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Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Halos mag kakalahating oras na akong naka upo dito sa couch kasama si sid . I'm so bored listening to his stories about on how he make his toys screem .

Big EWWW !

Ethan on the other hand is so busy entertaining his visitors. So i left here with this idiot next to me . Kanina pa ako nag mamasid sa paligid , nag babakasakaling makita ko si Gregory subalit mukang Hindi talaga sya darating   .

He's so rude , birthday ng kaibigan nya. Pero hindi man lang dumalo o mag pakita man lang kahit saglit .

" Sorry to interrupt you all , i just have some announcement ."  Napukaw ang buong atensyon ng lahat sa biglang untag ni Ethan sa kasiyahan nila . Nakatayo sya sa gitna ng entablado habang masayang nag sasalita . " A big announcement , actually . " dagdag pa nya .

Nag hiyawan ang mga tao dahil sa kanyang tinuran . It seems like they're so excited to hear Ethan's announcement .

Umayos ako sa pag kakaupo at sumimsim ng juice .

I caught Ethan looked at me and smile ,kaya nginitian ko din sya .

"So, guys . There's this girl who caught my eyes . She's so pretty , a very good person , and smart . Shes came from wealthy family but she never waste her family's money . Perfect to describe , " muling nag hiyawan ang mga bisita dahil dito . At ang iba naman ay sumisigaw na ipagpatuloy na ni ethan ang pagkukwento .

I wonder who's the lucky girl he's referring to. I didn't expect that Ethan has a secret someone.

" She's so adorable and cute especially when she's mad . Kahit sa maliit na panahon ko lang sya nakilala ay napamahal agad ako . I don't know what makes me so fund of her , I don't know how she melted my heart so easily . Matagal ko ng gustong umamin sakanya subalit palagi akong kinakain ng hiya at takot na baka magalit sya at hindi na nya ako kausapin kahit kailan . That's why ,nag hanap ako ng perfect timing na mag tapat sakanya ,at ngayon 'yun  . " He sighed before he continue " I met her at the rooftop , she's crying back then . She's so weak and lonely . That day , i got curious bakit palagi ko nalang syang nakikitang umiiyak doon . After that day , we became friends at nalaman ko din na kaibigan nya pala si Gregory . "

Para bang nawalan ako ng hininga sa mga salitang pinakawalan nya . Napansin ko din ang di- komportableng pag galaw ni Sid at pag tikhim nya . . . Alam kong ako ang tinutukoy nya , with his keyword 'first encounter at the rooftop ' .

All this Time, i have no idea that he felt something for me , I don't know that he likes me . Kaya pala ang weird nya ,kaya pala palagi nya akong nilalabas , kaya pala ang sweet nya sakin , at kaya pala para syang nag seselos na boyfriend satwing kasama ko si Gregory . . . Because he likes me .

And i didn't expect this all , i didn't see it coming . I thought we're just friends , because i treated him as my older brother , pero hindi ko alam na higit pa pala doon ang turing nya sa'kin .

" We became friends just like what i expected , at hindi ko alam na tuluyan na pala akong nag kakagusto sakanya . Binigyan ko sya ng mga motibo , subalit mukang hindi nya parin ako mapansin . I really like her to the point that i can scream her name for the world to know that she's the girl i want to be with . "

Napuno ng hiyawan ang buong paligid habang ako naman ay hindi makagalaw sa kinauupuan dahil sa nerbyos .

They're all asking for him to tell who is who .

He chuckled " do you really wanna know who ? "

" Yessssssss! " The crowd answered

" Okay I'll tell you . . . This girl is No other than Jemary Johnson "

Ang kaninang malakas na hiyawan ay bumagsak sa nakakabinging katahimikan .

Pakiramdam ko parang ang pula na ng muka ko sa sobrang hiya .
They all looked at me with wide eyes . Na para bang hindi sila makapaniwala sa sinabi ni Ethan . Some of them looked happy and some of them looked pissed . Pumangibabaw ang bulung bulungan ng nakararami .

' omg ! I didn't expect na sya pala '

' yuck ! The naive Jemary paired with Ethan? '

' dati si Gregory , and now si Ethan naman . Gosh what a slut ! '

' ang kapal naman HAHAHA '

' di hamak na nas sexy naman ako sakanya'

' gumagamit ata sya ng gayuma HAHAHA '

I felt Sid moved on my side as he sensed my discomfort . He offered me another glass of juice and send me comforting smile .

" It's okay little one , Don't mind them . They're just insecure "

I smiled weakly and lowered my head " t-thanks Sid ."

Mula sa aking pag kakayuko , napansin ko ang pagtigil ng dalawang pares ng black  shoes sa aking harapan . As i looked at the owner , i saw a smiling Ethan holding a bouquet of red roses .

Dahan dahan akong tumayo at inabot ang bulaklak . I don't know what to do at tanging maliit na thank you lamang ang naisagot ko . . . Nag simula na ring pumorma ng bilog ang mga bisita sa'min . Maraming kumukuha ng video at litrato , and I'm not comfortable with it . I tried to hide my face but i know it's difficult .

" I really like you Mary , hindi ko alam kung alam mo . I'm sorry if i made you uncomfortable and too much attention are not your thing , but I'm so happy you came . " He hugged me tight at wala akong ibang magawa kundi ang ibalik ang yakap

I heaved a sigh " thank you , but Ethan i — " 

Naputol ang sasabihin ko ng maramdaman ang pag dampi ng labi nya sa aking leeg .

I frozed on my spot at kumawala sa yakap . He looked at me adoringly waiting for me to speak  .

Hahalikan nya pa sana ang pingi ko ng mapukaw ang atensyon ng lahat sa tunog ng nabasag na baso mula sa madilim na parte ng lugar   .

Nagsitakbuhan ang mga tao papunta dito kasama si Sid . Si Ethan naman ay tumayo sa harapan ko like he's protecting me .

I heard loud gasps and Gregory's name so i tried to shove Ethan subalit hindi man lang sya natinag . Bagkos hinawakan nya pa ang pulso ko .

" Ethan let me go ! "

He looked at me sternly " no mary , stay with me . Baka mapano ka "

" I need to see if Gregory's okay . "

" Pumunta na yung mga bouncer and besides , Kaya ng ihandle ni sid 'yun . Let's just wait here "

I shook my head " i need to see him ,Ethan . Let me go , or let's go ! "

Ilang minuto pa ang nakalipas bago nya ako binitawan . . . Tumakbo ako at nakipag  siksikan sa mga tao papunta sa kinaroroonan ng away .

Nang marating ko ito , tumbad sa'kin ang nakahandusay na Gregory habang ginugulpi ng kaalitan . Pilit itong inaawat ng mga bouncer subalit , hindi parin ito tumitigil .

I felt my heart ached upon seeing a beat up Gregory Infront of me . Tumilapon sya sa tulak ng lalaki Subalit sinubukan nya paring tumayo at gumawad ng malakas na suntok sa panga nito.

My eyes become blurry and all i can see is red.

" STOPPPPPPPPP!!!! "

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