A Deal Of Love

Chapters 63: Trapped

NICHOLO

She's so different. Plain and obviously stiff trying to act like a venomous snake. Ngayon lang ako naka-encounter ng isang babaeng katulad niya na hindi naaapektuhan ng karisma ko. Yabang? Sorry, it's my nature. Para siyang isang pusa na lalapitan mo lang ay kakalmutin ka na. There is this urge of me that I want to know more about her. Why she's acting like a woman from far away land. Iba talaga kasi ee. Her face is so natural unlike other girls na punung-puno ng kolorete ang mukha. Pero gaano man kasimple yung itsura niya, her beauty still exist and it was so marvelous. Some other guy may find her as an ordinary girl na subsob lang sa pag-aaral and nothing any sort of sex appeal. But, my curiosity is brewing inside me... her look is so eye-catching that made me want to know her inner personality. I know she's hiding it. I can see it through her eyes.

Someone tapped my shoulder. Napatingin ako and it was Austin. His grin widened. Napakunot ako ng noo dahil sa reaksyon niyang iyon.

"Kanina ka pa namin kinakausap and you were just staring to nowhere. What's bothering you bro?" Usal niya at umupo sa tabi ko. Nakatambay kami sa condo ni Lenard. As usual, nagpapalipas ng oras. Drinking beers and watching latest movie. Dito rin kami minsan gumagawa ng mga plates that always turned out criticizing our works.

"Uhmmm. I met a stiff." I shrugged. "She was the girl I told you when my car broke down in the middle of a heavy rain." Kinuha ko yung can ng beer at kinalahati ang laman nito.

They booed me. Kaya napatawa kaming lahat. Apat kaming magbabarkada, yung dalawa kanina at si Prime. Lima kami dati, we met him sa Freshmen Night pero umalis yung isa. Sabi niya kasi noon, hindi daw siya compatible sa barkada dahil masyadong nga naman siyang subsob sa pag-aaral at wala siyang kapupuntahan kung kami ang magiging barkada niya. Tumiim ang bagang ko noong narinig ko iyon kaya nabugbog ko siya. How dare he said that to us. Dahil din sa ginawa kong iyon, my dad confiscated my stuffs. That was the worst thing I want to happen sana pero nang dahil doon nangyari na.

"The one you met at the cafeteria na malapit sa Manila Bay?" Usal ni Austin na naglalaro ng X-box kasama si Prime. Nakatingin siya sa akin so I nodded. Napangiwi siya and plastered a sharp smirk on his mouth. I arched my brow.

"What?" I asked and took a sip on my beer. Napasinghal si Prime. Ganoon din si Lenard.

"Interesado ka noh?" Nang-uuyam na sabi ni Lenard. Pang-asar talaga 'to kahit kailan.

Napangiti lang ako ng kaunti. "Partly." Matipid kong sagot. Nakatingin na silang lahat sa akin, waiting for the continuation of my answer. Alam kong never pa akong nagkaroon ng interes sa mga babae lalo na't I told them she's not the typical girl that blushes when you talk to her. I dropped the can on the table and sighed heavily.

"I'm attracted to the diverseness of her look and her enigmatic personality." I said and they just smirked at me like I was a little boy who had a crush. What the.. I was trapped.

LOREY

Why in all places and in all time, nagkikita kami. I hate seeing him dahil sa hinding-hindi ko makakalimutang sinabi niya sa akin. Ako na nga itong mabait para mabigyan siya ng vacant seat, ako na nga tong concern, siya pa itong bwisit na magsasabi ng hindi maganda sa akin. Urrrrrghhh! May stiff-stiff pa siyang nalalaman. Nakakadiri pa siya! Bwisit talaga. Kung makalapit ng mukha akala mo kung sinong gwapong lalaki. He was so very close to me kanina. I don't want to see him anymore. He always putting me in a mess. Ruining my day, my mood and right now my inner peace. Napaka-yabang niya talaga! Napakataas ng self-confidence. Treating himself invicibly like Thor or Capain Hulk is the worst thing I had ever seen in my whole life. "Gusto ko na pong maging mapayapa ulit Lord, I hope tomorrow, I will not encounter him again." I whispered clasping my hands. Naloloka na ata ako. Then suddenly my phone beeps. I reached it on my bedside table and opened the message from unknown number.