Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to the actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Credits to the owners of the photos I used. Characters mentioned in this story do not have anything to do with their personalities in real life. There might be
grammatical and typo error, I don't proof read. (sometimes, lol)
Comments and votes are appreciated. Happy reading! :)
--Written by Vanilla--
**START**
Days, weeks, months, and years have passed, and Ken and Justin's closeness has become more evident. They understand each other better than anyone else, and they are more comfortable whenever they're together. Pablo, Stell, and Josh just shrugged it off with the thought that the two were the youngest in the group, kaya siguro mas gets nila ang isa't-isa.
"Naks! Graduation mo na bukas!" siniko ni Stell si Justin.
"With honors, pa kamo!" Pablo said.
Justin just laughed. Sanay na siya sa pang-aalaska ng mga ito, he knew that if he tried to stop them, lalo lang siyang aasarin, "Punta kayo sa bahay sa sunod na araw ha, bukas kasi after the ceremony, lalabas kami ng family," he invited his bandmates.
"Oo naman! Kailangan mag celebrate tayo!" Josh said.
Ken was just proudly smiling in one corner.
"Rides tayo!" aya ni Justin, they were walking their way to the parking, pauwi na sila.
"Next time, Jah, iuuwi kita ng maaga kasi graduation mo bukas. Pahinga ka, saka mag ready," Ken answered.
Justin sulked, "Yun nga pahinga ko eh."
Ken proceeded to put the helmet on Justin's head. "Di pwede today. Next time, promise ko sayo kung san mo gustong pumunta dun tayo."
"Promise?" Jah asked with a beaming smile.
"Oo nga, promise. Kulit mo, Chingit ka parin pala." Ken chuckled.
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"Come in," Gemma warmly greeted the boys. "Hinihintay na kayo ni Jah kanina pa."
They all greeted Justin's mom, but when it was Ken's turn,
"Goodafternoon po, ako naman po si Ken," he introduced himself.
Gemma nodded. "Ah, ikaw si Ken...si Jah nagpaluto ng chicken for you, pasok na."
"Luh. Special yarn?" Stell joked.
They were eating with some of Justin's friends and classmates, nang masamid si Ken. "Chingit, pasuyo ng tubig, please." he said, as the pitcher of water was just within Justin's reach.
Iniabot naman niya ito kay Ken.
"Chingit, ano plan mo after?"
All four of them, especially Ken, looked at the person who talked. It was one of Justin's blockmates. Justin was stunned too. Sanay siyang si Ken lang ang tumatawag sa kanya nun.
"Uhmm, right? Chingit? One of Jah's nicknames?" Tanong nito nang mapansing nagulat si Justin sa tinawag nito sa kanya. "I heard him call you that," he added, pointing out Ken.
Ken stayed silent and went back to eating, slowly swallowing the food, while Josh stole a look at Stell and Pablo, who just kept their mouths shut.
"A-ano, after this? Or after college?" Justin asked his blockmate, trying to lessen the awkwardness that's rising.
"After college, Chingit," his blockmate answered.
"I'll pursue performing parin," he simply answered, throwing stealthy glances at Ken.
