Ria's POV
Sobrang saya ko nang magkaayos kami ni Andrea. Wala halong plastik I really am happy for her and Marcus. Mahal ko parin si Marcus syempre hindi naman agad agad mawawala yun pero wala e, hindi naman ako yung mahal niya. Sabi nga nila pag mahal mo, pakawalan mo. Hindi man madali para sayo, makapagpapasaya naman ito sa taong mahal mo. And that's what matters diba? Yung makita mong masaya yung mahal mo. Nung nakita ko si Marcus sa pinto ng rooftop kumabog bigla yung dibdib ko. Ngayon ko nalang kasi sya ulit nakita ng malapitan dahil naging mailap sya sakin sa klase, kahit kila Steven, Mitch at Flynn dumidistansya siya. Tuwing sinusulyapan ko sya parang ang lalim palagi ng iniisip nya pag tinitingnan nya yung bakanteng upuan ni Andrea. Ganun sya araw araw simula ng masuspende ng dalawang linggo si Andrea. Nakakainggit na nakakainis kasi hindi ako yung laman ng isip niya pero at the same time nalulungkot ako para sakanya.
Mas masakit makitang malungkot yung taong mahal mo, kaya kahit masakit para sakin ako na reresolba ng problema nila para maging masaya na sila ni Andrea.
Nakipagbati ako at nilunok ang pride ko ng buong buo. No hate, I just learned how to accept it. Pano mo nga naman kasi ipagpipilitan pa yung sarili mo sa taong hindi naman ikaw yung mahal diba?
Dali dali akong bumababa ng hagdan nang iwan ko sila Marcus at Andrea sa taas nang makasalubong ko si Steven sa 4th floor.
"Oh Steven." Sinusubukan kong ilayo sakanya yung tingin ko dahil ayokong makita nyang umiiyak ako.
"San ka nanggaling? Hinahanap kanang mga kagrupo natin." Sagot nya habang lumalapit sakin.
"Ganun ba sige papunta na ako." Nakatingin lang ako sa sahig nang daanan ko siya pero hinawakan nya yung kamay ko kaya napatigil ako.
I know Steven, kung tatanungin man ako kung sinong kaibigan ko ang numero unong maalalahanin, siya yun.
"Ayos kalang ba?" Tanong nya.
"O-oo naman! Tara na naghihintay na sila." I tried to let go of his hand but he wouldn't let me go without looking at him. Hinawakan nya ang pisngi ko at hinarap ang mukha ko sakanya.
"Umiyak kaba?" Bumitaw ako sa pagkakahawak nya sa mukha ko at iniling iling ang ulo ko habang pasimple kong pinupunasan yung mata ko.
"Hindi ah, galing kasi ako sa rooftop. Alam mo na mahangin dun kaya yun napuwing ako." Ngumiti ngiti pa ko sakanya pero kita sa expression ng mukha nya na hindi sya naniniwala sa sinabi ko.
Never naman talaga nyang pinaniwalaan mga palusot ko.
"Kung tungkol na naman to sa nakita natin nung isang linggo kalimutan mo na yun, Ria." Nakaramdam ako lalo ng pagbigat ng pakiramdam ko sa sinabi niya. Kailangan ba talagang ipaalala? If he's trying to calm me down by reminding me of what we saw last week, it's definitely not working.
Napatingin ako sa sahig, hanggang ngayon di mawala sa utak ko yung ginawang paghalik ni Marcus kay Andrea sa tapat ng school building last week. Yes, nandun ako at nandun din si Steven. Magkasama kami nun para sana kunin yung ilang books sa locker namin pero sila yung naabutan namin. Seeing them together, masakit na para sakin. Makita pa kaya silang naghahalikan? Double kill bes, parang tinapak tapakan yung puso ko.
Pero gaya ng napagdesisyunan ko, magpaparaya na ako, lalayo at magbibigay daan sa para sakanilang dalawa. Ang laki ko ng kontrabida sakanila. Sobrang sakit narin sa part ko. "Hindi talaga ako makalusot sayo no? " Ngumingiti ako sakanya pero parang lalo ko lang pinapatunayan sakanya na hindi ako ok.
Naglakad sya palapit sakin at hinawakan ng dalawang kamay nya ang mukha ko. He looked at me face to face while using his thumb to wipe my tears. "Palagi nalang bang si Marcus ang magiging dahilan kung bakit lumuluha ang mga matang to?"
Hindi ako makasagot, hindi ko maialis sa mga mata nya ang tingin ko. I've never been this close to his face before, nakakailang. "Steven, mahal ko si Marcu--" Everything went black when I felt his lips on mine. Nakahawak sa bewang nya ang mga kamay ko, wanting him to push away from me but I can't. I'm hurting and him kissing me is kind of taking all the pain away.
He left a few pecks on my lips and stopped. "Love me instead of him, Ria. Let me be the reason to make you smile and make you feel that you don't deserve this."
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Yuri's POV
Everything that happened a while ago was a blur. It was like we were watching a movie infront of us, but the thing is that my brother and SiL are the main characters that's having a confrontation that I've never seen before. I mean, of course that was the first fight of them I've seen but it was really scary.
SiL's scary.
She was so mad. It creeps the hell out of me.
I was about to follow my brother when he ran outside the house but Avery held my hand and looked at me while shaking his head. "Don't." He said while looking at me with those serious eyes.
"He's my brother, he needs me." I tried to let go of his hand but he wouldn't let me go. "Alam ko pero mas kailangang mapag-isa ng kuya mo. He probably got a lot of things on his mind now, give him time to think." I let out a sigh and seated on the couch. It sucks when I have nothing to do to help someone in need.
All of us was left in the living room, seated on the couch and got nothing to say for what just happened to SiL and to my brother. I would offer them a snack but a guy named Travis have already eaten all the food that I have prepared in the kitchen. The dude's been eating since my brother arrived for pete's sake.
"Now, this is awkward." We all looked at Avery who's now seated on the couch beside me. Can't blame him, it's like silence of the lamb down here.
"Dapat ba may gawin tayo?" A guy named...Jess? Said. I really don't know them until now that they all arrived in this house at once.
"What to do? *chew* Problemang *chew* pamilya nila yan, sila sila lang din *chew* makakaresolba nyan." said the eating machine named Travis while chewing the whole piece of double patty sandwich that I made.
"There's a lemonade in the fridge." I said while pointing at the kitchen.
"Thanks!" He said as he ran in the kitchen.
Really, it's just my way to get rid of him out of the living room cause him talking while his mouth is full, irritates the hell out of me.
Like seriously, that guy doesn't know how to stop eating!
I rolled my eyes as we all noticed Raven walking towards SiL's bedroom. He's SiL's one and only brother, it kind of make us in the same situation but obviously I'm older than him and he looked scary just like her sister so, no.
I am not stopping that kid.
"Bro, palamigin mo muna si Charlotte." Jess said but Raven act like he didn't hear anything and continued walking upstairs.
Nobody dared to stop him anymore from going to his sister after he blowed up Jess. Who would dare right? That kid looks scary just like her sister. We were just waiting for him to reach SiL's bedroom when we heard someone opened the gate outside and rushed in towards the main door.
"WHAT DID I MISS?!" Everyone looked at her like they all know her except me. I don't know who she was, like seriously ilan ba kaibigan ni SiL at maya't maya nalang may dumadating?
"You're too late, Penny. You've missed the whole show." Jess said while laughing and drinking juice out of the carton.
"Penny!" Travis ran towards her from the kitchen like a kid but by the time he reached the living room, she glared at him.
"Sabi ko tawagan mo ko hindi ba?!" Travis immediately stepped back when she yelled.
"Nalowbat ako baby sorry na." He bowed his head while looking so innocent but we're all surprised when we heard him called her 'Baby'.
Diba dapat ako lang yung magugulat kasi ngayon ko lang nalaman na may gf o asawa na pala yung matakaw na lalaking yun o this is just some kind of their surprise for all the human beings in this room?
"Baby?" Avery asked.
"Ok na kayo?" Raven followed while he's standing on the stairs.
Napatingin naman kaming lahat ng maibuga ni Jess yung iniinom nyang juice.
"Kelan pa?!!" He blurted out.
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