Prestigious Cebu (Part 1)

By: Thirdy

Hi KM Readers! My name is Thirdy. I have been an avid KM reader fan since I was in high school. For someone who does not want to let the “world” know who I am, I am just happy and contented with just reading stories from KM’s awesome contributors. I get to be inspired with how fate meets two guys, have fun, creates all different kinds of relationship, some turn out to be a bitter ending, but some ends up happily ever after. It took me years to have the courage to write to you guys, not because I don’t have a story to tell but just because I know my story is not interesting enough..until what happened to me recently. Thus after all these years, I now have the guts to tell you my story, hoping that you too will get to be inspired by this. So here goes… (By the way, this is a true story)

Disclaimer: I apologize if this is not in Tagalog. I’m from Cebu, btw. I have a hard time writing in Tagalog. But I’ll do my best to make it Taglish. ;)

My story started when I set foot in a crowded classroom full of young studs. I came in as a first year student of a prestigious school here in Cebu. As I entered the room, I see some people chatting loud, some are just playing with their phones and some are just sitting awkwardly while waiting for our professor. I scanned the room to look for a vacant seat. That is when I saw this particular guy. He was just sitting alone, wearing earphones listening to some music and stared blankly in the air. He is around 5’7’’, maputi, chinito eyes and a ‘baby cute’ face at mukhang mayaman. He looks like #Wilbert from Showtime’s Hashtag (search nyo hehe). Ako naman, nasa 5’7’’ din, moreno, at may bigote. (so hindi baby face. Sabi nga iba kamukha ko daw si JC De Vera). Anyway, I saw a vacant seat beside him so I went there to take it.

Ako: Uhh, is this seat taken?

He just looked up at me and just shook his head. So I took the seat.

Minutes later, our professor entered the classroom and suddenly the class became quiet. We had the usual “introduce yourself to class” part of every first day of class. I learned that his name is Jonathan (not his real name) and graduated high school in Bohol. “Ahhh, so taga-bohol pala siya”, I thought. Our professor made us group ourselves into three (our own choice) for a project that will last throughout the whole semester. Since, wala naman akong kilala that time, I just scanned the whole room and waited for someone to just approach me. Jonathan did.

J: Bai, ma’y group ka na ba?

Ako: Wala pa bai.

J: Group tayo, okay lang sa’yo? Pero hanap pa tayong isang groupmate.

Ako: Sure bai.

We found another groupmate: si Nikki. She is the bubbly type and very pretty. She’s chinita, petite, at very cute. Not to mention, she is also smart. She graduated Valedictorian in her high school. I thought to myself, “Okay tung kagrupo ko ah”. That day, we went lunch together and every day after that. Days and weeks had passed and we became closer as we worked on our project. Nikki, on the other hand, found a group of girls to hang out with and she became closer to them. So kami nalang ni Jonathan ang magkasama palagi though at times, Nikki still goes together with us.

Madali lang kami nagkaclick ni Jonathan dahil we have so much in common. We have the same hobbies, liked the same movies, listened to the same genre of songs, loved the same kinds of food, and even the same type of girls. One day, we had lunch together. I was so hungry at that time because I did not have breakfast. I ate really fast. He was just looking at me and kept smiling,

A: Bakit? May dumi ba sa aking mukha?

J: Wala naman. (He kept smiling) Cute mo pala kumain paggutom ka. Haha

A: Cute ka dyan! Kumain ka na nga.

J: Dahan dahan ka lang. Para kang baboy!

A: Sorry, gutom lang talaga.

We both laughed. Starting that day, he already calls me ‘Bab’- short for baboy. Eventually, I call him ‘Bab’ too. We became so close at palagi kami magkatext. At first, mga kulitan lang yung texts namin. One time, while in class, I got a text from him (Yes, we were just sitting beside each other but nagtext pa din kami para hindi mapagalitan ng professor):

J: Bab, tingnan mo si Alonzo (classmate namin), titig na titig kai Marcus. hahaha

A: Hahaha.. Matutunaw ‘yan si Marcus sa kakatitig ni Alonzo.

J: Palagay mo ba may gusto si Alonzo kay Marcus?

A: Ewan ko bab. Tanungin mo kaya.

J: Ayoko nga. Hahaha Eh tingnan mo si Casey (isang classmate naming), butas ang suot nyang t-shirt. Ahahaha..

A: Boang ka talaga Bab!

J: Mas boang ka Bab. Kaya love kita eh.

Shock na shock ako sa reply nya. I did not reply already. I just looked at him and smiled. Throughout the rest of the class, I lost my concentration. All I was thinking was what he said “…kaya LOVE kita eh”. I could not explain what I felt. I felt kilig, but nervous at the same time. Nervous because I do not understand how I felt about him. Yes, I like him. I love him too. “Maybe as a brother lang”, I convinced myself. I felt happy but I’m not sure of it. Have you ever experienced the feeling that you know it is wrong but deep down inside you, you think it’s right? That is how I felt at that time. Does he really mean what he said? Or maybe wala lang ‘yun sa kanya. I shrugged off those thoughts as the bell rang.

Mga ganito lang texts namin at first hanggang naging seryoso ang mga usapan. Sometimes, we talk on the phone for hours. We now share to each other our wildest dreams, deepest ambitions, darkest secrets, our crushes and even sexual fantasies. We then became too comfortable with each other that we don’t mind telling each other everything. We even made a vow to each other to tell each other everything.

A: Bab, basta walang secreto hah?

J: Yes Bab, promise :)

During weekends, he invites me to his house to play basketball or di kaya video games. That is two of the things we both love. Mas magaling siya sa basketball pero mas magaling ako sa video games. One Saturday, I woke up to his text:

J: Bab, ano gagawin mo today?

A: Wala naman. Bakit? Ano plano mo?

J: Punta ka dito sa bahay, wala sina ate. Laro tayo ng basketball.

A: Cge, punta ako dyan.

J: Bab, dito ka na din matulog hah. Bukas pa yata uuwi sina ate.

A: Sure Bab.

An hour later, I arrived at his house. I was just wearing shorts, slippers and a shirt. I knocked at his door and obviously he answered it. When he opened the door, I saw him wearing only his boxers shorts. Nanlaki ang mata ko! It was the first time that I saw him in his boxers. Damn, he looks good in boxers! His body is toned (He is a gym guy), makinis, malaki ang pwet and not to mention, malaki ang tumbok.

-To be continued...