Meeting Maxmilian (Boys' Love)

16 : Planned

Nakaupo lang ako sa isang bench ng mall. Kanina ko pa kinokontak si Eiji ang kaso, hindi niya naman sinasagot. Late na siya actually ng 15 minutes. Today, hindi ko alam ang mangyayari. I didn't want to be involved with Lance again, I know he's a bad news.

"Max?" Agad akong napalingon sa tumawag sa'kin. It's William. Tumayo ako agad and wait for him to come closer. No feelings will be involved this time, please Max.

"Ba't mag-isa ka lang? Nasa'n sila Eiji? At... Lance?" Sumimangot ako sa narinig ko. Iniwan ko siya pero naramdaman kong sumunod naman agad siya.

"Max! Wait!" Hinawakan niya ako sa braso at napahinto naman agad kami.

"May... namamagitan na ba sainyo ni Lance?" Do I really have to answer that? Psh. Ba't ba kasi ang tagal nila Eiji?

"Sa mga espresso drinks na ibinigay ko sa'yo, alin ang nagustuhan mo?" I asked him. Should I really tell everything? To make things clear?

"Lahat naman gusto ko, basta espresso." Tss. Well then, if that's the case...

"Let's go." I said then naglakad malapit sa isang coffee shop.

"Libre mo?" He smug. Aba.

"Oo, basta isa sa mga espresso drinks ang oorderin mo." Agad na sagot ko at pumasok na. Bahala siya.

Umupo na kami sa isang seat at nag-order. "One caffe macchiato. Ikaw?" Tumingin tingin pa ako sa menu before answering, "Vanilla bean affogato."

After that, we faced each other. Ang awkward lang ng atmosphere. I don't even know if I should really open up this time.

"William... Between me and Lance..." I broke the ice. I have no choice. Pero... I should limit other details. I don't know kung saan siya kakampi.

"Wala. We're... nothing. It's just that, there's something in the past that dragged me and him. It's nothing serious. But please don't get the wrong idea." Why am I pleading to him not to believe those lies Lance had said?

He burst into laughter and pats my head. "I know, I know. It's clear to me na si Lance ang interested sa'yo." Natahimik ako.

Alam kong kahit ilang chance pa ang ibigay sa'kin, mas pipiliin ni William si Krista. And hello? We came from conflicts worlds. The feeling isn't mutual too.

But that night...

When we were about to kiss...

Why did he initiated it?

I mean, baka nadala lang siya sa atmosphere, kasi ang romantic talaga. The moon was just right in front of us. It was as if it's telling us to love each other... Which is impossible. Dumating na ang order na'min and we stopped talking for awhile.

My heart beats faster than the usual. It's like we're on a date? Too bad.

"So, anong balak mo sa pageant pala?"

We started talking lots and lots of things about school. I told him I would sing as my talent and he even voted my picture on facebook. He also jokingly told me he would make banner and betray his department. We're having fun, we totally forgot about anything. Maya-maya, nagbeep ang phone niya, so he paused for a couple of seconds and continued,

"Say, let's go shopping na? Eiji and Lance couldn't make it. Eiji sent me the details of what to buy too. Sagot ko na muna ang bibilhin." He stood up and looks at me, waiting for me to stand up too.