His Unofficial Boyfriend

15. Softboi

A lot of things happened since Miss Venus Liesel was exposed, and eventually, she was terminated from her family's own university. Labing-anim kaming nakuhanan ng kanya-kanyang mga statement ukol sa karanasan namin sa kanya dati.

When the police asked for my story, I did not sugarcoat anything. I clearly told them what really happened behind closed doors without adding or eradicating the incident. I asked them to hide my identity as well because I didn't want a huge issue to happen which involves my last name in it. Nang tinanong ako ng nag-iimbestiga kung bakit ayaw kong magsampa ng kaso laban kay Venus, I told him that I'd rather keep the answer to myself since I didn't want to share it.

Truthfully, I wanted to file a case against her, but I am a wuss. I always were.
I care too much about other people that I prefer keeping quiet kahit na ako ang na-agrabyado just to save my family's reputation. I also didn't want my parents to know about this because they will eventually transfer me to another school. I care about my boyfriend as well.

Days after I shared my story to the police, there were rumors circulating around our campus that there were nine people who will definitely file their cases against our P.E. teacher. One victim, according to the hearsays, even have a video as a testament of what had happened between him and Venus before. Nang marinig ko iyon ay natuwa ako dahil makakakuha na rin ng hustisya ang mga naging biktima niya sa wakas.

Nang weekend ay tinanong ko si Lee kung kumusta na si Cobi dahil sa nangyari sa campus. Ngumiti naman siya at sinabi sa akin sa isa si Cobi sa mga magsampa ng kaso laban kay Venus. "Alam mo ba na halatang masaya ang kaibigan ko lately?" dagdag pa niyang tanong pagkatapos ng binalita niya.

"Bakit? Hindi ba siya masaya dati?" tanong ko rin sa kanya while raising one of my eyebrows.

He quickly grimaced and told me that he can sense if a person is genuinely happy or not. "In Cobi's case, literal na masaya siya ngayon. Tell your best friend that he's probably the reason for that," he added before he sat beside me.

"Naku. Baka in-assume mo lang na si Mathias ang rason kung bakit nangyayari iyan sa kaibigan mo."

Lee held my hand and looked at me as he arched his lips. "Perhaps you don't believe in the power of love. Saan na si Greyson na umiyak sa harap ko habang nagko-confess ng kanyang feelings sa akin?" he said, then he started to laugh like a mad racoon.

"Gago ka talaga," sagot ko naman sa kanya bago ako dumistansya ng kaunti. Umusog kaagad siya papunta sa akin at tsaka siya umusal ng, "Kung gago ako, eh, 'di gago ka rin kasi minahal mo ako."

Kinatawa ko na lang ang sinabi niya kasi totoo naman talaga.

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Mathias knocked on my door around afternoon kasi gusto niya raw na samahan ko sila ni Vaughn sa pupuntahan nila. Nang tinanong ko ang kaibigan ko kung para sa ano ba ang pupuntahan namin ay hindi siya sumagot kaagad. Awhile after, he pointed out Lee using his mouth at tinanong niya ako kung okay lang ba sa partner ko na samahan namin si Vaughn. Pinapunta ko na lang si Lee sa harap ni Mathias at tinanong siya mismo kung papayag siya na umalis muna ako sandali.

"Oo naman," nakangising sagot ni Lee sa amin. "I-text mo na lang ako kung nasaan ka mamaya kasi susunduin kita," dagdag niyang sabi bago ko naramdaman ang pag-pitik ni Mathias sa bewang ko.

I just nodded before I changed my clothes and Mathias and I left the dormitory rightafter. Naisipan namin na maglakad na lang papunta sa coffee shop kung saan naghihintay si Vaughn sa amin kasi ang dami nami pa naming pag-uusapan.

Hindi pa man kami nakalayu-layo ay nagtanong ka kaagad si Mathias kung ano ang estado ng relasyon namin ni Lee, and I confidently told him that we are now a couple. Wala siyang inimik pagkatapos n'on. Siguro naman sa ikinilos namin ni Lee nang gabing magpa-despedida party si Kuya Edward ay nahalata na niya. Then I thought about something else regarding that night.