Ang kwento ni Medyo-Malanding-Kitty Part 2

Pag-dating namin sa bahay, hindi parin makaget over ang lahat sa nangyari. Nakakaloka si Medyo-Malanding-Kitty.

Hiniram ni Sven and Nintendo DS ko at naglaro sa isang sulok, si Diva naman ay inaantok kaya umidlip muna sa sofa. Kami ni Dyosa ay tumambay sa dining table para magyosi. Pinaguusapan parin namin si Medyo-Malanding-Kitty.

"Hindi ba siya nahihiya sa mga ginagawa niya?" sabi ni Dyosa na halatang nakukunsume dahil sa nangyari.

"Eh alam mo naman yun, walang delikadesa sa katawan. Saka anong magagawa natin. Nakatikim at nagustuhan, ayan tuloy gusto na niyang tikman lahat," sagot ko sabay sindi ng yosi.

Hindi maka-get over si Dyosa. Affected si bakla.

"Hindi pwedeng ganyan na pinagsasabay niya. Okay lang kung pa-isa-isa pero yung ganyang pinagsasabay niya lahat, paano kung magkasakit siya?"

"May antibiotics," sagot ko na walang kagatol-gatol.

"Paano kung mabuntis siya?!"

"Malay mo baog or yung lalaki ang baog," sagot ko sabay hit-hit ng yosi.

"Sana nga."

"Saka kung mabuntis siya, kawawa yung bata. Lukaret ang magiging nanay niya."

Napatawa kaming dalawa ng malakas.

"Alam mo ang problema kasi eh kinukunsinti niyo. Lalo na yang si Diva," sabi ko sabay turo sa kanya.

"Sila," sagot ni Dyosa. "Jusme hindi uubra sa akin yang mga ganyan ni Medyo-Malanding-Kitty."

"Eh ang masama pa, pag may nangyari sa kanya, sino ang masisisi? Si Diva. Kasi kaibigan niya. Siya yung sisisihin ng magulang ni Medyo-Malanding-Kitty."

"Hindi nga?!" tanong ni Dyosa.

"Oo," sagot ko. "Nangyari na yun dati. Basta may kagagahan gawin yang si Medyo-Malanding-Kitty, si Diva ang napapagalitan. Siguro titigil lang si Diva sa pangungunsinti kapag umabot sa point na siya na yung mapahamak."

"Paano?"

"Ewan. Siguro yung mabuntis si Medyo-Malanding-Kitty tapos sugurin ng magulang niya si Diva dahil hindi binantayan. As if naman may power si Diva na kontrolin ang batcave ni Medyo-Malanding-Kitty."

Nagpatuloy ang usapan namin ni Diva ngunit gabi na at may pasok pa ako kinabukasan.

Nagpaalam na sila at umuwi sa kani-kanilang mga bahay.

Kinabukasan, habang pauwi ako galing trabaho, nagtext si Dyosa.

"Punta kami nila Diva sa bahay mo."

"Sige", aking reply sa text.

Pagdating ko sa bahay ay nandun sila sa gate at hinihintay ako.

"Nagtext si Medyo-Malanding-Kitty," sabi ni Diva.

"Ansabe?"

"Im depressed, andyan ba kayo kina Anton? Pwede ba akong pumunta dyan?"

"Anong sagot mo?" tanong ko.

"Pumunta ka ng adoration chapel."

Napatawa ako ng malakas.

"Anong sabi pagkatapos?"

"Hindi na nagreply."

Humagalpak kaming lahat sa kakatawa.

"Eh paano nga kung pumunta siya dito sa bahay mo?" tanong ni Dyosa.

"Unang-una, dapat ako ang tanungin niya dahil bahay ko 'to. Pangalawa, hindi pwede. Banned siya sa bahay ko," sagot ko in my best Senyora Santibanez accent.

"Ha?! Baket?!" tanong nilang lahat.

Itutuloy...

How Do You Keep A Secret?

A few days ago, I was with one of my friends, let's call him Billy, and we were discussing something about his best friend, who we shall name Justin. You see, Billy found out by accident that his best friend is gay. Justin has no idea that Billy found out. Billy is upset that Justin hasn't come out to him and is frustrated about the whole thing because they have been friends for many years and he feels that he deserves to find out directly from Justin. Billy has been hounding me about the whole thing. I think he is under the impression that I am an expert of the subject of homosexuality.

"Kung ikaw, Anton, paano mo itatago na may alam ka?", Billy asked.

"If I were in your situation, I would keep in mind that my friendship with the person goes beyond his sexuality so our friendship will always come first."

"Eh paano nga? Ang hirap na nakikita ko siya at hindi ko siya makausap."

"Ganito lang yan. Respect. Since he hasn't come out to you, you will have to respect his decision. Wala kang magagawa kundi mag hintay na maging ready siya. you said na hindi issue sa iyo ang pagiging bakla niya, then why are you bothered now?"

He kept arguing with me because I was not giving him the answer he wanted to hear. I gave the answer he was supposed to hear but he was having none of it.

Amidst of all of this, his question lingered and the words "paano mo itatago na may alam ka?" resonated inside my head. I then remembered that I am in a similar situation.

Another friend of mine, let's call him Danny, came out to me a few years ago and ever since then, I have been keeping his secret. How did I manage to keep things a secret this long? I know his friends, I know his family and yet I have managed to help him keep this secret from them.

It all boiled down to respect. Him coming out to me wasn't his choice. His exact words before were, "the cat's out of the bag. Why would I still deny it?" But he asked me to keep his secret for only I knew the truth. I respected that.

He introduced me to his circle and I am still friends with them up to this day. When they chat and reminisce about time gone by, I can't help but feel an ounce of guilt and jealousy because the things I know about him are the things I am not allowed to talk about. If only they knew that side that I've seen, they would love and embrace him too regardless of his sexuality.

For a baffling moment, I questioned how I've managed to keep my mouth shut and pretend as if I knew nothing. But in the moment it took me to question myself, I also found the clarity, the answer that I needed. I respected his request not because he came out to me. I respected his request because he was my friend and that was the only reason I needed.

Going back to Billy, he was relentless in hounding me about the whole thing but at some point I steered the conversation to another direction because I was not giving him the answer he wanted to hear so he wasn't accepting the explanation I was trying to give.

Maybe I'll document the whole Billy-Justin saga. I just hope they don't find my blog :D

Random Conversations With The BF

Him: I don't want to be a nagger.
I point at something behind him.
Me: Look over there! Something shiny!
He starts laughing.
Him: Stop it! You wont distract me!
He slowly turns around.
Me: Why did you look?
Him: Eh kasi you said there was something shiny.

******

I was watching TV. He was asleep. I was startled when he woke up and suddenly hit me in the arm.
Me: WTF?!
Him: That's what you get for hitting me!
Me: When did I hit you?!
Him: When I spilled chili sauce on your shoes. You yelled at me in front of a lot of people.
Me: What the hell are you talking about?!
Him: Oh... wait... I think I was dreaming haha
*facepalm

******

Him: My officemates are making fun of me for calling a friend because I can't decide which phone to get. I have first world problems daw.
Me: Eh you have first problems problems naman talaga.
Him: Che!

******

Him: So I've been quiet because I'm cold and busy and my boss goes, "Gregory has been very quiet today"
Me: Eh kasi when you stop talking people worry that you're having an aneurysm or something :)
Him: Che!

******

Me: I don't want to eat the Sicilian or Greek place. It smells bad. It smells like feet.
Him: How could you even compare food to the smell of feet?
Me: Have you smelled durian?
Him: Yeah. Why does your feet smell like durian?
Me: After running and jogging it might.
Him: Ewww! And I can say ewww because my feet don't smell.
Me: Eh kasi you don't walk.
Him: I walk!
Me: Shopping does not count.
Him: I don't shop all the time!
Me: When was the last time you shopped?
Him: Last week.
I start laughing hysterically.
Him: Stop it! I shop out of necessity.
I'm still laughing hysterically.
Him: Nakakainis ka.
He starts laughing too.

******

Him: Okay let's make a deal. When I have moments or you think I'm being crazy you say a word so I'll know what you consider as a "moment".
Me: Sige I'll say the word Pikachu.
Him: Okay. Oh my gosh! you know where I wanna eat?!
Me: Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!
Him: What?!
Me: Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!
Him: That's gonna lose its meanig if you keep doing that.
Me: Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!
He stops talking.
Me: Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!
Him: I'm not even talking.
Me: Pikachu! Pikachu! Pikachu!
Him: Nakakainis ka.

******

While driving me home, he played Defying Gravity. I started singing along.
Me: When I was in college, we did a show called 'Songs I'll Never Get To Sing' and I sang this.
Him: Why this song?
Me: Because I'll never get to play Elphaba.
Him: I think I would rather play Glinda.
Me: That's because she's blonde.
Him: Stop comparing me to a blonde!

Ang kwento ni Medyo-Malanding-Kitty

Isa ako sa mga huling lumabas after ng rehearsal. Pagkakita ko sa mga kasama ko, hindi sila magkanda-ugaga.

"Anong nangyari?!", aking tanong.

Bigla daw kasing kumaripas ng takbo ang isa naming kaibigan, itago natin siya sa pangalang "Medyo-Malanding-Kitty", nang makitang palabas ang mga kasama ko.

"Tinawag ko pa nga siya pero ni hindi lumingon at kunwari hindi ako narinig," sabi ng aking friend who we shall name Diva.

"May kasama siyang lalaki! Sila yung nasa kotseng paalis nung lumabas ka!" dagdag ng isa pa naming kasama na aking papangalanan na Sven.

"Bakit may ganung eksena?" tanong ko.

"Hindi ko nga alam eh." sagot ni Diva.

"Basta nung nakitang papalabas na kami eh nagmadali siya umalis", sabi ni Sven.

Naririnig kong naguusap-usap ang mga tao sa paligid. Eto ang ila sa mga narinig kong sinasabi nila tungkol kay Medyo-Malanding-Kitty.

"Bakit pa niya dinala dito kung ganun din lang?"

"Boyfriend ba niya yun? Mukhang bading naman."

"Ang bilis tumakbo nun, tumaob pa yung upuan. Nagpanic bigla."

"Nako pinaparada lang niya yan. Nagpapapansin nanaman yan."

Sa isip-isip ko nung mga oras na yun, "Jusme Medyo-Malading-Kitty, ano nanabang kahihiyan tong pinasok mo?"

Ganito kasi, si Medyo-Malanding-Kitty ay isang kaibigan namin na although mabait naman, medyo maluwag na ata ang mga turnilyo sa utak niya. Medyo lang. Sa sobrang pagnanais niya na magka jowa, eh kung ano anong mga kagagahan ang ginawa niya. 

We try to intervene when we can to let her know na mali ang ginagawa niya. We've also told her na hindi kailangan malaman ng buong mundo na nakipagsex siya kahapon, last week, kanina lang at kung ilang oras, ilang beses and every other sordid details there are. Kung maka-announce naman kasi si lola eh nakakaloka, abot hanggang kabilang bundok.

 Eh kaso, waley. Kasi naman. Dapat eh kalma kalma din sa kakatihan minsan.

"Ayan na! Nagtxt na siya sa akin!" sigaw ni Diva.

"Ansabe?" tanong ko.

"I'm sorry. You can't meet him yet. Hindi siya yung 21 year old." basa ni Diva sa txt ni Medyo-Malanding-Kitty.

"Eh sino yan?" tanong ko.

Biglang nilapit sa tenga niya ang phone. Tinatawagan na pala ni Diva si Medyo-Malanding-Kitty. Pagsagot niya sa phone, bigla kaming nagingay habang nageexplain siya kay Diva.

"Ano na bakit ka umalis?" sigaw ko.

"Hoy loser bakit ka nagmadaling umalis?!" sigaw nung ibang kasama ko.

Sinenyasan kami ni Diva na magsitigil kami.

"Grabe bakit siya pumapayag ng ganun? Hindi maganda yang ginagawa niya na yan na papalit-palit. Paano pag nagkasakit siya dahil dyan?!" biglang sabi ng isang kasama namin. Itago natin siya sa pangalang Dyosa.

"Hayaan niyo," sabi ko. "Desperada eh."

"Eh delikado yang ginagawa niya eh!" sagot ni Dyosa.

"Eh wala nga tayong magagawa!"

Matapos magyosi ay napagdesisyunan naming pumunta sa bahay ko. Mula byahe pauwi hanggang makarating kami sa bahay eh si Medyo-Malanding-Kitty parin ang pinaguusapan namin.

Itutuloy...