Excess EXes

5

"sana when you hurt her iniisip mo na nasasaktan din ako" ricci said, tumingin si brent sakanya.

Malakas ang ulan, kaya't hindi maka-alis si brent, at wala rin naman siyang balak umalis.

"Akala ko naman si juan na lang problema ko" brent joked, ricci rolled his eyes and turned his gaze into his bestfriend.

"Juan gave up easily." Ricci said, Brent smiled,

"Nag the island siya kagabi, yinaya niya ako" ricci trailed off, sumandal pa siya sa couch "she was so sad brent, yung sad niya nung hindi siya pumasa ng upcat naalala mo yon?" Ricci asked brent and brent nodded, remembering how sad anikka was when she failed.

"Brent, bakit kailangan na makita ka niya in that state? Bakit kailangan ganon? Sa sobrang lungkot niya she hugged me when she saw me, okay sana na yakapin ka ng taong mahal mo eh, pero yung yayakapin ka niya dahil sa sobrang lungkot niya? Brent naman!" Ricci said, his voice full of sadness. Brent looked down,

"Ricci!" Anikka shouted when she spotted ricci's car, nauna si anikka sa island but she waited for ricci before going inside, ricci smiled when he saw her, pero biglang nabura ang ngiti sa labi ni ricci when he saw anikka's tears.

"Oh!" Ricci was surprised, anikka ran to hug her, walang payong si anikka, so she ran throught the rain just to hug ricci.

"Aika!" Ricci exclaimed, worry evident in his voice, ngumiti si anikka at hinila si ricci papasok sa the island.

"Dahan-dahan naman!" Ricci said, watching as anikka drank strong liquor that her body wasn't accustomed to.

"A-ang sakit talaga cci" anikka started, nakatulala siya sa mga taong sumasayaw. "Pag bukas nung bets nung pinto parang 'ah okay, so ano ako?' alam mo yon, parang wala lahat? Parang hindi niya ako gusto"

"Nakita mo si bets?" Ricci asked, anikka nodded smiling bitterly

"Suot niya pa nga yung polo ni brent eh, yung favorite ko, yung suot niya nung nagpicture sila ng family niya, yung light pink?" Anikka said, ricci nodded kasi alam na alam niya yun.

"Gago ang sakit sakit, tapos nakita ko pa si brent lumabas ng kwarto, parang sana pala nawala nalang yung airpods ko kasi mas masakit yung nakita ko eh" anikka was clutching her chest, from the pain, the tears already stopped flowing, tulala na lamang siya.

"Nag sex sila ricci" anikka wailed, ricci rubbed her back.

"Kung pwede ko lang kunin yung pain, kung pwede lang na hindi ka na masaktan." Ricci whispered as he admired anikka's sleeping form, her hair was covering half of her face.

"Salamat sa chance" ricci thanked the lord as it wasn't the usual, he finally gets the chance to take care of anikka

Dating Gawi for anikka was her taking brent home and taking care of him, but to ricci, dating gawi means he just watches as the love of his life takes care of his bestfriend, dating gawi for ricci was drinking more as they left to drown the pain.

"Aika, ano code mo?" Ricci whispered, putting anikka down as they reach her condo unit.

"Aika?" Ricci said, tapping anikka's cheeks gently to wake her up. Anikka opened up one eye and she smiled,

"0401" anikka said and then she dozed off. Ricci smiled bitterly, that was the day na naging official si brent at si anikka, how can ricci forget that? That was when he cried the most.

"Hindi ko sinasadya" brent said as he hears what happened last night.

"She kept on calling me your name, mahal na mahal ka ni anikka." Ricci said, hindi siya makatingin ng diretso kay brent. Brent was always aware of ricci's feelings for anikka, but anikka wasn't, her focus was all on brent.

"After 8 years ikaw pa rin? Ang tindi mo naman boss!" Ricci said in a teasing manner, but you can see the pain in his eyes.

"bakit si anikka pa rin? madami na yung dumaan sayo ah?" Brent asked ricci, ricci smiled.

"Because anikka is one of a kind, when anikka loves, she loves more than herself and I would do anything to be in your position brent." Ricci said, a few tears fell but he wiped it agad, he then looked at brent.

"Wag mo nang saktan yung mahal ko brent, please make her smile again, please make anikka happy again, parang awa mo na."