By: Jade

Umagang-umagang ang daldal ng bunganga nitong si Ross, jusq parang hindi mauubosan ng tsismis at usually ganoon pa rin ang routine pero 7:15 at rin wala pa rin si Andre pero hinintay pa rin siya naming ni Ross at 7:18 na siya nung nakarating na siya at sakto nagkatinginan kami at hindi niya na ako tinanguhan at hindi niya rin ako binati ng “good morning”, same noong lunch break wala ng wave at tsaka wala na rin ba-bye kapag uwi-an at hindi ko na rin siya ginambala pa kailanman, pero noong birthday niya binilhan ko siya ng skittles na paborito niya at wala na.

3rd Quarter PT week namin noon at nakikita kung namumugto ang kanyang mata noong nagkasalubungan kami sa pathway pero hindi ko na siya tinanong o kinausap personally kung ano ang nangyari at dumiretso na lamang ako sa kinaroro-onan nina Ross at Khae at kasama nila ang kaibigan ko rin sa section nila Andre na si Hopie at doon kami nagchika habang naglalakad papunta sa sasakyan ni Hopie kaya tinanong ko siya:

Jade: Hopie ano nangyari kay Andre parang umiyak siya dahil nakita kung mapula ang mga mata niya…

Hopie: Gagu yang crush mo boi, Hamakin mo sinabihan ko siya last Wednesday na siya magtago ng Performance task namin sa Religion at sa hapon din yun pagkasabi ko sa kanya at umopo na ako, inihagis niya sa akin ang PT namin at yun nasira at natumba ang nasa diorama namin, kaya ginantihan ko siya, hindi ko siya nilagay sa PT namin at yun tinanong ako ni Sir bakit wala siya sa grupo sinabi ko ang totoo, yun umiyak dahil napagalitan ni sir kaya to make up to his grades binigyan siya hanggang Monday to submit but dito lng siya gagawa hindi sa bahay nila…

Jade: Gagu ehhhhh Thursday na ngayon, paano yun? Nakaka-awa naman amp!

Hopie: Hindi ko na yun problema bitch, It’s your lover’s problem!

Ross: Hindi ka ba nakikinig kay Hopie? Si Andre ang may problema at siya ang may kasalanan, bakit mo pa rin siya ipinagtatangol? Tanga mo din prend HAHAHA

Khae: Hayyyy naku! Iba kapag ang crush ang may problema hindi nakikinig sa usapan!

Jade: Hoyyy FYI, naawa din ako sa Maria Makiling nating kaibigan pero mas naaawa pa din ako sa Kapre kung mahal no!

End of discussion naming apat dahil nakarating na kami pala sa sasakyan ni Hopie at lumagpas na pala kami mabuti lang at tinawag kami ng mama niya (LOL)

Pagkauwi ko agad kung kinuha phone ko at chinat ang Kapre ko:

Jade: Oiiiii, oks ka lang? nakita ko kasi namumula ang mata mo kanina? At nasabi na ni Hopie ang nangyari…Perooo oks ka lng?

Andre: Thanks Jade, I’m okay…Don’t worry about that thing at ako din ang may kasalanan ehhh…

Jade: Kaya mo yan…Support Support…

At balik sa seen mode ulit. Hanggang matapos ang school year at grade 7 hindi na kami ulit nakapag-chat.

Unusual day and time of summer when he chat me, an appreciation letter he made for me:

Hi ******, (I spelled it right now )

I want to appreciate and thank you for your admiration, support, and efforts towards me, I know I kept on avoiding on you because of some unlogical reasons, but behind it is me being blessed and thankful to have a special kind of person like you, I know I don't manifest my deepest appreciation and gratitude, because I was overwhelmed on how I trapped myself behind limits and denied you for being you and for being expressive despite of the challenges and barriers that is keeping you away from your desires, and I commend you for being brave to show what you truly feel, I didn't said that I don't like you, I said that I like you only as a friend, now please take note that I understand circumstances between your admiration and our friendship, and I don't have any negative statements about it, all I can say is I am now expressing my gratitude and appreciation towards you, because you've done alot, and I honestly don't know on how to pay you for that, in that matter I don't mean by price, I mean by feelings, efforts, and time. ****** it's been a wonderful and fruitful year for the both of us, and I am truly happy that you made me happy alot of times.

-Andre

And that’s the last message in our convo and I’ve never replied to him when we were grade 7…

DURUGTUNGAN (new school year till the end of junior high)