He Broke Me First

"Ano ba kasing nangyari?!" tanong ko habang naghihintay lumapag ang sinasakyan naming elevator sa 8th floor ng Gonzalez Hospital.  Hindi ako mapakali sa sobrang kaba mula kanina. Kahit kailan talaga 'yang si Zea! Kinulang yata sa bakuna at lumaking abnormal.  "Aba, malay ko! Hindi ba't magkasama tayo mula kanina? Boba ka," walang kwentang sagot ni Jhannus sa akin.  When the elevator opened, Yzza was the one who greeted us first. "How's Zea? What really happened?" I asked again as we walked faster.  Wala pa man sumasakit na ang ulo ko.  Yzza sighed heavily. She looked stressed too. "Nakipag-away daw. Nawalan ng malay noong tumama ang ulo sa pade

"Syrbia, mag taxi na lang kayo."  Nag-angat ako ng tingin kay Papa. Sabay-sabay kaming kumakain ng umagahan ngayon. Today's the continuation of our class so I woke up early to get ready. I was actually excited about it. Hell, yeah. I missed holding books and pens.  "What? No!" malditang sagot ni Coleen. She put her utensils down, pouting her lips like a duck who was ready to drink. "Hindi ko na kayo mahahatid, Coleen. Nagmamadali ako."  Nagsalubong ang dalawang kilay ng kapatid ko at nagpangalumbaba habang mahaba pa rin ang nguso. Ang cute. Parang human version ni Annabelle.  Nagpatuloy ako sa pagkain at nakinig lang sa usapan nila. Maaga pa naman. 8 AM pa ang simula ng first class ko. I don

"So bakit ka nga late kahapon?" Yzza arched a brow while we were eating. Uminom ako sa bottled water ko. Break time kaya nasa canteen kami. I inhaled an air and looked at them. They were all waiting for me to answer Yzza's question like it was that big deal.  I put the bottled water down. "Bawal na ba akong ma-late ngayon?" Pumangalumbaba si Inna sa lamesa. "Masaya ba bebe time?"  "Hindi ko alam! I've never experienced it, what's the point of asking me?" I shook my head.  Nakita lang nila na hinatid ako ni Joaquin hanggang sa building namin kahapon, ganito na ang mga tanong nila! Ano bang akala nila sa' min! We aren't dating!  I should really avoid Joaquin seriously this

"I-shot na lang natin 'yan!" Tinapik ni Zea ang balikat ni Jhannus.  I drank the glass of alcohol in front of us before pouring another shot. I shook my head as I glanced at Jhannus. He and his boyfriend broke up so we were here in a KTV bar, drinking with him.  The jerk even told him na matagal na raw siyang may babae at sobrang tanga raw ng kaibigan namin para akalain na seryoso siya sa kanya. That asshole's reason was so stupid but I wasn't surprised anymore. He has always been looked dumb in my eyes kahit ilang beses ko lang siya nakita kaya hindi na rin ako magtataka kung bakit pang-tanga lang ang utak na meron siya.  Umiling ako sa naisip. Bakit kaya may mga taong nasisikmurang manloko ng tao para lang sa pera?  

"Bilisan mo."  I followed my mother while she was busy putting groceries on our cart. Walang pasok kaya sinamahan ko siya, hindi naman kasi pwede si manang dahil matanda na 'yon kaya kami na lang talaga ang gumagawa ng ganitong mga bagay. I continued on pushing the cart. I sighed and made a bored face. Kanina pa kami rito. I looked down on my feet as I saw my reflection in the glass door of one of the fridges.  Before we came here, I just wore a plain white loose v-neck shirt and a black adidas sport shorts. Nagsuot lang din ako ng white sliders at black cap.  Kukuha sana ako ng pringles at potato chips kaso tinampal ni Mama ang kamay ko. I stopped myself from frowning.  "Ang hilig mo sa maa