Muntik akong matumba nang maglakad ako patungo sa kaniya. Ngumisi ako nang bahagya siyang umabante dahil doon. Ekis na ang lakad ko patungo sa kaniya at talagang umiikot na ang paningin.
"Ikaw ha..." I said when I finally reached him. "Bakit ka nanonood? Bawal 'yon..." Sambit ko at humalakhak.
"Wala ka ba talagang magawang matino?" he seriously asked.
I bit my lip and closed my eyes when my world started turning around. Humawak ako sa kaniyang braso bilang alalay at ramdam ko ang pag-igting nito. I chuckled.
"Ano 'to, bato?" I whispered.
Nagmulat ako nang mariin niyang tinanggal ang mga kamay ko sa kaniya. I chuckled and lifted my hands.
"Easy, I won't steal you..." natatawang sambit ko.
He clenched his jaw as he looked around. Ngumiti ako habang tinititigan siya. He looks so good that it feels like it's illegal to stare at him this long.
"Why are you mad at me? Did I offend you by leaving without telling you?" I asked curiously, not in my right mind.
Kita ko ang pamimilog ng kaniyang mga mata na para bang may mali akong sinabi. He looked stunned, too.
"Why would I?" malamig niyang tanong matapos ang ilang segundong pagtahimik.
I shrugged and stepped back a bit because of the dizziness. "I don't know... maybe you were offended because I got your virginity—"
"Shut up!" his voice thundered.
Tinikom ko ang aking bibig at umakto na parang zi-ni-pper ang mga ito. Napalingon ako sa gilid ko nang may maramdaman ako. Cohen's solemn face greeted my drunk eyes.
"Dude, why are you shouting at her?" he asked in a serious tone.
"He's mad at me, Cohen," I said, hugging his arm. "Your friend is rude..." I murmured, closing my eyes.
"Tss, take her home," Casimir said, utterly annoyed.
"I will. You don't have to shout at her. You're being unreasonable," Cohen seriously said.
I nodded. "Yes, tama behavior, Cohen Rozz."
I yawned.
"Ito naman... bakit naglasing ka?" iritadong asik niya sa akin.
"Cohen, you're very important to me..." I murmured and almost kissed the floor kung hindi lang ako nasalo ni Cohen. "I won't let anyone take your dream away."
"Pinagsasabi mo? Lasing na lasing. Yari ka na naman kay Tito nito," iritadong sabi niya.
"Cohen is my everything! You fucking cheaters!" Biglang sigaw ko at tumuwid.
"H—Hoy!" Alog sa akin ni Cohen. "Baliw ka ba?"
Kunot-noo kong tiningnan si Casimir na nakatayo at mariin na ang tingin sa akin. Panay ang hila sa akin ni Cohen at nagmumura na. Dinuro ko si Casimir.
"You better guard your fucking girlfriend. Cohen worked hard for his dreams. I won't let any of you ruin that! You understand?!" I said, almost shouting at his face.
Kita ko ang gulat sa mukha ni Casimir. Ngumisi ako at humatsing.
"What are you talking about, Vic? Tara na nga! Kung ano-ano pinagsasabi mo..." Mariing sabi ni Cohen at hinila muli ako.
"Cohen is more than a friend to me. He's the most important person in my life. Kaya pagsabihan mo si Sahri na tigilan ang kalokohan niya—"
"Ludovica!" Cohen called me aggressively.
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Zephyr Strings
General Fiction(SPHEROID CHAMBERS #3) Ongoing Moving on from a traumatic episode in the past is never a cakewalk. Each of us encountered a lot of crusades in the past and it's up to us how we'll deal with it to outweigh them. He was pressured. He was devastated...
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