Sabado kinabukasan ay naroon silang muli sa bahay nila Ignis upang masimulan na ang kanilang project. May kaniya-kaniya silang ginagawa upang mas mabilis silang matapos.
Hindi nakapunta si Christy dahil isinama raw siya ng daddy niya sa kamag-anak nilang nasa ibang probinsya.
They were too quiet while working on the project and Andrei wasn't used to it.
"Never have I ever tayo. 'Pag talo, magdidikit ng tape sa mukha." He suggested.
"Ano nanamang katangahan mga naiisip mo?" Mukhang magbabangayan nanaman silang dalawa ni Rex.
"Kung ayaw mo, edi 'wag kang sumali. Arte mo."
"Wala naman akong sinabing hindi ako sasali, pinapamuka ko lang sayo na tanga ka mag-isip." Anito habang naggugupit ng cardboard.
"Eh kung i-dare kita r'yan na umuwi ka na lang?"
Rex gave him a thumbs up. "Pabor."
"Game na nga! Ang magsinungaling, babagsak ngayong grading. Subukan niyo 'ko, magriritwal talaga ako." Pagbabanta ni Andrei.
Sinimulan na rin niya ang laro. "Never have I ever been cheated on with someone uglier than me."
Rex grabbed the tape and cut a strip, then sticked it on his face. They didn't know if they should laugh or what.
"Never have I ever liked my best friend's brother." Rex had a smirk on his face as if he was targetting someone.
Tiningnan muna ni Andrei si Rex nang masama bago kunin ang tape at naglagay sa mukha niya.
"Huh? Best friend's brother?" Nixx looked up, thinking deeply. Her eyes widened like something came up in her mind. "Si Kuya Xim?!"
"'Lul, h-hindi lang naman si Rex ang best friend ko, ah!" He sounded defensive.
"Eh sino? Si Nero? He doesn't have a brother, stupid!" Cass was also suspicious about him.
Andrei's face was starting to get red and his hand was a bit shaky. The paper he was holding made it more obvious.
"Silang dalawa lang ba kaibigan ko, ha?" He was still trying to defend himself.
"Alangan namang kami? Only child kami ni Cass tapos yung kapatid ni Nixx na lalaki, elementary pa lang." Pinaningkitan ni Ignis ng mga mata si Andrei. "Don't tell me–"
Andrei cut him off. "Gago, hindi! Ang bata pa no'n, siraulo!"
Tinawanan siya ni Nero. "Next na, baka umiyak pa si Andrei."
Nagkapaan pa sila kung sino ang susunod at nauna nang magsalita si Nixx. "Never have I ever been blinded to a walking red flag."
Cass looked at her and held her chest dramatically. "Grabe ka mars, ha?"
She grabbed the tape, cut another strip and stuck it on her face just like what they did.
"Never have I ever..." Cassandra thought about it for a moment. "Said na happy crush lang but kinikilig naman."
"I deserve better friends." Nixx joked out while reaching for the tape.
Ignis was the next one.
"Never have I ever been confused with my feelings."
Wala na siyang maisip kaya iyon na lang na unang pumasok sa isip niya. Ang ending, lahat sila naglagay ng tape sa mukha, kabilang siya.
He thought that he was just the one among them. It turned out, all of them experienced that.
Wala pa man ay natatawa na si Nero. "Never have I ever been rejected."
Padabog na kinuha ni Andrei ang gunting at tape saka naglagay sa mukha.
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Falling Unexpectedly (Ongoing)
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