Dan: Okay lang if I pick you up bukas? Classes ended an hour ago and I was staring at the message for a couple of minutes now, troubled about how should I reply. “Ano yan?” Ally peeks at my phone and gives me a malicious smile. “Ikaw ha, you look like you’re very head over heels with that Dan guy” she giggles like a high schooler, making me cringe and roll my eyes playfully at her. I didn’t fight back against Ally with what she said, not because she was right, but, I didn’t really have anything to say to it. Celiana: Sure? What time ba tayo bukas? I reply back to Dan before placing my phone back inside my pocket. “Aw, it’s weekend nanaman, two days nanaman kitang di makikita Marie” Ally whines and I laughed out loud with her use of my second name. “Tangina wag mo ko tawagin niyan, that’s a cringey name, andami kong katulad” I tell her, making both of us laugh. Soon enough, Mika arrives to pick up Ally and I was left alone, waiting for Brye. I fished my phone out again after feel
From chandeliers and wines to neon lights and vodkas. The once formal atmosphere is now turned into a party with booming music and people dancing with people. Brye was nowhere to be found, he was pulled away by Karlos earlier, letting me and Luke party around with the others. Still, all the countless drinks that I consumed didn’t make me forget what my brain had told me. Everything was spinning, the lights blinded my eyes, Luke was handing me another drink and we were dancing, and yet I can’t stop thinking. “Ingina, lamo ba” I wheezed, inhaling a huge amount of oxygen and slumping my arm on Luke. “Oh ano nanaman yon” he responded back with an amused grin on his face. I didn’t care about his phone at the moment nor thought that he might be filming me but all I wanted to do was tell him what had happened that time. “Kaze, nakaraaaan, nagluto ako, ako, kami ng coookiz” I slurred, trying to get all the words out of my mouth. “Tapos anong nangyare”, “nagluto ako diba, diba, andon din si a
Soft and gentle. That is how Brye held me, while he kissed me pretty hard. Biting my inner lip, making all sounds I let out muffled. He moves his lips on mine while I try to catch my breath while trying to kiss him back. He moves us both, leaning me on his car, the hand on his neck carefully landing on my head, and eventually, Brye started kissing me on my jaw, down to the length of my neck, leaving little pecks, while I panted. My hands were placed on his shoulder, trying to balance myself. And I never heard when he opened the door of the passenger seat but it was open. Brye goes back to kissing my lips, licking my inner lip, a whine breaking out as a deep sigh. And he moves my body once again, carefully and gently. One hand never left my waist, one hand went to my hips as he sat me down on the passenger seat. He pulls away from me, looking me in the eyes and smiling, “See, I get to sit you down, with you being obedient” he smirks. I was dazed, looking all flushed, cheeks were burni
I stared at the air while Brye worked around my kitchen. This morning, Brye was beside me when I woke up, typing furiously on his phone. It took a while for him to notice that I was awake and when he did, he smiled before greeting a good morning. I only let out a hum and stared at him as I tried to rack my brain about the events last night. And I did remember them since I was half sober last night, I think. And I’ve been wishing that I shouldn't have racked my brain because everything that happened last night flooded my brain. I’ve been trying to pretend that nothing happened while Brye made something, more like heating some food from my fridge actually. “Head still hurts?” he asks, pulling me away from my trance. I shook my head, “just, I feel like floating, yun lang” I told him, a small smile forming on my lips. Brye lets out a chuckle, “you kinda drank a lot last night, you and Karl were pretty knocked out last night nung nakita namin kayo ni Karlos” he chuckled while placing the fo
“casu in praeteritum”, I read, looking at the cursive signage outside of the cafe. I got out of the car while he looked for a parking slot. I strolled along the premises and landed outside the shop that was filled with people. The line wasn’t that long but looking from the outside, I could tell that there were a lot of people inside already. “Ano? You like it?” Dan pops out beside me and I look up at him with a smile, “depends on how strong the coffee will be, pero I like the aesthetic” we both chuckle and go on the line. I got some of my things, my tab with the keyboard, my notebooks, and some materials. I didn’t bring a book. I stood beside my table earlier thinking whether to bring one or not but for some reason, it felt like it was wrong to bring one. ‘Maybe Brye’s habits are rubbing on me too much’, I sigh at my thoughts and wait for our turn to get in. “I didn’t realize na magkakaron ng maraming tao ngayong opening” I hear Dan complain beside me. “Okay lang naman, baka naman wo
I was unable to speak nor to form any words. I stared at Dan while he anticipated my answer. “Too much ba? It’s fine if you don’t answer ngayon, I can wait naman” he nervously chuckled and I woke up from the trance. “Ha? I mean, okay lang Dan, I mean wait lang let me get my sense lang ha” I closed my eyes, trying to get my shit back again and tried to process his words. I look up at him. “Okay ka lang ba? Hindi ka naman nauntog kaninang umaga?” I frown at him, not really believing his words. He laughs at my words, trying not to spill his drink. He shakes his head, “I woke up fine, Ly” he tells me, and I frown. “Dan, well, I don’t know what to say yet but I guess oo, pwede natin itry, pwede naman” I shrug, “wait nga holy shit, I really don’t know what to say, I’m not prepared for this, bakit ka naman ganyan” I let out a shaky sigh and he laughs. I felt him hold my hand and rub the back of my hand. “It’s fine, I think I overwhelmed you, sorry, pero now that you’re near, parang di na ko
There’s a buzz. A frown instantly made its way to my face. “Brye” I mumble, making Ally look at my way, her left brow raising at me. I copied her face before slowly sliding the accept button and placing it on my ear. “Ri?” I ask for him, waiting for him to answer. A groan welcomed me, following a whine, making my frown run deeper. “How’d you got to school kanina?” I hear him ask. His voice lingered with frustration and irritation. I blinked at his random and sudden question. I could hear the faint clinking of kitchenware around him. ‘Must be on a brunch with his family’, was the thing I first thought of. “Lili?” He whispered. “Well, sumakay ako sa bus,” I replied while picking up my pen again. “Bat?” I followed. “Are you not nagtataka I wasn’t in my unit? Or nagaalala?” the sass in his voice spilled. I smiled at the thought of him rolling his eyes. “But I haven’t heard you come home, Ri, and sure ako na once you get back to your unit, you won’t. You’d knock my door open bago ka makapa
Clinking champagne glasses and the smell of expensive perfumes made Brye almost empty his insides. He’s in a yacht, surrounded by people he doesn’t want to be with. Not to mention that he was running away from Go since this event had started. Brye wants to be home and he doesn’t want to be here. “Your face looked like you’d be happy to jump from here and swim to the shore and go home” Michael appears beside him. “That’s right, give me more ideas like that Faustino” he replies, raising his glass a little before chugging down the contents and placing it somewhere. Michael laughs at his friend. “You know pwede ka naman na umalis ngayon, but your family is probably gonna tear that ear off if you did,” he tells his friend who looks like he is mourning. Brye looked at the night sky. The moon was present and it looked beautiful. He wonders if Lili is also looking at the moon right now. It’s bright and it’s big. “Lili loves the moon looking like that” he mutters under his breath while starin