Piece by Piece

Chapter 7

"I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be."
—Stephen Chbosky

*don't play the song yet.*

7

Love.

Love is such a strong word.

Tell me, how could you love someone you just met few days ago?

Are you really in love? Or is it only 'like' sugarcoated with the latter?

Like?

How would he even know if he likes her.

He doesn't know, but right now, he sure is interested with her.

Really, now? But aren't you gay? Kausap nanaman ni Vice ang sarili niya.

"Pssst! Kuya Vice, kain na tayo!" Sabi ni Ryan.

Kuya. On a normal instance, he would've mind, he would've corrected him. But he didn't. It sounded okay.

"Ang lalim ng iniisip ah!"

"Ano to? Ang dami mong niluto!" He said just to divert Ryan's attention.

"Ah, kasi para sa dinner na rin yan nung tatlo mamaya. Adobo yan."

"Hala nakakahiya naman. Sige, I'll just buy my own lunch."

"Hindi! Dinagdagan ko talaga iyan, malakas lang talaga kumain yung dalawa." He was referring to Gabbi and Nadine who already ate ahead of them while they look out for the store during lunch.

"Sana hindi ka namin naririnig, Ryan!" Sigaw ni Nadine.

Natawa si Vice.

"Dito ka na kumain, sabayan mo na ako, Kuya."

"Ah, si Ate K niyo, di ba kakain yun?"

"Lalabas din yun mamaya, kakain yun pag nagutom." Sabi ni Ryan.

"Hindi, tawagin ko na."

"Naku! Wag! Magagalit po yun! Bawal istorbohin yun pag session niya." Sabi ni Gabbi.

"Ha? Eh ang late na. Tawagin ko lang siya." Pagpilit ni Vice.

"Hayaan mo siya. Sa kaniya naman magagalit si Ate K!" Bulong ni Nadine kay Gabbi na narinig ni Vice pero hindi niya pinansin.

*tok tok tok*

*tok tok tok*

"What!?" Galit na binuksan ni Karylle ang pintuan.

"Alin ba sa bawal ang istorbo ang hindi mo magets?"

Ang taray nanaman ni bruha o! Teka, umiiyak nanaman ba to? Naisip ni Vice

"Hala! Nagiigib ka nananaman ba ng luha diyan? How much do you sell those? " pang-aasar nito.