First Installment for the MAYHEM series
"Innocence was never meant to be addictive."
Addiction has been a part of Kyson Montenegro's nature, and women, in particular have always been his favorite obsession. Being the lead singer in a band has its pe...
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Kaaalis lamang ni Mr. Buenaventura at ng asawa niya para kumain ng lunch sa labas nang may naglapag ng puting paper bag sa harapan ko.
Focused na focused ako sa pagsusulat kaya naman hindi ko napansin na nakalapit na pala si Lucas sa akin.
"Nakabalik ka na pala," I said as the smell of fresh doughnuts hit my nose. "At may mga dala kang pagkain. Ulit."
Lucas' seemed off, but I didn't mention it or ask him if he was okay. We weren't that close yet. "I figured if I was going to abandon you for a few days without warning, I should come with a peace offering."
It was hard to believe so much had happened in just a few short days. Why did I feel guilty when I looked at him? I had no reason to feel guilty. We had been on two dates, and he had brought me some sweets to the office. Nothing more.
But what if he asked me out again? Did I say yes? Did I want to say yes? No. I didn't want to say yes. I wanted Kyson.
Problem was, Kyson didn't want just me. He wanted to see how it went. There was no request that I do not see Lucas anymore. If this ended badly with Kyson, I didn't want to have lost a friendship with Lucas because of my feelings for Kyson. There had to be a way to juggle both.
"Okay, those thoughts are way to deep for a doughnut," he said as he sat down on the edge of my desk.
I looked up at him and his handsome face. He didn't scare me. He was very safe. I wasn't in danger of getting hurt by him. That all sounded like the better choice.
But it was the easy choice.
Kyson had the power to hurt me because I cared about him. I wanted him. I craved being close to him and hearing his laugh. I didn't feel all that when I was with Lucas. Did that mean Lucas was the friend and Kyson was the one I could love?
"Mukhang malalim yang iniisip mo ha," Lucas said, leaning down to cup my face in his hand. "Anong problema? Okay ka lang ba?"
He was so sweet.
"Pasensya ka na. I was lost in work when you came in and-" I stopped. I was lying. I didn't like lying, but that was exactly what I was doing. I shook my head and let out a sigh. "No. That's not true," I admitted.
