Adrifted Hearts (Friend Series #4)

Chapter 3

Amaris POV

That night, while scrolling through my Instagram feed and lying on my bed, a post of a recognizable image caused a narrowing of my gaze caught my attention.

Hindi ko ito mutuals, the image made its way onto my feed, having popped up seemingly out of the blue.

Swiping through the two-part picture set, the first one depicted a man wearing a motorcycle suit, his back facing the camera in a monochrome aesthetic, while the second one featured a distinct image of a familiar motorbike.

Wait-

Motor 'to ng lalaki kanina!

I clicked his account and stalked a bit.

@ryo.hei

5 posts - 10k followers - 0 following

Ryo Ishikawa

🇯🇵🇵🇭 | GAS student. This is for fun only!

His Instagram profile picture was a picture of his back, wearing a jersey that had his surname and the number '24' on it.

With his face was displayed in a partial side profile, featuring his messy hair and also his prominent and defined biceps.

Mukhang tamad siyang mag-update sa social media dahil halos ilang buwan ang gap sa bawat post pero maraming reactions.

I scrolled down to see his posts. Kaunti lang ito pero bihira lang ipakita ang mukha niya. Either pictures of vacant courts, midnight roads, his motorcycle, or during volleyball and motorcycling matches, their moments of victory stolen into a few snaps.

Malakas akong napatili habang nakatingin sa mga pictures niya.

Ang pogi!

Crush ko na siya!

"Pota," gulat na bulaslas ko bago napabangon sa kama.

Shit! Shit! Shit!

Bakit ko nalike yung post niya last year ago?!

Mabilis ko na binawi ang like pero huli na! Panigurado nag notification na iyon sa kanya! Damn this, I just want to stalk him in peace, bakit naman dumulas ang daliri ko?!

My thoughts were filled with curses and anguish, as all I hoped for Ryo not to notice it. Kinagat ko ang mga sariling kuko dahil sa namumuong kaba sa loob ko.

But all hopes faded when a message notification popped on my screen. My jaw instantly dropped seeing the username.

"Tangina," mura ko sa sarili na kulang nalang ay mapasabunot sa inis.

Ryo:
stop stalking.

Hindi na ako magpapakita sa kanya!

"Sigurado ka bang kailangan pa natin pumunta dito?" kinakabahan kong tanong kay Iraia habang tinatahak ang court field ng katabing school namin.

Mas hinigpitan ko pa ang paghawak sa kanyang braso nang makapasok kami sa mismong court.

"Yups. Hindi ko mahanap si Dux e, sabi ng mga kateammates niya nandito daw siya," sabi niya habang tumitingin sa paligid.

I bit my lips anxiously.

Paano kung makita ko si Ryo dito?!

The court's ambiance appeared to be quite recognizable, as I was able to recall this area in one of Ryo's post I saw last night.

Pero sakabila nito, masama talaga ang pakiramdam ko dito sa lugar. Paano kung aksidenteng makita ko si Ryo na kasalukuyang nagprapractice sa kanyang volleyball training session?