Magical [KRIS]

16. { favor }

Kris' POV

It has been exactly a month since I told Chaehyun I liked her. We talk a lot, and eventually got closer somehow, pero di pa'rin nawawalala ang pang-aalaska namin sa isa't isa. Sad news is, 'di pa kami. At naiinis ako, not because she's not my girl but the fact that I can't own her.

Two nights ago, I was busy surfing my SNS when someone knocked on my door. Syempre, pinapasok ko.

"Hey," sabay pasok ni Chanyeol and sat on the foot of my bed. "Gawa mo?" Tanong niya tsaka tinusok-tusok gamit ng daliri niya ang paa ko.

Tsk, di naman ako nakikiliti eh. Di d'yan kiliti ko 'tol.

"Stalking you." Sabi ko tsaka tumawa ng mapakla. Not much of a joker. Tumawa naman saglit si Chanyeol tapos niyugyog ang paa ko. May sasabihin ba siya?

"Hyung, may sasabihin ako." Panimula niya.

"Ano, confessing your undying love to me already?"

"Oo eh, HAHAHA syempre hindi." Huminga siya ng malalim. "Kayo ba ni Chaehyun noona?"

What? I'm not stupid, does he want to court Chaehyun or what? I want to sit straight on my bed, and throw him questions, 'why' questions.

No, pero... I wanted to tell him thatvwe aren't on the friends level, we are more. Pero kasi, hindi ko alam kung paano ko sasabihin.

No, pero I like her. Masyadong mababaw na dahilan. I can't even own Chaehyun.

No, she likes me. Pero hindi kami, another shallow idea. I fell silent for quite a long while and that's why he shook me out of my thoughts.

"Kris hyung?"

Napatingin ako sa kanya. His eyes, they had a huge question mark on them. Gusto niya ba si Chaehyun? Of course, as I said before, di ako tanga. I know this guy.

Instead of sitting straight, instead of saying all the reasons I formulated in my mind about anything between me and Chaehyun; I had to lay back and look at Chanyeol as if I didn't think too much about what to say.

I fold my arms, I don't want to look shallow. "Nope, walang namamagitan sa'min. Bakit, gusto mo siya?" I choose to look like a fool.

What Chanyeol doesn't know is that the more simple it sounded, the inequally complex to say.

Napahawak siya sa batok niya at bumuntong-hininga. "Yeah, gusto ko siya hyung. Kaso, kailangan ko kasing i-clear ang namamagitan sa inyo, kasi baka kayo na tapos..." I can read him. He isn't at loss for words, he's looking out for what i might feel.

I don't want to stutter, pero bigo ako. "Ah, k-kelan mo pa ba siya nagustuhan? Haha." Chanyeol and I aren't the best of buds so we are usually awkward, and this is another moment heavier than the talks we had before. And faking a laugh at the end made it more loaded.

"Ah, haha. Kahit kasi medyo weird si noona, mabait din kasi siya tsaka, ang cute niya pag ngumingiti siya." And I swear, I saw swirls of delight in his eyes before he looked down.

"Ganon ba? Haha, she's really a weirdo. Ewan ko, why won't they kick her out already." Sabi ko, but I don't want to happen. Never.

"Ay, wag naman kung ganyan hyung. We're already fond of her, aren't you too? Close nga kayo eh. Buti ka pa hyung, naka-close mo siya." Sabi niya, tapos ngumiti. How innocent.

"Haha, sana hindi nga eh."

"Hyung, pwede ba akong humingi ng favor?" I know what his favor is, halata na eh. Chanyeol isn't the type of person na mahirap basahin and mysterious, he's open to all people that you can predict what he has on mind.

"Sure." I don't want to accept his favor. I don't want to.

"Pwede mo ba akong gawan ng mga paraan para maging close kay noona?"

I don't want to. I've been in this situation before, only the roles were exchanged. Ako ang humingi ng favor. Nasaktan ko ang hingian ko ng pabor.

I don't want to. I don't want to hurt myaelf for doing this.

I don't want to. Pero di ko na mababawi ang sinabi ko. I said 'sure' in the first place kahit alam ko ang mangyayari.

Experience is the best teacher, yet I still failed.

Uulitin ko ang nangyari noon, ako nga lang ang masasaktan. Too much of being a hero, Kris.

"Sige."

And with those words, I smiled at him as he bid goodbye and thanking me.

Throughout, ilang ulit kong sinabi na hindi ako tanga. Turns out I'm a big dope.