Take Me to Church

Chapter 11

Flashback (Post College-Dennise Second Year Med School)

The photos of Alyssa ang Dennise leaked to the public. It was uploaded on Twitter, Facebook and other social medias. Their social pair up "AlyDen" became a hot topic.

Fans are having a frenzy. Hate, love, admiration, bashing all over the news. They were asked for interviews but they only agreed to one and just like any other interview they said it was just a joke. A 'habit' that they do and they were just fooling around.

Of course some believed it and most didn't but just like any other issue, the story died down. They never became awkward with each other in public. Tama naman kasi si Ella. Kung magiiwasan sila magmumukha lang silang guilty.

Dennise and Alyssa are now at Aly's house, naglalaro ng scrabble. Dennise calls it "breaktime" from her study.

"Q-U-I-C-K" sabi ni Den as puts her tiles on the board and smirked at Aly. Den just disposed her highest numbered tile in a triple letter score.

Alyssa just smirked at Den as she is putting her tiles down. Den was looking intently at the word and read it out loud "ORGASMS" Dennise eyes went wide.

"Alyssa!"

"What?"

"Ang bastos mo!"

"Huh? That's a word. Kasalanan ko bang yan ang nakayanan ng tiles ko?"

Den glared at Alyssa.

"And that's a Triple word score, Babe"

"Ang daya!" Den shouted at tumayo ng pabigla bigla.

"Ate, what's orgasm?" tanong ni Marlo na nasa may paanan ni Den na binabasa ang words sa scrabble board nila. Sumama kasi si Marlo sa bahay nina Alyssa.

"Marl!" sigaw ni Den. Gulat na gulat.

"Ate? What's orgasms nga?"

"Uhhhm..."

"That's what you feel when you're happy, Marl" singit ni Alyssa.

"Oh. Is that so? Then I feel orgasms right now" sabi ni Marlo na nakangiti. "Let me tell Tito and Tita about this new learning"

Agad nawala ang ngiti sa mukha ni Alyssa nang marinig iyon "Uhhm. Marl! This is not what young people should say. When you get older, you can say those words okay? Just not now."

"Bakit naman Ate?"

Subukan mong magkamali Valdez. Sabi ng isip ni Den.

"Uhhhm. Because uhhhm"

"Marl, stop asking your Ate Ly. Just let this one go, okay? Don't say anything to anyone" mataray na sabi ni Den sa kapatid.

"Okay Ate"

Thank you Alyssa mouthed to Den.

"Ate Ly, I want to play Basketball. C'mon let's play!"

"Ahh. Osige, okay lang ba kay Ate Den mo?"

"Ate please. Can we play? Magaaral ka pa naman eh"

Dennise moved closer to Marlo "Of course. Just make sure to beat your Ate Ly" bulong ni Den.

"Thank you Ate!" sigaw ni Marlo and threw himself at his Ate Den.

Alyssa and Marlo spent the afternoon playing basketball while Dennise went to hit her books. Doon siya nag-aaral sa kwarto ni Ly since andun naman gamit niya.

"Gandaaaaa!" Dennise was startled nang may narinig siyang sumigaw sa may pintuan. She turned around and saw Kiefer by the door.

"Oh, I'm sorry Den. Akala ko nandito si Alyssa. I'm sorry" sabay yuko ni Kief kay Den. Dennise just smiled at the guy "Okay lang. She's at the court. Naglalaro sila ni Marlo."