"hatid na kita?" Brent asked anikka when he saw her sa parking lot, umangat ang tingin ni anikka from her phone.
"Okay lang, susunduin ako ni ricci, stoplight na siya." Anikka said smiling at brent.
"ah" he said biting his lip "san kayo punta?" Brent asked, nagkibit balikat si anikka.
"May pupuntahan daw kami, may sasabihin daw siya sakin." Sabi ni ni anikka, brent nodded playing with his keys. Sumandal siya sa kotse niya,
"Anikka" brent called, tumingin ulit si anikka sakanya,
"Did it bother you?" Brent asked, anikka raised her eyebrow.
"Bets." He said, anikka smiled,
"Kung oo, may mababago ba brent?" brent was taken aback. He didn't expect anikka to say yes.
"Anikka, do you want to fix this?" Brent asked biting his lip, iniwasan naman ni anikka yung tingin ni brent.
"Ikaw brent, gusto mo pa bang ayusin 'to?" She asked, but brent didn't have time to answer because ricci's car was already there.
"Hi cci." Anikka said smiling at ricci, ngumiti si ricci, tumango lang si brent kay ricci.
"Ingat kayo." Brent said looking at ricci, ricci raised his thumbs.
"sige iyak." biglang sabi ni ricci, tumingin si anikka sakanya,
"Iyak na tanga bilisan mo" ricci said, huminga ng malalim si anikka bago siya umiyak.
"bakit laging si betina?" Anikka asked through the tears, kumunot ang noo ni ricci.
"What do you mean laging si bets?" Ricci asked, his focus was on driving pero he kept on glancing kay anikka.
"wala, sa limang taon namin relasyon si bets lang naman yung pinagselosan ko, tapos may sila pala ngayon." Anikka said, laughing at herself as she wiped her tears.
"Are you willing to fix things?" Ricci asked, tapping his hand sa steering wheel, anikka looked at him with those eyes and ricci cursed brent for making this angel cry.
"With brent?" Anikka asked and ricci nodded, ngumiti si anikka, "always."
Tahimik ang naging biyahe, ricci's forehead was creased, hanggang sa maka-abot sila sa UP.
"Libre to?" Anikka asked, looking at everything ricci bought, from the pancit canton to the drinks and isaw at barbeque. Tumango si ricci, anikka smiled widely.
"Thank you" sabi niya, ricci nodded and looked at the students who were also in sunken, enjoying the view.
"Anikka, may sasabihin ako sayo" ricci started, ngumunguya si anikka habang nakatingin kay ricci, ricci took a deep breath. "Anikka mahal kita." Ricci raised his hand para hindi makapagsalita si anikka
"But you love Brent at tanggap ko yun" hindi pa rin tumitingin si ricci kay anikka.
"Ang dali mo kasing mahalin, loving you comes naturally and easily, kung hindi siguro nauna si brent sa akin, malamang ay tayo pa rin ngayon, pinakasalan na sana kita." anikka frowned at ricci's confession.
"If brent didn't saw his future with you before, ako unang kita ko palang sayo alam ko na, na worth it ka. Sa totoo lang I always saw my future with you, may tatlo tayong anak pero kaya pa hanggang seven kasing dami namin, tapos titira tayo sa isang executive village tapos ipapasok natin yung anak natin sa zobel or sa gh depende kung puro sila lalaki" ricci paused to take a deep breath "tapos papavoice lessons natin or instruments kasi diba gusto mo yon"
"Ricci" anikka whispered but ricci smiled at her.
"Ako muna" sabi ni ricci and anikka nodded "7 years and it's still you, bakit ba kasi ang dali dali mong mahalin?"
"But you love brent so much anikka, I just want you to be happy." Ricci said taking a bite of his barbeque and drinking water.
"I'm sorry" sabi ni anikka, ngumiti si ricci,
"Sorry kasi hindi mo ako mahal? Wag ka na magsorry." Nakangiting sambit ni ricci,
"Gusto ko lang na malaman mo para makalaya na ako" he said, anikka nodded.
"ihahatid kita sa condo ni brent ngayon." Ricci said, tumingin si anikka kay ricci,
"Bakit pa? May betina na siya?"
"Fight for what's yours. Ikaw ang mahal ni brent aika" hindi na sumagot pang muli si anikka, instead she savored the moment, her moment with her good friend ricci, who took her in a place where she could feel free.
"I love you enough to want you to be happy aika, remember that." Ricci reminded, anikka nodded.
"You deserve someone better." Anikka said, ricci nodded and opened his arms, inviting anikka in for a hug.
"Go get your brent." Ricci said, kissing anikka's forehead.
"Wag kang lilingon ah?" Ricci said as he gently pushed anikka's shoulder.
"Wag kang lilingon." He reminded her as she walked towards brent's condo building.
Pero lumingon si anikka, and she saw how ricci's tears fell and how he smiled while trying his best to stop it.
BINABASA MO ANG
Excess EXes
Fanfictionin which anikka was invited to do a web series with his famous ex boyfriend, Brent Paraiso.
