Love Next Door

2 - Make You Hate Me

JERON

Incoming call... Thomas Torres...

"Sup?"

"Ano bro, kumusta first day?", he asked.

"First night, you mean."

"What?! Are you serious? Woooohoooo!!! Iba ka talaga, King Archer! Bilis ng pana ah!"

"Baliw. Kararating ko lang kasi. I was out the whole day."

"Ahhh... Kala ko naman naka-score ka na agad."

I smiled and kept quiet.

"Teka, bat di ka sumagot? Nagkita na kayo? Don't tell me..."

"Hmmm... I guess you can say it's good as done. She was fuming mad."

"You know, I don't know whether I'll congratulate you for that. Sigurado ka ba talaga dyan sa plano mo? Pwede ka namang umatras habang maaga pa."

"No way. Buo na 'to."

"What if she finds out?"

"Yun naman talaga ang pupuntahan nito. But before that happens, I'll make sure that she'll despise me, mas matindi pa sa Ateneo-La Salle rivalry."

"Sige, kaya mo na yan. Malaki ka na."

"Ulul."

"But seriously, take it easy, man."

"Oo naman, ako pa. Sige na, matulog ka na. Don't forget to drink your milk."

"Ganyanan eh, matapos kitang kumustahin."

"Hahaha, joke lang. Thanks a lot, bro."

"Alright! See you soon!"

A sigh escaped from me after the call. I'm not really sure about what I'm doing right now. I mean, I know I might regret this in the end but this is all I can think of to save my peaceful life.

Ngayon pa nga lang, that woman is already destroying my peace of mind.

I've always thought that kissing a girl would silence her, but that woman's mouth is unstoppable. Ang daldal na nga, ang lakas pa ng boses.

And worse, bakit parang ako ang natahimik kanina? I've kissed a number of girls before but why does this feel different?

Maybe because you can't imagine kissing someone with a plan in mind na galitin siya. Sino ba namang babae ang magagalit pag hinalikan ko, diba?

Malamang, yung mga taken. Pero single naman ang babaeng yun... I guess?

That's right. It only felt different because I had a different motive. Kung dati, I kissed girls to make them fall for me, this time, I kissed someone to make her hate me.

And for the next days, I swear you're gonna hate me all the more, Mika Reyes.

ARA

"Ugh! Nakakainis talagaaa!!! Dapat nagpabackground check muna si Tita Mia before he let that guy stay in the house!"

Nagmessage si Mika sa viber group naming magkakaibigan telling us to meet her. Unfortunately, out of town yung kambal. And Carol and I can't just leave our business.