CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
Not now. Just not yet.
"Oh my God! I passed!" I screamed in victory. Ressler hugged me and pulled me up like a kid.
"F*ck. I passed too!" Marcus said and hugged both Ressler and me. Of course, Brooklyn joined the group hug.
"So, we should celebrate, right?" Brooklyn giggled.
Ressler called the squad for a party tonight at his house. Tinawagan ko rin 'yong mga kaklase namin dati. Marcus and Brooklyn also invited a lot of people, Ressler wouldn't mind anyway. Brook and Marcus became his closest friends too, kaya okay lang kay Ressler.
Of course, Marcus and I are the stars of the night. Pati na rin ang mga kaklase naming pumasa rin sa board exam.
"My wife would really kill me as of this moment," Miguel said, showing us his phone's screen with his wife calling.
"Good luck," Ressler teased him. Miguel cleared his throat as he answered the call.
"Hon, I'm at work. Baka mag-overtime ako," Miguel lied.
"Shot!" pang-aasar ni Franco.
"Shot! Shot! Shot!" dagdag pa ni Kylo.
"Miguel take it easy, lasing ka na," sabat pa ni Ressler na halos ilapit 'yong mukha doon sa phone ni Miguel. Miguel glared at them and bigla na lang niya nilayo sa tenga niya 'yong phone niya, sign na sinigawan siya ng asawa niya.
We laughed at Miguel's priceless face.
"You stupid assholes," Miguel complained, still giving them a death glare.
"I'll get some pizza," paalam ko kay Ressler. He just simply nodded as response.
Tumayo na ako para pumunta sa pool area, nandon kasi ang long table para sa mga food and drinks.
Pagkakuha ko ng four slices of pizza for me and Ressler, babalik na rin sana agad ako sa loob but I stopped short when I saw a familiar face staring at me.
"Zild!" I yelled, surprised with his presence. I automatically made a way towards him and hugged him. "How are you?!" I asked, flashing him an amused smile. I can't believe I'm seeing him right now after all these years.
"Congrats, Miss Architect," he said, flashing me his bright smile. Oh, I missed him!
He handed me a gift that made me smile even more.
"Thanks! I didn't know you're here. Bakit 'di mo ko nilapitan? Kanina ka pa yata nandito?"
He chuckled. "Kadarating ko lang."
"Are you with someone?"
He looked around him and shrugged nonchalantly. "May nakikita ka bang 'di ko nakikita?" nagtataka niyang tanong.
And there, I saw myself laughing. Kahit kailan talaga 'tong si Zild, hindi matino kausap.
"Let's go inside, nandoon sila Ressler," aya ko sa kanya.
"Hindi na. Dumaan lang talaga ako para i-congrats ka," nakangiting sabi niya.
"What? No way you'll be skipping this party," I groaned.
He patted my head like a kid. "I need to go, I need to visit my mom," he said, flashing me a smile.
"Oh my God! Where's Tita? Can I tag along? I want to see her!"
BINABASA MO ANG
Smile For Me, Ressler
Romance|| Published under PSICOM || Tamara didn't want her husband to know that the day he married her was also the same day she was diagnosed with cancer. Disclaimer: This story is in Taglish Status: Completed ***Now available at National Book Store, Expr...
