Zipper Mo Bukas (Completed)

Fifty Two point Five

Chapter Fifty Two point Five

Keanu's Point of View

I am staring on my ticking wall clock. I am anxious—hella anxious to see Zia. I just stared at my clock until it hits the time to call Kevin.

I can feel the coldness of his voice in the phone and I swear to God that I regret everything I've done. I hate myself for tainting our relationship because I fell with Zia.

We went to park and I saw them holding hands together. Zia looks happy.

Damn.

I want to cry right now but boys can't cry, right?

Or maybe we can but no one should see our weakness.

Ginulo pa ni Kevin 'yung buhok ni Zia kaya naman naasar si Zia pero you can see na she's so comfortable with Kevin.

I heard Sui coughed.

"Hay sakit 'no?" Sui asked, I heard Pia and Sui giggled.

Kevin pinched Zia's cheeks kaya lalong nainis si Zia at sumigaw pa. Kevin laughed and they went here.

I want to hold Zia's hand too. Is it possible? I really want to be Kevin right now but I know that I should know my place. Tama na 'yung pangugulo na ginawa ko.

Siguro kung hindi ako umepal hindi sila magugulo ngayon. Yes Keanu. It's all your fault.

Paparating na sila kaya iniwas ko 'yung tingin ko sa kanila saka tumingin sa bintana para hindi sila makita, para hindi ako lalo masaktan at mag-self pity.

Narinig ko pang sumigaw si Zia ng 'Dakyu' and Sui telling them na malalandi sila. Buti na lang hindi ko nakita coz I know it would hurt me so much. I would probably feel like there's something pinching my chest.

Nang makasakay na sila, I started driving trying to stop myself from looking back and tell Zia that I love her too.

But I know doing that will make me regret everything and I don't want to do that for Kevin's sake.

Zia spoke; she asked where Krista is. Before anyone answer her, I did and I look at her through rearview mirror pero mabilis lang.

Wala, e. I gave in.

Kung hindi lang ako nagda-drive malamang titignan ko lang s'ya buong araw. Kahit sa rearview mirror lang.

I heard Zia curse again pero 'Ducking sheep' narinig ko. She really loves murdering animals 'no?

"'Di dahil cute ka kapag ginagawa mo 'yan—" napa-preno agad ako nung marinig ko 'yun.

I don't know why... maybe I didn't like what I heard. Tumawa si Sui. Obvious ba na naapektuhan ako?

"May pusa," I lied sana naman maniwala kayo kahit na highway 'to at imposibleng magkaroon ng pusa.

Pia began on laughing. She'll probably tell what happened earlier. She laughed and laughed till she stopped and told them the event earlier.

Tiningnan ko ulit si Zia sa rearview mirror at kita ko na gulat s'ya. Oh well, her best friend punched me ano pa nga bang reaction n'ya?

Then Pia laughed again then told her that she saw Kevin and I punching each other—I stepped on the break again.

"Walang pusa," Sui said.

She shouldn't've told that! Ang daldal naman nito ni Pia!

"Keanu, okay ka lang?" I heard her ask... I smiled because of her question and I felt that the bruises from the fist fight are now gone. I heard Pia murmured that Zia is stupid but I didn't mind it all I know is she cares. She still cares.