Beyond Obsession

CHAPTER 6

I'm still in my place, but I really want to leave. They're just talking, and I'm quiet. Hunter's only talking about girls. He's annoyed with one girl because she's always flirting with him, but he keeps rejecting her.

Suddenly, Savier and Axton came down. I looked at the stairs where they were, and I was surprised because Savier was already looking at me. While walking down, he only looked at me, not caring if he'd trip. I looked away because I couldn't hold his gaze.

I looked at his friends, and they were staring at me too. Then, they looked at Savier. They kept shifting their gaze between us. It's like they know something. They exchanged glances, communicating silently with their eyes.

When they reached the bottom, Axton sat beside Roman. Savier stood in front of me, so I looked up at him. What's wrong with this guy? Why is he standing? There's an empty spot on the sofa.

Hunter joked, "Hey, Savier, why are you still standing?" I glanced at Hunter, and he was smiling at me.

Zarek said, "You seem different." Savier ignored them.

Three hours have passed, and I'm still here. I've been watching movies to pass the time. At sila naman patuloy lang sa pag-uusap.

I was into an exciting scene, fully focused, when I suddenly heard a familiar voice. "Hi, Yamira!" Sapphire exclaimed. I was surprised by the sudden visit.

I stood up to hug Sapphire. She ran to me, not noticing anyone else, and jumped excitedly.

"How are you?" she asked, her smile unstoppable.

"I'm fine, just surprised because I didn't expect anyone to arrive today," I said. "Where's Zey?" I asked her.

She looked outside and shouted loudly, "ZEY IDIA KALLISTA DERVANO!!"

I grimaced at Sapphire's loud shout. She didn't seem to care about the people around or maybe didn't notice them. Zey still didn't respond, so Sapphire shouted again, "ZEY IDIA KALLISTA DERVANO!! WHERE ARE YOU?!" But Zey didn't answer.

Sapphire said, giggling, "Maybe she's waiting for me to come back."

"Why is she waiting for you? She could've come here alone."

Sapphire laughed before explaining, "I packed her clothes and put her revealing ones in the luggage. Now she's just wearing a Calvin Klein tube top."

"What? How did that happen?" I asked.

"Earlier, I told her to try on her T-shirt inside the car, and she changed without hesitation. I told her to drive and I'd give her clothes later for a selfie."

"I'm wearing Zey's T-shirt now. Wondering why she didn't get it? I asked her to find my phone in the car, and while she obeyed, I seized the chance to grab our luggage and rush here."

She leaned in and whispered, "I planned this to tease her. She always teases me, so I'm getting back at her. Tita texted that her son's friend is arriving. I want to see her reaction when someone sees her dressed like that."

"Who knows, maybe one of them will fall in love with Zey, and she'll finally get a boyfriend!' She added with a laugh."

She knew people were around! I don't get her.

"You know she wears stuff like that too,' I said. 'Your plan might backfire."

"No way! She's not into wearing that now!" She insisted.

After saying that, she glanced at Savier and his friends, looking at each of them. Then, she turned to me, trying to hide a smile.

"Go see Zey," I said.

"Ikaw nalang," she replied.

I left her and went outside to find Zey. As I approached, I saw her in the car with the door open, holding a cigarette and lighter.

"What are you doing with those?" I asked.

"I'll use this lighter to burn Sapphire's hair," she said.

I rolled my eyes. "Seriously?"

"I just want to try smoking, I'm curious," she said.

"Control your curiosity," I said.

She just raised an eyebrow.

"Gusto mong manigarilyo because you're mad at Sapphire?" I asked.
"That's what people do when they're angry or preoccupied." I added, looking her up and down. She's stunning - tall, gorgeous, with a flawless body. She exudes effortless model vibes, and her sexual appeal is undeniable.

"No, why would I be mad at her? I knew her plan, I just played along." She said, still holding the lighter and cigarette.

"Let's go inside," I said. Zey followed me right away. We walked until we saw them inside. I looked at Zey, who seemed lost in thought. She put a cigarette to her lips, and I tried to take it, but she quickly walked away. I let her be; if she wants to smoke, there's nothing I can do.

As we reached the door, Zey still had the cigarette on her lips. Sapphire noticed and asked, "Zey, what's that?" Sapphire asked irritably. But Zey didn't answer; she just approached Sapphire and get her luggage.

Zey swapped their luggage. "You'll wear what's in my luggage," Zey said coldly.

"No way!" Sapphire replied, slightly irritated.

"You can't do anything about it since I've decided," Zey said, still cold.

I wasn't sure if Zey was really angry, but she seemed to be. Was she really mad at Sapphire? I wondered to myself. But I couldn't answer my own question, so I approached Zey and whispered, "I thought you weren't angry?"

She looked at me quickly and whispered back, "I'm not angry. I'm just playing along with this girl's drama."

Then, she pretended to be angry again.

Then, I looked at Savier, who was already seated and listening in. His friends were doing the same.

The seven of them were silent. Sapphire looked unhappy because she had to do what Zey wanted.

I looked at Savier, who was staring at me. Then, I glanced at his friends and saw Zaren kept gazing at Zey. But Zey didn't care about the boys, she never did.