17 Years of Fucked-up

CHAPTER 4: WHIPPED

CHAPTER 4: WHIPPED

It was an accident.

"Where's the kid?" I swallowed hard after spitting those words.

Natasha was enraged when she entered the caff again—worried about her brand new, white car which just got burned and toasted outside.

Yuan was here at my side, calmly sitting with his legs spread wide. Kaya naman ay tiklop na tiklop ako rito sa gilid at pasimpleng iniinom ang isang baso ng orange juice, pampakalma na rin.

"Wala sa sasakyan ko ang bata." She was a bit relieved. "They're still investigating what's the cause of my baby's explosion." Pinunasan niya ang munting luha sa gilid ng kaniyang mata.

"Sinong bata?" Yuan interrupted.

I peeked at the window just to see bunch of police on the scene. Good thing no one was harmed. They were now securing and cleaning the place. Mabuti ay mabilis dumating ang bombero kanina. I even saw Natasha's father talking to one of the police, until his gaze drifted at me.

Mabilis akong nag-iwas ng tingin. I grabbed my glass and started sipping again.

"Shall we trust this hottie, Vanessa?" si Natasha, she sat on her seat in front of us.

"You guys have dirty litte secret, huh," he mumbled and spread his legs even wider.

Oh, boys and the way they sit!

"Yuan can be trusted," I said, hesitating.

Tumaas ang kilay niya. "Weh? Parang kanina lang ay inaaway mo ako."

Inirapan ko lang siya.

"So, your name is Yuan?" Natasha had begun.

Here we go...

"Yes," he replied politely. "Natasha?"

"Yes." She showed him her sweetest smile. "Natasha Meradith."

Oh, boy.

"I like you. Should we date?"

Halos maubo ako sa iniinom kong juice. I seized a tissue on the box placed on the middle of our table and wiped my mouth.

"I like you, too. But, I like Nessa more," Yuan said with a teasing smirk.

Uh, heck?

Napalingon ako sa kaniya, pero nasa kaibigan ko pa rin ang titig nito. And Natasha was doing the same.

But seemed like Natasha wasn't affected to it, even a little. She still had this victory smile on her face.

"Is that a no?" Her tone was more likely teasing, too.

"I didn't say that." He shrugged and leaned his arms on the table. "But it could be, too. Depends on your understanding, babe."

Tangina, nagmumukha akong third wheel.

If I knew this would happen, dapat ay dinala ko na rin si Gavin dito.

Yuan was strange. Like, really different. The innocent, old boy was now a charismatic, expert flirt on the universe—together with my ex-friend.

Perfect couple!

Natasha blushed. "I'll take that as a yes—"

"Alright, fucking love birds, can't we just talk about the missing kid?" I interrupted. Ubos na ang juice ko at dead bat pa ang phone, hindi p'wedeng ma-out of place lang ako rito.

"Look who's jealous." Natasha laughed.

"Loh, tangina ka ba?"

Oh, damn. That was unexpected. Wala ng filter ang bibig ko.