Ervick ni Marian... untouchable?

Jayson Timtiman is a 28-year-old guidance counselor at the Parañaque National High School, and what has he got to do with showbiz? The answer is both none and meron.

None, in the sense na isa lang naman siyang simpleng school personnel, who used to teach English and Values. Meron, in the sense na siya pala ang binanatan at pinukol ng bato ng rumored boyfriend ni Marian Rivera na si Ervick Vijandre.

Ayon sa kuwento ni Jayson, it was in the afternoon of May 18, Sunday when the bugbugan incident took place sa mismong lugar nila ni Ervick at the Holy Family Village in Bagumbayan, Taguig City. The two are not actually strange to each other. In fact, kaibigan pa nga raw ni Jayson ang ama’t kapatid ni Ervick.

Jayson and Ervick also share the same passion: Basketball. Bago ang naturang insidente ng bugbugan, naglaro pa raw sina Jayson at Ervick sa magkabilang koponan, kung saan karaniwan na ang nagkakabalyahan, nagka­kasikuhan at nagkakapikunan. That was their first encounter, na agad naman daw ipinaliwanag ni Jayson sa pamilya ni Ervick that it was just one of those games.

Came May 18, habang bumibili raw si Jayson ng diaper sa tindahan ay naabutan niyang nakatayo’t may mga kakuwentuhan si Ervick.

“Tinitingnan ko siya, hoping he (Ervick) would tell me na balewala na nga ’yong nangyari sa amin. Ang kaso sinabihan niya ako ng, ‘Ang sama ng titig mo, ah!’ Then lumapit siya sa akin. Sabi ko, ‘Bakit, masama ba’ng tumingin?’ Pagkasabi ko no’n, bigla na lang niya akong sinapak, bumagsak ako sa lupa. Hindi pa siya nakuntento, mga five times niya akong paulit-ulit na sinasapak hanggang sa dumudugo na nga ang gums ko,” kuwento ni Jayson.

Trying to get up on his feet, sinabi ni Jayson kay Ervick na, “Traydor ka!” dahil aniya, bumibili lang naman daw siya sa tindahan. Ilang sandali, Ervick walked out of the scene casually, ngunit sa kanyang likod ay si Jayson who took his foe’s challenge na magsuntukan sila. Paglingon daw ni Ervick, dali-dali raw itong namulot ng bato at ipinukol kay Jayson who sustained a deep cut above sa left ear niya.

Kaagad namang nagreklamo si Jayson sa barangay that only noted his complaint. Feeling ni Jayson, “untouchable” si Ervick sa kanilang village, kung kaya’t his next recourse was to have the incident blottered at the nearest police station.

It’s not the intention of Jayson to drag Marian’s name, nagkataon lang daw na ang taong sangkot happens to be her “boyfriend.” Likewise, I’m getting Marian out of the fray. Bukas ang kolum na ito kay Ervick should he want his side heard as well.