The Game of Fools

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

"This isn't happening..." I whispered to myself. Napailing ako at muling napamura habang a Ricafrente seen attended mass and having breakfast together.

Is Khaly Solano (DLSUWVT Captain) dating Joaquin Ricafrente (DLSUMBT Captain)?

Captain-Captain Tandem #KhaQuin #TeamBAKAL

Those are some of the tweets I've just read sa Twitter. Are they serious? Are they really gonna pair me up with Joaquin? And the hashtags... It's trending nationwide!

"Well, it is happening," Blythe stated, slapping me with the truth.

I know it is, but my freaking brain doesn't want to process it. Kasi nagsimba lang naman ako at kumain yesterday tapos may ganito na. Like what the hell is happening on Earth?

I'm very used to issues, but this is the very first time na may nalink sa'kin. We're not even alone together, we're with our families. His brothers were also there. I mean... It's not that I want to be linked kay Kuya Franz or Migo, pero bakit kasi si Joaquin?

Ugh, hindi ba pwedeng si Dwight na lang!?

My brows furrowed deeper while scanning the images attached sa mga tweets. All of the tweets have the same photos, so, six lang talaga ang photos lahat-lahat.

All of it was taken yesterday morning!

Ang mga 'yon ay ang magkasabay kaming naglalakad sa labas ng Church at nakangiti siya. I think it was when I got annoyed with my brother at sumabay ako kay Daddy. And the other one's when we were entering the resto.

Where did these photos came from?

"Team Bakal, huh?" Tangerine mocked. Pagkatapak na pagkatapak namin ni Blythe sa loob ng unit, 'yun agad ang bungad niya. She's in the mood again.

"I really don't get that! Bakit Team Bakal?" asked Blythe.

"Duh!? They're both wearing braces!" Tangerine answered. I find it really corny pero halos lahat ng mga tao natutuwa doon. "Ang witty, 'no?" she giggled pa.

I made a wry face. "Basta talaga chismis, 'no?" I sarcastically said.

She laughed so hard, pero imbis na mairita ay hinayaan ko na lang siya. I'll give this one to her since I like this Tangerine more than the Tangerine earlier. Kasi kanina parang anytime she'll pass out, e.

"Just feeding my soul," she chuckled. "So, ano nga? Give us details!"

I looked at the screen of Tangerine's laptop before looking at them again. I was a bit hesitant to tell them when Blythe nodded with nakakalokong ngisi. It's not like something important happened, pero kahit ganoon pa ay feeling ko dapat kong ikwento sa kanila. Atsaka baka ikagutom pa ng kaluluwa ni Tangerine 'to.

"So, this is what happened—"

"Huh? Something happened!?" Tangerine said, sobrang exaggerated.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. 'Yan pa lang ang sinasabi ko pero kung ano-ano na agad ang napasok sa utak ni Tangerine. Paano ko sasabihin sa kanila, 'di ba? Tangerine's talent is to exaggerate things. Si Blythe naman ay nahahawa na.

In the end, sinabi ko pa rin sa kanila. Hihintayin ko na lang na magkalat sila sa Twitter.

"I think nasaktuhan lang na kayo magkasabay or..." Tangerine trailed. Naiirita ko siyang tinignan. Parang tanga, binitin pa.

"Or what?" I asked, already annoyed.

"So impatient!" she then rolled her eyes. "Or maybe sinaktuhan talaga na sila ang magkasabay."