Taking Risks

Chapter 10

"I have to be home by 10, Kief. Is it okay?" I ask Kiefer while he was driving his car on our way to.. I actually really don't know where his taking me. It's 5:30

"yes boss" sagot lamang si Kiefer while nakatingin siya sakin. Nag red light kasi, so he had 40 seconds to stare at me.

Para nagiba ang atmosphere namin ni Kiefer dito sa Car niya ah.

"where are we going anyway?" i asked again.

"somewhere.." he smiled then went back to driving as soon as the red light turned green.

Thank God he smiled. I actually got bored inside Kiefer's car, so i reached and plugged my iPhone to his car speakers. I looked at him, a as sign of permission if i could use it. He just smiled. I opened my music app on my phone then placed my phone to Shuffle. I sat back down properly again.

The first song was, Please Don't Go.

The song that Captain sang to me. Shit.

i know, sobrang baduy ng song. As in super. Pero yun eh. Kinanta niya ang song na to nung malapit na kami mag split, but apparently we didn't.

- Flashback a while ago sa Katipunan Church -

"ha? Kief? Kiefer Ravena ba?" he let his hand go off my eyes. I turned my back and was suprised to see, Captain.

Tumango ako "ah, yes. Kiefer Ravena nga. Akala ko kasi siya yung nag takip ng matako. Sabi niya kasi kunin niya ang car niya. So ayun, I thought you were Kiefer."

Tumawa si Captain "i never saw this coming.. You and Kiefer? Kayo na pala, di ka nagsasabi. You're still the old Sab. Yung tipo sobrang tahimik. Joke, pero seriously gaano na kayo ka tagal?

I couldn't cut him off right away. Nabigla pa kasi ako. Totoo Captain, akala mo kami ni Kief? No. Hindi kami, Fort.

"nako, hindi no! Ikaw naman. Friends lang kami. Nagkatagpo kami nung lumabas kami ni Nats sa simbahan. Hoy Jeric Marco Gray Fortuna na Captain ng UST Growling Tigers, hindi kaya ako tahimik. I mean, i do keep something mostly secrets, but never quiet. Ang daldal ko kaya." depensa ko sa mga sinabi niya sakin kanina

"eto naman. Parang di ka ma biro ah. Alam ko hindi ka quiet, pero what you said about you keeping secrets.. Well, yeah. Ah, sya nga pala, bat bigla ka nawala kanina? Hinanap ka namin ni Sam"

What? Hinanap nila talaga ako? Wow ha

"ha, eh.. Inaantay kasi kami nila Demi sa labas. Kaya yun. San nga pala si Sam at bakit nandito siya? Ang layo kaya ng Parañaque sa Dapitan tapos dito pa kayo nag simba sa Katipunan. Laki na ni Sam. Aba!! Ang yaman sa gas ah"

"loko ka talaga" tumawa lang kami ni Captain dun sa kanto. Gosh I miss this. "ewan ko kay Sam, nag pahatid ata ky Mom sa dorm. Na miss niya ko eh. Joke Pero seryoso, di ko alam kung bakit nandito si Sam. Nagulat lang ako nung nakita ko siya nakahiga at nakatulog sa kama ko. Anyways, nandun si Sam sa car. She misses you daw" pagpatuloy niya

as much as i wanted to hang out with baby Sam, I can't. I find it awkward for me and Captain to hang out too.

"awww sabihan mo siya na next time lalabas kami" nakangiti kong sinabi kay Captain.

Why do I still call him Captain? Dapat masanay na talaga ako na tinatawag siyang Fort. Or Jeric or... I don't know.

"kayo lang? Sama naman ako!!" sabi ni Capt- este Fort. Tumawa naman siya agad. Parang bata. Parang siya parin yung Jeric Fortuna nung kami pa. Di siya nagiba.

Bababa sana ako ng sidewalk. Kaso.. Na slide ako. Agad naman ako nasalo ni Fort. My back on his chest. My arms around his. Nagkatinginan kami agad. Just in time for..