Whispers of the War

Kabanata 29

KABANATA 29.

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            MY FRIENDS DROVE me to my condo unit. My feet and legs won’t function well after the game. They’re gonna sponsor a little celebration for me on my condo. They said that this is their only free time since the finals are coming.

I agreed. Wala naman akong nagagawa. Alonzo, Fita, and Rafa already bought foods and drinks on our way to my condo. Magkakasama silang tatlo sa car ni Alonzo. Habang ako at si Spica ay nasa sasakyan ni Apollo.

Ayaw pa nga sanag sumabay saamin ni Spica pero pinilit ko siya. Because shit, there’s an obvious tension between me and Apollo. And thank Gods because of my aggressiveness, if Apollo and I are alone in the car,we will end up making out.

My aggressive self is the one responsible for my reckless thoughts. Geez, I even thought of kissing him inside the arena earlier if it weren’t because of the bunch of reporters!

Ngayong naiisip ko ang mga nasa isip ko kanina, gusto ko nalang sumabog. If ever na I kissed him earlier, baka ngayon ay trending na kami sa twitter!

Kakatapos lang ng teleserye ni Apollo and his name is still on the trending list kahit na it’s been a week since his teleserye ended. Damn, he’s famous like that. Handa na ba akong maging non-celebrity girlfriend just like Rafa? Ha, kidding!

But thinking about it, I’m also sort of a sports celebrity because of my exposure sports magazines and commercials. Shit, ang assuming ko. kasalanan ‘to ni Apollo!

“Hey, baby, should I carry you?” napakurap ako nang magsalita si Apollo. And shit, he’s so damn near!

Nang tumingin ako sa paligid ay nakita kong nasa parking lot na kami ng condominium building kung saan ako nakatira. Nandito na kami? agad? And what the hell? Spica isn’t here anymore!

“Did I spaced out?” wala sa sariling tanong ko. I heard Apollo chuckled, bahagyang lumayo saakin.

“Hmm,” tumango siya. “You should stop spacing out on me, baby,” damn, he bit his lower lip, trying to surpass his smile. He terribly failed but yeah, I can feel the freaking butterflies.

“I’m not your baby—,”

“Yet.” He cut me from talking. “You’re not my baby yet, officially. But you will be. Let’s talk after all this, hmm?” naglalambing siya. He’s even massaging my hand and sniffing my hair.

Ew, I probably smell like sweat.

“Hey, stop. Amoy pawis ako—Apollo!” I shouted when he smelled my neck even more! Gosh! Butterflies intensifies!

“You still smell good. But you’re sticky,” damn this guy. He insulted me after complementing me. I pushed his head away from me, annoyed.

But Apollo just laughed at me before going out of his car. He opened the passenger’s seat and even without my consent, he carried me out. Hindi na rin naman ako nagreklamo, I don’t know if I can still walk straight.

Nang makarating kami sa unit ko ay nandoon na ang mga kaibigan namin. May mga decorations na rin sa sala. Hindi ko alam kung gaano ba kami katagal sa parking lot, pero masyado naman atang mabilis ang pag-aayos nila rito sa ‘mini-celebration’ namin.

They congratulated me again before the party started. Prepared na prepared ang mga kaibigan ko. Maraming pagkain at drinks ang nasa mesa. They also played music, pero hindi iyong usual EDM. They played chill songs which I liked very much.