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daggers #17

JUSTIN'S P.O.V WHILE CHANGING STELL'S CONTACT NAME

first pic: "stell"

"maganda naman name ni stell kaso eto yung tawag ko sa kanya araw araw eh. gusto ko maiba naman."

second pic: "cutie/babi"

"hmp, one time niya lang naman ako tinawag na babi tsaka nang-aasar lang siya nun. yung 'cutie' naman.. siya lang kasi pwedeng tumawag sa'kin non! dapat iba tawag ko sa kanya HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

third pic: "crush q ><"

"ang corny ba? eh totoo namang crush ko siya, diba? okay na 'to! done!"

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STELL'S P.O.V

"weird... ba't nawala bigla 'yun?" i whispered to myself, wondering why justin suddenly bid goodbye.

my train of thoughts were cut off by the sound of my doorbell ringing continuously. i grunted. only paulo does that to my doorbell. 'di talaga marunong maghintay, grr, kainis.

i opened the door, annoyance evident on my face and proceeded to scold this guy.

"ayan ka nanaman, mapapagalitan nanaman ako-"

"hello, stell! namiss kitaaaaaa!" i was cut off, again, when pablo excitedly jumped onto me and snaked his arms on my neck, hugging me tight. i laughed while closing the door slowly behind his back.

"namiss mo naman yata ako masyado." i said while tapping his lower back. pablo has always been a sweet friend but i know he's not a fan of hugs. although, he always tell me that i'm an exemption to the things that he dislikes. bolero talaga.

"sabi ko naman sa'yo 'wag mong pinipindot ng ganun ka-bilis yung doorbell ko! napagalitan na 'ko last time kasi nasira 'yun, pero syempre 'di ko sinabing ikaw talaga nakasira nun. akala mo laging finifinger yung doorbell eh."

"hey, language! bastos!" he slapped my arm and i winced in pain while laughing at him.

"ang bagal mo kasi buksan yung pinto minsan, naiinip ako." pau added.

"hindi ka lang marunong maghintay."

"whatever! anyway, hindi na kasi tayo nakakapag-bonding recently kaya namiss kita. ang busy mo naman kasi. he said while placing the food that he bought on the dining table.

"yabang mo, busy ka din kaya lalo na ngayong UAAP season na. kaya nga 'di kita niyayaya gumala kasi alam kong pagod ka at daily yung training niyo na hanggang gabi, diba?"

"baliw, coach lang naman ako, 'di naman ako yung maglalaro." pau chuckled and lightly punched my arm. "ang sabihin mo, mas gusto mo kasing kasama si justin kesa sa'kin."

my eyebrows met at what he said.

"ayan ka nanaman about justin. student assistant ko 'yun and professor nila ako sa major subject nila. syempre makakasama ko talaga siya ng madalas sa school."

"bakit? kasali ba sa pagiging student assistant niya na gumala kasama ka?"

how did he know that?

"what did you just say?"

i saw the panic in his eyes, probably scolding himself deep inside of telling me something he shouldn't have said.

"w-wala. wala, i'm sorry. that's nothing. inassume ko lang and i know i shouldn't have said that. sorry, stell." i sighed and pulled him in a hug.

years ago, we made a promise to do this whenever we would accidentally say something bad to the other. it's our way of saying "it's alright" or "i understand". if i don't hug him, it means he really offended me by what he said, and vice versa.

"pau, i told you, right? i'm being careful. you don't have to worry-"

"but i am worrying!" his voice raised a bit but it was muffled as his face was buried on my chest. i rubbed his back to comfort him.

"kaya ko ang sarili ko, pau. i don't care of what other people would think of me."

he pulled away from the hug to look at me in the eyes. naiiyak siya..? why..?

"okay. i trust you. andito lang ako palagi para saluhin ka, understood?"

i nodded and smiled timidly. pablo hugged me one more time before walking away to settle by the floor in the living room where i set up some pillows and blankets for our comfort. i went to the kitchen to bring the snacks and burgers that i prepared for us.

but why was he about to tear up? may nasabi ba 'ko? but.. baka naman sobrang nag-aalala lang talaga siya?