Crazier [a text talk novel]

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Nakarating ako sa parking ng Podium kung saan namin napagusapan na magkikita muna. I parked my car and waited for a while. Hindi ko kaagad maprocess na mangyayari na ang mga susunod na mga nangyayari. It might not go as I see it but bahala na. It has been a while since I saw him.

I took a dew deep breaths. Mayakap ko kaya sya ng ayos? Will he hug me back? Will he sense my need for a hug? Will I seem desperate for a hug from him kung pwede ko naman ituloy nalang na yakapin ang stuffed toy ko? This is making me anxious. Paano kung tumayo lang sya don at ako lang ang ecstatic? Kung di match ang energies namin at mapahiya ako?

"Stop thinking too much," someone then knocks on my window, "baba ka." Holy freaking shit, it was Ricci, Rasheed and Prince all in one window view. I almost melted. "Waaaaah! Wait lang po!" I screamed sa kilig, obviously. My fangirl self kicked in and uncontrollably shivered. Tangina, Adaline. Not in front of them. "Helloooo, kami lang to....ano nga ulit name nya?" Rasheed asked curiously while Prince smiled suspiciously at Ricci. He rolled his eyes and pulled them away from my car at kinausap. He looked like he was trying to argue while his brothers were laughing. He kept on rolling his eyes, groaning in frustration.

Pagkababa ko ng sasakyan at naglagay ng hood ng jacket dahil mainit, they all glanced at my direction. Out of the 3 of them, Ricci was the only one giving me a death glare habang yung dalawa were beaming at me. Tinaasan ko si Ricci ng kilay bago ko kawayan ng masigla sina Prince. They both whispered "hug?" and opened their arms.

Ricci, on the other hand, walked towards me with a poker face and a judgy look. I opened my arms for a hug with a convincing, lit up face. "Huuuug?" I said. He smiled like a softy baby and opened his arms wide. Puta, nanlambot ako for a second pero nagpatuloy parin akong lumakad... hanggang sa naisip kong asarin nanaman si Ricci. Hmmm, what could he possibly do? Run away? Walk out? Pull me back?

I continued to walk towards him, still smiling and looking ecstatic. "Naka on nanaman yang fangirl mode mo, Ada." he chuckled at namewang muna saglit. Malapit na ako sa kanya nang maglakad ito approaching me with his arms wide open parin. Sinisignalan ko na sa tingin ang mga kapatid nya na tingin ko ay hindi nya pansin dahil busy syang irap irapan ako.

"Huuuuuug!" makulit kong sigaw at nagakmang lampasan siya ngunit hinagip ako ng arms nya sa may leeg at hinarang. "Huuuuug!" patuloy na sigaw ko at tinanggal ko ang pagharang niya sakin. He chuckled absurdly, making it almost scary for me to look back. "Aray, Cci ah! Shaket! Grabe syah! Buti ikaw may cushion ka in a form of double chin!" I joked and put up a peace sign in advance, just incase he's whispering beneath his breath and casting spells on me. I felt that he threw tiny stones at me but I didn't bother to look back. Scary Ricci, baka di ako yakapin. Iisip muna ako palusot for wanting to hug his brothers first bago siya.

I went on to hug Prince and Rasheed and unsolicitedly ranted about how I'm a fan of them and since when ko sila kilala. Typical me at first pero nung narealize kong 'di na to panaginip, I was nudged back to my senses and kumalma na. I was on the verge of asking about Achi Eileen, Prince's ex girlfriend. Siya kasi yung naabutan ko and tumatak sakin na they called each other "egg". Cute lang. They were 21. 23 na sila ngayon. It has been 2 years na pala.

I poked Prince's cheeks, "totoo ka?" and asked. "Grabe, totoo ka nga!" I exclaimed, Rasheed giggled like a cute kid and nodded. "Now I see why my brother likes you. Ang cute and kulit mo."

Bigla naman akong nasamid ng walang rason nang dahil sa sinabi ni Prince. "Ano po 'yun?" I whispered, "Your brother likes me?" I intriguely asked at nanginig halos lahat ng kalamnan ko. Hindi ako nakaimik si Prince so slowly, kinulbit ko itong muli. "Kuya? Crush nyo po ako?" I asked shocked. Mangmang na kung mangmang, hindi ko alam kung alin sa mga kapatid nya kaya si Prince nalang.