DRAKE
Gusto kong magpaiwan sa ospital hanggang sa makita kong gising si Ardyne kaso lang ay kinailangan kong umuwi dahil may dinner kami ng parents ko. Same with the next morning. I had to go with them and help with the charity ball preparation they'll be hosting two weeks from now. It's not that I'm good at those things but I'd do it for my mom at least. These are boring to me, really.
Bandang hapon ko na nagawang matawagan si Duncan para tanungin kung bumuti na ba si Ardyne kahit kaunti. Nagulat nga lang ako sa isinagot niya.
"Home against medical advice? Who paid her bill?" tanong ko.
"Someone picked her up. Sige bro, busy pa ako," nagmamadaling sabi ni Duncan saka ibinaba ang tawag.
Why am I so worried? Napa-iling ako. It's just that she's like a lost puppy. Kung ganito ako kaapektado sakanya, siguro ay mas doble para kay Yeoji. He must've been looking at Ardyne like she was his old little self.
Old? Not really. That punk, nahahawa na tuloy ako sa pagiging 'tsundere' niya. Chris was the one who started to call Yeoji a fucking 'tsundere'. Ayon kay Chris, 'tsundere' is a Japanese word that literally refers to people who are initially cold and hostile but are actually warm inside. I didn't acknowledge it at first but that description was spot on for Yeoji.
"Bakit ka nakangisi?" tanong ng babaeng humarang sa dadaanan ko. I didn't expect to see Chloe, Lawrence's sister and Yoeji's ex girlfriend.
"Nothing," tipid na sabi ko saka nagpatuloy sa paglalakad. Sinundan niya parin ako.
"H-how are the guys?" tanong niya.
"Fine."
Tumakbo siya sa harapan ko. "Totoo bang magrerecruit kayo ng girl sa Anarchs? Why now? To lure me back?" confident na sabi niya. Natawa ako agad dahil sa sinabi niya.
"Lure you back?" Umiling-iling pa ako.
"Hindi ba? You're looking for a girl. I've always been Anarch's number one girl," dagadag pa niya.
"We are actually looking for 'the girl'. Someone who will not abandon us, just like what you did. Ah, bakit? Nakalimutan mo na ba? Get back to your senses. Isa pa, don't you ever fucking talk to me again," matigas na sabi ko.
"Drake!" tawag niya nang maglakad na ako palayo. Ni minsan ay hindi ko siya nilingon. Hindi ko rin siya ulit bibigyan ng pagkakataon na makausap ako o ni isa man kina Yeoji, Chris, Sen at Dylan.
This is the thing I'm actually afraid of.
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ARDYNE IAN
Panay ang sulyap ko kay Yeoji habang nagmamaneho siya. Mula kaninang umaga ay inasikaso niya ang discharge ko. Siya narin ang nagbayad sa bill ko. Narinig ko mula sa isang orderly na anak ng may-ari ng ospital si Yeoji.
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HEARTSTRUCK
Teen FictionDahil sa mga hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay napilitan si Ardyne na sumama sa Anarchs, isang motorcycle club na laging pinagkakamalang gang. Because of them, everything Ardyne believed in changed. And the worse part? She fell in love with one of them...