The Guy I Called My First Love

Chapter 13

The boys was busy munching foods by themselves while I am watching the tv. Their chattering filled the whole room and I cannot focus what I am watching the past few minutes. Nasa paanan ko rin sila kumakain dahil mas maganda daw ang umupo sa carpet habang katabi ang television at nasa nakalapag naman ang mga pagkain sa center table. Ewan ko lang kay Hiroto dahil siya naman ang nakaisip nito at sumang-ayon na lang sila. 

Hindi ko pa nga nagagalaw ang carbonara na nasa sofa na katabi ko lang. Kinuha ko ito at sumubo ng isa at ng isa pa. Pero bakit hindi ko nalalasahan ang tuna at naamoy ang masarap na aroma nito. It is bland but the pasta is so soft and the sauce is extremely creamy that I cannot keep but admire it. Neo must have put a lot of effort in this.

"Rhys, what chu doin?" Napukaw ang atensyon ko nang magtanong si Hiroto. Ngumunguya pa siya ng carbonara habang nakatitig sa akin at sa plato ng pasta na hindi ko maubos. Palipat-lipat ang tingin niya rito na parang kanina pa siya nagtataka sa kalagayan ko.

Napakurap ako sa ginagawa niya na parang nagising ako sa isang mahabang panaginip.

What am I even doing by the way. I cannot let them worry about me. I should just act that nothing happened and it will be okay, after all, Grace will not be coming back anymore.

"Watching the tv?" Pilosopo kong sagot sa kaniya at pinagtuunan ng pansin ang carbonara. I forced myself to finish it even though I don't have the apetite.

I heard him asked once again, totally not convinced with my response but I refused to talk. Umupo ako sa tabi ni Neo na nasa right side ko. Malapit lang sa kaniya ang fries so I got a handful of it.

"You're not hungry, love?" Neo eyed me with curiosity. "You are only eating the dessert, I prepared your favorite chicken adobo."

I quickly refused his kind offer. "I already ate and besided I love carbonara as well." I grinned at him.

The fries is tasty and the salt mixed with the hot potato really well. It is crunchy on the outside but very soft on the inside.

"Boys, are you really here for a group project and not having the good foods in the world all by yourself?" What I mean is that Neo is a good cook, they must have ordered him to cook for them after answering their exam.

Hiroto avoided my gaze while Asher looked at Neo then to me. But he avoided my gaze after several moments and get back to eating his pizza.

"Where are your two other friends?" I asked in the air.

"They refused and just wanted to study for the exams. I mean we are really here to do the group project, Rhys." Asher gave me his killer smile but it did not effect on me.

Neo has four quirky guy friends. Asher and the one who's not here is they knew themselves way back First Year, and on the other hand, Hiroto and the other guy as well has a girlfriend. They knew each other in high school. But Neo is closer to Asher, maybe because they are the most matured out of the four.

While, yes I am closer to Grace, because we are in the same high school, and university. It will be so much fun if she's here—yeah right!

I just remember that Hiroto and Neo knew Grace from before.

Pasekreto kong pinagmasdan si Hiroto pero nanunuod lang ito ng tv, mukhang walang pakialam sa paligid niya. While Neo is eating his food and caught me staring at him.

He smiled. "Are you bored?" he asked.

I shook my head and wanted to open my mouth to ask about my best friend but I could not. What would I say? That she's dead?

Then I would kill the mood and they won't proceed to their group project.

"I'm just full," I lied.

Nang tumingala ako ay nagtama ang mga mata namin ni Asher na nasa harapan ko lang, katabi niya si Hiroto na focus ang mga mata sa panunuod.