ONE SHOTS ft.AD

The RP Team IV

A week after that night, Alyssa has been acting very weird. Maya't maya nitong tinitignan ang cellphone nya, as if waiting for someone's text. Minsan ay nahuhuli na lang nila itong nakatulala o kaya naman ay bigla bigla itong uupo sa isang sulok at saka nya ilalabas yung keychain nya na Volleyball at saka tititigan at bigla biglang ngingiti na lang. Their coaches tried asking her whats wrong, if may problema ba sya sa acads or sa family pero di naman ito nagsasabi. Pero kung mayroon mang isang bagay na weird, yun ay ang biglang pagtigil ng pagtetelebabad ni Alyssa at Dennise na syang ipinagtaka ng kaibigan nyang si Kim. Isang araw pagkatapos ng training nila, naisipan nya na kumprontahin na ang kaibigan dahil litong lito na din sya sa nangyayari.

"Ly.Can we talk?" hila ni Kim sa kaibigan na papuntang shower room.

"wow Kimang, English yun ha! sige ba. Tungkol saan ba yan? kung magpapaturo ka sa math, sige mamaya sa dorm na lang" at akma itong papasok na sa shower room, pero natigilan ito ng magsalita ulit si Kim.

"Hindi. Tungkol sa nangyari nung birthday mo,specifically sainyo ni Den. Since that night Ly,parang ang dami nang nagbago. Di na maya't mayang nagbeBeep yang phone mo. Yung volleyball keychain, ano ba yun at sa tuwing titignan mo yan napapangiti ka na parang aso? Please, magsalita ka naman, kasi naloloka na kami sa kakaisip kung ano bang nangyari sayo eh" puno ng pagaalalang sabi ni Kim. With that, Alyssa froze, para syang binuhusan ng napakalamig na tubig. 

"Kimmy, can we talk about this somewhere else, yung private sana, as in tayo lang." 

"Sure, Ly. Sige magshower na muna tayo, wag mo kong tatakasan Valdez ha! sinasabi ko sayo!" pagbabanta ni Kim na tinawanan lang ni Alyssa. Habang nagshashower sila (sa magkahiwalay na cubicle ha wag kayong lumot char), duon nagflashback kay Alyssa lahat nang nangyari noong gabing yun. Hindi nya maiwasang mapangiti at mapahawak sa labi nya, pero at the same time malungkot dahil magmula nung gabing yun, hindi na nagparamdam sa kanya si Dennise. Di rin nito nirereply-an ang mga text nya. 

flashback 

Alyssa couldnt believe what she's doing. She's kissing her bestfriend-- who happens to be the girl she likes too. She wanted to stop herself already but she was taken back when Dennise responded to her kiss. The supposed to be soft kiss became intense, the next thing they knew they werent kissing anymore, but they were already making out. When they ran out of air, they seperated from the kiss but there foreheads remained in touch. Right at that moment, while they are both grasping desperately for air, Alyssa confessed her heart out.

"Den...I Know you're confused as fuck right now but to set the record straight,Im also confused. Nothing's clear to me right now, to be honest. But if there is something Im a hundred percent sure of as of this moment, it is my feelings. Dennise, I like you..Well,scratch that, I love you. I fell inlove with the way you laugh, I fell inlove with the way your eyebrows will automatically raise whenever you dont like something, I fell inlove with the way you smile, I fell in love with you,Den. Im not asking for  you to reciprocate my feelings, I am telling you this because I wanted to be honest with the way Im feeling for you." Alyssa said with pure honesty and sincerity, with her eyes close, because shes so afraid to see Den's reaction. After her heartfelt confession, she opened her eyes and the moment her eyes met Dennise's... she just hoped she didnt open hers. It seems like her heart is being squeezed because of what she saw within Den's eyes. There is confusion, shock, and the thing that hurts the most? the look of rejection.