Fate

Taken

Kiefer

Just got home from practice. A few weeks more and I'll be back to my regular hood, the court. The basketball season is fast approaching so I need to exert extra effort sa practice. Less extra curricular activities muna, except for this last one with the Tim Yap Show, I think this weekend yung taping, but after that, focus na sa basketball. I was about to sleep when Thirdy said something....

Thirdy: Manong, I forgot to tell you something pala.

Kiefer: Ano yun?

Thirdy: Mika texted pala. She said thank you daw sa paghatid natin sa kanya before.

Kiefer: Wow ha. It's been what? 3 weeks na nakalipas, ngayon lang siya

nagtext.

Thirdy: No Manong. Sorry, long overdue na. The next day after that nagtext siya agad, nakalimutan ko lang talaga sabihin sayo. Peace!!!

(Badtrip talaga si Thirdy. Bat ngayon lang niya sinabi? Ang tagal na nun eh. As much as I want to express how frustated I am, I kept my calm, and kunwari wala akong pakialam)

Kiefer: Ah okay.

(But deep inside, I still really want to ask him if may iba pang sinabi. But more of, gusto ko kunin number niya. But I guess it's too much. I know that my conscience is not clear pag kinuha ko number ni Mika. I will feel guilty nanaman kay Trinca. And besides, I have nothing to say to her naman.)

Mika

Today's our taping for The Tim Yap Show. It's a one on one interview, pero may iba din daw na athletes na magtataping with Mr. Tim for the next episodes. I'm kinda excited. Kakaibang experience din paminsan minsan. 2pm is my call time, 12 noon pa lang but I'm here na just to avoid the traffic. The staff is currently giving me instructions for the interview.

Staff: Miss Mika, kayo po mauuna isalang.

Mika: Okay. Pwedeng malaman if sino yung iba?

Staff: Ah, si Miss Fille Cainglet po, then si Mr. Arnold Vanopstal and Mr. Ravena.

Mika: Bong??????

(Natawa yung staff sa pagkakasabi ko. Bakit kaya? Nagulat din ako when she said "Ravena". Now I'm thinking, ang stupid ko ba for thinking that it might be the father, and not the son?)

Staff: Naku hindi po, yung anak po, si Kiefer.

(And all of a sudden, I felt like I just turned red. I looked at the mirror and namumula nga ako. Here we go again. It's been weeks mula nung hinatid nila ako ni Thirdy. I wanted to say thank you sana for that thru a direct message sa twitter pero pinadaan ko na lang kay Thirdy. I don't want to give him the impression na feeling close ako.)

Staff: Ahy Sir Kiefer, sa kabila po yung dressing room niyo.

(Holy cow. It's Kiefer. Nagkamali siya ng pasok ng room. I'm facing the mirror and saw him exactly where my eyes are glued nung pumasok siya. Nagulat din siya. Nagkatinginan kami ng matagal. Nasa likod ko siya nakatayo lang. I don't know what to say. And he won't say anything din. Pero lumingon na ako, awkward na eh. The staff is wondering na din.)

Mika: Oh Kief. (That's all i said nung lumingon ako)

Kiefer: Oh Hi. Sorry, I guess I picked the wrong dressing room.

Mika: It's okay. Sa kabila lang naman daw ikaw.

Kiefer

(It's Mika Reyes once again. How unexpected, as always. Everything is the same. Maganda pa din siya. And still have this unexplainable feeling everytime I see her pretty face. Hindi na ako naka get over. When will I ever be ready for encounters like this? Parang lagi niya akong ginugulat. Her presence makes me forget the right words to say. )

The taping went well. Nauna si Mika then sumunod ako. May individual photo shoot pa so naabutan ko pa siya after nung interview ko. Right after my last shot, nakita ko siya na mukhang papalabas na ng building. What happened next? Hindi ko rin alam, and hindi ko na rin napigilan. Sinundan ko siya and tinawag.)

Kiefer: Mika!

She stopped and turned around...

Mika: Oh, tapos ka na din?

Kiefer: Yup. Pauwi ko na ba?

Mika: Yup. Ikaw?

Kiefer: Oo sana. But hey, are you hungry or something? We can have an early dinner if wala ka namang pupuntahan na iba.

(Kiefer just asked me if I want to have dinner with him. You know that feeling when you're finally hearing the words you've been imagining to hear from one person? This scene is exactly one of those instances I have in mind back then. That one day, he will just ask me out for a lunch or dinner. Ito na yun. I'm close to saying yes.)

Kiefer

There you go. I just asked her out for a dinner. Hindi ko na napigilan. The first time i saw was during her game, it was a disaster. It was a missed opportunity. Nag away pa kami ni Trinca. The second time was when I've finally had the chance to watch her play and have a photo with her. Bitin yun. The third time is nung Eastwood and sinundo ko sila ni Thirdy. Obviously, may kasama kami. There was no chance for us to have a decent talk. Now is the right time. I might regret if I miss this opporunity. Lagi na lang kasi eh. Yung andiyan na siya and gustong gusto mo ng maglevel up yung kwentuhan niyo but you're too coward to make it possible. But she's not saying anything yet. Did she find it offensive? Come on Mika, I'm waiting for your answer. Please don't let me down.

Mika: I'm sorry Kief. Hindi ako pwede eh. May dinner kami ng boyfriend ko.

Mika

Enough said. God knows how badly I want to say yes. But I need to go back to my senses. Kiefer has a girlfriend. It may just be a simple dinner with no meaning at all, but my mind is telling me to wake up and get real. It's Kiefer Ravena, a popular athlete. The media and the fans know that he's in a relationship with someone else. Saying yes to the dinner might just give a wrong impression. Babae din ako. I should be aware how her gf would feel if this will caught her attention. It's just not right. And besides, para akong kumuha ng bato na ipupukpok sa ulo ko coz this might lead me to another sleepless nights of believing na he's got a real thing going on for me. In fact, dapat matagal ko ng kinalimutan to. Dahil kung talagang gusto niya ako, Trinca shouldn't be in the picture. Matagal ko ng naririnig na baka daw crush niya ako. Pero hanggang dun lang. I've waited for him to make a move. But it ended with him getting into a relationship with Trinca. If this is just another game he's playing, I'm not in. So I need to lie and introduce an imaginary boyfriend. I'm messing up I know.

Kiefer

Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig. The world is telling me to wake up. Just when I had the guts to shorten the gap between us, she shrugged a big "no" right into my face and telling me that she has a bf. Stupid, that's how I feel about myself right at this very moment. And my ego is killing me now. Mika Reyes just declined Kiefer Ravena's dinner invite. How can I possibly look at her again? It's like, saan ako mas affected? Dun sa fact na my boyfriend na siya or dun sa pagdecline niya sa offer ko ng dinner? Both are killing me though. But thanks. Maybe I should realize one thing. I have a girlfriend. It's Trinca. And from now on, it's just going to be Trinca.

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Hi guys. The story's flow is just a product of my imagination, just inspired by true evenys. Very random lang. Just bear with me as I deepen the plot. Thanks for reading.

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