Two Hearts, One Rhythm

Chapter 19

"Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Girls!" I shouted as I went inside Crim's mansion.

They were all sitting in the living area of the mansion, including my parents and their families. When Crim and Bella saw me, they both jumped from their seats and ran to me. Of course, Crim's shouting profanity.

"Fuck, Misha! We did it! Tangina!" She shouted. I saw her kuya shaking his head while chuckling. Her parents just let her say things because of excitement.

Nag group hug kami and halos mapisa na si Bella sa hug namin! She's the little one among us three, kaya ipit siya pero hindi naman nagrereklamo dahil sumasabay din siya sa pagtalon!

"We topped the boards!" Even Bella's shout doesn't sound too loud because of her natural soft voice. Parang baby na nagpapakarga lang.

"I am so proud of us." I whispered to them. When we pulled away from the hug, nakita kong nagpupunas sila ng tears. Because of that, nagpunas na rin ako! We were so overwhelmed by our emotions that it still feels surreal to, not just pass the boards, but also top it!

Even our parents were tearing up because of the results. They knew we would make it, but I guess it's still unbelievable to them.

My mom got up from her seat and went to me. I pouted and extended my arms to wait for her hug. She hugged me tightly as she caressed my hair.

"May engineer na kami sa pamilya." She whispered. That made me iyak a lot more!

"I love you, mommy. Love ko kayo ni daddy. Thank you for believing in me."

"Sa pagiging conyo mo nga minsan, bilib ako. Sa pagiging engineer pa kaya." Of course, hindi mawawala ang panglalait niya sa akin!

Thankfully, the heavy rain stopped kaya hinatid na ako ni Kai pabalik sa bahay nila Crim. Ayaw pa nga ako paalisin nila Galen and Ryder dahil gusto daw nila mag celebrate kaso nang sermon lang si Kai sa kanila kaya hinayaan na ako umalis. Well, they pouted at Kai but it didn't work!

"Kaikai naman. Gusto lang namin mag celebrate! 'Wag mo na ipagkait." Galen tried to convince him.

Kai rolled his eyes. "Don't fool me, magtatanong ka lang ng impormasyon tungkol kay Crim."

My eyes widened at that and looked at Galen accusingly. When Galen saw my stare, he raised his hands defensively.

"Humahanga lang ako sa kaibigan mo!"

"Matagal mo nang mahal, gago." Ryder whispered but I heard that clearly!

My eyes widened a lot more, if that's possible!

"Ikaw, ah!"

"Hoy, hindi lang ako! Mahal din nito isa mong kaibigan!" Galen shouted and pointed at Ryder. Nagsimula na naman sila mag batukan.

"My friends are off limits. You two will just hurt them!" I said, trying to protect my girls.

Galen smirked. "Hindi mo sure, baka pakasalan agad ako nun."

"Hindi ka naman kapatol patol!" I said.

"Sakit mo naman magsalita! Kai, 'wag mo na patulan 'yan!" Pagtatampo ni Galen.

Kai just rolled his eyes at them before holding my hand. "Aalis na kami. Next time na lang 'yang gusto niyong celebration. Kapag may umapoy dito sa bahay ko, pasasabugin ko kayo." He said before dragging me out of his house.

I was brought out of my reverie when my father joined our hug. Crim and Bella were also hugged by both their families. Afterwards, our mothers decided to cook for dinner kaya nagsama sama na kami dito sa house ni Crim.