His Unofficial Boyfriend

10. Be My Mistake

Nang matapos si JM sa kanyang sketch ay pumunta na siya sa table namin para makipag-inuman na rin. "How was it?" he asked us.

"It was very entertaining," Vaughn answered before he chugged on his beer. "Hindi namin alam na magaling ka pala sa pambabanat," he added right after.

Kiko kissed JM torridly and told him that he was so proud of his boyfriend. Natuwa naman kaming tatlo nina Mathias at Vaughn sa kanilang dalawa.

"Kainggit naman. Tayong dalawa na lang dito ang walang jowa. Magpatulan na lang kaya tayo?" pabirong sabi ni Vaughn kay Mathias. Itinulak naman siya ni Mathias as he responded, "Kadiri ka! Friends are friends, not food."

Nagsitawanan na lang kami sa kanilang dalawa. 

Isang oras pa ang lumipas bago kami tuluyang umalis sa comedy bar na iyon. Naglakad-lakad kaming lima para pumunta sa pinakamalapit na fast food restaurant na 24/7. Hindi maiwasang itanong ulit ni Kiko kung okay lang ba talaga ako, and because of the alcohol, I said everything that I wanted to share to them na bumabagabag talaga sa isipan ko simula pa kaninang hapon.

"I don't actually have a boyfriend," I started to say. "Nasa pretend-relationship lang ako with someone para makatakas sa isang taong gusto kong layuan sa school natin," I added while we were walking. Nagsi-tinginan lang silang apat sa isa't isa habang naka-kunot ang kanilang mga noo.

"Ayoko munang sabihin ang pangalan niya, but she's too influential in Liesel University that going against her might be a dumb move to do," I uttered. "Anyway, there's something more that I needed to tell you," I added before I paused.

"Ano iyon?" nagtatakang tanong ni Vaughn sa akin.

"Because of what I had witnessed today, I discerned something, and that was the realization that I'm starting to fall in love with my pretend boyfriend," I answered bago ako yumuko dahil ayokong makita ang judgments nila sa akin dahil sa sinabi ko.

Hinawakan ni Mathias ang kamay ko. "There's nothing to be ashamed of, Grey. Kaibigan mo kaming lahat dito, and besides, naiintindihan ka namin."

"Welcome sa samahan ng mga marurupok," sabat naman ni Kiko habang kinakandong niya si JM na napasobra yata sa pag-inom. "So, who's this lucky guy?" he asked right after. 

I looked at Mathias. "Hindi mo pa sinabi sa kanila?" 

"Hindi pa. That's your story to tell, Grey, not mine."

I smiled. Mathias may be a complex character, but now I found out that he's a friend who's worth keeping for. 

I looked at Vaughn, Kiko, and JM. "It's Sang Woo Lee."

As what I had expected, the three of them were surprised while Mathias was just smiling beside Vaughn. 

"The one without personality? 'Yong habulin ng mga kababaihan at kabaklaan sa campus?" tanong ni Kiko. Si JM naman na kinakandong niya pa rin ay 'di pa rin makapaniwala sa sinabi ko.

I laughed it off. "May personality naman siya, ah. Actually he's very funny and smart as well. And yes, that's him."

Vaughn then asked Mathias if alam ni Lee ang nangyari sa kanila ni Cobi. "Yes, alam niya," sagot naman ni Mathias nang naka-kunot ang kanyang noo. Kahit siya ay naku-confuse na rin dahil kay Vaughn.

"Shit," pagmumura ni Vaughn upon thinking on something, then Mathias nudged his arm and asked him on why he was acting weird.

"This is just a hypothetical question, Greyson, pero nang nalaman ba ni Lee about sa pag-trick ni Mathias kay Cobi, nag-iba ang treatment niya sa'yo?"