09/12/2024
me and my boyfriend were both loves a prank and even doing that sometimes like kunware i’m just a random girl trying to approach him just to see what he will do.
“love‚ kunware umiinom ka ng milk tea tapos lalapit yung girl na hindi mo kilala. i’ll act like i’m that girl‚ okay?”
he just nodd as we both chuckles.
“hi handsom—” i was about to put my hand in his shoulder ng umiwas ito.
“woah miss‚ i know that i’m handsome but please leave immediately. ayo’ko manuyo ng girlfriend‚ mahirap pa naman suyuin yun when she gets mad”
“gusto ko lang naman makipag kaibiga—”
“ako hindi.” pagtataray nito.
“isa pa‚ hindi naman kita kilala ah.” he added as he raised his left brow.
“cut” i said as we laugh
“HAHAHAHAH báliw‚ you should not be that rûde love...”
“i would rather be rûde to someone whose trying to flîrt with me than to see you hûrting...”
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we used to do that prank anytime‚ anywhere kaya nakasanayan na namin.
“hi.” my man greeted.
“d-did i-i k-know y-you?” I asked while stuttering.
“of course you do‚ i’m your handsome man”
“don’t try to joke here sir‚ kakaalis lang ng boyfriend ko at isa pa. y-yes‚ you’re handsome but my man is more than handsome..”
“silly‚ i’m your boyfriend...” we chuckled.
he handed me what he bought and as we about to leave in this shop‚ his phone rang.
he took it but hesitate to answer.
“sagutin mo na love..” i convinced him.
“okay‚ i’ll give this a quick call‚ okay?”
habang nakikitang naglalakad siya palayo just to answer the call. i saw a car na parang nawalan ng preno ngunit hindi ’yon napansin ng boyfriend ko dahil busy ito sa kausap niya sa telepono.
“l-love!” i shouted loud as i could pero huli na. nabanggá siya ng sasakyan at saka tumilapon.
i run so fast. wala na akong pakialam kung naiwan yung bag ko sa upuan namin kanina.
i gently put his head in my lap‚ “l-love‚ p-please t-talk. u-utter a word...”
“tulong! tulungan niyo kami! c-call an ambulance!” i shouted.
he’s struggling from uttering any at saka nawalan siya ng malay. pinipigilan ko rin ang sariling humagulhol dahil sa dami ng dugong nasa ulo niya.
i heard the ambulance near here already.
dahil sa kakapusan ng hininga. i faintèd. nagising na lamang ako sa hospital bed and the first person i saw is my mom.
“a-anak‚ thank G-God y-you’re awake...” my mother’s utterance means something. may halong pag-aalala at pangamba.
“m-ma? n-nasan siya? w-where’s k-keifer? i-is he awake?” i asked while trying to sit straight.
she hold my hand. “t-there’s good news and bad news i want to tell you.” she worriedly said.
“h-he's a-awake...”
“talaga? where is he now? h-hinahanap niya rin ba ako? m-ma i need to see him..” diretsahang ani ko habang kinukuha na ang kumot sa mga hita ko.
“b-but h-he c-can’t remember you anymore..”
napatigil ako sa sinabi ni mama. “w-what? m-ma naman‚ naniwala agad kayo? p-prank n-niya lang ’yon....” i chuckled controlling my tears not to spill out from my eyes.
“sinabi sa amin ng doctor‚ ’nak. m-malakas ang pagka bagök ng ulo niya at ang natatandaan niya lang ay si rose.”
“h-his e-ex-g-girlfriend? n-no‚ n-no y-you’ve got to be kidding me m-ma‚ n-no!” nagwawala na’ko sa k**a ko kaya sumang-ayon si mama na puntahan ko si keifer sa silid kung nasa'n siya niya.
pa ika-ika akong naglakad papunta roon pero inaalalayan naman ako ni Papa.
“l-love?” ani ko habang papasok sa kwarto ngunit ang hindi ko inaasahan ay ang makita ko siya‚ yung babaeng nang-iwan at nangloko sa boyfriend ko.
“w-what’s t-the meaning of this?”
“can't you see? my boyfriend’s resting and who gives you the permission to enter here?” his ex stated.
“w-who are you? and why are you here?” he confusedly looking me directly in the eyes.
my heart cries. hindi na niya ba talaga ako maalala?
“l-love‚ h’wag ka namang mag biro ng ganyan oh..”
“love? d-do i know you‚ miss?” pinipigilan ko ang sarili kong umiyak. nakakadûrog.
“he said already that he don’t know you‚ so leav—”
“i-i w-will. s-sana dumating ang araw na maalala niya ng hindi ikaw yung babaeng kasama niya sa mga p-panahong nagloko ka sa kaniya.”
i looked at him as my tears continue dropping‚ “h-hindi mo na ba talaga ako m-ma tandaan? i-i’m your—” i was about to tell him pero hindi ko na tinuloy. i know that he won’t believe in me dahil nga nawala na ang ala-ala niya and i won’t be making myself looking so desperate of explaining to him.
“o-okay‚ i-i’m leaving. i-i’m glad you’re safe..”
ani ko at tuluyan ng lumabas sa silid. másakit‚ hindi ko aakalaing mangyayari ’to. dadating tayo sa puntong ’to. h-hindi ko kaya.
it was used to be prank pero bakit tinotoo mo?
Dang Wrights
