Asher Solstice
"Bro, i asked Calli's freind to set up a date para sa inyo" agad kong sabi nang maabutan ko si Cian. We're waking papunta sa classes namin.
He was very busy with his phone kaya kailangan ko pa syang kalabitin to get his attention.
"Did you hear me?" i asked
"Sorry, ano yung sinasabi mo?"
Hindi nga talaga sya nakikinig, he seems super invested sa phone nya ngayon.
"Sabi ko i asked one of Calli's freind to set you up on a date with her" pag uulit ko
His face change and stop walking "Cancel that" sabi nya saka naglakad muli.
What did he say? Cancel it. I was stunned to speak, patay na patay sya kay Calli tapos ngayon tatanggihan nya.
"But bro— this is your chance. Your only chance" habol ko sa kanya
"Bro— let's move on okay, besides hindi naman daw nya ako type" sabi nito na mas lalo kong kinagulat "His type is yung mga soft boy na kaya syang samahan sa mga gusto nya" he added
"What the fuck bro. Anonf nakain mo?" i cant believe that this is Cian.
He's very invested kay Calli, he even tell the whole school na gusto sya ang gusto nya kaya lahat ng mga lalaking nagkakagusto kay Calli ay nagsi atrasan. Kahit ilang beses syang i turn down ni Calli ay sige pa rin sya, he really like her and i saw in his eyes na gustong gusto nya talaga. That's why im helping him.
But now, he's telling me to move on. What's wrong with him.
"Bro, pano nga 'to isolve" i asked Cian pero paglingon ko sa tabi ko ay wala na ito.
Nang igala ko ang mata ko natagpuan ko syang nakatayo sa harap ni Ethan. He even gave him a apple juice, kahapon ay nakita kong umiinom sya non. So weird.
He doesn't like apples.
"Mahilig ka na pala sa apple juice" i said
He just smile and look at me "Yes, lately lang" sagot naman nito saka kinuha ang papel sa table ko
"This is so basic, I'll teach you" hindi ko na sya napansin at nagpabalik balik ang tingin ko sa kanya at kay Ethan na ngayon ay umiinom na ng binigay ni Cian.
When he looked at me i smiled at him.
When Dash our President left the room, Cian immediately stood up so am i. Nagpunta kami sa upuan ni Ethan.
"Hey Ethan — I heard matatagalan sina Pres sa meeting nila so i wonder if may kasama ka mag lunch later" Cian asked him
We're already in the cafeteria, i was busy on my phone dahil ka text ko yung freind ni Calli. I was telling her na hindi na tuloy ang date ng dalawa, like me she's shocked.
"Woah, pareho tayo. Ayoko rin ng lettuce" i was freeze sa kinatatayuan ko ng marinig yon galing sa kanya.
The heck this boy, anong ayaw ng lettuce eh sa tuwing nag sasamg kaming dalawa ay sya lang ang nakakubos ng mga lettuce.
There is something in me na nagkaka idea, pero i just keep quiet. Nagulat ako ng naroon sa table si Calli, kausap nya si Ethan at mukhang nagkasabay sila sa table kaya i insisted na doon na lang din maupo si Calli.
Cian hit me with his elbow "Why? There's no available seat, do you want her to eat inside the bathroom" bulong ko sa kanya
Ethan was silent all the time, Cian and Calli are talking dahil i made them a topic para may pagusapan sila. It's imposible na out of the blue ay nawalan na sya ng feelings kay Calli.
And now, he say na he doesn't like sweets. Doon nagsimula ang friendship naming dalawa dahil sa isang cake kaya paanong hindi sya fan ng cake. Eh kaunti na nga lang ata ay mag kaka diabetes na nag lokong 'to.
"Syempre mas maganda ka"
That's it! "Cian" i called him
Ethan was walking in front of the two of us, Cian is just silently watching him and when he looked at me.
"Do you have feelings for Ethan" it's not a question
He looked so surprise as i asked him that, pero mukhang hindi naman nya ito itatago sa akin.
"You knew?" mahinang sabi nya, sinusundan pa rin namin si Ethan na ngayon ay busy sa pagkuha ng mga pictures.
"Since when?" I asked
He smiled na parang naalala ang unang beses na nagulog sya "Since the first time i saw him. Nahulog na ako" pag amin nya.
So i was right, may gusto talaga sya kay Ethan. The way he looked at him, the way he smiled— screams different.
"Nandidiri ka" maingat na sabi niya nang mapansing tahimik ako.
"Hindi no, tanga ka ba. Tagal na nating magkaibigan, ngayon pa ba ako mandidiri sayo sa lahat ng ka dugyutang ginawa mo" sabi ko dahilan para sabay kaming natawa
"So bading ka na?" tanong ko sa kanya na ikinatango naman nya.
"Bading na bading sa kanya" he said while staring at him with so much admiration.
"Delikado ka na bro" i replied
We followed Ethan hanggang sa huminto sya at tumakbo palapit sa amin. Cian's face lighten up, may kakaibang spark sa mga mata nito.
"May nag face paint don" Ethan pointed the booth were there are face paint.
"Tara mag palagay tayo" aya nya saka hinawakan ang kamay ni Cian.
Ethan look at me and smiled so i smiled back, he's kind and adorable. Iba sya kay Calli, dahil sobrang mahiyain non at talagang hindi nagsasalita while Ethan is the type of person na shy pero expressive.
They're swak.
Masayang masaya si Ethan habang pinipintahan ang mukha ni Cian, he even take a video of him kaya si Cian naman ay parang bata na walang magawa dahil nagagalit sa kanya ang isa.
Honestly, i really like Calli for my freind since then pa naman ay botong boto na ako sa loveteam nilang dalawa. But i need to respect and accept Cian's choice, besides he looked so damn happy kaya masaya na ako para sa kanya.
But one thing I'm worried about, the school and the students. They know that Cian is into Calli, i really don't know kung ano ang magiging reaksyon nila kapag nalaman nila ito.
It's not like their opinions are more important than the happiness of my freind, but still the judgemental people if they find out. It's not that easy, hindi ganon ka open ang mata ng tao sa mga ganitong klaseng relasyon.
Cian is the kind pa naman na showy talaga kaya hindi malabong may makapansin ng something ng dalawa.
I hope he is ready. As his freind I'm just here for him— no matter what happen.
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Love Among The Pages
פנטזיהEthanxCian In the quiet confines of his bedroom, tucked away from the world's chaos, Ethan Ace found solace within the pages of his favorite novel, "My Favorite Part". It was a tale of a boy who had a huge crush of a campus girl. Yet one nigth, A st...
