Allexa's POV
Kasalukuyan kaming nagchichika ni Crystal nung may kumatok sa pintuan, si Crystal na ang bumukas.
"Inistorbo ko ba kayo?" tanong ni Bryce na sumandal sa may door frame.
"Oo," sagot ko, "umalis na si Daemon?"
"Kakaalis lang" he answered, "baba na kayong dalawa, gumagawa si Jason ng meryenda"
"Pagkain! Sa wakas! Matawagan nga si Tantot, saang lupalop na naman ba sila nakarating ni Liezel?" mumbled Crystal as she went out of the room, nakaupo parin ako sa soft bed ni Kate. Bryce came to my side and sat beside me.
"Don't worry about Allen, alam mo naman na hindi namin siya pababayaan 'di ba?" he asked, we just sat comfortably, not touching each other.
"Oo naman, I trust you guys." I answered, "ano ba ang sabi ni Daemon?"
"Tungkol lang sa hamon ni Uno, tinanong niya kung kasali ba si Allen kina Uno"
"Ahh, akala ko naman kung ano nang major problem ang dala ni Daemon," I said, "cofi, namimiss ko si Allen, pauwiin mo naman? Hindi pa kami naguusap ng husto eh. Iniiwasan niya ba ako?"
"Pauwi na siya, kausapin mo nalang pagdating niya. Pero I would suggest na don't pry too much"
"I won't pry, gusto ko lang kamustahin."
We heard Nathaniel's voice downstairs, announcing their arrival. He shouted, "THE KING HAS ARRIVED!"
"Come on, bago ka pa maubusan ng pagkain" Bryce said as he got up and held my hand.
We went downstairs, saktong pumasok sina Kurt and Kate, followed by Allen.
"That was fast" I heard Bryce mumbled but I didn't ask him what he meant. I smiled happily kay Allen and he shyly smiled back sabay kamot sa batok niya. Lalapit sana ako pero Kurt pulled him by his shoulder. I swear I noticed a discoloration around Allen's left eye, napatungan lang ng concealer. I looked at Kate and she looked away.
"May gagawin lang kami saglit sa taas" sabi ni Kurt saka nagmadaling hinila si Allen.
"Ha?" I asked their retreating back then I looked at Kate, "ano daw gagawin nila?" she shrugged her shoulder.
"Ang ingay dito no?" she asked, saka ko lang napansin yung ingay mula sa kitchen.
"Ingay? That's music to my ears" I jokingly said, totally forgetting about what just happened. We went to the kitchen and I was met by a hug from Nathaniel.
"Don't squeeze her!" sigaw ni Liezel at binitawan ako ni Nathaniel.
"Niyayakap ko lang naman ang bespren kong sawakas nabuntis rin. Is that bad?" tanong niya sa akin with those puppy eyes.
"Che," sabi ko sabay suntok ng mahina sa tyan niya, "ayaw mo lang na pagalitan kita sa ginawa niyo kanina" I sat beside Bryce na thankfully, nagsave ng isang plate ng cake. Hindi parin malinis sa kitchen pero I care less. Bahala na si Crystal na ipalinis kay Nathaniel ang buong kitchen.
"Hindi ah!" he said and came to my side, "Aminin mo, naiinggit ka na si Liezel na ang kalaro ko no?" he asked excitedly. Crystal placed a plate of cake in front of him and sat beside him.
"Huwag mo akong iniinggit. Buntis ako. Madali akong mainis sige ka" warning ko. He moved his seat a foot away from me tapos humarap siya kay Crystal, I took my husband's hand and looked at him pleadingly, "Cofi, labas naman tayo? Kahit maglakad lakad lang tayo sa park?"
Tumingin siya kay Jason, saka kay Nathaniel, then he looked at me and smiled a little, "Sure" sagot niya which earned a big smile from me. I ate my cake wholeheartedly, but I stopped nung napansin kong nagsitayuhan yung iba, nagliligpit narin si Jason.
"Bakit?" tanong ko, "saan kayo pupunta? Kakaupo lang natin ah"
"Sabi mo punta tayo sa park" sabi ni Etong.
"Uhh oo pero I meant kami lang ni Bryce" I cleared, "antagal na naming hindi nagde-date, tapos sasama pa kayong lahat" reklamo ko.
"Tignan mo to, andamot. Isama mo naman kami!" reklamo ni Adong.
"Yey nagsalita siya!" I teased, kagabi pa kasi sila tahimik ni Ilong, alam mo yung nakikita mo lang sila sa gilid ng mata mo? You know they exist pero ayaw mong istorbohin ang nananahimik nilang buhay?
"Gagu" sabi niya saka tumahimik na naman. I'm starting to think na it has something to do with me being pregnant. Iniiwasan ba nilang kausapin ako para hindi ako galitin ng di sinasadya?
"Saan tayo pupunta?" tanong bigla ni Allen na nasa likod ko na pala. I looked at him with huge eyes, alam mo yung feeling na gustung gusto mong kausapin yung crush mo pero hindi mo magawa gawa tapos bigla ka niyang kinausap?
Oh wait. That didn't come out good. I didn't mean crush like crush crush...oh my god I'm being weird. Yung FEELING ang ibig kong sabihin. Yung you are so surprised at the same time happy na hindi mo alam ang isasagot mo dahil baka mali ang maisagot mo't mapapahiya ka lang at baka yun pa ang dahilan kung bakit hindi ka na niya kakausapin-----I'm blabbering, aren't I?
Anyway, hindi ko siya sinagot, but Jason did.
"Pasyal daw tayo sa park" he said.
"Great!" Allen happily exclaimed. I noticed the dark mark. Yup, that's a black-eye. I won't pry, baka yun pa ang dahilan para iwasan uli niya ako. He smiled at me then I got this feeling na..I don't know him....dala lang ata ng pagkabuntis ko kaya medyo praning ako. Pero I am so happy!
"Lexa, umiiyak ka ba?" asked Kurt and all eyes fell on me. Napansin kong misty nga yung mga mata ko kaya I smiled brightly.
"Hindi ah! Ang saya ko kaya! Tara na!" I held Allen's hand and pulled him with me. I'm so glad that he's getting back to his normal self! Or is he really? Something is quite...off. But I shook it away. No I will not spoil the moment.
We went outside, pero napansin kong kaming dalawa lang ang lumabas so I peeked inside, nagreready palang sila.
"Ate" Allen called out so I looked at him, surprised, "bakit gusto mong pumunta sa park?" he asked casually.
"I was just planning a date between me and Bryce pero sabi nung iba na gusto nilang sumama kaya, hayun, naging group date" I happily answered.
"Ahh, gusto mo bang kausapin ko sila na kayong dalawa nalang ang lumabas ni kuya Bryce?"
"No!!" agad na saagot ko, pero umayos ako agad, "I mean, okay lang naman na lumabas tayong lahat. Namimiss ko rin kasi yung bonding nating lahat."
We smiled to each other. Then we heard a gunshot. Allen covered me and pulled me inside the house. The guys are suddenly holding guns and standing to the sides of the windows.
"Allen! Backdoor!" utos ni Bryce, hindi pa masyadong nagreregister ang nangyayari sa akin kaya sumusunod nalang ako kung saan ako dinadala ni Allen, the three girls are ahead of us, being escorted by Etong and Kalbo. Dumaan kami sa backdoor, sa may garage where a getaway van is always ready. We went inside at nagdrive si Kalbo, Allen didn't come inside the van and he closed the door. We heard more gunshots being covered by Kate's and Liezel's cries and screams as our ride scurried away from the house to the exit behind leading to the thick forest. That's when it hit me.
"BRYYYYYYCE!!" I screamed horribly.
"Si Lexa!" Utos ni Etong and I felt a hand pinned me by my waist as I grabbed the car's door.
"Sandali! Sina Bryce! Balikan natin sila!!" I screamed hysterically.
"Alam nila ang ginagawa nila! Huminahon ka!" sigaw ni Etong.
"Noooo!!" I screamed as image of my friends flashed before me. Bryce. Nathaniel. Kurt. Jason. Ilong. Adong. ALLEN! He's too young!
"Lexa!" I felt hands on my cheeks and I opened my eyes, "please para sa baby niyo ni Bryce, huminahon ka" Crystal said, napansin kong umiiyak rin pala siya.
I tried to breathe to relax myself pero nanalo ang iyak ko. It's what we all did. We just cried as we heard gunshots fading away from the distance.
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OOooooooohhhhh.... fasten your seatbelts for the next chapters Chowdies *wink*.
(Evil laugh fading away...)
