The Cost

Chapter 1

"Hey! Can you just please shut the hell up, Elijah?!" I shouted at him.

Ugh. How can I handle an Elijah Mico Morales? I'm so amazed with myself on handling him. I'm really impressed with myself.

"Why don't you kiss me to shut me up?" Elijah winked. I rolled my eyes. Landi as ever. -.-

"What do you want?" I said with my irritated voice. Kanina nya pa ako kinukulit dito.

"Tulungan mo na kasi ako sa project ko. May importante lang kasi akong gagawin mamaya. Pleasee? Akala ko ba bestfriends tayo?" He asked. Aba't  nagpout pa. Ew.

"So? Ano bang gagawin mo? Mambabae ka naman? Tigilan mo nga ako, Elijah." I said with my bored voice.

After a couple minutes on convincing me. Napapayag nya narin ako. Hayy. Kulit kasi. Tsaka di ko rin naman sya matitiis.

"Yehey! Bye Jenise! Bait mo talaga! I owe you alot. Kapag natanggap nanaman ako sa audition itretreat kita. Bye. Thankyou." After he said that, umalis narin sya.

Yeah. You read it right. Audition. Being an actor is his biggest dream kaya pinush nya talaga. Tsk. Actually, ayaw ko talaga syang payagan e. Kasi. .....

-Mawawalan sya ng time saki--saming mga kaibigan nya.

-Di sya makakapagaral ng maayos.

-Baka magbago sya na kinatatakutan ko.

Pero, alam nyo kung ano ang mas kinatatakutan ko?

Ang makahanap sya ng babaeng mamahalin nya.

Napailing nalang ako sa mga naiisip ko. Pero wala naman ako magagawa e. I'm just his bestfriend. Kaya suporta nalang ang maibibigay ko sa kanya.

Well, I must admit that I'm attracted with him(?). And it is really hard for me. I wanna avoid him but I can't. I know this feeling would ruin our friendship baka lumala pa kasi ang nararamdaman ko para sa kanya.

ElijahGwapo calling......

Sya nag-iba nyan ha. Kapalmuks talaga. Tss.

"Oh? Bakit nanaman? May idadagdag ka pa sa ipapagawa mo?" I said with my irritated voice.

("Chill. Namiss ka lang ng gwapong si ako.") He laughed after he said that. Is that a real laugh? It's like a fake one. But, I just ignored it.

"Grabe ka, Elijah. Nahiya yung Dictionary ko sayo." Natawa nanaman sya sa kabilang line. Not his usual laugh, huh. What's with him?

"Bat ka ba napatawag?" I asked him. Surely, he won't call me just to give some piece of sht.

("Uhh. Where are you?")

"Still here at school. Why?" This must be something....

("I'll fetch you. Bye.") Ugh. I was planning to say something but he hung up the phone. Hayy. I went to our school bench since tapos narin naman klase ko. Dito nalang ako maghihintay.

"Jenise!" Jordan called me. He is my classmate way back then, since HS.

"Jordan!" He waved his right hand to me, so do I. He went near me.

"Wassup, lil girl?" Then, he messed up with my hair.

"Stop it, Jord! Ugh. Well, I'm doing good. You?" Jordan is a good friend of mine. Really.  We stayed at the bench for awhile talking some stuffs about our former  classmates. Until....

"Ehem!" Someone interrupted our talk when Elijah came. I raised my brow.

"Uh... Jenise. I think I need to go. Let's talk some other time. Okay? Bye." Then, he hugged me and I hugged him back. Until he left.

"Oh? Problema mo nanaman?" Sabi ko habang inaayos ko na yung mga gamit ko. When I looked at him.... he hugged me....

STOP.RUNNING.SO.FAST.HEART.

Eto nanaman yung nararamdaman ko e. Nakakalito.

"J-jenise..." I heard his cracked voice that made me nervous. I hugged him back. Wait, this is the unusual Elijah Mico Morales.

"I-i'm leaving...."It stopped me. Wh-what? He's leaving? The fvck.

"C-Come again, Elijah?" I kept on controlling myself not to cry infront of him. It won't help.

"Je--nise... I'll be going b-back to S-states."

Bakit ganto? Di pa ako handa sa mga ganitong bagay at hindi ko akalaing dapat pinaghandaan ko pala dapat. Dito na ba matatapos ang lahat? Di pa ako nagsisimula pero parang tinatapos na ng tadhana.