ABYG: Birthday ko pero inangkin ng “friend” ko yung guy na ka-talk ko and somehow kasalanan ko pa raw???

Hi, I’m F22 and this happened recently lang and hanggang ngayon iniisip ko pa rin kung gago ba talaga ako. I met this guy M25, let’s call him Milo, through a high school classmate at a party. Chill lang talaga kami nung una, friends lang, same humor, same vibes, kulitan pero walang landian. As in wala.

Fast forward, small world kasi one of my girlfriends, Stacey F23, met Milo at a birthday party na hindi ko napuntahan. Hindi kami super close ni Stacey pero friend ko siya and I do care about her happiness. Kaso real talk, si Stacey is very malandi. Like next level. She flirted with my best friend before (na barkada lang), then my cousin, so yeah… pattern na.

After that party, halos one week siyang hindi matahimik kakakwento about this “mysterious guy” she met. Hindi daw niya maalala pangalan, basta daw gwapo, matangkad, suplado pero mabait kasi hinatid siya pauwi, super bango, and she thinks they did the deed kasi nagising na lang siya sa place niya. Super vague ng kwento niya pero paulit-ulit. At first tinatawanan lang namin kasi Stacey being Stacey, pero after more than a week, medyo concerning na. Mas lalo akong kinabahan when one month later, she’s STILL talking about him while also talking to other guys lol.

Now back to Milo. At this point, hindi na kami just friends. We were testing the waters, like dating but lowkey. We didn’t want to ruin our friendship if it didn’t work. Sa barkada ko, 2 lang ang may alam about us, sila lang din nakakilala kay Milo. Trauma response na rin siguro kasi pangit past dating history ko so I keep things private.

Then came my birthday dinner. Stacey was… extra. As in extra loud, extra papansin, parang siya yung celebrant. I tried to brush it off until I saw how she was touching Milo. Then biglang in-announce niya na si Milo pala yung guy na hindi niya makalimutan. Milo just laughed. Doon ako napikon.

I told everyone I wasn’t feeling well and umuwi na lang ako early. Sabi ko pa if they wanted to continue partying, drinks on me sa bar ng pinsan ko. Habang nagda-drive ako pauwi, non-stop tumatawag si Milo. When I finally answered, galit siya kasi inabandon ko raw siya. Fair, pero hello? He looked VERY cozy with Stacey. Sinabi ko na lang na I wasn’t feeling well and mukhang masaya naman siya kay Stacey so dun na lang siya. He said ang stupid daw ng sinabi ko and reminded me na alam ko naman daw na jealous girls yung exes niya and I’m doing the same thing.

I finally told him about Stacey and her obsession. After that, I shut them both out.

Few days later, pumunta si Stacey sa condo ko. Akala ko magsosorry siya. Pero hindi. Sinabi niya na kung inintroduce ko raw agad si Milo as someone I’m talking to, edi hindi raw nangyari lahat ng gulo. Basically kasalanan ko pa. Milo also tried to reach out pero may temper issues siya and once he starts raising his voice, automatic wall up ako.

So ayun. I cut them off.

Now I’m here asking… ABYG for leaving my own birthday, shutting them both out, and choosing my peace kahit sinasabi nilang dalawa na kasalanan ko lahat?