daggers

daggers #16

JUSTIN'S P.O.V

josh and i finally went out of the comfort room and my eyes immediately landed on stell who was scrolling through his phone, slightly smiling. he's adorable ;<

when we reached our table, josh was the first one to speak. "sir stell, mauuna na po pala ako. katatapos lang po kasi ng training ni ken and sabay nalang daw po ako sa kanya pauwi."

"ganun ba? are you sure na okay ka na? hindi ka nasugatan?"

"hindi po, sir. okay na po ako. thank you po ulit."

"hmm, sige, ingat kayo ha? tell ken to drive safe."

"noted po, sir. ingat po kayo ni jah." josh smiled at stell then turned around to face me with a knowing grin which earned him a pinch by the waist from me.

"ingat kayo, message me when you get home." i reminded josh and he gestured a kiss towards my direction before walking away.

i sat infront of stell, not knowing what to say. he cupped his chin with his hands as he placed his elbows on top of the table while looking at me.

"what?" i asked, quirking up my eyebrow sassily.

he smirked, still looking at me. nakakainis bakit ang pogi mo. T____T

in return, i did the same and now we probably look like a couple in a staring contest at the middle of a ramen restaurant. i started making funny faces and he mimicked me, making me laugh hard. he ended up laughing as well as we continued teasing each other about how we looked like.

"ang pangit mo!" i said, still laughing while pointing at his face.

"mas pangit ka! sabi mo ganito oh.." he said and copied my face from earlier, making me laugh again.

"kainis!" i slapped his arm but he was quick to move away from me. he stuck out his tongue and i only rolled my eyes in response.

stell raised his hand and the waiter immediately saw him. he asked for the bill so we could head out. there were lots of people around the area and the parking lot infront of the resto was already full so we had to walk for a bit to reach his car.

we were quiet while walking down the alley but just like always, the silence wasn't awkward. it was soothing and in the span of months of being with stell for a few hours each day, i've learned to be comfortable with him, even at times when we don't talk. and i think that's beautiful.

"hey, jah?" stell called out, breaking the silence and i hummed in response.

"are you okay?" i looked at him as soon as he asked that and i slowed down a bit.

"what do you mean?"

"yung sa nangyari kanina sa inyo ni josh sa parking lot."

i stopped in my tracks to face him completely.

"sabi ko naman sa'yo kanina, diba? okay lang ako, stell, you don't have to worry."

"but i already am worrying."

i'm gonna cry Lord what did i do to deserve this man T____T

"do you need more assurance?" i asked and chuckled.

"hey, i'm serious."

i gently pinched his cheek. "joke lang. i'm fine nga. don't worry na."

"okay, sige na, i believe you."

i nodded and pursed my lips, contemplating if i should ask him my question or not. however, stell seemed to notice it and he raised his eyebrows, waiting for me to speak up.

"say it, jah. hindi naman ako nangangagat. unless-"

"shut up!" i pushed him to which he chuckled to.

"joke lang, go naaaa... what is it?"

"uhm... weren't you.. disappointed?"

"kanino? sa'yo?" i nodded.

"why would i be disappointed in you?"

"kasi i caused trouble..?"

stell sighed, reached for my hand and brought it close to him. he gently stroked my knuckles, sending millions of sparks all throughout my body.

"alam mo, i actually admired what you did. i admire you for standing up for josh. you were so brave. kaso, buti nalang hindi mo talaga sinapak yung lalaki."

i chuckled. "bakit naman?"

"kasi, that would've been a very different story... and a much bigger problem. maraming bagay ang naaayos through talking. you just have to trust the process. understood?"

"yes, sir!" i giggled.

"come here, cutie." he said and pulled me in for an embrace. my mind stopped working for a moment and I wasn't able to process what was happening.

he's hugging me.. T___T AGAIN !!

i smiled to myself and gently hugged his waist as well. he pulled me closer to him as i nuzzled to his shoulders, inhaling his intoxicating scent. i closed my eyes and rested my forehead on his shoulder, savouring the moment i never wanted to end.

i wish we could stay like this forever.

THIRD PERSON P.O.V

at that moment, the atmosphere around stell and justin was light. they felt like floating, surrounded by their own little bubble. they were joyful. it was a comforting moment that neither of them wants to end nor to forget, ever.

little did they know, someone was watching them. in his eyes, he saw how the love of his life smiles, but not because of him. in his heart, their love was like daggers, piercing thoroughly and shattering it into millions and millions of pieces. in his mind, he wanted to pull him away from the other. he wanted to take him for his own and never let him be in anybody else's arms ever again.

it was pablo. seeing how the person he loves the most, stell, is completely falling for another person. how he wished he could turn back the time. how he wished he could go back to when stell still loved him, the way he wanted him to.