Chasing The Stars | Barkada Series #1

PROLOGUE

DISCLAIMER: this is a work of fictions, names, characters, businesses, events, places and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in fictitious manner. any resemblance to actual persons. living or dead, or actual events are purely coincidental.

Please be advised that this story contains violence, sexuality, strong language and more mature themes.

This story is unedited. So expect typographical errors, grammatical errors, wrong spellings and other errors not mentioned. please bear with me.
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"Will you please fuck off?"

Onti nalang talaga sasabunutan ko na itong kaibigan ko! Ayaw akong tantanan sa ex ko. Not saying na may feelings pa 'ko sakanya kasi unang una, Alam kong hinding hindi na yun babalik, Impossible. Matagal na kaming walang communication and I hope it stays that way.

"Chill! ito naman hindi mabiro, Napikon ka ba?" Dagdag asar nya. 

"Obvious ba, Razielle?" Tinaasan ko sya ng kilay at padabog na umupo sa upuan. Tangina, tigilan ko na nga pagiging moody ko baka mamaya mahawa pa sya at hindi nya ako tulungan sa bagong project namin. I explained to her about the plan and good thing pumayag sya. 

After that moment, I received an email. 

From: Yohan_Hernandez@gmail.com

Hi! This is Yohan from Athena's party. Sorry to bother you but I'd like to invite you for lunch today If that's okay.

Yohan is inviting me for lunch?! Tumingin ang mga tao sa paligid ko dahil sa gulat ko. Sino ba naman sya para tanggihan ko? Masaya akong nagtype pabalik na parang walang masamang nangyari sa araw ngayon. Kumakanta pa ako habang naglalakad nung nag-send sya ng location kung saan kami kakain.

To: Raz

Guess what! 

Agad din syang nagreply habang ini-istart ko ang engine ng sasakyan ko. Parang kaming nasa high school kung makipag-usap. I removed my coat dahil sa sobrang init at inayos ang buhok ko dahil alam kong sabog nanaman ito sa sobrang pagkahaba ng buhok ko.

From: Raz

Anong chismis nanaman yan, nyeta. 

Hindi ko na sya sinagot dahil agad na akong nag-drive. Hindi ko sasayangin itong opportunity na ito. Ako na na yata ang swerte saamin magkakaibigan. Imagine having lunch with Yohan? Dream come true!

I saw the restaurant and it's HUGE. Hindi ba ako mamumulubi nito? Nandito lang ako sa labas ng pintuan nakatayo dahil sinisilip ko kung nasa loob si Yohan and he is. I entered the restaurant and went straight to him. While I was walking, napatingin siya sa'kin at nang makalapit ako ay tumayo siya.

Hindi ko alam kung paano ko siya i-g-greet. Kakamayan ko ba? Kakayawan ko ba? Yayakapin ko ba? Ba't ko yayakapin? Close ba kami?

"Hey Mr. Hernandez..." I greeted. Fuck! Saying his last name reminds me of his brother kesa sa kanya. I ended up doing nothing out of all the things I thought about kanina. I just smiled at him then sat down. He did the same.

Nang makaupo ay binuksan niya ang bibig para magsalita, "Please, drop the formalities. This is a casual lunch, not a business meeting."

"Ok then, Yohan. Para saan ba 'tong 'lunch' na 'to? What gives?" I asked. I'm surprised by my choices lately. I mean it's not like I know the guy for years. I just met him last night tapos we're in this level na agad. Teka anong level ba? At wait, friends ba kami?

We chatted for a few minutes na parang ang close na namin. Ang comfortable nyang kasama, To be honest. Parang gusto ko na syang maging kababatang kapatid. Bigla akong tinawag ng kalikasan kaya nagpaalam ako sakanya para pumunta sa cr and did my business there. Nagretouch na rin ako just incase. 

On the way back to the table, I was fixing my things sa bag ko. I was halfway there nang mag-angat ako ng tingin. I saw Yohan talking to someone. And not just someone... is that his brother?

Nilinaw ko ang aking paningin and confirmed, sya nga! Anong ginagawa nya dito?! and he's with someone too.. Don't tell me na they're going to eat with us? NO.

I have no choice but to come outside.

Yohan introduced us to each other not knowing na kilalang kilala namin ang isa't isa. "Do you wanna seat with us?" Yohan offered. 

No please.. 

"Oh, that's exactly what I was thinking!" Brianna exclaimed. Sya ang kasama ni Zane kaya ang iniisip ko lang ngayon ay galit at inis. Kahit na sampung taon na yun.. Nakatatak pa rin sa utak ko yung nangyari. 

 "Since we're on a date and it seems like you're on a date too, why not double-date diba?" She suggested.

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8-22-20

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