Crime In Love Line

Chapter 17

Have you ever confined yourself to questions that only a certain person could answer? Like, day and night, I was perplexing about my feelings for him. And if only I was brave enough to risk my heart, I could surely escape from this unwanted feeling that had already putted me in maze.

His smile was like a pill that heals my troubled heart, and at the same time, I was overdosed. The way he cries, makes me wanna run to him.

"James, Carl, Robert...gosh!" Stress ngayon na nakasalampak si Missy sa kama ni Aira. "Ang dami 'mong manliligaw, Erin!"

"Hindi naman ako interesado..." Naiilang na sagot ni Erin.

"Really huh? Is it because you're hanging out with Kevin?" Pang-aasar ko.

"Yuck, April! Kadiri naman 'yang bunganga mo." Binato ako ni Erin ng stuff toy. "Si Kevin at ako? Ang labo!"

"Look 'oh! Ang pogi nitong Christian- hey!" Hinablot ni Erin kay Missy ang cellphone niya at pinatay. Pa-drama naman na yumukyok si Missy at nagkunwaring umiiyak. "Bakit kasi hindi ako kina-crush back ni Jeffry!"

"May Liam naman kasi. I don't know to you, Missy..." Aira said. "Liam had been looking forward to you since we're on seventh grade."

"I would never like my bestfriend's twin!" Pagmamaktol naman ni Missy.

"I also said that to myself, Missy." I said while playing with my nails. Sa dulo ng kama ni Aira ako naka pwesto. "...but vice versa."

Lahat sila ay nagtataka akong tinignan. They are wearing their hilarious faces.

"I would never like my twin's bestfriend." Mapait akong ngumiti. "But it turns out that I did-"

"HOLD UP!" Missy became exaggerated. "So you're telling me that...you like Jiro???"

"M-maybe..." I bit my lower lip.

"OMG ka!" Missy slightly pulled my hair kaya napangiwi ako. "I knew it! Halata ko na 'yon!"

"Bagay kayo." Ngumisi si Erin. "Mula pa noon, feeling ko magiging kayo."

"So crush mo nga si Jialden Robin Morales." Aira gave me a teasingly smile.

"May point naman kasi si April. Kung hindi ko lang kaibigan si Jiro ay baka crush na crush ko na 'yon!" Missy laughed. "Think about this, ah. Gwapo, matangkad, mabait, caring, tapos...gosh! He plays guitar pa!"

"I know." I bitterly smiled. "But I'm going to avoid my feelings for him na. Ayaw ko din ng ganito."

"Ay teh! Ang bilis mo naman mag un-crush." Binato ako ni Erin ng unan. "Bakit naman?"

"He doesn't...like me." I sighed. "He gives me motive but it turns out, na iba ang gusto niya."

"Paasa? Jiro would do that?" Aira was confused. "Hindi naman siguro ganoon si Jiro. He was transparent, in my observations. He wouldn't give motive...just like that."

"And sino naman ang want niya? He's obviously into you!" Sabi ni Missy. "Kung hindi pa clear, itatanong ko na nang deretso sa kaniya!"

"Don't! I swear... I'm trying to get over him na." I sighed. "It's better to be friends."

That was true. I'm trying to avoid my feelings for him, kahit ayaw ko na siya mismo ang iwasan-pero kailangan. We became friends and it's all where it started. Now, I wanted to be casual in front of him. I wanted to extinguish the torch of hope between us.

The topic changed after that. Nauwi ang topic tungkol kay Aira dahil babalik na nga pala siya pa-Canada.

"Dito ka na lang kasi..." Erin pouted. "Mawawala ka na naman...di na naman kita mayayakap."