"Is there a dirt on my face or something?",Yul asks,as he wipe his face,"Huh?",wala sa sariling saad ni Theo,"You've been staring at me kasi earlier pa",taas kilay na saad ni Yul,"Sorry,you're just so cute",nakangiting saad ni Theo. Kunot ang noong napatingin naman sakanya si Yul. Theo continue smiling at him,"Are you done editing the video?",tanong ni Yul,changing the subject,since he really don't know what to do with how Theo looking at him,and his stares makes his heart skip a beat for some unknown reason.
"Ah yeah,sorry",nakangiti pading saad nito saka pinagtuonan ng pansin ang laptop na nakatapong sa table sa harapan niya. He then continue editing their video. Napanhinga naman ng maluwag si Yul when he see that Theo no longer staring at him and is focusing editing out their documentary.
After a few more hours of doing their work,they're finally done.
"You're going already?",tanong ni Theo kay Yul na akmang aalis na,"Yeah? tapos na naman na tayo diba?",he ask,tilting his head,"Won't you join me for dinner?",nanlulumong tanong nito sa nagtatakang Yul,"Eh? Why? ","Come on,just join me",pagpilit nito kay Yul,but he shake his head,"Sorry but i can't","Why?"napapanguso ang labing tanong ni Theo.
"Come on,please",pilit pa nito saka naglakad papalapit kay Yul. Unti-unti namang napapaatras si Yul,habang patuloy na lumalapit ang isa. Theo place his hand on Yul's forehead,"Why are you so red? are you sick?",nag-aalalang tanong nito,"Your temperature is normal thou",nagtataka pang saad niya,then a smile slowly form on his lips,"Wait,are you perhaps?...",pabitin na saad niya habang malokong nakatingin sa namumula pa ding Yul,"W-what?",na-uutal na tanong nito,"Am i making you blush?",maloko pading ngiting ani nito. Nanlaki ang mata ni Yul when he heard those words,"Y-you!",utal na saad nito,"Hmmm?",pang-aasar pa ng isa,while closing the gap between their faces.
Flustered,Yul pushes Theo away,"B-baka!",he exclaimed and run away leaving Theo there,confused,"Huh??",napapakamot sa ulong kausap nito sa sarili.
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"What's with that face?",tanong ni Axel,Theo's cousin,also his housemate (?) when he saw Theo's unreadable face,"Tell me the truth Xel",seryosong baling sakanya nito. Axel gulp when he heard the seriousness on his voice,"W-what? i swear i didn't do anything!",depensa agad nito. Napataas naman ang kilay ni Theo sa inasta ng pinsan,"Why are you acting suspicious?",nagtatakang tanong nit,"H-huh? pinagsasabi mo? guni-guni mo lang yun",kabadong sagot naman nito
Theo just shrug it off,"A-ano ba kasi yun?",pag-iiba nito ng usapan,"I've been wondering",panimula nito,"M-mukha ba kong baka?",tuloy nito habang seryoso ang mukha,"Pfft",pigil tawa ni Axel,agad naman siyang tinignan ng masama ni Theo
"Did someone told you that?",natatawa pading ani nito,"Pre,congrats,may nagsabi na din sa wakas ng totoong itsura mo",biglang tawang dagdag pa nito,"Taena mo,wala kang kwentang kausap",dabog ni Theo saka iniwan sa sala ang walang tigil sa pagtawang pinsan
He went to his room,took a bath and changed into pajama.
Naupo sa kama si Theo habang pinapatuyo ang buhok gamit ang towel. He grab his laptop and type in 'What does baka means?'
"'Baka is a japanese word means 'Stupid' ",basa nito. Natigilan naman ito saglit,"Ah.. ok... gets ko na",kamot batok na kausap nito sa sarili.
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"Piece of cake",mayabang na saad ni Jake habang naupo sa bakanteng upuan sa tabi ni Nat,they're at the canteen right now,eating lunch.Yul look at him confused,"Sinasabi mo?",tanong nito,agad namang napatingin sakanya si Jake,"Ang dali lang ng activity natin,hindi man lang ako kinabahan,ang galing ko talaga",proud na saad nito habang naka crossed arms at nakasandal sa upuan,"Syempre,ako kasama mo eh",sabat naman ni Nat,at nag fist bump. Napapailing na lang si Vyn dahil sa dalawang kaibigan.
"We also did great,right Yul?",ngiting baling ni Theo kay Yul,but Yul just roll his eyes. Natawa na lang si Theo when he saw Yul's eye roll.
"So what's the plan? wala tayong pasok later,arcade?",pag-aaya ni Nat sa mga kasama,agad namang nag-ningning ang mata ni Jake when he heard the word 'arcade',"Game na game ako,kayo ba?",excited na tanong nito,"Can i also come?",ngiting tanong ni Theo,agad namang tumayo si Jake and wrap his arm around Theo's shoulder,"Of course my bro,you're already part of us,nakalimutan mo na ba?",Theo smile widely and look at Yul who's busy stuffing his face.
"How about you Vyn? sama ka?",baling naman ni Nat sa tahimik lang din na kumakain na si Vyn. He look up at them and nodded his head,"Yul,sama ka?",tanong naman ni Jake kay Yul,he also nodded his head and show them a thumbs up,still busy stuffing his face,"Then it's settled then!",tuwang ani ni Nat.
After they're finish eating,niligpit na nila ang kalat nila and grab their things,getting ready to go out.
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"Ahhhhhh taena,anong klaseng mukha ba yan?!",sigaw ni Nat habang pinag-babaril ang mga Zombie.Napapakamot na lang si Vyn habang napapatingin sa paligid,pinagtitinginan kasi sila ng ilang mga tao dun,dahil sa maya-mayang biglang pag-sigaw ni Nat,habang tinatawanan lang siya ng katabi niyang si Jake.
"Yey! i got the highest score!",tuwang tuwa namang saad ni Yul na busy mag-laro ng racing,habang nakatayo lang sa gilid niya si Theo na busy pagmasdan ang tuwang tuwang si Yul
Vyn looked around and walk toward the basket ball game,"Dito na lang ako",saad niya sa sarili and start shooting the ball.
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Niks is checking inside his bag as he's walking outside the building,looking for his phone,"Nasan na ba yun?",tanong nito sa sarili habang patuloy padin sa paghahanap.
"Nikko!",tawag ng kung sino. Agad naman napatingin sa likod si Niks and saw Xel running towards him,"Ang bilis mo naman mag-lakad",hingal na saad nito pagkaabot niya kay Niks,"Hmm ano meron?",tanong ni Niks sakanya. Xel raise his hand and show him a phone,"Sayo to diba?",tanong nito sakanya,agad naman nanlaki mata ni Niks sabay kuha sa inaabot sakanya,"Nakalimutan mo sa room kanina",dagdag pa nito,agad namang napangiti si Niks,"Kaya pala diko mahanap,naiwan pala. Thanks Xel",ngiting pasasalamat nito. Xel just stared at him as his cheeks slowly painted with red
"Nikko",sabay na napatingin sila Niks at Xel sa pinang-galingan ng boses. Xel gulp when he saw the man glaring at him,'What did i do?',tanong nito sa sarili,"Kuya Max? what brings you here?",nagtatakang tanong ni Niks sa kararating lang na si Max,'Oh? he knows Nikko?',tanong ulit ni Xel sa sarili
"To pick you up",seryosong sagot naman ni Max.Niks nodded his head and face Xel,"Thanks again,see you tomorrow",ngiting paalam nito kay Xel.
They went inside Maxs' car and drive home.
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"Who was that?",tanong ni Max kay Niks,pagkapasok na pagkapasok nila sa loob ng bahay,"Huh? who?",nagtatakang tanong naman pabalik ni Niks sakanya,"The man you're with earlier",sagot naman nito,"Ah si Xel? He's one of my classmates,why?",baling nito sa seryosong nakatingin sakanyang si Max,"Nothing",tipid na sagot nito saka naupo sa sofa sa may sala,"Come here",tawag niya kay Niks na papunta na sana sa taas. Niks just obey and walk toward where Max is.
Pagkalapit niya dito,agad siyang hinila paupo ni Max causing him to land on top of Max's lap.Max wrapped his arms around Niks' waist and rest his head on his back.Niks can feel his cheeks heating up.
"W-what's wrong?",utal na tanong nito,"Let's just stay like this for a while",mahinang sagot naman nito.Niks just nod his head lightly and stay still.