A simple story
Something that sort of popped in my head earlier today, comments are welcome
I laugh at my friends joke, my usual over the top laughter that fills the empty hallway. out of the corner of my eye I see two figures emerge from end of the hallway, I pay no attention to them as I listen to my friend's next witty and hilarious banter. I hear a pleasant sounding greeting of "uy" and my name being called as I turn around see a beautiful and familiar face.
I suddenly feel the annoying stares of my two friends. I shoot a quick glance at them to discover raised eye brows and thin annoying grins, I punch my closest friend in the stomach to show my annoyance. The grins get bigger...I return my attention back to her as the distance between us grows shorter and shorter.
"Musta na?" she asks, I give her a tired sounding "ok lang" with my still alive and still kicking remark. As we talk about trivial and non personal things, asking common questions and giving common one word answers, I feel a mixture of anger, sadness, and regret of things that I did not do to keep a semblance of the closeness that we once had. I feel the urge to ask a personal question, but like my feelings I keep it all inside and force my self to give a small ordinary smile in the face of her animated and beautiful warm aura.
Another familiar face enters the conversation, he gives her a smile and she smiles back, I hear my friends saying cryptic phrases like "malapit lang pala ang china"..."di naman pala nabroad eh", We say our goodbyes as I see my teacher at the end of the hallway 30 min late for our class, as our small group disperses, I see her hand clasping his as they walk away...
I laugh at my friends joke, my usual over the top laughter that fills the empty hallway. out of the corner of my eye I see two figures emerge from end of the hallway, I pay no attention to them as I listen to my friend's next witty and hilarious banter. I hear a pleasant sounding greeting of "uy" and my name being called as I turn around see a beautiful and familiar face.
I suddenly feel the annoying stares of my two friends. I shoot a quick glance at them to discover raised eye brows and thin annoying grins, I punch my closest friend in the stomach to show my annoyance. The grins get bigger...I return my attention back to her as the distance between us grows shorter and shorter.
"Musta na?" she asks, I give her a tired sounding "ok lang" with my still alive and still kicking remark. As we talk about trivial and non personal things, asking common questions and giving common one word answers, I feel a mixture of anger, sadness, and regret of things that I did not do to keep a semblance of the closeness that we once had. I feel the urge to ask a personal question, but like my feelings I keep it all inside and force my self to give a small ordinary smile in the face of her animated and beautiful warm aura.
Another familiar face enters the conversation, he gives her a smile and she smiles back, I hear my friends saying cryptic phrases like "malapit lang pala ang china"..."di naman pala nabroad eh", We say our goodbyes as I see my teacher at the end of the hallway 30 min late for our class, as our small group disperses, I see her hand clasping his as they walk away...