Hidden Mistake

CHAPTER 15

"Gago" singhal ni Red at hinampas sa dibdib si Yudis.

Yudis acted like he was hurt so bad.

"Bunganga mo" saway naman ni Ace sa kasintahan.

"Sorry, mahal" suyo ni Red at hinalikan sa sentido si Ace.

I rolled my eyes at them. Parang wala naman silang pakealam na wala ang dalawa dito.

"Ayown. Under ka pala pre"

"Pag inggit pikit. Maghanap ka kasi nang sa'yo"

At yon na nga nagsimula na naman sila. I kept looking on the entrance baka sakaling lumabas doon sina Rex.

Imposible namang hindi nila natunugan ang nangyari. By now, they should've noticed that we weren't on our table anymore.

We waited and after a while, both of them were now on our way. Kasama ang pinsan ko.

Ba't sumama pa tong isang to?

I looked at Rex and Rainela like they're some puzzle that is hard to solve. I can sense something in between them. After Rex gone missing, I felt some of his changes especially with Rainela. My instincts are not always right, but there were times that when I kept thinking about it, mas lalong nagiging tumpak ang hinala ko. I don't wanna think ill about Rex. He's my friend. It's just that Rainela gives me that negative air. At ngayon na nakikita ko silang magkasama parang mas lalo akong napapaisip.

I looked at Atticus intently. He saw my gaze and immediately explained.

"They were looking for you kaya sinamahan ko sa paglabas and also I want to check on you."

I sighed. I saw how my friends looked at each other meaningfully. Hindi ko pa pala siya naipakilala sa kanila kaya kung ano-ano siguro ang iniisip. Though I already told Ace about it. Mas better pa rin na ipakilala siya.

"This is my cousin pala. Atticus, these are my friends."

Nagsitikhiman ang mga lalaki. Except Hunt. Kanina pa tahimik eh.

"I'm Ace. Boyfriend ko si Red." sabay turo sa lalaki.

"Yudis, bro" sabay fist bump kay Atticus.

"This is Rainela and Red." ako na ang nagpakilala sa dalawa.

Tumango lamang ang aking pinsan at tiningnan ang tao sa likod ko.

"And this is Hunt." I said pointing Hunt at the back using my thumb.

Yudis lend his hand for a formal handshake. Hunt just looked at it for a sec before accepting my cousin's hand.

He looked a bit calm now. Hindi katulad kanina na parang isang kalabit mo lang ay magwawala na.

I sighed. My cousin put up a serious face when he looked at Hunt. He scanned him like he was trying to read his emotions, but it turned soft when he averted his gaze to me.

"You good? How's the punch?" he asked.

Natawa si Yudis. Everyone else laughed too. Of course Hunt remained silent. Mukhang hindi pa nakaka-recover sa nangyari.

"Satisfying" I said and rolled my eyes at him.

"Yabang" Atticus teased. "Aren't you going home? Malamig na."

"Uuwi na. Hinintay lang namin sina Rex." I said.

Tumango si Atticus at nginuso na ang motor ko. "I'll watch you leave."

Napabuntong-hininga ako at pumunta na sa motor ko. The rest of my friends also went to their respective cars.

Umangkas na ako at sinuot nag helmet. I turned on my ninja and it roared to life.