Limerence (Dauntless Series #2)

Chapter 17

"You done?" Bungad na tanong sa akin ni Marceu nang makarating ako sa parking lot na pinag-aantayan niya. Ngumiti ako at tumango. I hugged his side and he can't help but laugh at what I just did. Umayos siya ng pagkakatayo at bahagyang humarap sa akin para makita ang mukha ko.

"Are you trying your cute tricks on me?" He said, looking down on me.

I raised an eyebrow on him. "Why? Are you affected?"

Mas lalo siyang natawa roon. He locked my cheeks using his hands and slightly squished it. Kumunot ang noo ko, lalo na at hindi ko alam kung ano ang itsura ko sa paningin ni Marceu ngayon! Paano kung mukha akong siopao? Sa pagkataranta ko ay agad akong lumayo sa kaniya.

Tumawa lamang siya at ginulo ang buhok ko. Gustong gusto niya talagang gawin iyon. Minsan ay naiisip kong mas gusto niya akong ituring na nakababatang kapatid kaysa girlfriend niya. I don't know but it doesn't annoy me, well, a little bit. But I can keep up with it. Hindi naman masisira ang relasyon namin dahil doon.

Pumasok na kami sa loob ng sasakyan at agad niya itong pinaandar. Kinuha ko ang compact mirror ko at inayos ang aking buhok. I saw Marceu peeking at me while I'm doing it, thought. He just laughed and shrugged it off when I caught him.

"Tell Tita I enjoyed the food. I appreciate it. But seriously, hindi na dapat siya nag-abala pa."

"I personally requested it for you. Your Mom happened to be in our house and told me that you're at work."

I pursed my lips before nodding at him. Pinagmasdan ko ang labas bago bumaling ulit sa kaniya para magtanong.

"By the way, where are we going?" I said enthusiastically after remembering what he said earlier.

"We're going to a concert," he eyed me. Kumunot ang noo ko at inalala kung may napag-usapan ba kami noong nakaraan na pupunta kami sa isang concert. I mean, we're always jamming to any band's songs whenever we're together but we don't like a particular band. Well, for me...

Unti-unting umawang ang bibig ko nang may mapagtanto. Marceu tilted his head onto the stereo's direction that's playing Decode by Paramore.

"I hid something inside the glove compartment. Can you get it for me, please?" He said nonchalantly. Naningkit ang mga mata ko dahil sa sinabi niya at nagkaroon ng ideya sa kung ano ang tinutukoy niya. I mean, it's not impossible, but how? Mas lalong nanlaki ang mga mata ko, hindi makapaniwala sa nakikita. Na tama nga ang iniisip ko.

"What... Oh my God..."

I didn't get to buy a ticket for Paramore's concert because I can't go to the physical stores to buy it myself. I tried buying online, but the website's crashing. The whole experience was a total chaos. My hopes went crashing as well when I open my Twitter account and saw that the tickets were already sold-out in just a span of 48 minutes. And so I gave up, that maybe it's not yet the time for me to meet my favorite band in person and see them perform live.

I cannot believe it. My mind is refusing to believe that this day will be my year's biggest plot twist.

"How did you managed to get this?" I said while staring at the tickets in front of me.

"Manilka actually bought the tickets. Apparently, something must've happened that she called and told me that we should go to the concert instead because you like Paramore as well."

It's Manilka who actually introduced me to Paramore. I think I was fourteen back then when I heard a particular song playing in her room. It was a rock song but it caught my ears, and we ended up dancing along it's rhythm. It's sad that she can't attend today's event. Bet she's been looking forward for this to happen, not to mention the sudden postponement of the concert and later on was moved to another date due to Hayley's respiratory problems. I couldn't imagine her being so excited for this just to get disappointed.