EXCHANGE OF HEARTS [BL]

CHAPTER 25

"I didn't know that you two are dating," Bridgette and him are walking towards their first subject. "How long you're dating Atlas?"

"I didn't know we're dating,"

"What?!" Bridgette hissed and stopped. "H-How-b-but he said yesterday that you're officially-"

"I didn't know it until yesterday," Race sighed and rubbed his face using his palm.

He wanted to punch Atlas after he said that in front of his family, he really look confidence confessing his feelings. Race was stunned to speak, he felt like his feet nailed in the floor and cat got his tongue's out.

Sana naman sinabihan siya muna ni Atlas kung ano ang sasabihin niya, hindi 'yong bigla-bigla na lang magsasalita na ikaka atake pa ata niya sa puso. Akala nga ni Race kahapon ay aatakehin na siya sa puso dahil sa mga sinasabi ni Atlas.

At isa rin sa kinakatakotan ni Race kahapon ay ang reaksyon ng mga magulang niya sa lahat ng mga sinasabi ni Atlas. Race didn't know if he believed Atlas. He said many things yesterday that makes Race mind hazed. Parang ang lahat ng mga sinasabi ni Atlas kahapon ay hindi totoo. Hindi talaga makapaniwala si Race na sabihin lahat 'yon ni Atlas lalo na't napapansin niya rin sa binata ang takot at kaba na nararamdaman nito.

But still, when Race looked at Atlas's eyes to saw a glint of lies but there's nothing there. He only saw the confidence and all truth in his eyes. He's not lying, he said that truth and it makes Race's heart pound so fast.

All what happened yesterday is like a dream to Race, it doesn't felt so real. He didn't know that someone like Atlas likes him. He didn't even saw that a man likes him and he didn't saw this coming that he's officially dating a man.

He always dreaming dating a woman and not a man. He always dreaming a woman he'll date, he'll introduce to his family but it turns out he's dating a man.

The world really changed.

"You really looked stunned after he said to your father that he likes you," Bridgette shook her head as they sit in their table. "You looked like you wanted to punched Atlas and bury him alive but you we're there, just standing and staring at him." Bridgette smiled.

Pabirong sinuntok ni Bridgette ang balikat ni Race. "Ikaw ha, hindi ko talaga inakalang kayong dalawa ang magdate," ngumisi si Bridgette na ikinailing ni Race. "I thought Atlas was straight! I thought he likes girls because I heard that he had a lot of girls when you two haven't met yet."

Race felt something in his stomach but he ignores it.

He's not jealous.

"Hindi ko inakalang babaliko si Atlas, noong una akala ko ay dumidikit lang siya sa'yo dahil mag kaibigan kayong dalawa tapos palagi ka pa niyang inaasar. Halos ganiyan naman ang magkakaibigan kaya hindi ako naghinala pero noong birthday mo ay naghinala ako na hindi lang kaibigan ang kikitain mo." Bridgette wiggled her eyebrows.

"What's with that look?" He asked, bored.

"Was it Atlas that you met that night?"

Ngumuso si Race, nagpangalumbaba siya sa kaniyang mesa at tinuon ang mga mata sa white board.

"It doesn't matter." As he said that his heart pounded again.

He felt alive. He didn't felt this before. He thought that he might get a heart attack.

"I knew it!" Bridgette hissed and all of their classmates head turned towards them.

Bridgette made a peace sign and shouted silently. "I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! Ohhh my, gosh!"