checkmate | stalemate series (BL Novel)

checkmate 005

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** move 005 **

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WHEN I ARRIVE AT OUR CLASS THE NEXT MORNING THE GANG IS ALREADY THERE. Naupo ako sa tabi ni Toshiro at agad na inabot sa kanya ang breakfast na binili ko on the way sa school. As usual, nagtanong sila Keita at Fumihiro kung nasaan ang share nila pero napansin ko na walang imik si Toshiro, naglalaro lang ito sa cellphone nya. Usually, energetic na agad sa umaga si Toshiro at babatiin niya ako ng Good Morning tuwing dadating ako. But now... he won't even look at me.

Confuse, Tinignan ko si Keita mentally asking him what's wrong with Toshiro but he just shrugs.

"Toshiro? Ayaw mo ba ng binili ko? Nag-almusal ka ba sa inyo kanina?"

Walang sagot mula sa kanya.

"Kung ayaw mo Toshiro ako na lang kakain nito." Aabutin na sana ni Keita ang plastic ng pagkain na nasa harap ni Toshiro ng biglang kinuha ni Toshiro yung plastic at inilayo ito kay Keita.

"Gusto mo pala e, bakit nagmumukmok ka dyan, ang aga aga." Si Fumihiro.

He crudely placed his phone on his table with a thud then he shoots daggers at me. I was taken aback with that and I have no idea why he's mad at me.

"Anong ginawa mo Misao? Galit ata sayo si Toshiro." Tanong ni Keita.

"S-Sorry. I have no idea..." Then to Toshiro. "Anong nagawa ko Toshiro?"

Still, no answer from him.

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IT'S ALREADY LUNCHTIME AND YET HINDI PA DIN AKO PINAPANSIN NI TOSHIRO. Kinakausap ko pa din siya like usual kahit na wala akong sagot na nakukuha sa kanya. It kind of feels like I am talking to myself but I can't help it... I am bothered why he's mad at me. Buti na lang kinain niya pa rin yung binili kong pagkain para sa kanya and it shows that I am not hated, at least.

"Misao, anong nangyari? Bakit galit si Toshiro?"

"Believe me, I don't have any idea Keita. Iniisip ko nga kung may nagawa ba akong mali o may nasabi ba akong hindi maganda sa kanya..."

"Bakit kaya?"

Then Toshiro and Fumihiro came to sit with us. Mabuti na lang hindi niya ako iniiwasan.

"Bakit ka pala absent kahapon, Misao?" Keita asks after he swallowed a spoonful. He seems to be eating in a hurry. And Youjin is not eating with us today. Nag-away din ba sila?

Din? Pero hindi naman kami nag-away ni Toshiro.

"Ah... umuwi ako sa amin. Dinalaw ko yung mom ko sa hospital."

"Huh? Bakit? Anong nangyari?"

"Naoperahan siya last week but she's fine now. I just wanted to see for myself that she's fine..."

"Mabuti naman okay lang siya..." Tuloy tuloy lang ang subo ni Keita. He's almost done with his foods.

"Hmm? Last week pa naoperahan yung mom mo pero kahapon mo lang siya nadalaw?" This time, it's Fumihiro asking.

Tinignan ko si Toshiro. He's looking at me as if waiting for my answer.

I look down on my food, pressing my lips into a thin smile. "I am actually not in good terms with my dad and... it just so happened na nasa business trip sya this week kaya sinamantala ko yung pagkakataon para bisitahin ang mom at kapatid ko."