Will You Ever Notice? (Bad Girls Series #2)

Chapter 21

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Chapter 21

I can feel that Seve's getting angrier. It would be best if I try to tell Lael that it's alright.

"Lael," I called to stop him.

But my eyes widened in shock when Seve suddenly grabbed Lael's collar with his other hand.

"Seve!" I called in outrage at mabilis na lumapit sa kanila.

Mabilis kong hinawakan ang braso ni Seve at hinila s'ya palayo pero mahigpit ang kapit n'ya sa plain black round neck shirt ni Lael. Seve's eyes look livid and he has a sarcastic smile plastered on his lips like he's taunting Lael.

Ramdam na ramdam ko ang tensyon sa paligid nilang dalawa at hindi ko alam kung pa'no ko sila pipigilan.

"What the hell are you planning to do with Zenica?" Mariing tanong ni Seve, may madilim na ngisi pa rin sa mga labi.

Napalunok ako at napatingin kay Lael.

He's far from the gentle Lael I'm used to. Matalim ang titig n'ya kay Seve at ramdam ko ang pagpipigil n'ya ng galit para rito. He looks ruthless and violent.

Hindi naman dapat nadadamay si Lael dito! Maybe I wasn't clear enough. Dapat siguro, sinabi ko na kay Seve na ayoko na. Na hindi na ako 'yung dating Zen na kayang magtiis sa kan'ya.

I'm not that Zen anymore. And I wouldn't dare come back. I wouldn't want to come back.

"Seve, let go!" I pulled him away but Seve pushed me off. 

I almost stumbled because of it but I was able to maintain my balance. I cursed under my breath but I had no time to think about my state when I was taken aback when Lael grabbed Seve's collar too with so much contempt because of what Seve did to me.

Lael cursed loudly at pakiramdam ko, kaunti na lang ay mawawalan na s'ya ng pasensya.

Parang kumikiskis sa tainga ang tunog ng bayolenteng galaw nilang dalawa at ang matatalim na paghinga dahil sa galit. 

"Lael, please..." I called. 

Nakita ko ang bigat ng paghinga ni Lael at ang riin ng pagkuyom ng panga n'ya. Hindi n'ya maalis ang tingin kay Seve. His eyes are glistening with anger and I knew that I need to intervene between the both of them before someone gets hurt.

Imbis na si Seve ang hilahin ko, hinawakan ko ang kamay ni Lael at sinubukan s'yang hilahin.

Lael's grip on Seve's collar loosened up the moment I touched his hand. I held his hand tightly.

Lael harshly removed and threw off Seve's hold on his shirt and he hid me behind his back as if protecting me from Seve.

Narinig ko ang mahinang tawa ni Seve at ang mahinang murang pinakawalan kasabay ng pag-ihip ng hangin. 

"Zen, are you really choosing him?" Seve laughed without humor and looked at me but Lael was quick to hide me behind his back. 

Hindi ko na makita pa ang ekspresyon ni Seve dahil natatabunan ng malawak na balikat ni Lael ang paningin ko. I bet that Seve looks hurt, betrayed, and angry. Agad na may gumapang na lungkot sa puso ko.

Seve's still a friend to me and I hate that we have to be like this. 

"After everything we've been through?"

I stood silent. Pinagmasdan ko ang mga kamay namin ni Lael na magkahawak sa likuran n'ya. I caressed it, an attempt to calm him down. Humigpit ang hawak ni Lael sa kamay ko.