Paris
My feet were glued on the ground. Imbes na tuluyang sumunod kina Ezzio ay tumigil ako. Suddenly, it became harder to breathe. I went here, already expecting all these people and the dimmed flashes of lights. But I certainly didn't expect King to be here. Heck, I didn't even consider the idea!
I was still looking at King's way when Ezzio noticed I wasn't following him. He turned around and came back to me.
"Hey," he said. "Okay ka lang?" tanong niya, pansin ang pagkakatulala ko. I shook my head as if it would help me clear up my mind.
"Uh, yeah," tumango-tango ako. Mataman siyang nakatingin sa akin nang bumaling ako sa kanya.
"Don't worry. My friends are good company and soon enough, you'll eventually get used to this place."
Hearing his words made me realize that he must have thought those two things were what's bothering me when the truth is, I was only bothered by King being... there.
I nodded again and started following him through the crowd. I kept my composure but deep inside, I was in great panic. At kahit na gusto kong umatras, I know I couldn't back down now. This would be the only time I'd come here with Ezzio. Alam ko sa sarili ko na hindi ko na siya sasamahan sa mga ganito sa susunod dahil hindi ko talaga ito hilig. Which makes this opportunity the only opportunity for me.
I took a deep breath as we approached their spot. Naroon na ang kasamang lalaki ni Ezzio kanina. Him and all the other people there were looking at our direction. They watched us as we walked closer. Kasama na roon si King.
I felt extremely uneasy. I hated being watched and examined by anyone but King doing just that was an entirely different story. Iba yung epekto sa akin. Doble yung kaba.
We stopped right in front of them and I could tell they were surprised and confused. There were 4 people on each of the two couches. On one couch sat two girls and two guys. Alam kong teammates ni Ezzio ang dalawang lalaki. Ang dalawang babae naman ay namumukhaan ko lang. One had a black hair and one had a bleached one. Their outfits revealed too much skin but were flattering, nevertheless.
On the second couch was the same. Two girls and two guys. One of the guys was King, the other one was the guy from Ezzio's team. Iyong madalas niyang kasama at seatmate niya sa AFM na klase namin. The girls, meanwhile, were a lot like the girls from the previous couch. Namumukhaan ko ang isa habang ang isa naman ay kilala ko sa pangalan. Si Sam. Sikat siya sa campus dahil sa pagkakabihasa niya sa makeups and hairstyling.
The rest of the gang were either sitting on separate chairs or just standing and leaning on the wall, with their drinks on one hand.
"What's going on, Z?" one of them asked at last. It was one of the girls on the couch. Napansin ko ang pagtaas ng isa niyang kilay. Tinapunan niya ako ng isang tingin bago ibinalik ang atensyon niya kay Ezzio. She threw another question. "Girlfriend mo?"
Z didn't answer. Instead, he led me to one of the chairs (opposite to King's direction) and told me to sit there. I did. Umupo naman siya sa upuang katabi ko. I could feel all of them watching us. Napahinga na lang ako ng malalim. I was starting to think they weren't going to be 'good companies' to me, after all.
Nang hindi pa rin sila kumibo kahit nakaupo na kami, narinig ko siyang bumuntong hininga sa tabi ko.
"To answer your question, hindi." bumaling ako sa kanya at siya, sa akin. He gave me a blank stare. "We're not each other's... anything."
He said when he failed to find words to say. That seemed right. Wala naman talagang kahit anong namamagitan sa'min. We're obviously not lovers; pero hindi rin naman namin maituturing na kaibigan ang isa't-isa...'
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Head Over Heels For Ezzio (Villaverde Series #1)
Teen Fiction[COMPLETED] Paris Belle Villaverde, a known dean's lister in campus, accidentally screams out she likes Ezzio Martinez, the star player of the football team... and the guy she low key hates. From then on, things start to run out of control.
