Chasing Boundaries (Parallel Rhythms Series 1)

Chapter 6

Parang ang sarap ma-head lock ngayon.

I bit my lower lip as I mentally giggled with my own thoughts. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin maalis ang tingin sa litrato.

Ina-admire ko pa ang biceps ni Archein nang mapansin ko ang pagtulo ng natutunaw kong ice cream sa cellphone ko. My brows furrowed as I reach for my phone. Ngunit nang matapos kong punasan ang cellphone ko ay napanganga na lang ako nang makitang kulay pula na ang heart button.

The fuck?!

I just realized that I accidentally liked his photo. Hindi na ako nagpaligoy-ligoy pa at agad ring pinindot ang heart button upang bawiin ang react. I was praying to heavens na sana ay hindi niya natanggap ang notification na nag-heart ako sa post niya.

I roamed my eyes as I looked for the date the photo was posted. Nanlumo ang buong katawan ko nang makitang six weeks ago na 'yung post. It could've been okay kung one week ago pa lang kasi maaari pang dumaan sa feed ko at hindi mapaghalataang stalker ako 'no! Pero hindi eh!

I pressed the back button. Ngunit mas lalo lamang akong nanlumo nang makitang online siya. I noticed a green dot on the lower right side of his profile photo.

Nangunot ang buong mukha ko at napa-padyak na lang sa kahihiyan. Fuck! What if he received a notification? Umay!

I was about to exit Instagram to escape from that embarrassment when a notification suddenly popped up on my screen.

Literal na nalaglag ang aking panga nang makitang nag-chat siya akin sa Instagram si Archein.

Shit! Shit, shit, shit! Huhu! Gusto ko na lang lamunin ng lupa ngayon! Nakakainis! Nakakahiya! Huhuhu!

"Tang ina."

Kumakabog ang dibdib ko habang nanginginig ang aking daliri na nagtatangkang buksan ang message ni Archein. Buwisit naman oh!

I licked on my melting ice cream cone as I heaved a heavy sigh before biting my lower lip to calm myself down. Unti-unti ay inilapat ko ang daliri ko sa screen ng phone ko at binuksan ang message niya.

_atriurs:
stalker.

Gusto kong umiyak sa kahihiyan dahil sa nabasa ko. Shit! He knew! He freaking knew. Tangina! Nakakahiya! Kung ano-ano nang kahihiyan ang sinasabak ko ngayong week. Magsisimba na talaga ako nito sa susunod na Linggo.

hrlyquinn:
assuming.

I tried to keep my cool as I replied to him. I again licked on my matcha flavored ice cream cone as I intently stared on my phone, waiting for his response.

_atriurs:
liar.

_atriurs:
don't worry tho, i also stalked your acc earlier

I blinked multiple times as I received his reply. My heart palpitated for some reason. My brows furrowed in embarrassment with the mere thought of him stalking my account.

Kung in-stalk niya ang account ko, ibig sabihin, nakita niya na ang nag-iisa kong post. But it wasn't just a simple post or something.

It was a photo of me with a dog filter while trying to look cute in front of the camera. It was taken like, two years ago but I never actually deleted it because I thought it was funny.

Pero tangina! Bakit ako nilalamon ng kahihiyan ngayong nalaman kong nakita na pala ito ni Archein. Huhuhu! Nakakahiya na talaga. Ayoko na! Gusto ko nang itapon 'tong phone ko.

Baka na-turn off siya sa kagaguhan ko. Imagine seeing someone using a dog filter! Nakalabas ang dila at may pa-dalmatian dog ears pa! Nakakahiya!

hrlyquinn:
don't tell me.......