SLR. [SocMed Serye 2]

MAX

Maximo Martinez

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"Why don't you get a girl Kuya? Para you won't get pakialam na sa mga relationships ko!"

I rolled my eyes. Hanggang second floor ng bahay ay rinig ang ingay ng kapatid ko. Maybe because she's a vlogger, she's not just good at talking but also her voice is damn too loud.

"Why don't you break up with your flings, Maxene?"

"I really hate you! Wala akong fling! I'm too young for it! I'm going na nga!"

If Night and Luzie hate me for being conyo, they might punch my sister's mouth. Mas malala yan kaysa sa akin.

My sister is such a pain in the ass. She's a vlogger and a... She's not a total playgirl but... Okay fine, she is! Pero hindi naman kagaya ng iba. She was just called like that kasi mabilis lamang matapos ang mga relationships niya, and with her kind of work— which is vlogging, palagi siyang napag-uusapan online. That's the reason why I am only active in Instagram. Mga following ko lang ang nakikita ko. And that's the reason why she stopped meddling with guys, except for that game character.

I sometimes hate her work, she's letting people see where she is, she's showing her private life, minsan ay nasasama pa ako sa videos niya, I remember doing the video where I should put makeup on her. Mabuti na lang at binayaran niya ako.

I'm not telling her to stop that tho. I can see that she's comfortable with it and she's having fun. Iyon nga lang ay nakikita ko siyang umiiyak tuwing may mga hate comments, which is ngayon ay hindi na niya masyadong iniintindi. Maybe, she got use to all the hates.

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"Naalala mo yung pinagawa natin dito kay Xian? Papasagutin mo o kahit mapasabi mo lang, okay? Na gusto ka ni Luzviminda Luvena. Kahit hindi ka na din sagutin, basta mapasabi mo lang na gusto ka niya."

Napairap ako nang marinig ko iyon sa isa naming barkada. Why is Night even hanging out with these people?

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"Kuyaaaa! A girl commented on one of my videos! She said she's your girl!!!"

"Hindi ka pa sanay?" Tanong ko.

"She's pretty! She's not like yung ibang girls!"

"Why are you always shouting?!" Pabalik kong sigaw na ikinairao niya.

"You two are bagay, like your name are candies." Napabaking kaagad ako sakanya.

"Halls?" Nasambit ko.

"So you know her? And she's really your girl?"

Napailing na lang ako. "I'm still courting her."

"Omygosh! Let me meet her!"

"No!"

"Why?"

"You'll just make her appear in your videos!"

Natawa siya ng malakas. "You're so witty Kuya! I never thought of that! Pero okay, I'll plan a video with her."

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When I received her message telling that I didn't win the bet. Walang pagdadalawang isip kong sinugod si Night. I knew it! Nang makita ko ang pag-alis ng dalawa sa Falls ay kinutuban na ako pero iniisip ko na lang na hindi mangyayari ang ganito.

"Sorry. Nakalimutan ko. I forgot about the bet! At nandoon ka naman, ikaw din di mo naalala!" Sambit ni Night.

"Wala kang balak kausapin si Luzie?" Tanong ko.

"Syempre meron. But I know her, she'll never like it if I'll talk to her now. She'll feel unwanted—"

"Gago, yun na yung nararamdaman niya ngayon." Pagputol ko sa sasabihin niya.

"Iyon nga. At ayokong isipin niya na naaawa lang ako. There will be time, I can watch her for now, pero ayokong makitang nagdududa siya sa sarili niya."

"How about me? What will I do?" Inis kong tanong.

"Sorry pre. Pareho tayo ngayon, mag-isip ka na lang ng paraan mo." I hit the back of his head.

"Are you— how am I even friend with you? Bahala ka sa buhay mo, I'll deal with my girl. Deal with yours!"

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"Axe, can you do me a favor?" Tanong ko sa kapatid ko.

"What ba? Make sure that's easy." Maarte nitong sabi.

"Can I have your autograph?"

Mabilis siyang lumingon sa akin at ngumisi. I know kung ano ang iniisip niya. She's thinking that I am her fan now.

"Enebe. Free na lang sayo yon bro!" Tumawa siya ng malakas.

"Hindi akin yon. Halls said na fan mo siya." Umakto siyang nag-iisip at bigla na lang lumaki ang ngiti niya.

"Sa isang condition!!!" Tili niya.

"Anything."

"Let me meet Halls. Let me meet your girl." Huminga ako ng malalim.

"I'll do that once na binigay mo na ang autograph mo."

"Ayoko! Gusto ko, ako ang magbibigay sa kanya!"

"We're not in good terms. Kaya nga ibibigay ko yung autograph mo to make bati with her!"

"Okay! BUT! Make sure ha? I'll meet her once na okay na kayo."

"Fine."

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"Halls."

She was about to turn her back to me but I was too quick to grab her arm.

"Ano?" Inis nitong sabi.

"Let's talk."

Gladly she agreed. Pero ang una niyang sinabi ay ang wala na akong mapapala because she know that the bet is gone. Mabuti at na-clarify kong hindi naman ako sumali sa pesteng bet. I even showed her pictures of me when she left with Luzie. Nang hindi na ako makatiis ay ginamit ko na ang autograph ni Axe. Ayoko sana dahil kung hindi ko naman magagamit ay hindi din niya mami-meet si Axe, but I don't have any choices left!

"OMG! BAKIT HINDI MO KAAGAD BINIGAY? E DI SANA BATI NA TAYO! OMG!" Nagulat ako nang sumigaw siya at niyakap pa ang naka-frame na autograph ni Maxene.

Pero mas nagulat ako nang tumalon talon pa siya at yumakap sa akin. I know that she's just carried away but I hugged her back, burying my face on her neck.

"Bati na tayo, Halls."

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