As our lips collided Donny pulled away from the kiss. Nagtama ang mga tingin namin. Walang may gustong magsalita. "Ihahatid na kita." Tumayo agad si Donny at naglakad palabas ng pinto. Huminto ito at tumingin sakin na ako man ay nagulat kahit papaano sa kanyang inasal. "I'll wait for you outside." Ani nito na hindi maitingin ang mata sa akin. At tuloyan ng lumabas ng bahay. Nagsisisi ba siyang hinalikan niya ako? Hindi niya ba nagustuhan ang halik ko? Halos magbanggaan na ang mga tanong sa utak ko. Naguguluhan, nagtataka. Yun na yun? Tumayo ako at naglakad na rin papalabas ng bahay. Nakita ko itong nasa loob na ng sasakyan. Pumunta ako sa kabilang parte ng kotse, hindi ko tinatago na may kaunting parte sa aking pag iisip na umaasang lalabas siya at pagbubuksan ako. Pero nagkamali ako. Mukang wala itong planong lumabas at pagbuksan ako. Pinihit ko ang pinto at binuksan ito. Sumakay ako at sinuot ang seat belt. Walang nagsalita. Pinaandar na ni Donny ang sasakyan as soon we roared the road. Hanggang sa pagdating sa bahay walang imikan. Nang makarating kami ay ni wala siyang sinabi. Tanging "bye, thanks for the ride", lamang ang nagbasag ng nakakabinging katahimikan namin kanina at ng makababa ako at agad na rin itong umalis na wala man lang akong natanggap na sagot o ano man. Ano ba ang nagawa ko't biglaan nalang na nagkaganoon siya? Gulong gulo ang isip ko. Pinagtanggol niya ako kay Mitch. He even kissed me first and said that he likes me too then I kissed him well he responded naman after all tapos afterwards bigla siyang magkakaganon? Bipolar? May sapak sa utak? Nang makapasok ako tulog na sila mama. Iniwan nilang nakabukas ang pinto para makapasok ako. Agad naman akong sumalampak sa kama ko as I stare at the ceiling. Why Donny? Why all of the sudden, you changed? I wanna know but I don't wanna ask. Hindi ko namalayang kusa na palang pumapatak ang mga luha sa aking mga mata. Ramdam ko pa ang dampi ng kanyang labi sakin. Napahawak ako sa baba ko at napapikit. Why do I have this feeling that everything will change? I feel like my heart shattered into pieces and I don't even know why.
I kept my eyes closed as the tears are streaming down my face. I guess I'll be sleeping with a broken heart.
-KINABUKASAN-
As I woke up, naramdaman kong sobrang bigat ng mga mata ko. Medyo nahirapan pa akong imulat ito. Naalala ko ang nangyari kagabi. Umiyak pala ako hanggang sa nakatulog ako. I remember the other events happened last night, yung pagpapahiya sa akin ni Mitch, yung pag amin ko kay Donny, yung pag amin niya sa akin, at ang halik. Bigla akong napatulala at napaisip na naman. Bat niya biglang hininto ang paghalik and why all of the sudden he acted so strange. And he said that he likes me too,- well was that even true? Was the kiss even real? My head is like going to explode. The questions are flooding on my mind and still unanswered . I need to talk to Donny. I need him to tell me what happened to him last night and if he even really mean it when he said he likes me too. I need answers. I gathered all of my strength to stand up and prepare. Wala na kaming game. Sila Hannah meron pa. Booth Day ngayon kung saan lahat ng booth ay magbubukas na. I wear a floral dress which my mom bought yesterday after my game, premyo ko daw. Its my first time to wear dress in school. I don't know, I just want to wear it. After what happened to me and Donny yesterday gusto kong magpaganda? Kahit na he acted strange pa. Maybe when he see me today hindi na siya mag-a-act strange. I got this feeling kasi na parang may mangyayari. Weird. Well I cover it with Donny's comoflouge jacket that he gave to me. Naalala ko gusto ni Donny na conservative ako. Kahit di niya sinabi diretso na I should wear conservative dress especially in my work hour, alam kong gusto niyang balot pa rin ako. I paired it with white keds. I styled my hair into a messy bun. I put on my contact lenses. Then lip gloss. Wala ng powder-powder maputi naman ako at pag naiinitan my cheeks turn into crimson.
9:36am na ako nakarating sa school medyo marami na ang students. Some of the outdoor sports already started. I remember 10am ang game ni Hanna. I have less than half an hour pa to her game maybe I could go into booths muna. As I scan my gaze into the school ground majority of the booths are open na. May photo booth, jail booth, horror booth, blind date booth, dedication booth at ang pinakasikat-marriage booth. Nasa pinakadulo ito ng school ground, klaro na ang booth sa malayo pa lang dahil makikita ang napakalaking tarpaulin nito. Napagpasyahan kong pumunta sa photobooth. "Hi! Happy Intramurals'!" Bati sakin nung lalaking nakabantay. "Hi same, picture for one." I smiled back. Halata namang napataas ang kilay nito. "Ikaw lang, ganda?" Natawa ako sa tinawag niya sakin. Ganda daw. "Uhm, oo eh." Nahihiya kong sagot. Ako lang ata Ang customer nila na mag isa magpapicture. "Sa ganda mong yan! Osigesige ganda, entrada na." Itinuro niya ang pinto ng photobooth at nginitian ko nalang siya at pumasok na. Pagpasok ko, may salamin sa gilid kaya inaayos ko muna ang buhok ko. Maganda naman pala ako. Kaya siguro nagustuhan rin ako ni Donny. Speaking of Donny, naalala ko tuloy ang mga nangyari. Siguro pupunta naman siya sa game ni Hanna mamaya. Kakausapin ko siya. I want to know what he's really up to. Nang humarap nako sa camera biglang may bumukas ng kurtina. I was really shocked. He was the last person I expected to see right now.
Donny?!
Donny's Pov
I went to EHU 8:30 in the morning. Well, Mitch texted me that I should go early. Im under her control right now. I don't want to face the consequences if I ain't gonna follow her,-no, not yet. There's too much risk to take if I'll fight against her right now. I need time. And I felt sorry for Mia.
Flashback last night.
I pulled out between our kisses. I know this will have a consequences. I know Mitch will do something about what happened earlier. Im sure she's cursing Mia right now. Medyo nag panic ako to the thought of Mitch, I know she'll do evil things. Sample pa lang yung kanina. Inaya ko ng umuwi si Mia. I know naguguluhan siya sa act ko. As we were heading back to her home I was pre occupied I didn't even notice na naihatid ko na pala siya. Dumiretso ako sa bahay nila Mitch to talk to her. I was shocked when there are still people inside. I entered the house without hesitation. I roamed my eyes in the crowded sala. I think I just saw Mitch's back. I shoved off the people who were blocking my way. "Mitch, let's talk." I grab her arm and left her group. I think she was talking to Miranda. "Oh, look who's back! I guess you've missed me!" She said as we reached the kitchen there are still people here but less crowded. "Stop making fun of Mia, please. Don't do bad things to her anymore." I almost beg to her. I want to stop her from anything that Mia's involve. Especially if its bad thing. She smiled evilly and snake her both arms in my neck. "Sure Dons, but you know, everything has its price." She smirked. I can smell the stench of the alcohol. Damn, she's drunk. "What do you mean?" I frowned, wanting her to be descriptive. "Stay away from Mia, and be at my side whenever I say. If I'll ever see you around with her, I'll send our after-making-love-shots in Abs-Cbn and I tell you Donny, your family will not really like it. You should know what will be the effect that will be inflicted not only in your career but also in your parents reputation. Think of it, Donny. If I were you, I'll be wise." She left me speechless. Thats why I decided to stay away from Mia. I know I'll hurt her. She'll be hurt. She's going to be hurt.
End of flashback.
As I walk in the school ground of Empire High University I saw someone who's wearing I think my jacket? Was that Mia? Wait. She's that kind of girl that wouldn't wear a dress, she preferred jeans and shirt. But I think that was my jacket that I gave to her. I saw her enter the photo booth and my feet started walking in her way."Uhm excuse me pogi? May tao pa sa loob." My attention was taken away by a male voice. I looked at my side I think he's the one Mia was talking earlier. "Uhm, I'm with her." Sabi ko sa kanya. "But she said earlier she's alone," sagot nito na may halong pagtataka.
"Well, I'm here now. She's not alone anymore." I retorted as I entered the booth. I yanked the curtain and I saw Mia looking at the camera. Wow. She's different. She looks different. Different Mia. I saw her reaction. She was shocked. I could say she didn't expect my appearance after what happened to us last night. "Hi." I greeted her as I walk in front of her.
"H-hi. Wh-what are y-yo- I mean wh-why are y-you here?" She stuttered as she keeps her frown reaction. "I'll be meeting someone, and I saw you entered here so I followed you." I answered her questions. Yes, I'll be meeting someone, and that is Mitch. She looked dismayed in my answer. I know she likes me, and she confessed it to me last night. Trust me, I feel the same way to. But things just got shitty and I know I'll be hurting her starting today. Tinabihan ko siya at pinindot ang start. The camera started to count down. I cupped her chin as she was looking down.
We were facing the camera both side view. I was cupping here chin and we were looking into each other's eyes. The camera started to take shot as the flash strikes. But our eyes seems undisturbed right know. I was looking in her eyes, it was full of....questions.
She was so pretty. So pretty. I lean to her slowly as the camera clicks again, as our nose brushed together the camera continues to click. I kissed her tenderly as we closed our eyes and camera clicks for the last time.
You'll hate me after this, Mia. I'm so sorry.
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An: unedited chap guys. Sorry for the typos and grammatical errors. I'll edit this after my vacay 😘 Please comment "🙋 Donny" if you guys still reading this so I'll be reminded to update always. Sending virtual hugs to everyone!
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