[quote]Short Chappie, sorry guys. Ate RACH : I'd love to continue ate, touched aman ako. ^_^ kaso wala e, I'm not really sure kung matutuloy ko pa.. [/quote] [b]♥ 14.2 ♥[/b] I lied down on my bed. Nakakapagod. Yeah, andito na ako sa bahay. After that incident, hindi na namin napag usapan yun ni Kent, actually, hindi na nga ata kami nakapag usap. Both were disappointed, pero parehong walang gustong mag bukas ng topic. Whatever, gotta get ready for the prom. Dami nanamang aasikasuhin. I received a message from PJ. ‘Nakauwi knb nang maaus?’ And I replied ‘Yes. Thanks for worrying’ PJ is really such a good friend. Naalala ko bigla nung bumaba na kami ng bus. Chiles and Kent were together on his motorbike. They seem to be really great with each other, kahit na may narinig akong bulung bulungan na umiiyak daw si Chiles habang nakikipag usap kay Kent. I paused to think. Bakit naman kaya mangyayari yun? Ahay. Baka tsismis lang yun. Suddenly, Mom came rushing into my room. “Anaaak!!” Napaupo ako. “O Ma, ano—WTH?” May bitbit siyang isang long gown. It’s not similar from the gown I wore last year. Mas bongga etong bago, and I seriously can’t imagine myself wearing it. “M-Ma, ano yan? Pang horror house?” She burst out laughing. “Of course not anak, eto ang susuotin mo sa prom niyo.” Napailing ako. “No way MA.” “Anu ka ba anak, this will be the last time you’re gonna attend the prom. Dapat ienjoy mo ‘to.” “Ma, I can enjoy with just wearing a simple gown, nako para naman akong aabay sa kasal.” She pulled me up tapos parang tiningnan kung bagay sakin. “Maganda anak sayo, sayang naman ‘to binili nila Kuya mo ‘to para lang sayo.” “WEHH.” Wow, sila Kuya nakaalala? I sighed. “Okay Ma, okay po…” -- I stared at the gown. Kulay baby pink siya, maganda masyado. Kaya hindi bagay sakin. Hindi naman sa minamaliit ko yung sarili ko… Naiiisip ko lang na whatever I wear, hindi ko naman malalagpasan si Chiles. I grunted as I pulled my hair. Bakit ko ba kinukumpara yung sarili ko sakanya? Wala naman akong binatbat dun. Napakafeeling ko talaga. -- Kent sat on his seat. Awkward. Walang humihinga. Ewan ko kung bakit wala, pero basta wala. Napailing ako sa sarili ko. This just so weird. The mood between me and him, parang tension. Oh right, gotta see PJ pala for the prom. I stood up at naglakad, then he called me. Dahan dahan akong napalingon. “Y-Yeah?” “You’ve got something on your hair.” He uttered tapos tumingin sa iba. Dang. Akala ko kung anu. Akala ko dudugtungan na niya yung sinasabi niya nung sa kubo. Oh well, nagpasalamat na lang ako and I went off. Habang tinatanggal ang kanin sa buhok ko. -- “Sa prom…” PJ suddenly uttered. “You’re going with Kent?” I scoffed tapos napangiti. “I don’t think so…” Yun lang sinagot ko, kasi there is Chiles dib a, kahit niyaya ako ni Kent, siyempre kay Chiles pa rin siya, malay natin pinag tritripan lang ako. “Then Cheska…” Napatingin ako sakanya. “Will you be my prom date?” Silence, kailangan ng concentration, I gotta choose the right words to say. “You see… I’d want to go to the prom with you.” “I’d love to din… PJ.” I bit my lower lip. “Kaso…” I sighed. “…kailangan talaga ng date?” I laughed. “We can just go… Di ba?” Do not be offended, please. He smiled. “Yeah, tama ka.” Relief. Relief. Pakiramdam ko nabunutan ako ng tinik sa dibdib. Nahirapan din akong sabihin yun sakanya ah. Sa tingin ko expected na rin naman ata niya e. KENT’s POV: I just had a thought of going to the SC room, ewan ko. Matagal na rin akong hindi nakakapangbulabog dun. Andun si PJ, I know, and it’ll irritate me to see them together, but knowing that I can see Cheska… Is enough. “Then Cheska…” I suddenly heard PJ’s voice from the outside. “Will you be my prom date?” I held my breath. Waiting for Cheska’s answer. “You see… I’d want to go to the prom with you.” He added. Silence. “I’d love to din… PJ.” I felt furious, and disappointed, I hurriedly walked away from the SC room. It sucks. This feeling… Seriously sucks. I went up to the rooftop, and there I found Chiles. “Kent, what’s with the long face?” I sat down with her. “Wala…” I replied. She gave a simple grin. “I smell a girl named ‘Cheska’.” Tumango lang ako. “Hindi niya pa ba alam?” “Alam ang alin?” “Your feelings.” Umiling ako tapos napatingala. “I was planning to tell her a million of times… But then something comes up and interrupts.” Bigla siyang natawa. “It’s me who comes up most of the time, isn’t it?” Napakamot ako ng ulo, natatawa rin ako. “Oo e…” She sighed, tapos napailing. “I already felt it before, nagkakagusto ka na kay Cheska… And I got scared na pati ikaw mawawala rin sakin. My ever loyal lover.” Awkward, but I let her continue. “So whenever you’ll get a solo time with her, I go and interrupt. I found myself really foolish… And selfish. Kaya sorry. Kung hindi ako naging panggulo, okay na sana kayong dalawa.” Umiling ako. “Okay lang. Maybe we’re just not meant to be.” “Ha? What do you mean?” “Di ba nga hindi ako makaamin amin sakanya… Tapos… I think there’s something between her and PJ, parang may gusto sila sa isa’t isa.” I looked at Chiles, she was like surprise. “Are you sure?” She asked me. I shrugged my shoulders. “No…” I replied. “But I can feel it.” “I doubt it, Kent.” Nagulat naman ako sa sinabi niya. “What do you mean?” “I think Cheska likes you.” Nagulat ako. “A-Ano?” “I noticed it before, that’s why I’ve become meaner to Cheska, I’m not really sure… But I can feel it.” I gulped. [i][b]Can it be true?[/b] [/i]