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The question I got from Ashwin never left my head. Maging sa pagtulog ay hindi ako matahimik. I was contemplating my feelings for the past few days. I was certain I'm serious about Ringo, but my family kept fueling me with doubts.
"Are you ready?" asked Ashwin.
I went to our house at Pine Village to prepare for Fireworks Festival. I didn't want to be seen by my parents wearing a Woody costume, and Austin would definitely laugh at me once he saw me.
"Yeah. Tara na?" anyaya ko.
"Let's go!" he said and did a twirl while wearing his Harley Quinn costume.
Bumagay ang costume niya, dahil tulad ni Ringo ay hindi gaanong malaki ang katawan niya. We used my Benz going to the Triangle Park. It's the venue for Fireworks Festival. Nang makarating ay agad kong hinanap sina Ringo.
According to Murphy's message, they're playing at the gaming booth. As we headed there, someone bumped into Ashwin, making his costume splashed with sofdrinks.
"Oh, sorry," sabi ng lalaking nakabangga sa kanya na may suot na Batman costume.
"You ruined my costume!" Ashwin said in a high pitch.
"Kaya nga sabi ko sorry, 'di ba?" iritadong saad ng lalaki.
"Ikaw na nga 'tong nakabangga, ikaw pa 'tong may lakas ng loob na magsungit?"
I tapped my cousin. "Just let it slide, Ashwin," I said.
"Ashes," sabi ng lalaki. "Your name is Ashes? What a weird name."
"It's Ashwin!" my cousin exclaimed. "Ang bingi mo naman!"
Alam kong hindi matatapos ang bangayan nila, kaya pumagitna na ako. "Pare, pasenya ka na dito sa pinsan ko."
The guy smiled at me and said, "It's fine. Pasensya na ulit." Lumingon siyang muli kay Ashwin. "Buti pa 'yang pinsan mo, marunong makipagusap ng maayos."
Ashwin rolled his eyes. "Sorry, but you don't deserve any courtesy."
Sasagot sanang muli ang lalaki, ngunit may tumawag sa kanya.
"Grey!" tawag sa kanya ng kasama niya, kaya nilingon niya ito.
After giving some hand signals, he returned his gaze to us. "Sorry again," he told me and shifted his eyes to Ashwin. "Goodbye, Ashes!"
Ashwin cracked his knuckles, but I grabbed his arm to stop him from making a scene. Umalis naman ang lalaki matapos bigyan ng nakakalokong ngiti ang pinsan ko.
"What a name? Grey? Eww!" he reacted while making face.
"How about you, Ashes," I teased, so I earned a glare from him.
"Ewan ko sa'yo!" inis niyang sabi. "I have to go to the bathroom. I-message mo na lang ako pag nakita mo na sila Ringo."
"Okay," I said while nodding.
Nagpatuloy na ako sa paghahanap kina Ringo, ngunit imbes na sila ang makita ko ay sina Andres ang nakasalubong ko.
"Hey, bro!" Andres greeted and walked towards me. Bullet and our other teammates also followed him. Hindi pa kami ulit nakapag-usap ni Bullet kaya hindi siya makatingin sa'kin.
"Wow, Winston? Are you wearing a Woody costume?" one of my teammates said while laughing.
Hindi pa man ako nakakasagot ay nakutusan agad siya ni Bullet. "Why are you laughing? Bagay naman sa kanya ah," sabi niya.
"Nagtatanong lang naman," sabi ng teammate namin habang kumakamot sa ulo niyang nakutusan.
"Why are you asking? Are you blind?" asked Bullet. Akmang kukutusan na naman niya ang aming kasamahan, ngunit mabilis itong umiwas.
BINABASA MO ANG
WINSTON AND RINGO (Montana Series 3 | BXB)
RomanceTagalog-English BL - Winston never spoke to anyone about his struggles and feelings, but when Ringo came into picture, everything changed. He thought Ringo was helping him to overcome his misfortune, but little did he know, it's the other way around.
