PLAY MY GAME [JaDine Compilations COMPLETED]

CHARACTER 12: The Solution is Simple [Edited]

This Chapter has been edited and proofread by the Author. Any similarities to other works are purely incidental.

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ANGELA'S POV

"Wow. Hindi kapani-paniwala!" masiglang sigaw ni Aria nang makarating kami sa Island namin. Yeps, we owned this Island. Somewhere found around South-North. Today is vacation day! Plus, we're going to celebrate Trevor's Nineteenth Birthday!

"Trevor! Trevor, papicture naman oh!" but because of that annoying so-called-girlfriend of his, I can't even talk to him ever since the flight started. Ugh! We're staying here for almost 2 days 2 nights. I can get excited, too! But atleast, I don't show it that much.

"Aria, ang pangit mo na nga eh! May papicture-picture ka pa!" Trevor teased her. He's only playing around with her? Wait, since when did he knew how to smile in front of everybody?

Agad namang ngumuso si Aria bilang sagot sa pagbibiro ni Trevor. Hindi pa ring mapigilan ng pagkirot ng aking puso kung gaano siya kasaya sa kanya.

"Ew. Hindi mo bagay, Aria," Patuloy na pagbibiro ni Trevor.

"Hmpft! Edi Wag! Kay Barro na lang ako magpapapicture!" oh yeah? Speaking of Barro, he's been silent lately like there's bothering him? He gave Aria a disappointed smile.

"Ynna, tulog ka pa ba?" bakit ba ang lakas ng boses ng babaeng 'toh?!

"Guys, why don't we visit our villa? Before we start rolling in the sands," I said that when Kevin and his girlfriend got off the car we used to get here.

"WOW! MARRIED NA BA KAYONG DALAWA?! BAKIT MAY SUOT KANG SING-SING, YNNA?!" Uh-Hello? I was the one talking here first! UGRH! DAMN THAT GIRL! Napunta tuloy lahat sa kanila yung atensyon at iniwan ba naman ako dito habang nasa sasakyan pa sila! ANUBA! GUSTO KO NG HUMIGA eh!

"Trevor," mahinang sambit ko but I see to it na narinig nilang lahat, "I want to rest. Help me get my things, please?" I know he won't dare to go against me. He's always been like that ever since.

"Sure," See? Then he went to grabbed my luggage and we left them. Hmpft! I don't care about them! Basta ako, makakapang-pahinga.

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ARIA'S POV

OUCH.

Mas masakit palang tinitignan silang magkasama kaysa sa sinasabi lang nila sayo kung gaano nila mahal ang isa't isa anoh? Nakaupo kaming lahat ngayon sa may sea shore na malapit sa napakalaking bato na kung saan malapit din pataas sa Villa nina Angela. Habang nakapalibot kaming nakaupo, may bonfire din sa gitna namin. Medyo malamig kasee eh.

"Kwento naman kayo oh!" pabirong ani ni Kevin habang nakahwak sa bote ng alak niya.

"Anong ikwekwento namin?!" biro ko din, "Yung multo-multuhan?!" tapos natawa ako.

"Aria talaga oh," si Ynna 'yan na katabi ko ngayon, "Alam ko na! Kwento tayo ng love life natin!" halos mabulunan kaming lahat nang marinig 'yan. Nag-iihaw kasi sina Trevor at Angela ng barbeque daw. Tapos, kasama ko sina Barro, Kevin, at Ynna na nakaupo dito.

"Anong love life?! Edi parang shomoshow biz ka na niyan?!" balik sigaw ni Trevor kaya napatawa kaming lahat, "Game kame dyan! Sisimula sa inyong dalawa ni Kevin!" namula bigla si Ynna, "Total, kaw naman yung nagmungkahi dyan! Gusto mo sigurong malaman namin lovestory niyo anoh?!" tuloy-tuloy na biro ni Trevor kay Ynna na pulang-pula na ngayon.

"K-Kuya T-Trevor name eh!" namumula pa rin si Ynna, "Simulan kay Aria!"

"Huh? Ikaw ang nagpasimuno, bakit ako magsisimula?!" siyempre naman oh! May karapatan din naman akong dumaing! Tsaka, akin na lang yung love life.

"Sige na! Para mas masaya!" sina Kevin at Ynna na 'yan. 

"Eh wala naman akong lablyp, Ynna? Anong ikwekwento ko sa inyo?"

Gulat naman akoo dun kasi biglang natahimik sila, O-kay? What did I say? Nakatingin silang lahat sa'kin eg. Tapos titingin sila kay Trevor.

"Ano bang klaseng tingin 'yang mga binigigay niyo?!" tanong ko sa kanila.

"Eh paano kayo naging magsyota ni Trevor? Di ba dapat may ligawan at kiligan edi love life na 'yun!" Biglang tanong ni Barro.

"Sus! Si Trevor? Isang halik naman binigay niya sa'kin tapos sinabing kami na daw! Astig ee noh?" sagot ko kay Barro. Eh totoo naman ah! Hahaha. Hindi, nung crush na crush ko pa siyang eksena 'yan.

"So that was like you're first kiss?" patuloy na pagtatanong ni Barro. Napansin na lang nila ngayon ang biglaang pagiging talkative neto.

"YES!" bigla na lang din akong naging talkative na kakwentuhan si Barro eh, "Ang lalakeng 'yan? Di naman 'yan mahilig magpakita ng kahit anong affection ee. Konting pagiging sweet, di naman niya magawa," pagpapatuloy ko habang nakatingin kay Barro na parang kami-kami lang dalawa yung nagkwekwentuhan. More like, nagsusumbong ako sa kanya.

"Wow! And you still love him? Come on, Aria! I mean, he's just showing that he don't love you!  Bakit mo pa siya pinagtyatyagahan?" nasabi naman ni Barro. That caught me off guard. Bakit ko nga pala siya pinagtyatyagaan kung marami pa naman dyan? Hays. 'DAHIL MAHAL MO SIYA.' Conscience again.

"Ah-Aria, B-Barro?" si Ynna 'yan pero di namin siya pinansin dahil nag-iisip ako ng isasagot ko samantala si Barro ay hinihintay ang sagot ko.

"I think that it's love?" hindi rin ako siguradong sagot kay Barro at nagkatitigan kami sa mata.

"B-Barro, A-Aria p-pwedeng-" pero pinutol siya ni Barro.

"Let me ask you, have you ever felt his love for you?" umiling ako, "Did he ever care for you?" umiling na naman ako, "Or get sweet to you?" umiling na naman ako, "Aria, how do you know it's love when you haven't feel him showing you this things?" Ay, Oo nga anoh? Hindi talaga ako nakapagbigay ng sagot kay Barro ng halos 10 seconds dahil iniisip ko din ang sinabi niya, "He's not worth of you. I do believe he belongs to someone else," Yeah. I already knew that for a long time. I knew that already but I just can't understand why my heart only beats for him? Ugh!

"Are you done talking?" napalingon kaming dalawa ni Barro sa lalakeng nasa likod namin na may boses na napakalamig at may maitim na aura. N-Naki-nig, I mean, k-kanina p-pa siya dyan?"

TREVOR'S POV

"Are you done talking?" of course, I heard all every word they said. I just saw them having conversation while doing the Barbeque. It pisses me off everytime she's with Barro again! Why can't I make her smile like the way he does?! And guess what? I was in their topic. Ynna tried to call their attention 'cause I was already there, but they're too concentrated! WALA NAMAN SIYANG ALAM PARA SABIHIN NIYANG HINDI KO MAHAL SI ARIA EH! W-WAIT! WAIT-WHAT?!

I did not say those words!
Kumulo na lang ang dugo ko kung paano niya titigan si Aria sa mga matang iyan. Kumukulo na ang dugo ko sa sobrang pinapakita niya sa kanya. I admit, I have too many flaws. I'm not good in loving but atleast I'm trying. I just don't know how to express them so I really like to keep them inside of me. But if you'd say, I love Aria, that would be OUT OF THE QUESTION!

"You're right," hininahon ko ang sarili ko ngayon at tinignan si Aria sa mga mata niya. Ngayon ko na naman siya matitigan ng ganito. Natakot na kasee ako dahil baka malaman na naman niya ang tinatago kong damdamin ngayon, "I never did really love her," si Barro dapat ko sasabihin 'yan pero kay Aria ako nakatingin.Sadness flash through her face, and I don't care. The solution is simple, IGNORE the feelings.

to be continued...