EXCHANGE OF HEARTS [BL]

KABANATA 02

"What the hell happened to you, Atlas?!" He was greeted by his mother's voice as he stepped in the house.

"Napaaway ako—”

"Palagi ka na lang napapaaway! Kahapon napaaway ka rin? Paano 'yong nakaraang araw?! Napaaway ka rin?"

"Hindi, pustahan 'yon, eh—”

"Oh, my god! Ang sakit mo sa ulo, Atlas!"

Atlas whistled as he walked towards the dining area, he saw his sibling listening to their mother's rants.

"Hey! Good evening, my dearest family!" He greeted his siblings as he walked towards the table.

Amber stood up, she's the second eldest in the family. She helped Atlas to sit on the vacant chair.

"Sino na naman ang nakalaban mo ngayon?" Asked Amber.

"Boyfriend no'ng chix ko, ate,"

His siblings rolled their eyes. Nothing's new. Atlas always comes home with a bandage on his body, sometimes Atlas comes home and he can't even lift his feet. He was always involved in fights where the only reason was women.

"Magtino ka nga, Atlas," Artemis said, one of his eldest sisters.

"Si Kuya nga hindi matino, eh."  He pointed at his brother who laughed at his face.

Atlas furrowed as his brother jokily punched his shoulder where he got bruised.

"Gumaya ka kasi sa akin! Bakit ba kasi nagpakita ka ro'n sa boyfriend ng chix mo? Dumiretso na sana kayo sa hotel—”

"Kuya!" His two sisters exclaimed in unison.

"What? Totoo naman 'yon, ah!"

Atlas just shook his head.

"Who brought you to the hospital, Atlas?"  His mother walked in the dining area.

"Hindi ko kilala, tinulungan lang niya ako."

"Who? Babae?" Atlas's brother cocked his brow.

"Nope. It's a guy, napadaan lang doon sa club."

Atlas pursed his lips as he remembered Race. In his mind, Race was grumpy, and he's cold towards Atlas. They are really totally different from each other, but Atlas didn't bought what Race said to him that he didn't go to a club, and he's not a fan of parties.

Everyone loves to party! Loves hot sex!

"Ang bait naman niya para tulungan ka," Lifted her brow, Amber said to Atlas. "What's his name? Taga saan ba 'yan? Guwapo? Mayaman—”

"Ate, hindi ka no'n magugustuhan. Matino 'yon tapos malandi ka." Atlas didn't even hesitated to say it in front of his sister.

A slippers flew to his face.

"What the?! Why did you do that?!" He shouted.

"Sinong malandi?" With an eyebrow cocked, his sister defied him.

Atlas pouted, he stood up and grabbed bread as he walked out of the dining area. His feets still aching, he can't walk properly.

He climbed on the stairs, he tried his best to climb even though his feet were throbbing so bad. He's lucky, his other bruises and wounds on his body were healed earlier by nurse Cha.

After he arrived in his room, he threw himself on the bed. Grabbing his phone to check the time. It's already eleven fifteen in the evening.

"People love parties," He whispered to himself as he remembered what Race told him. He stood up, and he walked towards his bathroom to clean himself. “I don't believe that he doesn't like to party. People love that!"