So Much For Umbrellas

It figures. It always rains when you forget to bring an umbrella. The universe is cruel that way I suppose. Not quite my wedding day, but Alanis was right apparently. Oh well. It at least gave me a little break before class – some time to think. Titila rin naman eventually.

Had it been a slight drizzle, linaban ko na sana. Ano ba naman ang kaunting ambon. But it really was pouring. The rain came down hard, crashing relentlessly against the pavement. It was a wall of water at this point. It was hopeless. Wala…late na talaga.

Punta ka Econ?

I looked up to see a somewhat familiar face. I don’t really think I had met her met her before then though, or maybe I just couldn’t remember her name. I’m pretty bad with names and faces. Apparently, she was in my class. Come to think of it, her voice seemed familiar enough. I faintly recall her reciting every so often. Not nearly enough to be one of those annoying pa-star­ types you have in every class. But enough for me to figure she was a smart one, this girl. Kind of cute too.

Tara, may payong ako.

She didn’t pay much mind to my blank stare it seems. Zoning out will be the death of me one of these days. Needless to say, I took her up on her offer. Who was I to refuse?

I was just a tad taller so napayuko ako. It really wasn’t working for me so I just grabbed her hand with mine and held her hand and the umbrella up for the both of us. The umbrella wasn’t that big – one of those checkered foldable ones you can buy at Philcoa. So we had to keep pretty close. It hadn’t really occurred to me at that point how sweet all this might have been if not for the sheer necessity of it all.

But just as well, it was pretty much impossible to keep from getting wet. So without so much as a word from either of us, we just made a break for it. She was drenched and I couldn’t help but laugh a little. She started laughing too – I was soaking too after all. So much for umbrellas. I figured we’d just end up getting sick going in our air-conditioned class room. She concurred. So we cut class.

So this is how we met met. Not quite my wedding day apparently. The universe is cruel that way I suppose.