Atherelle's POV
I am that Girl
"Paranoid ang bobo." Clarissa said it in a whispering manner, but then they heard it.
Pumagitna sa amin si Kaye na nagagalit na ngayon. Si Clarissa naman ay hindi talaga umatras. Maldita rin 'to and I know she won't back off. She's going to face war instead. Hinila ko na si Clarissa paatras pero hindi siya nagpadala. She crosses her arms over her chest as she raises her brow.
"I'm not talking to you." iritableng sigaw ni Mia sa kay Clarissa.
"May angal ka?"
"Tumahimik ka nalang kung hindi ka naman kagandahan." Kaye hissed and rolled her eyes.
"Oh?" Clarissa laughs sarcastically "It's time for you to shut your dirty mouth up."
Kaye moves forward to level Clarissa. Hindi naman ito umatras at tinaasan lang ng kilay si Kaye. I tried pulling Clarissa back, but she didn't even move a bit.
Kaye did not take it anymore, tinulak niya si Clarissa ng pagkalakas-lakas kaya napaatras si Clarissa and knowing my bestfriend, hindi ito nagpapatalo. She grabbed Kaye's hair and held it hard. Napasigaw si Kaye at pilit na kumawala sa hawak ni Clarissa. I gave full force to pull Clarissa away while Alessia and Mia stopped Kaye for attacking Clarissa again.
"Stop it! Respeto naman kay Gaviel." galit na utas ni Alessia.
Kaye walked out and Alessia followed her after apologizing to us. Sumunod naman kaagad si Mia at binangga pa ang braso ko kaya inambahan siya ng sapak ni Clarissa pagkatalikod.
"Say sorry to them." utos ko kay Clarissa.
"Never."
She walks past me and checks the rice. Clarissa tried to fix the wood to create more fire but then her long nail end up getting burned by the fire.
"Shit, my nail, argh!" she groaned in annoyance.
Umalis siya room at naghugas ng kamay. She scanned the foods that are being left by Alessia's friends. She's started slicing the meat and told me to watch over the rice. Marunong magluto si Clarissa kaya baka may plano siya kung paano ito lutuin. It has still fire, but it's almost dying.
"Ikaw na mag-aapoy niyan, Zed. Ayoko na d'yan." Clarissa spoke.
Luto naman na 'yong rice pero kailangan pa rin itong paapoyin dahil sa lulutin ni Clarissa. I tried creating a fire again by fixing the woods, but I failed. Nagsimula na itong umusok hanggang sa halos mapuno na ng usok ang buong kitchen. Clarissa complained, but I can't do anything to stop it.
We are now tearing up because of the smoke. Clarissa helped me fixing it but it's still the same. Nang hindi na niya makayanan ay nag desisyon nalang siyang umalis sa kusina.
"Hayaan mo na 'yan." she yelled. "Tangina naman pinahirapan pa tayo dito."
I didn't mind her and continue fixing the woods. Namatay na ang apoy kaya mas lalong umusok. Pinahid ko ang luha sa mata ko bago pinagpatuloy ang ginagawa. Sobrang hapdi ng mata ko pero binalewala ko lang.
This was so hard.
Habang nakayuko ako at pilit inaayos ang mga kahoy ay biglang may lumapit sa likuran ko. I know this is Gaviel based on the atmosphere he's bringing. Pinadaan niya ang dalawang kamay sa magkabilang baywang ko na parang nakayakap sa akin galing sa likuran.
"This is not how you gonna do it," he said near the back of my ear.
He caged me with both of his arms while fixing the woods. Ito na naman ang pakiramdam na parang natamaan ng ultimate ni Hanabi. I was stunned but my insides are getting wild.
BINABASA MO ANG
Till the Last Game Do Us Part
Romance"He became my home when everything in me fell apart. He adopted my abandoned heart, hugged all my pain, and danced with my flaws like they were his favorite part of them all."
