Dad do reserve this venue for this gathering, with zyrandra's fam and of course, to renz.
adults are in seperated table, our tita and tito are with fajardo's adults fam, and fajardo's cousin's are with us, in one long table.
zyrandra and kuya are with adult's table, they're talking about their wedding, sobrang ingay nga.
"you want something? food? Caleb? I'll go get," kai ask me.
"ice cream cake, and water." I answered, then smiled at him.
nilapit ni zy ang mukha n'ya sa mukha ko at bumulong, "that boy, he's starring at you since we came." nakatingin s'ya kay lance habang binubulong 'yon, hinanap ko naman ang kanina pa na nakatingin sa'kin, pinsan ni zyra.
Nahuli ko s'yang nakatingin sa'kin, kaya nginitian ko s'ya, ngumiti din naman pabalik. kumain na 'ko ng dumating si kai, kumuha din naman s'ya ng pagkain n'ya, at nag simula na kong sumubo.
Ramdam ko pa din ang titig sa'kin ng pinsan ni zyra, hindi ko alam kung ano'ng oras ba 'to matatapos, dahil kanina pa 'ko, hindi lang pala 'ko, kundi lahat ng pinsan ko ay gusto ng umalis.
Nag punas muna 'ko ng gilid ng labi ko, at tumayo na. sinulyapan ako ng lahat, pero tumayo na din si zy na katabi ko lang, at sunod sunod na tumayo na ang mga pinsan ko at inayos ang tuxedo.
Inilahad naman ni kai ang braso n'ya, na s'ya namang tinanggap ko, at nag lakad nakung nasa'n ang lamesa nila renz.
"excuse us," si kai.
"oh, aalis na kayo duke?" mommy ni duke.
"yes, tita. pagod na po kasi si caleb, mauna na po kami. tito blake, uwi na po kami." si lance, napatingin naman kami sa kabilang lamesa, ang kanina pa na nakatitig sa'kin ay nag paalam na din.
"Caleb's not tired, she's uncomfortable here." walang emosyon na sagot ni zy.
"are you okay, caleb?" daddy ni zy, tumango at ngumiti nalang ako bilang sagot.
"I enjoyed the food, thank you for inviting us." sinulyapan ko si kuya at ang fiancèe n'ya, dinaanan ko lang ng tingin ang pamilya n'ya, at umalis na kami.
"hey," napalingon ang lahat.
"We don't do autograph," levi smirked at what xander said.
"Still starring at Caleb, huh? any changes of decision?" si ali.
"I'm giving you, two things.. you back off or, test us. you choose," yael getting mad, mark he's words.
"justine!! stop chasing her, I don't think it's a good idea." he's gurl cousin came, and look at me.
"I just want to ask her name, or number?" tumigil ang tingin n'ya sa dibdib kong bahagi.
Sinungaban ni zyken ng suntok sa mukha at tiyan ang lalake, at walang umawat, maya maya pa ay dumiretso na ang iba sa van, dahil naroon na si paulo.
binigay ko kay kai ang susi ng kotse ko, at tumigil 'yon sa harap namin ni zy.
"the next time I'll see you, I want you to kneel, remember the name, Zoe Zyken."
Inalalayan kong pumasok si zy, at dumiretso na 'ko sa tabi ni kai, tsaka na s'ya nag simulang mag maneho.
"drive on my house," sabi ko, na ikinataka nilang dalawa.
"just fucking drive there, I'm tired." I just connect my phone to car's bluetooth, since I do love LANY songs, I played 13.
"It could change but this feels like, like the calm before the storm. Not that I don't wanna try, but I've been here before."
"Is that song, is for a person who scared at commitment?" zy asked.
"why you ask?" I ask back.
"I just remember kai," tumawa si zy kahit na may sugat ang mga kamao nito.
"I'm not scared at commitment, commitment is scared at me. that someday, If I might fall, pain will be my comfort zone, and commitment will be my pain."
I looked at him, he seems in a pain.
"what are you trying to say?" naguguluhang tanong ni zy,
"pain will be my bestfriend, and commitment is my death, that I'm scared of. I don't want to be in pain, again." he still managed to smile at me, I admired him, for being strong.
Nakarating na kami sa bahay, the gate automatically open and closed when we arrived. the parking is big with a full of sports car, motor, and vans, I do even have boards, like skate and wave board.
"why here?" bungad ni dwayne.
"I want here," I answered.
Ang lahat ay nasa sala at nakabukas ang tv, naka higa ang iba sa maluwag na sofa bed, habang kumakain.
"Wala kayo'ng kwenta, di n'yo pinigilan si zy kanina, mamaya mag sumbong nanay 'yon, dagdag pa galit ni renz." si kai, dumiretso s'ya ng kusina para kumuha ng mogu mogu.
"Ano laman ng 4th floor mong bahay, bEh? aso? puro aso ta'yo? aso nalang ng aso?" tanong ni jaze.
"Oo, kaya nga andito lahat ng gamit n'yo." sagot ko, at pinatay ang tv.
"Why did you turn off?" galit na tanong ni levi, habang may nginunguya na pag kain.
"Sleep time, y'all know were your rooms are." umakyat na sila at ako naman ang naiwan na mag lilinis dito.
It's 1 am in the morning, and I'm still cleaning in my kitchen. I do have many scenarios in my head, thinking what If it didn't happen? what will it cost if it fail? just some fake scenarios.
umakyat na 'ko ng 3rd floor, were my room located, and my cousins room are on 2nd, dahil hindi na kasya don ang kwarto ko.
I don't have any routine, so I just shower and brush my teeth, and always pray before going to sleep.
I woke up at 10:30 am, I didn't take shower first, I just do my routine, working out when I woke up, and drink my vitamins.
for 2 hours of working out, I took a long bath, and eat some breakfast. lahat ay nakaupo sa sofa at nanunuod ng sponge bob, tinitigan nila ako ng makababa na ako.
"Kanina ka pa hinihintay n'yan, buti na nga lang at nakauwi kami ng maaga." it was kuya pau's mother, he's parents work with me.
"you should have eat with, manang paula." dumiretso na kami sa kusina at nag dasal bago kumain, sabay kaming kumain kasama ang parents ni kuya pau.
"ano nga pala ang ginagawa n'yo dito? akala ko ba, eh, nag tatrabaho na ka'yo?" si manong patrick.
"wala pa ho kaming trabaho," nahihiyang ngumiti si kai.
"eh, ano ba ang gusto ng magulang n'yo?" tanong ni manang paula.
"Iba iba ho kasi, but being an army one will suit on us." si duke.
"ikaw ba, ac? ano ba ang pangarap mo?" baling naman sa'kin ni manang paula.
"psychiatrist" sagot ko.
"she literally have the hardest job, and unique on us." si levi, inirapan ko lang 'yon.
"napaka hirap ng trabaho na gusto n'yo, pareho lang naman ka'yo na manganganib ang buhay sa trabaho." si manang paula.
"does a psychiatrist, too?" mark.
"humaharap kasi sila sa iba't ibang sakit, lalo na sa utak, kaya para sa isang psychiatrist, aba oo naman." si manong patrick.
"what did you take on college? you study in california, right?" lance asked me.
"med school, at university of california at san diego." I answered.
"ano ano tinitake mo na class? I mean--"
"human anatomy, histology, immunology, pharmacology." I answered quickly, tinawanan naman ni seth si dion.
"what are you major in?" si chance naman.
"biology, psychology, chemistry."
"wow, you really study, hard."
"Grabe naman pala kayo mangarap, ang lalaki ng ibubulsa n'yo pag dating ng araw, lalo ka na, ac." matuwa tuwa na sabi ni manong patrick.
"Oh, ano pala at ba't kayo naparito?" si manang paula.
"Oo nga 'no, tsaka ang ayos na ng kwarto ko dito, huh? may refrigerator na 'ko na puno ng pagkain." abot tengang nakangiti si kai.
"I'm selling my condo," ako habang sumusubo.
"isasangla na nga namin 'yon tuxedo, eh!" si xander.
"That's dad condominium, he design it. And I realize, I want my mom's design, so I will be living here." I answered.
"Arte mo talaga, ano ba problema sa gawa ni tito?" si jaze, inirapan ko lang s'ya.
"what will we do next? after this?" zy asked, tinitigan ko s'ya.
"Basty's in prison for 2 days and 3 nights, I'd like to go." sagot ko saknya, na nakatitig pa din.
"Si basty pa din pala--"
"May sinasabi ka levi?" tanong ni lance.
"H-huh? Wala, huh!"
"Okay, let's go after." sinimangutan ni levi si kance, pero diretso lang ang lahat sa pag kain.
Pagkatapos namin kumain ay naligo muna sila, hinintay ko nalang sila matapos, at tumambay muna 'ko sa parking lot ko, kung nasa'n ang mga sports car ko.
"Are you planning to sell your cars, too?" si zy, nakabihis na.
"Only my condo," sagot ko.
"What are you going to do? on the money?"
"Buying another sports car, idadagdag n'ya sa labing tatlo n'ya kotse dito sa parking." si chance, na kakarating lang.
"Ano gagamitin ko d'yan?" sinamaan ko ng tingin si levi, inirapan naman n'ya 'ko.
Dumiretso na 'ko sa van, alam kong lahat tamad mag drive, kaya nilabas ko na ang van, at hinintay nalang sila pumasok.
Si zy ang katabi ko sa harap, at nag sisiksikan naman ang iba sa dulo.
"Can I borrow your phone?" zy asked me in the middle of me, driving.
"What for?" I ask, stop light turn into red, and give him my phone.
"You have so much musics," sinulyapan n'ya langa ko, at binuksan ang bluetooth ng sasakyan, nag maneho na 'ko.
He played, Run by LANY.
"You pick a nice band, with a amazing beat and lyrics." he compliment my playlist.
"Maybe you were lying, maybe you were trying, to cover it up, to forget about love. Now you're going backwards, please don't call me after, you finally wake up, to forgetting my love."
"Are they the band who you play, last night?" kai asked me, zy answer with a yes.
"Do you remember someone too?" tanong ni zy kay kai.
"Good morning, Lance." rinig kong bati ni kai, siguro'y nakatingin s'ya kay lance, at pigil na pigil na tumatawa ang lahat sa likod.
"What song was that?" lance asked zy, zy looked at me.
"Run by LANY." I answered, making a U turn since there's no short cut.
"Gagawan mo ba ng video? yon umiikot ikot na transition tapos may picture n'yo na mat background music na ganon? tapos paparinig sa facebook? #baliknaikawmahalpakita" pangaasar ni levi, tawang tawa ang lahat.
"Asar ka ng asar kay lance, eh, ikaw nga tinatanong lang nung isang araw, kung nainlove ka na ba sa kinan--" pinalo ni dion ang bunganga ni xander, sinamaan naman ng tingin ni xander si dion.
"Wala kong maalala, xander. gumagawa ka nanaman ng kwento para siraan ako." pag dadrama ni levi, tumawa naman ang lahat sa pag iinarte ni levi.
"Totoo, dami mo nga sinabi, eh, Oo, o Hindi lang naman isasagot mo." iling iling na tumawa si mark, at sinimangutan naman ni levi si xander na parang bata.
Nakarating na kami sa prisinto, nag kakagulo ang lahat ng makababa. Dumiretso na 'ko sa counter, at nag tanong kasama si zy, ang iba ay nasa labas lang.
"Ano hanap n'yo?" tanong ng pulis.
"Jon Basty Dy," sagot ni zy.
Nag hanap muna s'ya sa log book, at mukhang naguguluhan.
"Nakalaya na hindi ba?" angat n'ya.
"Kelan pa?" sulpot ni lance.
"Araw na nahuli s'ya, ang pagkakaalam ko nga, wala pa sa isang oras, pinalaya na din s'ya, ay t-teka nga, kaano ano ba kayo?"
"Kaibig--"
"Kapatid," pag putol ni zy kay lance.
"Ah, ang naaalala ko lang, lalake 'yon kumuha sakanya, mukha pa ngang mayaman, kintab ng sasakyan na sinakyan nila, eh." pag dadaldal n'ya pa.
"Ah! pamangkin n'ya daw yon, eh, 'yon lang ang alam ko." pag dadagdag n'ya pa.
Lumabas na kami ng prisinto, at dumiretso na 'ko sa tabi ni zy, s'ya daw kasi ang magddrive.
"Di pa ba daw pwede lumabas si basty?" tanong ni yael.
"He's not there," si zy na ang sumagot ng tanong ni yael, na para sa'kin.
"Someone took him," singit ni lance.
"Sino daw?" tanong ni duke.
"The officer said, It was he's tito, with a clear and neatly car." sagot uli ni lance.
"Who would kidnapped him?" tanong ni ali.
"Probably, not kayden" our traitor, and enemy.
'"How can you say so?" seth asked, quinn.
"Tanga, malabo 'yon! sila nga nag plano na makulong si basty, tapos kukunin din nila sa selda? bobo naman nila mag isip, kung gano'n." sabat ni levi.
"May be, we have another enemy, a enemy who secretly attack us." si seth.
"Dedz, labanan natin 'yan!" walang tumawa sa pag bibiro ni levi.
"Serious na nga, eh." dagdag n'ya pa.
"He doesn't have any communication with his family, nor his family don't want him back, maybe.. seth is right." sabi ko.
"Who would attack us? kayden's group is only our enemy, we didn't even go for racing, too." si quinn.
I got text message, from someone's number. It wasn't any of their number, maybe it was from stranger.
"Who's that?" lance ask me, tinitigan naman ako ng lahat.
"Strange number," I answered back.
"What does it say?" zy ask me and look at me, and start driving when the stop light turn onto green.
"Basty's in good hand, you don't have to worry about him, save this number."
"Baka naman scam 'yan?" si levi na tinuturo ang telepono ko.
"Then, why does he know basty?" ali.
"And, why does she? or he? know that we're finding basty?" dion.
"How did that stranger, know your number?" si chance, napaisip ako do'n.
"Save that number, in case that stranger call you, tell us." may diin na sabi sa'kin ni seth.
"Don't tell me, mag papatayan ta'yo dito? no way! ayoko pa mamatay ng walang girlfriends!" pag iinarte ni levi.
"Girls are not toys," sabi ni lance sa kawalan.
"A'yan! si levi, napaka bad influence. Imbes na tinuturuan kami ng maganda dahil mas matanda ka--" hindi natuloy ni xander ang sasabihin n'ya ng hampasin ni levi ang batok ni xander.
"Tanga! si renz tsaka si lance 'yon, baby pa 'ko." ngumuso pa s'ya at pinagsiksikan ang dalawang braso.
"Baby monkey," pangaasar ni mark, inirapan lang ni levi 'yon.
"Sa'n punta?" tanong ni chance.
"Condo ni zy," nagsihiyawan ang lahat ng sabihin 'yon ni dwayne.
"It's a dare baby!!" sigaw ni levi.
"You shut up, little boy." seryosong banta ni zy.
"Ano ba makikita ko 'don, pre? pant--"
"Race with me later," hampas ni duke sa braso ni levi, hinimas himas naman 'yon ni levi.
"Alaws kotse ko, eh, nasa bahay nila lance." pag dadahilan ni levi.
"Olats ka pala kay duke, eh." pangaasar ni yael.
"Hoy! manahimik ka d'yan, yael. Baka pag nakita mo 'ko sa karera, di lang tili ng babae marinig ko, baka pati boses mo." mayabang na sambit ni levi.
"Let's race, after you race with duke." tinaasan kang ng kilay ni levi si yael.
"Pinagtutulungan n'yo 'ko, huh?"
"Ba't di pa, lahat?" suhestyon ni xander.
"Pumila ang lahat, lahat matatalo." kampante n'yang sabi.
"1v1 kay ac, pusta ko kotse ko, olats ka kay ac." lahat ay sumangayon kay xander.