Chasing Dreams, Chasing You

Chapter 20: Confusing

Chapter 20: Confusing

Waking up from fancy fantasy is to face the bitter reality.

Naveen stretched her arms as she gently opened her eyes. The sun rays were dazzling, napapikit ulit tuloy siya.

Wala siyang idea kung nasaan siya ngayon. Hindi niya na maalala ang nangyari. She knew she got drunk last night that she did not find it strange when she felt her head aching.

Hangover, yeah. Ayan, inom pa!

"Gising ka na?"

With that very familiar voice, Naveen knew that she's in the right place. "Obvious ba?"

She heard him chuckled. "Mukhang masakit ang ulo mo, magkape ka muna."

Hearing his footsteps, Naveen opened her eyes and saw Spade walking away. Napaupo siya then her gaze turn to the coffee. Then to him. Then to the coffee again.

"Ang weird niya."

Parang kahapon lang, ang sungit nito at kulang nalang ay itaboy sila tapos ngayon, binigyan siya ng kape? Peace offering, ganon?

"Bakit nakangiti ka?"

Bigla sumulpot si Franco at umupo sa tabi niya. Jusme, nakakagulat. And heck, nakangiti pala siya? Hindi naman siguro dahil sa kape, diba?

"Bawal ba ngumiti, ha?"

"Ng mag-isa? Oo. Mukha kang baliw." Napatingin ito sa kape sunod sa kanya. "Sayo ba to? Pahingi ako."

Bago pa siya makasagot, kinuha na nito ang mug at agad na uminom. That was just a coffee pero . . pero bigay sa kanya ni Spade yon.

"Ang sarap, mukhang tinimpla with love."

Naveen was giving him a narrow look when Spade came back with a plate on hands. Amoy palang, alam niya nang pancake ang laman non. Pero ang weird naman kung magluluto ito para sa kanya.

The smile creeping from Spade's lips vanished when his eyes went down to Franco, to the mug he's holding, to the coffee he made. At ang walanghiyang Franco, inubos ang kape sa harap mismo ng kapatid niya.

"B-babe? The breakfast is ready," said Spade na parang hindi sila nakita. "I cooked pancake, yung favorite mo."

Woah. So pagkatapos magbigay ng kape biglang wala ulit pansinan? And it was a shame for her to assume na para sa kanya ang niluto nito. Assuming hurts, yeah. Assuming sucks.

Bakit na naman ba kasi siya nag assume?

"Pero hindi naman pancake ang favorite niya," Franco muttered kaya napatingin siya dito.

"Mas marunong ka pa sa boyfriend."

"Kasi ako ang bestfriend?"

Wow. Morning revelation, huh?

"Goodmorning babe."

They don't need to turn around to know that Riva went out from their room and see how Spade gave her peck. The flirty sound they made was enough. Hindi na nila kailangan pa lumingon.

"Guys, tara let's eat na."

"Baka makasira kami sa 'having fun' moment niyo." Franco shot glance at his dear brother. "Wag nalang."

"Sumabay na kayo." To their surprise, those words came from Spade. "Medyo napadami ang niluto ko."

Muntik na siya matuwa, muntik na talaga kung hindi lang dahil sa huli nitong sinabi. Halatang napipilitan. Pero even with that thought, kumain pa din sila kasabay ng mga ito.