Meeting Maxmilian (Boys' Love)

8 : Don't

Maxmilian's

"I'm on my way." I told Jared then I hang up my phone while I'm driving. May kitaan sa bar ngayon. Dadating na kasi galing Japan ang isa pa na'ming barkada nung JHS. He's Eiji Watanabe—I mean, Kobayashi.

Eto kasi 'yon, Me, Jared, MJ, and Khailo are friends since gradeschool. Nadagdag lang si Eiji nung Junior High kasi we joined football. Siya pa naging Captain na'min noon. Then nung 2nd sem on the 10th grade, he transferred schools kasi nagseparate na ang Mom at Dad niya, that's why he uses Kobayashi now.

Kaya siya nandito sa Philippines for 8 months kasi may business venture ang Mom niya, wala raw kasama. So technically, he will also transfer ng school. 'Di nga lang sure kung sa university na'min siya mag-aaral.

Nung nakarating na ako sa bar ni MJ, dumaan ako sa may VIP pass and saw them with Eiji already.

"Bro! Welcome back!" I greeted then I pat his arms and umupo na. MJ served us more drinks.

"Wow, this brings back times. Muntik ko pang di makilala si MJ." Pabiro niyang sabi at tumawa kami. Nagsimula na kaming mag-inuman at magkwentuhan. Puro throwback kami. How we crashed Eiji's 15th birthday, how we skipped class kahit patapos na ang klase, nung nagtravel kami papuntang Palawan and nobody knew about it, and even how we shipped MJ to our class muse. Eiji also told us na he will attend the same university as us.

"Say, can I still join the football club?" Eiji asked. He's planning to join din pala kaso...

"I'll ask the captain if ever puwede pa." I answered. May pagkastrict captain na'min, si Lance Iglesias. Speaking of, nakita kong barkada ni William si Lance.

Lumapit sa'min si MJ at umupo katabi si Eiji sabay ayos sa collar nito.

"You've grown up so much Eiji ah." Sabi ni MJ at tumawa si Eiji sabay akbay kay MJ.

"Siyempre, inaraw-araw ko eh." And he winked. Nagkantsawan naman kami agad. 'Di pa rin pala nagbabago 'tong kupal na 'to.

Maya-maya, may isang grupong pumasok sa loob. Una kong nakita si William. Alam din pala nila itong bar. Nakita ko rin 'yung captain na'min sa football, si Lance. Sakto.

"Eiji, 'yan yung captain na'min sa football." Sabay turo kay Lance na kasalukuyang paupo na sa upuan nila. Tumango-tango itong si Eiji.

"Ohhh, that's the circle of friends ni Kimmon Horvath. Sikat siya dito, mapa-babae o lalaki—you know what I mean. Pero he's taken na rin." Kwento ni MJ. Usual costumer ata ni MJ ang tinutukoy niyang barkada ni Lance.

"Masasabihan mo ba siya ngayon?" Napatigil ako bigla. Nahihiya ako. 'Di naman kasi kami close no'n tsaka I really don't know why 'di ako comfortable sa kaniya.

"Sige na please..." Pagmamakaawa ni Eiji. Aish.

"Okay pero dapat sumama ka." I insisted. Siya 'tong may kailangan kay Lance eh. Tumayo na kami at lumapit sa grupo nila.

Nagsilingunan naman agad sila. Apat lang naman sila, kasama ang girlfriend nung kasama nilang isa, yung Kimmon ata 'yon. Ngumiti sa'kin si William.

"Maxmilian? Ano kailangan mo?" Tanong niya.

"May itatanong lang kay... Captain." Then I looked at Lance who's looking at me intently.

"Yes, Hoffman?" He asked then tumayo. Of course he knows me. I looked at Eiji, then kay William.

"Can we borrow Lance for a minute?" Tumango lang sila William at naglakad na kami palayo. Maingay kasi, baka 'di kami magkarinigan ng maayos.