When the Sun Sets

02

Iritado kong sinuklay ang buhok ko at tiningnan ang likod ng papalayong si Air. He was good at making my blood boil in so much anger.

Akala ko tutulungan niya ako pero hindi! Instead, he said some rude words before walking away, cursing and saying some words I wasn't able to hear. Padabog akong naglakad pabalik sa kinauupuan ko at marahas na kinuha ang bag.

I glared at their table one last time and my gaze met Air's. His jaw clenched and he turned to Ralph, completely avoiding my glare.

I scoffed in disbelief. This has got to be the worst day of my whole life!

I gave him one final glare before turning my back and decided to call it a night.

"Where were you last night?" I blinked my eyes multiple times.

"What?"

"Mas marami pang ininom si Nicole sayo kahapon ah? Bakit mas sabog ka ata?" tiningnan ko ng masama si Cheshire.

Nasa loob kami ng coffee shop na pinagtatrabahuhan ni Xie. Grabe raw 'yong hangover nila kaya pumunta kami rito. Para na rin makausap namin si Xie pag hindi na siya masyadong busy.

"Hinanap ka namin kagabi. Hindi ka man lang nagtext na umalis ka na? Buti na lang nakita ka ni Eli na umalis kaya sinabihan niya kami. Kakausapin ka raw niya sana pero mukhang bad mood ka raw kaya hindi na lang siya lumapit at hinayaan kang umalis." umawang ang labi ko sa sinabi ni Cheshire.

Right.

Kumulo naman ang dugo ko ng maalala ang nangyari kahapon. That freaking Air! Sana talaga ay hindi na kami magkita. Akala niya siguro kakalimutan ko agad 'yong ginawa niya kahapon? Ha! Asa siya. Dadalhin ko 'yong galit ko sa kanya habang buhay!

"Right! I forgot to tell you guys! Alam niyo ba na pinahiya ako ni Air kahapon?"

"Air? Your crush's best friend?" si Cheshire.

"Kinausap mo 'yon?"

"We danced!" they gasped and what I said. "And I made out with him!" Nikki choked on her drink while Cheshire looked at me with eyes wide open.

"You what?"

I looked around, making sure no one could hear me except them. "We danced and kissed on the dance floor since he said he wanted to kiss me." I nodded my head.

Nicole got a napkin and wiped it on the side of her lips. "So paano na si Ralph?"

Kumunot ang noo ni Cheshire. "Anong paano na si Ralph? Being with Air is not an option or crushing him. He's a playboy and I'm sure he'll just tell his friends about his experience with Kia then I don't know. Baka ipasa niya si Kia sa mga kaibigan niya! But I'm sure Kia is smart enough to not associate herself with Air." mahabang lintanya niya.

"That was my plan though... He just helped? I mean exactly why I got mad at him. Of course, he's a playboy so I thought if I'd give him the game he wants, he won't want me anymore! So after our kiss, I asked him if he could set me up with his best friend!" malakas na humalakhak si Nikki sa sinabi ko.

"Gaga ka ba?"

"Ay teh, ang pagiging tanga hindi pwedeng araw-arawin."

Ngumuso ako. "Mali ba ako?" sabay silang tumango.

"You don't know Air that much. I mean we don't know him personally. Kilala lang natin siya sa pagiging playboy at kaibigan ni Ralph. But one thing's for sure, you hurt his ego." si Nicole at agad namang tumango si Cheshire.

"Exactly. A guy like Air, a playboy to be exact, doesn't want to hear that after a heated make-out session. He wants you to beg for more, chase him, boost his ego, and then he'll leave you afterward." should I have done that?