Needing You (you, Series #1)

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

I can smell his scent kahit naka-layo na siya. Mag-halong baby powder and body spray amoy niya eh. Hahah such a baby. Can you be my baby then?-- err cringe. Can you be my moon? Crazy. Since when did i became like this?

"Dray!"hindi ko na nilingon kung sino mang epal ang sumigaw dahil boses palang alam ko nang si leandale 'to.

"Hey,"wow, that was sweet. Nilingon ko kung pano tumingin si dray. Those eyes, bakit nakinang ang mga mata mo dray pag kausap mo si leandale? I mean, what's so special to her? Why can't you stare at me the same as you stare to leandale? I mean, i don't like it the way you stare at leandale!

"Kel, are you alright?"i snap back because of her voice.

"Ofcourse."mapait kong sabi.

"That's good,"bumaling siya kay dray. "Omg dray, thankyouuu,"yung katawan ko ay nasa gawa kong poster pero ang ang tenga at utak ko ay nasakanila. They both got my attention, tf. Dahil sa sinabi nito ay tumaas ang kilay ko, i don't like her tone!

"For what?"malumanay na sabi ni dray.

"Diba tinuruan mo ako dun sa lesson namin? Pasado ako sa exam!"she said in glee. Since when that shit happened?? Bakit di ko alam? haha tf.

"Tinuruan lang kita dale, ikaw na gumawa ng lahat."yeah, ang alam kong dray ay mayabang at hindi nagtuturo ng mga natutunan niya. But look, funny.

In this shit, i've realized na kapag may gantong scene sa buhay ko? I always run, run to the point na di ako makahinga at pag dating sa destinasyon ay hingal na hingal akong titingin sa pinanggalingan ko. Kung gano kalayo ang tinakbo ko to save my self. Escape the reality, escape the things that can ruin myself. Ayokong makita ang mga bagay na i know that can break my heart. That can ruin my stable mind, again. But somehow, i've realized again na di naman pala masama ang alamin muna. Ang mag stay at makinig. Im tired of running away. This time i'll face this. This time i can say that, i love dray. This time, im jealous.

"Dray ituro mo nga sakin yung math lesson na tinuro kanina,"

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"Kamusta yung poster mo?"it's karly. After i gathered my shit and spit it out kanina, dali-dali akong umalis para di makatanggi si dray.

"It's good karls. As usual, doing my very best para di sila madisapoint."sagot ko.

"That's good, how are you btw?"that just came out of nowwhere. I looked at her kung seryoso ba siya and yeah, she is.

"Ofcourse, im super fine karls. Don't mind me."umasim lang ang mukha nito.

"Pag nanalo ka sa postermaking aamin ka kay dray. Ano, bet?"that's a good idea, huh. Im sure hindi ako mananalo jan. Maraming magagaling sa school namin so bat ako ang mananalo. I looked at her with a smirk in my lips.

"Deal,"i confidently said.

"Woah, without hesitations huh."i just smirked.

"But what if mapapahiya ako? Karls alam naman nating si leandale ang gusto niya,"i unconsiously said. "What if he will push me away? What if may magbago? What if he will ignore me? What am i gonna do, karlyy"

"You have other choice though,"tumingin ako sa kanya. "Ignore and keep it until you die para mamamatay kang may sama ng loob."lumaki ang dalawa kong mata sa sinabi niya.

"Wtf karls, confession lang 'to bakit nasa death ka na?"asik ko. Tumawa lang ito, baliw na 'to.

"That's why you have to do it. Let dray know, it's up to him kung magiging immature siya and he will push you away. It's up to you kung you'll do the chase or just let things come and go."she said. And that made up my mind. Im sure after the program may party ang section namin, panalo man o talo. We always do those things even before.

"Okay, let me do it. No turning back, i promise."tumango tango lang si karly. Humawak ako sa braso niya at sumandal sa shoulder niya. It feels like home, im in my favorite friend right now.

Ever since grade 7 malapit na ako kay karly, she knows everything about me. Gustong gusto namin ang pustahan ng kahit ano. Funny, right? That's how we bond eh. Pero kahit na alam na alam niya lahat ng mga nangyayari sa buhay ko, i don't know things about her. She always check us yet we didn't bother to ask her kung okay ba siya. Lagi niyang iniisip kung ano ba nangyayari samin, kung okay lang ba kami. I love her, she's is the best.

"Karls,"i called. She just hm-ed. "Are you good?"she stopped her legs from swaying then looked at me. I know, you're not okay.

"Really? Im good kel, jusko."then she laughed. But i can't let her tell me the things that she's thinking. I think i can't handle it. The only thing i know from karly is that, she has a crush on damien.

The trial started at lahat kami ay pinasa ang mga gawa. Kampante akong umupo sa bench ng stadium cause i know hindi ako mananalo rito. Many sections tried their best para sa competition na 'to, makikita mo naman sa mga gawa nila. Nakikita ko mula rito si Cheska, the art queen of section 2. Siya ang tanging karibal ko sa paligsahang ito, her mediums are not that expensive kaya't hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin natutuyo ang ginamit niyang poster paint. But her work is beyond beautiful, it's so colorful. I bet isa siya sa mga mananalo. I looked at the other side and there i saw the most annoying candidate of this competition, azjyra. She is the mayabang but creative art queen of section 3, i admit maganda talaga mga gawa niya but that look? I have to stop myself from slapping that bitch. Her face screams kayabangan! Nagmumukha kaming parang mga langgam lang at siya ang tao na kung saan pwede kaming tapak-tapakan lang.

"Baka mamatay si azy sa paraan ng pagtingin mo."hindi ko na nalingon kase boses palang alam ko nang si dray ito. His voice calms the heck out of me. It's so deep and serious yet it sounds like a playing piano in a soft tone.

"I don't care."tugon ko, hiding the kilig, tf.

"Chill, you'll win."lumaki ang mata ko, anong mananalo? Hindi pwede.

"No, hindi pwede."nagulat siya sa asta ko. Wtf, kung mananalo ako edi i'll confess my feelings to him na? Noway.

"Why not? Your work is beyond beautiful."his assurance. I don't need it. I faced him, ngayon na kaya? Wtf. "Bat ganyan ka makatingin? May binabalak ka ba?"tumitig lang ako.

"Pogi mo pala,"parang nagkaroon ng butterflies sa tiyan ko. Wtf is this??

"Alam ko na yan."umismid ako sa kayabangan niyang taglay. He just smirked.

"What if one of your friend has a crush on you, what will you do?"napatingin siya sakin, wtf my heart.

"Hindi ako maniniwala, my heart only belongs to leandale even though walang pag asa. I'll just support her,"wtf. Sana pala'y di na ako nag tanong. Wtf.

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