"Babe! Dali na, picture tayo," aya ko sa kaniya. Nandito kami sa park, may mga lights kasi. Nagandahan ako kaya inaya ko siya dito after namijn kumain, "Kanina pa tayo picture ng picture babe," tiningnan ko naman siya, "Sabi ko nga magpipicture na hehe," sambit niya sabay ngiti kaya I smiled din. Niready na niya yung phone niya para sa picture namin, "Smile!" she exclaimed, pero 'di ko sinunod, instead I kissed her cheeks kaya nagulat siya pero nacapture niya yung moment. Tumingin naman siya sa'kin pero ngumiti lang ako. Ang cute niya talaga. 
Napatawa na lang siya before messing my hair. "Baliw ka talaga, sa'n mo gusto sunod?" she asked and snaked her right arm around my shoulder while I settled my left hand on her hips and held her hand on my shoulder with my right arm. "Dun sa street foods babe oh, kain tayo," I pointed my finger towards the crowd of people eating street foods, "Kakakain lang natin kanina ah, kakain ka nanaman?" tanong niya sa'kin, "Oo naman, nagugutom na ako babe."
"Anong hayop nandiyan sa tiyan mo?" tumawa naman siya kaya kinurot ko siya. "Aray naman, sakit non ah," reklamo niya, buti nga, "Baliw ka kasi, sorry na," sabi ko bago ko siya hinalikan ulit sa pisngi, "Nakakadalawa ka na ah, ako naman," before I knew it, hinalikan na niya ako sa pisngi ko. Now I feel my cheeks getting hotter. "Nagblblush ka babe," asar niya sa'kin. "Tse!" pagtataray ko tsaka nauna nang maglakad. Narinig ko naman ang footsteps niya, "'To naman, tampo agad. 'Lika na, kain na tayo," pinisil niya muna pisngi ko bago ako hinila papunta sa stalls. "Kuya, magkano po?" tanong ko, "Tigpipiso lang 'yan lahat neng."
"Eto po bente," inabot ko na yung bente tsaka kumuha ng plastic cup, "Ano gusto mo babe?" 
"Yung fishball tsaka kikiam," sagot naman niya. "Okayyy," kumuha ako ng limang hotdog, limang fishball, limang kikiam at limang squidball. Kumuha naman ako ng isa pang plastic cup para sa ketchup. Binigyan ko siya ng stick tsaka kumain. 
Nakakailang kuha na ako sa cup, pero siya, nakakatatlo pa lang ata. "Bakit 'di ka kumukuha?" 
"Cute mo kasi pagmasdan, lumulobo pisngi mo parang ganto oh," ginaya naman niya kung pano ako kumain, inirapan ko na lang siya. "Cute mo talaga," sambit niya bago panggigilan pisngi ko, "Kuya, magkano po  yung palamig niyo?" "Limang piso at sampung piso lang" kumuha naman siya ng barya sa bulsa niya sabay abot kay kuyang tindero, "Dalawang tigsampung piso po," pagkaabot niya sa dalawang plastic cups, "Babe, inom ka muna. Baka mabulunan ka niyan, bilis mo pa namang kumain." 
"Shy!"
Napatigil naman ako sa pag-inom, "Narinig mo 'yon Issa?"  tanong ko sa kaniya. "Ang alin babe?" "Ah wala po, siguro guni guni ko lang babe." 
"Shyrvielle, please wake up, we miss you."
Sino ba tumatawag sa'kin?
"Shy come on, I have your favorite foods. Burger, fries, pizza, you name it," who are these people?
"You better wake up, or else you'll wake up in heaven," the hell? I'm awake but I don't feel like opening my eyes at the moment yet. "You do know that she can't hear you, right?" 
"I do actually. All of you are loud, especially Rae," I said while my eyes are still closed. "You bitch, I thought you were already having your trip to heaven!" I heard Rae shouted but the two other girls shushed her. Geez, nasa hospital kami tas ang ingay ingay ng babaeng 'to. "Did you just wake up or you were already awake?" I heard Karla, "No, I just woke up."
"Why won't you open your eyes?" that's Chlis, "I don't know, I just don't feel like it," I answered honestly, "Dude, you look like a dead person talking to us because you're on your way to heaven, open your eyes," pagrereklamo ni Rae. Jusko 'tong babaeng 'to, kung ano ano na lang reklamo sa buhay. "How many hours was I unconscious?" 
"More than 72 hours," Rae casually said. Napamulat naman ako at napaupo naman ako mula sa pagkakahiga, "What?! How the hell?" lumapit naman si Karla at Chlis para pahigain ako ulit, "Calm down hun," sabi ni Karla, "How the hell am I going to calm down? We were supposed to perform two days after the interview!" reklamo ko, I screwed up, "Its not your fault, you fainted. It should've been okay, but you got an injury on your side, you landed on the chair in front of you and it collapsed."
"And you hit your head on the ground pretty good." 
Bago pa ako makasagot, narinig ko yung pintuan na bumukas, "Hi doc," sabay sabay nilang sabi kaya binuksan ko mata ko, "Oh, hello Ms. Cervantes, how are you feeling?" the doctor asked me, "A little dizzy, but I can manage," I answered, still trying to adjusting my eyes to the brightness of the room. "Do you perhaps feel a little headache, migraine, or any pain in your head?" "None," I answered honestly. "That's good. But here are some pills to help you, take them after you eat a healthy meal," the doctor glanced at the food that these girls brought, "We'll make sure of that doc," Karla answered, "Good, make sure of that. We'll get going now," binigay naman ng nurse yung pills na sinasabi ng doctor kay Rae bago sumunod palabas sa doctor.
"We'll go and buy food for you Shy, will you be okay here?" Karla asked, "I'll be here by myself?" 
"Yeah, Rea and I will go and buy food, while Hye Jin here will go home and shower first, she didn't leave the hospital since you got admitted here," she explained, I nodded, "Alright, be safe. I'll just rest," ginulo naman ni Chlis ang buhok ko bago lumabas. Dumiretso palabas si Kar, si Rae naman ay tumango at ngumiti lang sa'kin, meaning may pag-uusapan kami mamaya. Ano nanaman kaya?
Now that I'm alone, I can think of things in peace.
Who was that in my dream? Her name was Issa, but her face was blurry. All I remember is her eyes, those chocolate orbs. We were a couple, I think? Of course we were, we kissed. I mean, she kissed me, I kissed her. On our cheek. I don't know, but thinking of that dream gives me butterflies, making me flutter. I facepalmed at that thought. I don't know if I'm bi, gay or straight. I get interested in women, but I thought it was just a girl crush, and all girls have that, right? Right? Its not that I'm against it, I'm confused. Is she a part of dream and my dream only or is she real? I would love to meet her under any circumstances.
Napatigil ako sa pagmuni muni nang may kumatok sa pinto, alangan sa pader. Pwede rin. "Who's that?" 
"Hi, uhh, its me Aziel. I came to visit," oh, its the host from the interview. "Come in."
He peeked his head first when he opened the door before completely opening it, "Hi," he awkwardly said and chuckled, "Hello," I answered. "How are you feeling?" "I'm doing fine, thank you," I smiled at him. "That's great, oh and here," he handed the flowers, I took it from his grasp. Ayoko namang sabihin na ayoko sa bulaklak kasi baka isipin niyang ayaw ko sa kaniya, which is true naman, pero hindi yung ayaw na hate ko siya. Just neutral. In between, ganon. Ngumiti na lang ako ulit, sinubukan kong umupo, napansin niya ata kaya tinulungan niya ako. "Thank you," ngumiti lang siya. "So how are you? Do you feel anything? Nausea, dizziness, headache?" sunod sunod niyang tanong. Napatawa naman ako, "Don't worry, other than being uncomfortable, I'm good," I answered. "Oh, is it because of me? I can leave if you're uncomfortable being alone with me." 
"No, no. Of course not. I'm just uncomfortable because I don't really like hospitals," kinda true because I've been admitted to several different hospitals. "That goes the same for me," he laughed, nakitawa na lang din ako kahit 'di nakakatawa. 'Di ko na alam sasabihin ko, mabuti na lang may kumatok, 'di pa ako nakakapagsalita, bumukas na yung pinto. 
"Gosh, its so hot out," bungad ni Kar, "I'm sorry for that," sabat ni Rae. "K," me, Karla, and Chlis said in unison, "Its true! Just accept it guys," she defended. "Oh, you're here, you didn't tell us you'll stop by," sambit ni Kar nang mapansin niya ang bisita na nakaupo lamang, "I thought you guys wouldn't leave so I just came, did I come at a bad time?" tanong niya, "Nope," si Chlis na ang sumagot before settling down at one of the chairs. Yung dalawa naman ay sa sofa umupo. "We bought you your favorite by the way, Shy," kinuha naman ni Kar yung bed tray at inilagay ni Chlis yung pagkain sa tray. "Thanks guys, you're the best."
"Shy, didn't you know, Aziel here was the one that carried you to the outside of the building," muntikan naman akong maubo sa sinabi ni Rae, "Ooh that's right, I almost forgot. Aziel was so worried about you," tiningnan ko sila, and it was so obvious that they were teasing me. I could see right through them. "Is that true?" I turned to Aziel, "Yeah, I was on my way to where you guys were because the show was on a commercial break, because I wanted to talk to you guys when I suddenly heard one of you screamed Shy's name so I hurriedly ran to your room," he explained, "That's when I saw Shy inside the on the floor. Reasse told me that you fainted so I immediately carried you," he added.
The five of us just continued talking, I noticed that Chlis wasn't socializing much but I guess it was because of Aziel. Speaking of him, he's actually not that bad. He might actually be my friend. We just talked, laughed, asked questions about each other, typical bonding between friends or when  you're getting to know someone. In our case, its both.
"Shy, we'll get going now. Don't be too difficult to Hye Jin, alright?" paalala ni Kar, paalis na sila kasama si Aziel, "Am I a child?No, I won't be difficult," I countered, "You won't fool us, maybe you'll fool Aziel but not us, you're a clown inside and out," Rae intervened while leaning at the doorway, tumawa na lang si Aziel. "Don't worry, I can handle her," Chlis assured them. "We'll go now, bye Chlis," si Aziel naman ang nagsalita, tumingin siya sa'kin, "Bye Shy," ngumiti pa siya, "Bye," nginitian ko rin siya. "Bye Chlis, bye bitch," sabi naman ni Rae. We all said our goodbyes hanggang sa umalis na silang tatlo.
"What do you want to eat?" tanong ni Chlis once we were alone, "You need to eat something decent before you take your meds," dagdag niya. Sinabi ko naman ang gusto ko at lumabas naman siya para bumili ng pagkain namin. Pagkabalik niya, we just ate in silence, well not completely in silence, small talk here and there. Sakto namang pagkatapos namin, ay dumating yung doctor at ibinigay yung iinumin kong gamot. Ininom ko naman agad 'yon at umalis yung doctor pagkatapos akong tanungin kung ano nararamdaman ko, etc. Chlis and I talked for a bit before we decided to sleep. Pero 'di ako makatulog.
I asked them earlier if bumisita ba sila Mom sa'kin, "Yup, they were here for the first two days, but they eventually left, Laura visited you, too, yesterday," naaalala kong sagot ni Karla. 'Di naman makabisita yung dalawa kong kapatid, pero tatawag naman daw sila bukas kasi pinaalam na nila Rae na nagising na ako. 
When I closed my eyes, I saw Issa's eyes. I hope she's real, and if she is, I hope she's doing well. If that dream is real, I think I would be glad. But I can't be in a relationship, its too dangerous.
3 o'clock in the afternoon, nadischarge na ako sa hospital. Kuya fetched Chlis and I naman, nagulat nga ako, akala ko magtataxi lang kami. "How are you, little sis?" tanong ni kuya, nasa passenger seat si Chlis habang nasa backseat naman ako, dito ko gusto eh. "I'm fine kuya, a little hungry though," "Gusto mo kumain?" tumango naman ako, "Yep. How 'bout you Chlis?" 
"A bit hungry, too," sagot niya, "Where do you want to eat?" 
"McDonald's, the favorite fast food restaurant of the baby in the backseat,"pang-aasar niya, "Hey, I'm not," I rolled my eyes at them, "You are, the only thing missing their is a car seat," sinakyan naman ni kuya ang sinabi ni Chlis, "Ha-ha-ha, I hope you fall on you ass later," I said and crossed my arms in front of my chest. We went through McDonald's drive thru, as usual I ordered my favorite, with a happy meal of course, yes I still order the happy meal, don't even think about it.
Pagkarating namin sa condo, sumalubong sa'kin sila Rae, Karla, Laura and Aziel? What's he doing here? "Welcome home!" sabay sabay nilang sigaw, may confetti pa nga. Napatigil naman sila sa pagcheer nang makita ang hawak ko. "Happy meal?" tanong ni Rae, "Don't. Even. Think. About. It," I firmly said, "Someone got punched, eh?" pang-aasar ni Kar. 
Oh right, I punched my brother earlier.