French Kisses

Chapitre 32

/FRENCH KISSES/ 

Calvin

"Come on, man," Flynn slightly tap me on my back. Bill, Jeth, Flynn were all gathered closely around me and I don't even know why. I just realized I was already spacing out until Flynn did that. "Ang tahimik mo. Anong poblema natin?"

Kinuha ko ang shot glass at pinuno 'yon ng alcohol saka ininom. "Just some fucking shit." I said coldly.

"Ohhh, what's that fucking shit?" Parang batang tanong ni Bill. Medyo may tama na.

"Uy, anyare ba? Kwento mo kaya para may poblema rin kami." Ani Jeth.

"Acads ba? Pamilya? Pera? Mga babae?" said Bill then lit out a cigarette. "Matutulungan kita sa lahat maliban sa acads." Aniya at napatawa kaming lahat.

"Hindi mga babae. Isang babae lang." sagot ko. Filling them in with something because they're my friends. But not fully spilling the tea. Hindi ko alam kung dapat ko ba 'tong sabihin sa kanila. Are they gonna get weird or something?

"Ohhhh!!!" It was Bill again.

"Ah, tama!" Flynn exclaimed.

"Ah, oo nga pala!" Napailing naman si Jeth. "Akala ko ba okay lang sa'yo 'yang set-up niyo?"

"Yeah, I mean," I started. "It started out fine, but it eventually it didn't, then back to normal ulit. Puro kami away-bati,"

"Huwaw, dinaig pa ang mag-jowa!" Flynn laughed.

I shrugged. "It was always like that. Then I fucked up."

"What do you mean?" Jeth asked after drinking the beer.

"I fucked up real bad and I know Alecia will never forgive me with this."

"Ano ba kase ginawa mo, 'tol?" Bill.

"God! You will all hate me for this." Uminom ulit ako ng beer.

"Ano nga? Para mabigyang-solusyon natin 'yan." Flynn said.

"We'll help you with that," Jeth added. "Whatever the fuck that is. It'll be between the four of us."

Damn. Should I?

"I slept with Alecia." I revealed in a low tone.

"Knew it." Flynn said blankly.

Napanganga lang si Bill. While Jeth, he just stared at me blankly then suddenly shook his head and ran his fingers through his hair as if he had heard the biggest problem.

"My god, dude. May ka-relasyon 'yong tao." Jeth exasperatedly sighed.

"I know! Ganito kasi 'yon. Okay na ako kahit kaibigan lang kami pero siya 'tong ayaw dahil aasa lang daw ako sa wala. In short, she doesn't want to hurt me and that I deserve another woman na hindi ako saktan na gaya ng ginagawa niya. We were always like that 'til we decided to call it as friends. Okay, bahala na. Pero puta, akala ko okay na lahat..."

"It happened in Davao." Flynn said.

It's been weeks since then at hanggang ngayon, nakikita ko lang si Alecia mula sa malayo. She was either alone or with her girl friends. I don't see her anymore with that guy bestfriend.

"It all started in Davao," I said. "She was drunk. I was drunk. She started it, I finished it. The next day, she accused me of being a rapist and that I took advantage of her."