My officemate and I were on our way home talking to each other inside the FX when the voice of the man at our back impinged on my subconscious. He was talking softly on his cellphone. I wasn’t really paying him any attention. The words, “I called you and texted you but you did not answer” just drifted through my awareness. I was kind of preoccupied already because it was almost time for me to get off and my conversation with my officemate was still on-going. I did not catch the next part of that one-sided conversation until I hear him say, “So you’re saying that you want to break up with me?” in a sad, resigned tone. Of course I could not hear what the person on the other end of the line was saying, much too low for my bionic ears. Hehehe. When I heard the words, it took all my self-restraint not to turn my head and look at the guy at my back. Half of my mind was on following his conversation while one fourth was on my companion and the other one fourth preparing to get off. Then I hear him say, “Alam mo di ko kaya. (You know I can’t do it.)” still in that soft and sad voice. My imagination was running wild with various interpretations, no he can’t break up with his other girlfriend, no he can’t leave his wife and their nine kids (hehehe, so nine kids are too much), no he can’t hang up his black cape (i said wild, didn’t I?) or simply, no he can’t do it if he has to be the one to say goodbye first (ohhh, how sweet…my foot :p) Then the conversation ended and I heard something like a sniffle. I really almost turned my head but then the FX stopped and after saying goodbye to my officemate, I got off the vehicle.
Who says you can’t hear anything interesting in public transportation? Certainly not me because I’ve heard plenty of interesting stories about strangers and even about friends from complete strangers who thought that only walls have ears but not their fellow passengers.
