Even After Everything (After #1) (COMPLETED)

14: Marco

"So Seb hasn't had any girlfriends? At all?"

Keith just brought down the juice in front of me before going to his seat. Kaming dalawa na ang ma-makeup-an at katatapos lang noong dalawa. I don't know where they went but all in my head was Seb's shallow smile when he saw me walking towards inside the room.

Damn that kid.

"Yep. Why do you ask?"

"For someone like him?" I scoffed, staring at my face. "Girls will surely line up for him. I doubt it kung walang mga lumapit o nag-try noong high school or college siya."

"Bakit? Ganoon ka rin ba noon?" aniya at humalakhak.

"Oh, only if you knew..." half of the school is smitten by me. Not until they learn who I really am... But still... I'm kinda famous already before I started performing in a band.

"Wala siyang nababanggit kahit isa, eh. Siguro mga dates, ganoon? But commitment? Nah. Pihikan 'yun."

The make-up artists started doing their magic and we stopped for a while. As I stare at myself, I'm thinking about the event that's gonna happen later and about the question I'm asking Keith right now.

Do I sound like... that interested with Seb's life? I always don't give a fuck to anyone's life, not even to the lives of these three but...

"Bakit ka nagtatanong? May ire-reto ka ba?"

"Kanino?"

"Kay Seb!" sabay tawa. "Try mo, ah! Malay mo magbago isip 'nun!"

"Magbago why?"

"Dami mo namang tanong!" inirapan ko na lang siya. If you don't want to entertain me, you shouldn't have broke the silence. "Joke lang... Ito naman! Baka hindi mo na naman ako pansinin..."

Kahit hindi ko pinapanood ang dalawang makeup artists, I know they are listening dahil hindi naman pwede na iiwan nila sa labas ang pandinig. My natural reaction would just roll my eyes but I cannot let anyone know or assume I'm different without any cameras around...

"Sira. I'm just curious that if he's the most boyfriend-thingy between us four then..."

"He has a lot of things in his mind that's much better and heavier than falling in love."

"So you're saying he's not capable of one?"

"Hindi naman. Hindi lang priority."

I sighed. I should've just shut my gobber up. "May nililigawan ka ba, Marco? At nagtatanong ka tungkol sa kaniya?"

"Ha. You wish."

Masaya siyang humalakhak. "God, baka mangyari na naman 'yung nangyari dati, ah? Ngayon pa lang, ayawan mo na 'yung babae kung si Seb ang nagugustuhan."

When the lady went to grab her brushes, nagkaroon ako ng chance na balingan siya ng tingin. "Why is that so?"

Then Keith provided me the forgotten memory of us four about the old girl na nililigawan niya na noong nakilala si Seb, hindi na siya gusto. "Ha. I didn't say anything about Seb being the most handsome..."

"Alam ko... Alam ko pero..." suminghap siya. "You are aware na mahal ko kayong tatlo... As my best friends and brothers... Pero gusto ko talagang sakalin si Seb noong panahon na 'yun! Jackpot na sana ako, eh!"

Still laughing, iyong nakatoka naman na sa akin ang hindi magawa ang trabaho. Mamayang gabi pa naman ang event at masyado pang maaga yet masyadong natagalan ang oras sa amin but it's fine.

"Ang tagal n'yo." sermon ni Norwyn pagbalik namin sa van.

"Napasarap lang ng kwentuhan." salba naman ng kasama. I winked back at him.