We Were Getting To Know Each Other
This special episode of my life all started with a particular line of a certain song "We Were Getting To Know Each Other".
I was in my second year highschool then, travelling 10 kilometers or so everyday, from my hometown Lazi to the capital town Siquijor of which our school Siquijor Provincial Scince High School is located I become acquinted with my fellow Lazinians who also happened to be studying in the same school as mine. Some even called me "ate jan" and it felt so awkward sometimes because our ages doesn't really gap but i'm somewhat grateful for the measure of respect. All of us travel by easyride and it is inevitable at times the sharing of jokes and humurous banter as well as some mischief and misconduct.
There was this younger fellow of mine, actually I was one year older than him, to whom I spent little precious moments with. We were old friends then. We used to play bike and other childish games when my family is still living near the river in the countryside. Only when we moved into our new home did we stopped being playmates. After that we don't really have had that friendship even though he studies in the same school as mine during elementary. Our acquintance was refreshed when he also begun to study in SPSHS.
There's not much excitement at all, at first at least. We were just like ordinary friends, talking, laughing and all until one day something happened that awakened us both to some sort of reality.
It was another plain afternoon for me. The ride going home is not much fun because each one of us are dommed in our own silent thoughts. Contrastingly, my two friends, a boy and a girl were engaged into some sort of an interesting conversation. My friend Daphne noticed them and started teasing them, singing the chorus of the song "Getting To Know Each Other". We, my close friend joined in the banter. Because the talking two are seated beside me and my close friend, we started piling some bags between us and the couple so that they can have some sort of privacy. We did not notice that in doing so the two of us are also drawn closer together. Daphne's attention was transferred to us and it was now the two of us to whom she's been dedicating her song. She is saying that we are compatible. The two of us blushed, we haven't even thought of that. Our mind is limited to only being friends but the effect on me, it seems different. I started to think otherwise.
I started to be concious of him, to be aware of him I should say. I no longer want to sit beside him because i'm afraid our ridemates would tease us. He too, on the other hand seems to be shy. We barely talked to each other. I noticed him stealing glances on me, his expression wanting to say something. I too, chance some glimpse of him wanting to start a conversation but has no guts to do so. What's holding my tounge back? What's keeping my mouth shut? Is this really something, some sort of crush inside me? What's wrong with him also? Why isn't he talking to me anymore? Is he also shy? Shy about what? Perhaps he feels something towards me too? I don't think so.So, i have to approach him first? No, I'll wait for him to do so. Pride is holding me back and i don't want to lose face.
I thought the silent would end soon but to my dismay it streched for months , with an exchange of a word or two between us. There was nothing to talk about, for months it seemed to him. I waited and waited for any sign of cordiality from him but nothig came. What does he want? Is he really intending to waste away our friendship? I can't remember anything that I have done wrong to him. .Until one day I have discovered the reason for his coldness. .(to be continued)
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