since he can read it from books. Siguro mga 8 years old or 7 nalang." biro ko. I laughed but it faded when I saw her serious face.
Damn, Danica is getting creepier.
" I got your point. But you don't understand me. And your point is pointless and stupid. "
Woah. BARS.
"Oh–kay?"
"Pano nila masasabi sayo kung hindi na nila maalala?"
Alanganin akong ngumiti at tumango.
Thank God the bell rang. Alam kong marami pang tanong si Danica kung sakali.
Iniisip ko rin ang pinagusapan namin. What if it's real? What if reincarnation is real? As far as I can remember my mother told be that Koreans, Chinese or probably Japanese believes that reincarnation is true. What if parallel universe is true? I mean, some says it is. It gives me chills everytime I think about it. Pero what if totoo nga? If ever it is true. I wonder, if I have a clone. Haha. What are they doing right now? Are they behind our technology or advanced than us? I've got a lot of questions but in the end it is all what ifs.
Maybe we were born to asked questions and die without knowing the answers.
Basta ako gusto kong yumaman.
While walking on my way to our house, I feel like someone is following me. Lumiko ako sa masikip na daan at nag tago sa gilid. Bingo! I yelled in my mind when I saw him. Napalinga-linga s'ya na tila may hinahanap and that's probably me. I waited until he reached where I am. I pinned him into the wall.
"Hey."
For some reasons I can't sense danger in him so I freed him. He was wearing a hoddie so I needed to take off her hood to see his face. I was surprised with the features. Damn, so ito ang stalker ko? Char, ba't ang gwapo?
"What's your name and why are you following me?"
Ibinuka n'ya ang bibig n'ya pero walang lumabas na salita dito. He blinked twice, gulped and got something from his backpack. My brows shoot up when I saw an Ipad.
He started typing. Kumunot ang noo ko ng iharap n'ya sa akin ang nakasulat." I don't have any intentions to harm you?" basa ko. Wait...Nanlaki ang mata ko. "You can't....?"
He nodded and looked away.
"Woah..." I sighed. "Okay, okay. So, what's your name?"
"Alexus James Antonio." he typed.
I smiled. What a nice name. Feel like I have heard it before. "I'm, Kaya Reina Guerrero. Nice too meet you..."
Hindi ko alam pero ang gaan ng pakiramdam ko sa kanya. We shook hands. "So... want to eat somewhere?"
What the hell? Seriously? Nagyayaya akong kumain? Ako nag yaya? Pota bakit ako nagyayaya ng hindi ko kakilala? Hindi naman porket pakiramdam ko wala s'yang gagawing masama sa akin ay wala na talaga. But... All of my predictions were true so...
He smiled and bit his lower lip. Nagtaka ako pero hindi ko na pinansin. Tumango s'ya at isinara ang backpack n'ya. Nasa kamay n'ya parin ang Ipad n'ya. Medyo kinakabahan ako dahil baka may snatcher at biglang hablutin. Bakit pa kasi Ipad hindi ba s'ya marunong mag-sign language? Joke lang, hehe.
Pumasok kami sa isang snack house. Pamilyar to sa akin pero sa pagkakaalam ko hindi ko pa naman ito napuntahan. Sana lang mura ang mga pagkain nila... Nakakahiya naman kay Lex kung pagbabayarin ko s'ya eh ako ang nagyaya.
Lex. Since when did... I nicknamed him?
We sat on the table near from the window. It was only for two person. Nilagay ko ang bag ko don at namewang."So, anong sayo?"
He started typing on his Ipad.
"Ikaw bahala." it says. Tumango naman ako at dumiretso sa counter para mag-order.
I ordered two leche flan, halo-halo, brownies at cookies na peanut butter flavored. Bumalik na ako sa upuan namin at saka nag-hintay sandali bago dumating ang inorder.
Weird. Parang kanina lang sinusundan n'ya ako tapos ngayon kasama ko na s'yang kumakain sa isang snack house. Ni hindi ko s'ya kilala. Wala akong alam sa kanya maliban sa pangalan n'ya at na hindi s'ya makapag-salita.
We are just quite but for some reasons I am enjoying the moment. It is like this is what I've been asking for... Hindi ko alam. Ang weird lang.
"Wait, don't eat that allergic ka sa peanuts." I said when I saw him getting a cookie.
We stared at each other.
What. The. Hell. Why the fuck do I know that he's allergic to peanuts? What the fuck is happening. Baka kung anong isipin n'ya. Gulat na gulat pa s'yang nakatingin sa akin bago ibinigay ang cookies.
I faked a laugh."I mean, tingin ko lang..."
Kumurap-kurap ako habang nilunok ang leche flan. Leche. What the fuck.
Hindi ko nalang muna pinansin at nag-focus nalang muna ako sa pagkain. Nang ma tapos kami ay tumayo ako at sinuot ang bag ko. Ganon din s'ya. We headed to the counter, and I was about to get my wallet but he already paid for it using his card.
"Oy, Di na kailangan! Kaya ko naman!" sabi ko.
He smiled and shook his head. "It's okay." he typed.
Umangal pa ako hanggang sa makalabas na kami pero hindi n'ya ako pinapansin. Hanggang sa tumigil na ako.
"I wonder, bakit kaya tayo nag-kita no? Or nagkakilala?" I asked out of nowhere.
He stared at me with his gentle eyes. He's as if showing me every emotions he's feeling. He smiled and typed on his Ipad.
"Because you said, in another life it will be me..."