CRAZY IN LOVE

Chapter 3

Chance Daniel

I couldn't believe this. Mariin akong pumikit at hinigpitan ang hawak sa steering wheel. Hindi ko alam kung ano bang plano ni Tyrone. Mukhang napapadalas na naman ang pagpapasundo niya sa akin kay Kirsten.

✕Powered by BWPlayerUmiling ako at humugot ng isang malalim na buntong-hininga. For the past years, I'd tried my very best to stay away from Kirsten. Ginawa ko ang lahat para makaiwas dahil hindi ko gusto ang nararamdaman ko para sa kanya. Hindi makabubuti sa pagkakaibigan namin ni Tyrone ang ma-inlove sa sister niya.

It's always bros before hoes.

Pinalo ko ang steering wheel at sobrang hirap para sa akin na magpamukhang galit kay Kirsten. I would want to go back to our old treatment with each other, but it was harder than I thought. The best way to stay away from her was to act as if I didn't care at all.

Everything that happened during our high school days was still very fresh on my mind. How those pouty lips felt against my cheek. Mariin akong pumikit at pilit na inalis ang imaheng iyon. Para bang kahapon lang iyon nangyari. Right after that moment, I knew that things would change between me and Kirsten. I would never be the same again.

Damn it, Chance! You're not doing this again!

Mabilis kong pinaarangkada ang sasakyan patungo sa paboritong tambayan ng barkada. I fucking need to drink this shit.

Nang makarating ako sa bar ay agad na may sumalubong sa aking parking valet. Kilala na nila ako dahil madalas kami ng barkada rito para magtanggal ng pagkabagot sa school.

Dumiretso ako sa loob at agad na hinanap ang barkada. Agad rin namang nahagip ng tingin ko sina Vaughn, Dalton at Terrence na noon ay pare-parehas na may katabing babae.

"Dude," nakangisi pang bungad ni Dalton.

"Dude." Tumango ako at diretsong naupo sa bakanteng upuan sa tabi ni Vaughn.

Agad kong kinuha ang bakanteng baso at agad na nagsalin ng alak doon.

"Bad mood?" nakangising tanong ni Terrence. Tingin pa lang ay alam kong may ibig sabihin na.

Umiling ako at wala rin naman akong balak magkuwento. Tutuksuhin lang naman nila ako. Ayoko na lang din pag-usapan ang tungkol kay Kirsten.

"Ikaw ba ang naghatid kay Kirs?" si Dalton na naka-plaster pa rin ang ngisi.

What the fuck was that supposed to mean?

"Yes. So, what?" Umismid ako at pilit na hindi pinansin ang ngisi nito.

"Why are you in a bad mood?"

"I don't want to talk about it," I said dismissively.

"Whoa..." natatawang sabi pa ni Vaughn sabay makahulugang nakipagpalitan ng tingin kina Terrence at Dalton. "Kirsten is not the girl for you, dude."

Sa halip na kumibo ay hindi ko na lang pinansin ang sinabi niya. As if I needed lecturing.

"Easy on him, dude," saway pa ni Terrence kay Vaughn. Hindi rin matanggal ang ngiti sa kanyang mga labi. "It's hard not to fall for a girl like Kirsten. Dude, she's perfect. She's every guy's fantasy. Mabait, maganda, sexy at mayaman. Am I right, Chance?"

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin, expecting him to just shut his mouth. But that didn't happen. I should have known better, huh?

"But the thing is, dude. Kirsten Greene is Tyrone Greene's sister. Barkada natin. We all knew that once you messed up with her, the friendship will be over, too. Alam mo 'yan. Things like that happen all the time. We'd seen it with our own two eyes. We'd witnessed a lot of friendship got broken because they broke the fucking rules," paliwanag pa ni Vaughn na para bang hindi ko naiintindihan ang pinupunto niya. Kaya nga ginagawa ko ang lahat para umiwas kay Kirsten dahil sa malaking posibilidad na masira ang pagkakaibigan namin ni Tyrone.