Introvert. Reserved. Nerd. These are the words that could describe Natasha. Can these traits lead her to make a lie and keep a little secret from her closest friend, Ethan? Eight years later, she realized something. She wasn't wild at Ethan at first...
Ethan looked outside from his tinted-window car as Tasha got off from the taxi.
And yes, he followed her home.
He knew it. She was lying.
It seems like she doesn't want him to know where she lives or even invite him inside her home.
It's obvious. She's uncomfortable around him.
Pero alam niya'ng di magtatagal ay magiging komportable na rin ito sa presensiya niya.
THAT'S MY GOAL.
His phone started to ring. His cousin who owns the Italian restaurant they went to is now calling him.
"Hello Jace?" Ethan answered.
The call ended up real quick. Jace is inviting him over to his condo to hang out. Nag U-turn na siya at dumiretso sa condo nito.
Si Tasha parin ang iniisip niya while driving the long road.
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Jace pal-hugged Ethan as soon as he stepped inside the guy's home.
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"Hey, pal! How's your brunch?" tanong nito.
"It went well... but dunno. There's something missing, pal." he answered.
"Do you want to talk it over with a daytime drink?" dumiretso ito sa kitchen at binuksan ang ref habang siya nama'y dumiretso sa living room at nag-play on ng music.
🎶So I hopped on a train 3 in the afternoon I don't know when I'm coming back, but I hope that it's soon See, I never thought (I never thought) That I'd have to leave your side (your side)🎶
She Was Mine by AJ RAFAEL is currently playing. This used to be their favorite jam ni Jace.
And Natasha as well.
"Ang aga-aga pa para uminom, brad. But since I'm here, I'll gonna give it a go." he replied.
They both laughed hard. Nag-appear sila ng kamay at saka naman nito inabot sakanya ang isang bote ng beer.
Nilaklak niya iyon at maya-maya'y tumabi na ang pinsan niya sa sofa.
"Ano'ng nangyari?" Jace sounded so sincere, he can't help but to think deep. "Itutuloy mo pa ba ang plano mo?"
"She's still the same, pal. Kahapon pa lang sa pagkikita naming muli ay halos lamunin na ako ng kaba ko. It all went away when we started talking, but then I remembered...
I'm not here to make a small chit-chat." simula niya.
"I know, Ethan. You're here to break her heart." Jace sighed.
He looked at Jace. "Like what I've said, Jace. She's still the sweet, loving Natasha I know before, pero di ko maiwasan na magalit everytime I look at her face. It reminds me of the painful past... the night she humiliated me. It's just..." di na niya natapos ang sasabihin niya. Nararamdaman niya'ng nagsisimula nang mamula ang tenga niya sa sobrang galit.
"After seeing her two times again now, do you still have the urge to take revenge? Can't you just forgive her?"
🎶 No matter where you go, I won't be very far Cause in my head I'll be right there where you are Cause love has no distance baby Love, love has no distance baby No, not when it comes to you and me🎶
Tumayo si Jace at pinahinaan ang music sa player.
"Bro, alam mo namang matagal ko na ito'ng pinaghandaan. I want her to feel the pain that I've brought along with me for years. If it wasn't for you and Mayumi, I wouldn't be ME now." nagsimulang kumuyom ang dalawang kamay niya.
"Chill, bro. We all know that, and we really respect your decision. It's just that ayaw namin mapunta sa posibilidad na baka masaktan ka sa huli. Worst, ang mag-regret ka." Jace said as he drank his beer.
"I don't care, Jace! Tatapusin ko kung anuman ang nasimulan ko." Ethan insisted.
Jace and Ethan became close after he got back to America that scandalous night in high school. Si Mayumi naman ay ang long-time friend niya sa college. Three of them became super close and those two were the ones who helped him mold into who he is today. They brought out the hidden confidence in him.
Simula nang makilala niya ang mga ito, natuto siya'ng mag-ayos at pumorma. He've gotten to know the best version of himself. Nang dahil sa tulong nila, he become the man he is right now.
"So ano na'ng plano mo?" untag ng pinsan niya.
"I will make her fall in love with me and break her heart afterwards. Just how she did the same to me."
Jace slowly shook his head.
*dingdong dingdong~* doorbell ringing
"Ako na." he stood up and went to the front door.
Bumungad sa harapan niya ang isang petite na babae na naka skinny-tattered jeans with a see-through white top. Naka beige stilettos pa ito. Hawak nito ang isang maliit na gucci bag sa kanang kamay at isang box ng pizza.
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