Chess Piece [On-Hold]

Movie Date

Pha's POV

"Which one is better? A shirt or a tee? Will it be too casual if I wear a tee? Or should I wear that black long-sleeved shirt? Or maybe that white one? What about the jeans? Dark blue better or the light blue? Or maybe the black? What about the jacket? Should I wear one? Will it be weird if I wear that black leather jacket? Or maybe a hoodie jacket better?"

I can't think!! I can't focus!! I don't know how I should dress up! What type of outfit I should wear!

P'Cho grabs my shoulders with both hands, turning me around to face him, "Pha, Breathe! Come on, Pha! Slowly... Inhale, 1, 2, 3, 4. Exhale... One more time. Slowly... Inhale... Exhale..."

I didn't know that I was at the edge of having a hyperventilation if P'Cho didn't ask me to breathe slowly. He drags me to my two-seated sofa and makes me sit down on it.

He let out a laugh, "Geez! Pha, you are going to a movie date, not a wedding. Just a movie date and you are so close of having a panic attack. I can't imagine what will happen if it's a wedding. Seriously, Pha, are you going to faint on your wedding day?"

I growl, "Shut up, P'Cho!"

"Just wear something casual. A plain tee and a pair of jeans will do. What else you want to wear, Pha? This is not your first time going to a cinema, so you should know what to wear. Don't tell me you are going to wear a tuxedo to the cinema. If you really did that, don't tell anyone that you are my friend."

"Argh... I don't know what happened to me. Ever since I received that message from N'Yo, asking me for a movie date, I couldn't think straight, like my brain has been invaded by some aliens that cause me to have all sorts of thoughts running around inside my head." I run my hand through my hair with frustration.

"I thought you are going to watch dinosaurs, not alien invasion." He says sarcastically.

I bark, "P'Cho!!"

"Ok, everything is going to be fine. You just need to go out there and enjoy the movie with N'Wayo."

I heave a breath of helplessness, "I'm feeling stupid right now. Like you said, it's just a movie date. Why am I behaving like this?"

"Because you are in love."

"Impossible! Don't be ridiculous, P'Cho. He is just someone... I find interesting. There is nothing between us. We are just friends. The one I love is Mia, always Mia..."

"Are you sure about that? And nothing is impossible. If you are, like you said, not in love with N'Wayo, then why are you behaving like a cat on hot bricks just because of what to wear for a movie date?"

He continues, "Pha, you can keep denying it, but as your senior, I have the need to warn you, don't come to me crying if you lose him. I won't lend you my shoulder to cry on."

P'Cho walks to my wardrobe and starts pulling some clothes out of my wardrobe before walking towards me.

He throws those clothes onto my lap, "You don't have much time to dilly-dally. Go and change into these clothes. You still need to fetch N'Wayo from his house. You won't want to be late on your first date. It will leave a bad impression about you."

I remain silent for a while, thinking through of what P'Cho had just said. Am I in love with N'Yo? No..., it can't be. The one I love is... Mia... Yes, is Mia...

I turn to P'Cho and finally ask the question I wanted to ask long time ago, "P'Cho, have you... ever been in love?"

"Nope, but I had a crush years ago."

A crush?? I'm wondering who was that crush? I never heard P'Cho mentioned any woman. Wait a minute! Is P'Cho a gay??

"So... did you date that crush?"