Valle University

Kabanata 16

"I'm truly sorry, I thought that was my room" Giselle apologised for the hundred of times. I already told her na okay lang kasi ika nga nila, we are just people who makes mistakes.

"It's fine...things happen for a reason I guess?" sabi ko na lang, tono ko parang natatae pa dahil sa paulit ulit niyang paghingi ng tawad.

"Pero sorry talaga, you're not mad at me aren't you? Hm? Oh! I almost forgot my brother in the living room with the others. Let's go I want you to meet him na in person."

"May living room dito sa hotel?" tanong ko dahil hindi naman ako masyado aware na meron pa lang ganung hotel.

"Well, yes duh. Halika ka na" sabi niya sabay paghila sa pulsuhan ko. I instantly followed her footsteps as she kept dragging me down the hallway.

Pagkarating sa living room, di ko inaasahan na makita nanaman si Sebastian. When our eyes met agad kumunot ang kilay nito. I just shrugged and rolled my eyes avoiding him.

Nagulat na lang ako nung hinihila ako ni Giselle papunta sa direksyon nina Sebastian. Wag mo naman sabihin na kapatid niyo tong gurang to?

"Bro, I want you to meet my bestie." She giggled as she poke a mascular guy wearing a decent clothes. As the guy turned around I was shocked and didn't expected sa nakita ko.

The guy from the convenience store...

The guy from the hallway near the stairs..

The guy who's my bestfriend's half brother...

And Supremo's bestfriend...

Yes, he is that guy. Leonel, the one who paid the snacks I brought home, and the one I kept bumping each consecutive days.

"I want to you meet my brother! He goes to the same-I mean sa Valle siya nag-aaral." she said suspeciously winking at me.

Ha..akalain mo ba naman, pinagtagpo ba to ng tadhana o ng kamalasan? Ngayon alam ko na na magkapatid pala sila ni Leonel, pero isn't Leo's father a billionaire!? Kung ganun si Tita Gloria pati tatay ni Leonel ay magkasintahan!? More than that they're married! Nga pala parehas din ba yun?

Tumingin ako sa direction nila Leonel and to my surprised, bigla siyang ngumisi na para bang naaamused nung makita ako. Delusional lang ba ako?

"We meet again Miss." sabi niya na ikinagulat ko. "But don't worry, you're not my type."

"Alam niyo isa't isa?" Tanong ni Sebastian.

"Yeah. She's the girl I dumped yesterday." Napangiwi naman ang mga kaibigan niya. "But not that kind of dumped you're thinking dude."

"Ah.." Sebastian surveyed my entire body from head to toe as if he was observing something. "Do you happen to have a brother?" he asked.

I arched an eyebrow. "Closed ba tayo para tanungin mo ko nyan?" beeyoutch mode tayo ngayon dahil babae tayo.

He chuckled. Nalaglag lamang ang kanyang ngisi nang lumapit na si Leonel sa mukha ko.

"You know...She does look like him for some reason." shit.

"S-sino ba pinag-uusapan niyo yan?" I uttered.

"Nothing, just a friend of ours from school." Sabi ni Leonel. My throat felt dry making me gulped my own saliva as the side of his lips move upward.

Magsasalita na sana ako nung biglang nagring phone ko.

"Ah- I got to take this." Sabi ko bago lumayo sa kanila, I checked who was calling at six thirty in the morning and didn't expect when I saw the name on the screen.

Alex calling...

Agad akong tumakbo papunta sa nearest restroom and practice my guy-tone-mode before picking up the phone call. "A-ah Alex?"

"Tomorrow morning, come watch me play after class." he said. Napakurap ako nung sinabi niya iyon. A bright smile started forming and I was giggling for a second.

"Syempre! Sa gym ba bukas?" excited tong tanong. A minute passed at parang di pa rin niya ako sinasagot kaya nung tinignan ko na selpon ko napaawaa labi ko sa nakita ko. Pinatay na pala ni Alex yung phone call two minutes ago.

Okay lang yan tiis tiis lang ganyan talaga si Alex.

Alex

Sige bukas, baka mamiss mo naman ako kaya uuwi na ako dyan mamaya mga 12 o'clock.

alex
K.

Grabe naman ang lamig nang reply mo.

alex
Potassium.

Ha?

alex
The symbol of Potassium is K. Even a feeble-minded person would know that.

Huy! Di naman ako ganyan ka bobo noh!

alex
Really? Then what's the symbol for Lead?

Oo na bobo na ako...Ikaw nga! Try mo tong e translate since tali talino mo! Ano expensive income sa tagalog.

alex
Mahal kita?

I love you too.

Hindi na ito nakareply kaya tumawa na lang ako sa sariling joke ko. Okay lang kaya kung baklain ko si Alex? Ang baboy naman nun, straight guy pa naman toh.