Chasing Dreams, Chasing You

Chapter 13: Uh-oh

Chapter 13: Uh-oh

"B-bakit ako?"

Her stuttering voice and her confused look made Riva smile wider. Naveen can't still absorb it. Parang walang nagsisink in sa utak niya.

"Why not?" Riva held her hand and looked at her straight in the eye. "You will help me naman, diba?"

Naveen was not sure if it is because of her pleading look or because Riva was just too pretty to say no, so instead of thinking, she just nod.

"Here's the food!" Dumating na si Franco dala ang mga pagkain. Nachos and fries!

"Anong nangyari sa mukha mo?" nag-aalalang tanong ni Riva.

"Wala to."

Napatingin din tuloy siya sa namumulang pisngi nito. Sunod namang dumating si Spade bitbit ang drinks nila at napansin niyang namumula ang kanang kamay nito. Hindi kaya---

"Let's go inside."

Naveen thought na sobrang awkward na noong makita ni Spade ang ex niya at ang pinalit sa kanya, never she thought na mas awkward pala kung magkakasama pa silang manunuod ng movie. Awkward at its finest, dude!

"You can sit here." Franco motioned the seat beside him.

"Sige, thank you." Naveen was about to sit when Spade grab her wrist and pulled her to sit beside him. Paksyet, bakit kailangan manghila?!

"Problema mo?" tanong niya pero hindi ito sumagot. Sungit!

"Sshhh." her schoolmates shushed her. Nanahimik nalang tuloy siya.

Nagstart na ang palabas. The movie was about a psychopath. This is organized by psychology students, what would she expect?

The movie ended with a heaved of yawn. Sulit naman pala ang 100 pesos dahil ang ganda ng movie. Naveen enjoyed watching, ewan niya lang sa katabi niya na kanina pa hindi komportable. Dapat kasi tumanggi nalang ito kanina, ayan tuloy.

"Gusto niyo sumabay mag lunch?" Riva asked. "We made a reservation---"

"We have plans, no thanks." emotionless na sagot ni Spade bago siya hinila paalis.

"Anong drama yon?" tanong niya pagkababa nila. "Wala naman tayong 'plans' ah."

Nang nasa may car park na sila, hinarap siya nito. "Don't get close with Franco."

Anong connect non sa tanong niya? "Bakit naman?"

"Just fucking don't!"

Naveen flinched when he shouted. "Ano bang problema mo?"

"Wala." He brushed his hair with his hand before letting out a sigh. "Sorry, nabigla lang ako."

"Kung may problema ka, sabihin mo. Hindi yung bigla ka nalang magbu-burst out diyan."

"Just don't get close with him," matigas na sabi nito. "I don't trust that punk."

Without bidding goodbye, sumakay ito sa sasakyan niya at umalis. Mukhang mainit ang ulo nito. Dahil kaya kay Riva? O Franco? O both?

Then she realized, hinila lang pala siya nito mula 4th floor hanggang car park para iwan?! Lecheng yon!

Naveen glance at the thing she's holding for how many hours. Yung bracelet na binili niya. Hindi man lang niya naibigay bago ito umalis. Hays. Sa susunod nalang siguro?