Taste of You

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

"Halata nga na sobrang saya mo, Evo!"tumawa si Fox."Noong makita mo si Yas parang nagliwanag ang mukha mo at parang nakakita ng anghel!"pambubuking ni Fox sa kaibigan.

Hindi ko mapigilan na matawa lalo na ng marinig ang nakakahawang malakas na tawa ni Fox at ng mga kaibigan niya syempre maliban kay Devon na nakasimangot sa kaibigan.

"Fucking stop laughing, Yas!"he ordered. He looks annoyed. Kinuha niya ang bote ng alak na nasa lamesa at tinungga iyon.

Napalunok naman ako habang pinapanuod siya at iniisip kung ilang bote na ba ng alak ang nainom niya? Lasing na kaya ito?

"What?"he asked in a snobbish way. It make a sound when he put back the bottle on the table and then turn to face me again.

Napanguso ako at napailing."W-Wala."

"I'm not drunk."he shooked his head as if he can read my mind. I pouted even more."Stop pouting. You're making my head hurt."he said in a snobbish way again, I sighed.

"Sorry."iyon na lang ang nasabi ko. I seriously don't get it. Parang bigla ay hindi ako komportable sa hindi malamang dahilan. Maybe because I'm with his friends? And I don't want to cause any trouble. Hindi ko alam pero ayokong magkaroon na pangit na imahe sa mga kaibigan niya because I know how he treasure his friends. They are his only family. Kaya pakiramdam ko kung hindi ako magugustuhan ng mga kaibigan niya ay...

"You're thinking too much."nahinto ako sa pag-iisip ng ginulo ni Devon ang buhok ko.

"She's indeed thinking too much."tumango si Ao.

"Well our opinion don't matter when it comes to you, Yas. So no worries."Gray gave me a soft nod.

Kahit hindi ko naintindihan kung anong ibig niyang sabihin doon ay tumango ako pabalik sa lalaki.

"Yeah. That asshole won't listen to us anyway."umiling si Nikov.

Nagtataka ko namang nilingon si Devon kung ano ba ang tinutukoy ng mga kaibigan niya.

"Don't mind them. They just want me to keep my distance from you."tila balewalang paliwanag ni Devon saakin ng mapansin ang pagtataka ko.

He is always good at reading whatever that is on my mind. That sometimes it scares me.

Napalunok ako at bumaba ang tingin sa dalawang kamay ko na magkasalikop. Hindi ko na kailangan itanong kung bakit. Because I already knew the answer. Siguro isa rin iyon sa dahilan kung bakit hindi ako kumportable na kasama silang lahat ngayon.

Lalo na at noong isang araw lang ay pinag-usapan namin iyon nila papa. Katulad ni papa ng malaman ni mama ang nangyare kay Enra she was fuming mad. Sobra ang galit niya at batid ko na hindi lang dahil sa nangyare kay Enra I feel like there is more reason of her sudden outburst about the news.

Gulat akong napaangat ng tingin ng dumampi ang labi ni Devon sa akin.

Sa nanlalaking mata ay tinignan ko siya. He is looking at me straight in the eyes. May munting ngiti sa labi.

"You're getting yourself in trouble, Yas."bulong niya saakin. I feel like I know what he is talking about.

Kapag nalaman ng pamilya ko na nakikipag-usap ako kay Devon ay siguradong malaking gulong nga ito.

The thought of disowning me as their child hurt me.

But...

Marahang hinaplos ni Devon ang gilid ng labi ko at muli akong ginawaran ng halik.

"I can't just stay away from you, Yas. You know that right?"he breathed.

Parang nahihipnotismo ako at wala sa sariling tumango sakanya.

"Good."he smile widely."Can you stay in my house tonight? I want to have you around in my house, Yas. I miss your presence there."he is combing my hair using his fingers while not taking off his eyes on mine.

Again, I nodded absentmindedly. This is what Devon do to me. He is making me out of myself. He is taking my sanity away from me. And I don't know if it's a good idea but if it's Devon I'm sure that it's worth it.

"You're really a pain in the ass, Devon. Baka nakakalimutan mo kung sino ang babaeng iyan?"parang natauhan ako ng magsalita si Nikov. "Pinsan iyan ng babaeng gustong magpakulong sayo. Pamilya ng taong gustong pabagsakin ka."naiiling na sabi nito na parang hopeless case na si Devon.

Parang nanliit ako sa kinauupuan ko. Lalo na ng banggitin ni Nikov ang tungkol doon. Hindi ko alam kung ayaw ba saakin ng lalaki o pati ang lahat ng mga kaibigan ni Devon dahil sa akusasyon ng pinsan ko at sa problemang binibigay ng pamilya ko kay Devon.

"I know, Nik. I'm very aware of that."ngumisi si Devon at muling akong binalingan, hindi pa din nawawala ang pagkakangisi."But this is also the very first girlfriend of mine."

Nakagat ko ang labi ko ng banggitin niya iyon.

"She was too young that time, Evo."si Gray, as if reminding Devon.

"And that can use against you."dagdag pa ni Ao.

"Of course. Once they find out that, you're dead."Nikov told seriously. But Devon just smile in a creepy way, his usual smile.

"Hey! Hey! That's enough. Nandito si Yas."saway ni Fox sa mga kaibigan. He look at me and smile apologetically. I return one.

"Sorry, Yas. We don't actually hate you..."umiling si Nikov."it's just the situation."paliwanag nito.

"Ayos lang."I smiled softly."I understand."

"Thank you. You know Devon when he's with you he's not thinking straight anymore. Ayoko lang gumawa siya ng katarantaduhan dahil kilala ko ang isang iyan kapag sinabi mong magpakulong siya at aminin ang binibintang sakanya ng pinsan mo walang pagdadalawang isip niyang gagawin iyon."bumuga ng hangin si Nikov at napasandal sa backrest ng upuan.

Nakagat ko ang labi ko at sumulyap kay Devon na ngayon ay nakangiti pa din.

"Hindi ko naman gagawin iyon kay Devon."umiling ako."Hindi ko ipapaako sakanya ang isang kasalanan lalo na kung hindi naman siya ang gumawa."

"Paano ka nakakasigurado na hindi nga siya ang may kagagawan sa nangyare sa pinsan mo?"that question coming from Gray caught me off guard.

Napaigtad ako sa kinauupuan.

"You sounded so sure when you said those. I'm just curious."he added.

"You think Devon can't do that? He's capable of doing anything, Yas. You know who we are."si Ao. He's serious face is making me gulp. He's scary.

"DAMN YOU, AO!"Devon snapped."You're scaring her."then he wrapped his arms around me.

Maya-maya lang ay nagkibit-balikat si Ao at umiling.

"I'm not scaring her. This is my normal look, asshole!"balik ni Ao kay Devon.

"I don't care. Just do something about your fucking face! At hindi ka naman ganyan noong..."

"Let's not go there, Devon. You don't wanna talk about that, bud."umiling si Ao na parang nagbabanta.

Devon didn't seem bothered about Ao's threatening words but he stop.

Ilang sandali lang ay tumayo na si Devon, drinking the last in his bottle before he spoke.

"We're leaving."he announced.

"Ingat!"nakipag-apir si Fox at Nikov kay Devon.

"Happy birthday, bud."Ao smirked at Devon.

Devon smirked back at him. Parang walang tensyon na nangyare sakanila kani-kanina lang.

I guess it takes too much of that to tear their friendships apart. That's how strong their bonds, that's how Majestic five is.

The kind of friendship I'd never had. Because I distance myself from everyone. Ever since that incident happened it became so hard for me to open up with people around me.

That incident I tried so bad to forget but I just can't.