Maybe It's You

Chapter 8

KIAN'S POV

"So..." pagsisimula ni Ivan. "Three points ba, Kian?"

I glared at him and he just laughed at me like I'm some sort of a joke. We're currently here at Kuya Von's house. They invited us for lunch after ng session kanina since wala naman daw'ng gagawin.

"Ano'ng three points?" asked Ate Laura as she placed a bowl of sinigang na hipon on the dining table.

I saw how Grey rubbed his hands together, feeling excited about the food that was served before us.

"Kasi si Kian, dumadamoves kay Abi..." ani Ivan habang sumasandok ng kanin. I threw him a deadly stare para tumigil na siya sa kasasalita ng wala namang kwenta.

"Abi namin? As in si Abigail na partner mo?" tanong ni Ate Laura.

"Oo..." natatawang sagot ni Ivan na para bang siya ang tinatanong. "I saw them this morning, staring onto each other, halos maghahalik – aw!" tumigiil siya sa pagsasalita nang pinitik ko siya sa noo. Everyone laughed at what I did.

"Aba! Nagbibinata na ang Kian namin, ah?" ani Kuya Von. "Well, Abi is a nice person, Kian. You won't regret that."

"Tss. Nagpapaniwala agad kayo rito eh." Tinuro ko si Ivan while saying that.

"There is nothing wrong with liking Abi, Kian. Kahit ako, gusto ko rin naman siya, eh..." ani Patrick. I looked at him. "But, I won't steal her from you."

Narinig kong tumawa si Ivan nang sabihin ni Patrick 'yun. "Anong nakakatawa?" pagalit kong tanong.

"Wala. Selos ka agad eh..." sagot niya sabay subo ng pagkain niya.

"Kung gusto mong ilakad kita, sabihan mo lang ako ha?" Ate Laura teased at tinapik niya pa ang balikat ko. "Joke lang, 'to naman. Oh siya nga pala, kamusta ang sessions?" she asked nang mapansin niyang umiiling-iling ako at akala niya naiinis na ako.

We talked about our work while eating. Nabanggit din ni Ate Laura and tungkol sa first wedding anniversary nila ni Kuya Von ngayong Sabado and they are inviting us to go with them sa isang resort somewhere in a place named Samal. Aside from the anniversary, Ate Laura is in her fifth month of pregnancy by Saturday kaya't hindi sila makakapuntang church for the session dahil magpapacheck-up siya. Then, they will already know the gender of her baby so mukhang magkakaroon din ng gender reveal, which I know not much about.

"And we don't take no for an answer boys. Minsan nga lang kayo nandito eh," Ate Laura said. "Don't worry, everything's on us."

"Sure, Ate. Gustong-gusto ko ring mag beach, eh..." Grey said.

Niligpit namin ang mga pinagkainan at tumungo sa sala. Nag-aya silang maglaro ng xbox with Kuya Von kaya't eto sila at naglalaro parang mga bata. I sat here at the sofa, just looking at them. Tinabihan ako ni Pat nang mapansing hindi ako sumasali sa kanila.

"So... Abi, huh?" he started off. "You like her?"

"No." I answered immediately.

"Oh, come on Kian. Alam mong pwede kang magsinungaling sa kanila, pero sa akin hindi..."

I breathed. "Well, I'm not sure yet if I do. But I feel like I want to get to know her better. She's... different." I admitted.

"You're right. Actually, she's really nice. For a while I thought I found myself liking her..." tiningnan ko siya nang nasabi niya 'yon. He was smiling. "Pero, nang makita ko ang epekto niya sa'yo, I decided to step back. Ngayon na lang ulit kita nakitang ganyan eh," he stated facts.