"What is it now, Chaos?"
I was fixing the things I needed for our trip. Apollo decided to spend our weekend at a private beach somewhere at North. I was busy trying to choose which swimsuit I should bring. What would Apollo like? Then I remembered Apollo's favorite color is red, so I packed the red one.
"Sweetheart, namimiss na kita." He whined at the other side of the phone. I can almost feel him pouting. "May gagawin ka ba ngayong weekend? Let's hang out together, please, please, please Caly. Please."
I sighed. Rejecting Chaos' persistent lambing is the hardest thing to do, I tell you. He's like a kid trying to make you buy his favorite ice cream and I'm the biggest sucker for kids. Oh, poor cutie.
"Awe, Chaos. Hindi kasi ako pwede ngayon. I already have my weekend planned out. Next time na lang, ha?" I said as I bit my lip for concentration trying to tie my shoelaces with a phone stuck between my ear and my shoulder. Under the loop, round above and finally into the castle.
"Caly, lagi mo na lang akong tinatanggihan. Aminin mo nga saken."
I smirked, here goes again, "Oh, bakit kita tinatanggihan?"
He paused, "Kasi sobrang gwapo ko baka makalimutan mo boyfriend mo kapag ako ang kasama mo. Admit it, Caly. You're affected by me. And you already know I won't complain because I feel the same way." He wasn't even trying to sound so smug.
I laughed at his confidence, ibang klase talaga ang paniniwala ng lalaking ito, "Sige na po Chaos, sobrang gwapo mo na."
"I knew it." He laughed and then stopped, "Caly, will you please go out with me sometime?"
I sighed, "Chaos, I thought we already talked about this." I said while getting ready to head out to Apollo's condo. We are supposed to leave really early and it's already 6 am in the morning.
And yes, Chaos called me at 6 am. I don't know what the hell is wrong with him calling me at such an early time but I didn't dwell on it. Maybe, Chaos is a morning person.
"Just friends Caly. We're just going out as friends. Magba-bonding lang tayo." He persisted.
"Pero kasi Chaos-" He cut me off. "Friends lang talaga, Caly. I mean, we're friends, right?"
I shouldn't. "Chaos, remember what I told you at the bar?"
"The only thing I can give you is friendship nothing else. Yes, of course, I remember. May mali ba sa ginagawa ko? I was just asking you to hang out with me. As friends." Although it's so obvious it isn't for him.
I bit my lip. I don't know what to say. The more I reject Chaos, the more he tries to get me to notice him.
Kaso kapag pinagbigyan ko siya, we're not just going to be friends. We're going to be close friends. At kapag nangyari yun, makikilala't makilala siya ni Apollo. Hindi ko alam kung anong ire-react ni Apollo pag nalaman niyang may lalaki akong kaibigan. Though, he doesn't restrict me to befriend one pero kinakabahan ako pag iniisip ko kung anong maaring maisip niya. Pero gusto ko din naman maging kaibigan si Chaos. I don't really have a lot to consider as friend and Chaos, well Chaos is harmless. I think.
Hindi naman siguro magagalit si Apollo, diba?
His sigh cut me off of my thoughts, "Nevermind, Caly." He sounded hurt and most of all offended, "Looks like kahit friendship talaga hindi mo kayang ibigay sakin. You must be really crazy for that guy for pushing yourself away from people who are also willing to be a part of your life."
