Gentle Revenge

T'was during 2011 English Days celebration. I happen to be the president of the club and facilitator of different events of the 3-day affair.

On the culmination program, the winner of SSCT Got Talent 2011 performed again. I hosted the program, so I called him on-stage to carry out his performance. To my dismay, the song he sang was dedicated to me (darn it engineering man! I don't eat numbers!) with my name as part of the lyrics. I am almost half-known in the college so everyone present in the program hollered. Goodness! I turned red all over! I was still standing near the lectern, I have no other way to elude the audience but ran outside the Academic Center and returned after he's done singing.

When I was back to the venue, everyone there (including the teachers) was teasing me. If not because of the task I have and being an officer, I will not return to that place. But still, nakakaraos rin.

This time, I'll have my own way of vengeance. Ipo-post ko 'tong na-receive kong text mula sa ECEng simple admirer daw sabi niya dahil siya yung kauna-unahang lalaking kinantahan ako na may kasamang panlalait sa harap ng maraming estudyante ng school namin. The voice was good kaso nga napapahiya ako at bigla-bigla, naging sikat ako sa Engineering Division.

I may not be able to sing the way he did (na may kasamang panlalait para sa aking pananaw), talo man ako sa kapilosopohan, but, I am not that stupid. I know of some ways that I need not stand in front of the crowd. Discreet way, ika nga. Not obvious yet still a little bit humiliating.

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"Merdz matunaw man gani an yamug sa kabuntagon, kana pa bang imong gugma di matunaw sa yamug sa akong mga luha. Mao ra nay mahuna-hunaan nako Merdz inig tungang gabii, naa ra man ka sa'kong huna-huna."

(Translation)
"Merdz, even the dew melts at the morning, how much more your love at the drop my tears. That's all I could think of at midnights, you're always in my head."

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Oh! How sweet of him to text such message to me, but I'm not moved. Later, I've found out, this guy has an interest on me. No matter what, I am not yet convinced on how true he was. Let's see. And if ever he'll read this, I know, the world has read first before he'll get the chance to peek on this piece.