DAVEY
Ilang linggo narin ang nakalipas after ng incident kay Trevor. Lex and I are still always together and I'm always sticking to my plan of avenging my best friend.
"Lex what're you going to do after class?"
"Uuwi, matutulog." Bakit nga ba tinanong ko pa?
"Dun ka nalang sa bahay."
"May kama ako sa bahay 'no."
"Yeah I know but today is..." I didn't finish talking because our professor is already here.
Nag-discuss si sir about sa marketing whatever. Naintindihan ko naman saka isa pa nag-aadvance ako palagi. Napalingon ako kay Lex, as usual, natutulog. 'Wag ka mag-alala kapag nalaman mong planado lahat ng nangyari sayo mas gugustuhin mo nalang na mamatay din kaya ng ginawa mo kay Stephanie.
Only I know how to make a devil cry. You're gonna know what it feels like, falling in deep, so hard to breathe, it's only a matter of time. I'm making you fall, I'm making you fall to your knees.
"Looks like you're planning a murder." Nagulat ako bigla nalang nagsalita si Lex sa tabi ko.
"W-What?"
"I can see through you. I know everything princess." I started to have cold sweats. Pa-Pa'no niya nalaman? As far as I know naging maingat ako sa mga ginagawa. In fact wala naman makakaisip na may masamang balak ako. I look like a normal college student.
"W-What do you mean?"
"I know you know what I mean. May plano ka 'di ba?" Nakita niya kaya 'yung notebook ko? I feel like I need to go to the rest room.
"Sir, may I go out?" Sabi ko kay sir at saka naglakad palabas ng room.
Hindi ko ineexpect na mahuhuli ako agad at hindi ko ineexpect na ganyan lang ang magiging reaksyon niya.
"Davey." Narinig ko 'yung boses niya tinatawag ako kaya binilisan ko lalo maglakad. Ewan ko dapat matapang ako dapat pinapamukha ko sa kanya yung kasalanan na ginawa niya pero bakit 'di ako maka-imik ngayon.
"San ka pupunta hindi naman d'yan ang rest room?"'Di ko parin siya pinansin at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad.
"Alam kong birthday mo ngayon, okay?" Napatigil ako maglakad dahil dun at saka siya nilingon. "Alam kong birthday mo ngayon kaya hindi mo na ako kailangan patayin sa isip mo."
"P-Pano mo alam? A-Ahaha-haha."
"Nag-set ka lang naman ng alarm sa cellphone ko na birthday mo ngayon."
"'Yun yung sinasabi mong plano ko?"
"Oo, diba may plano ka kaya mo ako pinapapunta sa inyo?" Nakahinga ako ng maluwag dahil don. I thought he really discovered my plan.
"A-Ah yes. I'll really kill you if you forgot."
"Okay lang ba kung may plano rin ako?"
"Anong plano?" Nag-smirk siya at saka ako hinila palabas ng school.
[play: love maze by BTS]
Sumakay kami sa kotse niya at saka umalis. Hindi ko alam kung saan niya ako dadalin, sabi niya secret daw. We're skipping class but it's not bad 'daw' every once in a while. Hindi na ako nagtanong kung saan baka nga may plano siya.
Nag-stop kami sa rest area sa high way siguro mag-ccr siya. Nagulat ako nang bigla niya akong abutan ng paper bag, sabi niya magpalit daw ako. Napangiti ako, I didn't know he was this preprared.
We go to the rest room and change our clothes because we're both wearing school uniforms. The dress he bought is a pure black long sleeve short dress while he's wearing black pants and white polo na lalong nagpa-gwapo sa kanya.
After hours of long drive we finally arrived in our destination. Isa siyang restaurant sa Tagaytay. Umakyat kami doon sa may restaurant at saka umorder. Mukhang nagkapag-pareserve na siya ng place beforehand.
Ang ganda ng view. So breathtaking.
Kami lang ang tao dito sa terrace ng restaurant kasi nga kasi pina-reserve nya 'yung place.
After dumating ng order, kumain na kami habang nagke-kwentuhan. I'm so confused right now but I'm trying to fight it. It's because I don't know if the Alexis that is in front of me is the Alexis killed Stephanie. This can't be, I don't want to get foul in my own game.
The place is perfect, his hair, his smile, his mood, my mood, the view, the food, the dress. Even if everything right now is perfect, I shouldn't let my guards down. I don't know if he's also playing with me.
After we eat he asks me if he could dance me. I didn't know that this cold-hearted guy would do this for me and of course who I am to refuse, this is my day.
We're dancing in the sunset and I think it's quite romantic. We're so close to each other that we're almost hugging but I want to just stay still. I could feel his breath on my head.
"Say Lex."
"Say what?"
"You like me, right?" I heard his chuckle.
"Nung natulog tayong dalawa sa hotel non, you actually kiss me first that night so you liked me first."
"Oh my gosh I kissed you?!" Natawa siya saka tumango.
"And then after that what? You took advantage of me didn't you?"
"I admit, I was tempted. I kissed you back but then I thought kapag nag take advantage ako sa lasing na babae wala akong pinagkaiba kay Trevor. That's when I realized that..."
"That?"
"That I'm starting to like you."
May kinuha siyang sa bulsa niya at saka pinakita sa'kin ang isang necklace na may pendant na isang bilog na malaki.
"This is actually the ring of Saturn without the planet."
"Why? Nasan yung planet?"
May kinuha siya sa bulsa niya na isang box na maliit na mukhang 'yung lalagyanan nung kwintas. Binuksan niya 'yun at nakita ko dun 'yung planet. Nung kukunin ko, bigla niyang sinarado 'yung box.
"Why did you close it? Come on, that ring is nothing without its planet and that planet without its ring isn't Saturn."
"Because that is the main idea while I'm making this. One isn't themselves without the other. And if you accept me, only then you can attach the planet to its ring." Sinuot niya sakin yung necklace.
I can't believe he's confessing to me. This is the most romantic thing a guy made for me.
Without knowing it, I kiss him again. I hate it when everything is perfect. Nawawala ako sa sarili ko.
Forgive me Stephanie, just for this day I want to forget about you.
Picture: Davey wearing the dress Alexis bought
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