Vault Of Heaven (MNL Boys Series # 1)

Chapter 8

#VOH C-08

"Congrats engineers! Next stop, pilots!" Arus embraced us when the ceremony was finally over. Dad was busy talking to Arus' and Apollo's parents.

"I'm fucking hungry," I groaned when Arus was still taking a lot of pictures.

"Hey Dream!" Apollo called her. Dream was looking around like a lost child. Tinaas ni Apollo ang kamay niya  para makita kami ni Dream. She eventually smiled when she saw us.

"Congrats, Apollo! Congrats Brave!" She said.

"Thanks," I replied.

"Picture tayo!" Aya ni Arus tsaka pasimpleng siniko si Apollo. Pinatabi nila sakin si Dream tsaka biglang pumunta sa harap si Arus para kumuha ng litrato.

"Apollo tabi ka nga, hindi na kasya sa screen eh," Arus even gestured his hand.

"Take a few step backwards, Arus," I said. Lumingon siya likod at tinuro sakin yung ibang taong nagpi-picture.

"Can't, maraming tao, eh," Arus reasoned out. Tinabihan nalang siya ni Apollo at pareho silang nakatingin sa screen.

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Akala ko ba group picture?"

"It's a prank!" Apollo chuckled. "Akbayan mo, bro!" he raised his brows repeatedly. I frowned.

"Is it okay with you?" I asked Dream.

"Ayoko," she declined, then smiled. "Ayokong tumanggi."

I shook my head and rested my arm on her shoulder. I smiled at the camera. After a few shots, we took a group photo. When we already took tons, Arus and Dream was looking at the photos while Apollo and I are looking at the crowd while our arms are on each other's shoulders.

"Dude, si Stella," I told Apollo while looking at Stella. She was taking pictures of her cousin.

"May picture na naman kayo ni Dream," he said.

"I didn't say magpapapicture ako sa kanya," I glanced at him.

"Gusto mo pa ba siya?" napatingin siya sakin, he was trying to read my mind.

"Maybe, hindi ko na alam," I honestly said.

"Why? May iba na bang gumugulo sa isipan mo?" he smirked.

"Shut up. Dream's not my type," I sighed and shook my head.

"Bro... wala naman akong sinabing pangalan," he said and looked away, trying to contain his laughter.

Oh..

Right.

"Whatever. Siya rin naman talaga tinutukso nyo sakin," I just shrugged. "Let's go? Kain na tayo sa labas," Binaba ko na ang braso kong nakaakbay sa balikat niya, he did the same thing.

"Arus," I called his attention. He was taking photos of Dream while Dream was doing some poses. Kala mo naman siya yung grumaduate.

Bumaling siya sakin habang nasa mukha niya pa rin ang camera. Napapikit ako nang biglang nag flash yun. This punk.

"Arus, what the fuck," I whispered and blinked repeatedly.

"Ay sorry di ko natanggal flash," he worriedly smiled. I just nodded.

"Let's eat outside," I told him.

"Arus, patingin ng pics!" Dream excitedly borrowed the camera from Arus' hands.

"Sama ka samin, Dream," yaya ni Apollo. Dream looked at him and smiled. Tumango siya ng paulit-ulit bago tumingin ulit sa camera.

We went out for samgyup. Dream was cooking the meat while Arus and Apollo started talking about random movies. Nakatingin lang ako sa niluluto. Dream clipped the meat and turned the other side para yun naman ang maluto.