Chasing The Summer Hearts

CHAPTER 3

MANY WERE looking at them when they entered Arts and Co.-Roscoe's current working company. Every person they pass would literally stop what they are doing just to look at the person beside him-Yrozze, and the fact that he holds his hand-the audacity.

Hindi nakaligtas sa mga mata ni Roscoe ang pagkainis ng mga babae dahil nakita nilang magkahawak-kamay silang dalawa.

May mga iba na nagbubulong-bulongan. Kaya nga ayaw ni Roscoe na sumama si Yrozze dahil baka gagawa siya ng mga bahay na mapapansin siya. And there it is-women and men are looking at both of them.

Roscoe started to feel uneasy and Yrozze noticed it. To give him comfort, Yrozze pressed his hands against his, intertwining more to give him confidence.

Roscoe look at him and both of them smiled.

And yes, Roscoe was determined enough to be confident because he knew that Yrozze was there. Pero nandoon parin yung kabang nararamdaman niya na para bang first day niya sa trabaho.

At ang pakiramdam na iyon ay mas lalong umigting nang may isang babaeng naglakad sa kanilang harapan. Compared to Roscoe, the woman was wearing a beautiful office dress.At saksakan ang laki ng dibdib, ang hugis ng katawan, ang laki ng pwetan at ang pagkaganda ng mukha.

She looks like she was disgusted about what she seems to see.

"Oh my gosh, are you the famous author Yrozze Capaldi? You're very handsome! What are you doing here? shall I escort you to your destination?" Malanding saad nung babae.

Tumingin ang babae sa kanya at halatang nandidiring tingnan siya.

Hindi niya maiwasang hindi masaktan.

"Or should you want to hold hands together, baka naman kasi madumihan ng kung sino?" Aniya na may ngiti sa labi na ani mo'y may pinaplano.

Roscoe expected his reply.

But to his shock, he declined.

"No thanks, mas gusto ko pang hawakan ang kamay ng babe ko kesa sa mga taong trying hard para lang makuha ang gusto nila, from your outfit, looks like you want s*x from a handsome, big guy like me right? Oh dear, how poor are you," Yrozze was savage as he pushed the girl and pulled me to walk.

"Hey, wag mo namang ganyanin-"

"So meaning, nakikipagsex ka diyan sa baklang pangit na yan?" Sigaw niya na nagpakuha ng atensyon sa mga tao.

Roscoe prayed that someone would just kill her already. When his friend-Inara, arrived. "Mas mabuti na yung relasyon nilang dalawa kaysa sa ugali mong s*x addict na ang gusto lang, magsuot ng ganyang kaikling mga damit na ani mo'y naghihikayat sa mga lalaki dito sa kompanya. Flirt!" Sigaw niya.

Klaro sa mukha ng babae na nahiya siya dahil sa sinabi ni Inara.

"How dare you, b***h!" Sigaw niya.

"Hindi, how DARE you," Paguulit ni Inara.

Mas umigting pa ang panga ni Inara nang makita niya ang dalawang alipores nito na hinihila siya papalabas ng gusali.

"Well, ano ngayon? Hinihila ka na ng mga alipores mo, aso ka ba para tali-an? Aso ka ba para bantayan? Well, sa bibig mo palang, para kang tumatahol na aso na hindi tumatahimik ng ilang oras, pakitahimik nalang ng alaga niyo girls, baka kung ano pa ang magawa ng mga guard dito." Matapang niyang sambit

Mas nanaig pa ang inis ng babae.

"You f*****g w***e!" Sigaw niya.

May mga taong nagbubulungan sa paligid habang tinitingnan siya na parang pulubing naghahasik ng lagim.

"f**k! bitawan niyoko! bitaw!" Sigaw niya.

Pero hindi nagpatintal ang mga alipores niya at kinaladkad siya papalabas ng gusali. Patuloy parin ang bulungan ng mga tao dahil sa nangyari. And at that time, Roscoe thanked the fate for being with him and accepting his plead.

After that commotion, Inara faced him.

"Are you okay, lil'bro?" She asked.

Roscoe blushed at the words. He was flattered. Naiinis siya sa sarili niya because he is very cute and people tend to be mislead about his appearance like a child. Ganon rin si Yrozze sa kanya. Even before. "O-Okay naman ako, I-Inara. Salamat nga pala," Aniya.

Ngumiti naman si Inara.

Inara raised her hands to ruffle Roscoe's hands when Yrooze suddenly pushed him away and made him stick to his side. Inara was shocked by this sudden action. And looking at Yrozze's handsome face, he was pouting, as if jealous of something.

"Don't," He said.

"A-Ah...Yrozze...she's m-my friend!" Roscoe argued.

Napatigil ang binata sa ginawa niya at kaagad na nagulat. "Oh f**k, I'm sorry for my impertinence and rudeness, I didn't mean to do it!" He said, bowing multiple times. This led Inara to smile.

So the fucker has this possessive side, interesting.

"No worries. Its okay, its fine. hmm," Inara laughed swiftly.

"Ayan nga kasi Yrozze ba, sinasabi ko sa'yong huwag mo na akong ihatid dito sa pinagtratrabahuan ko kasi diyan sa pagkatao mo. Alam mo na ngang gwapo ka, pinagmamayabang mo pa sa iba, para ano? Para makaakit ng babae?" Iritadong saad ni Roscoe.

Yrozze and Inara looked at each other and found themselves smiling because of his reply.

"Inaakit? O baka naman gusto mong ikaw lang ang dapat na umakit diyan sa kasama mo?" Ngiting tanong ni Inara.

"Ano?!" Iritado parin si Roscoe.

Yrozze and Inara laughed together.

"I mean, pakingan mo nga yung sinabi mo, it sounds like ayaw mong may ibang taong magkagusto sa kanya dahil perpekto siya at nasa ang lahat ng mga katangian ng isang anak ni Adonis. Parang gusto mong ayaw akitin ni Yrozze ang mga babae at ikaw lang ang pwede. Parang gusto mong itali si Yrozze para hindi siya makalabas, you sound very possessive, may relasyon na ba kayo?" Tanong niya.

"Wala a--"

"Babe lang ang endearment namin sa isa't isa since I kissed him lips to lips about 2 days ago when he arrived here in the Philippines." Yrozze replied.

Such audacity.

"Yrozze!" Roscoe reprimanded.

"What? Diba tama naman yung sinabi ko?" Ngising tanong niya.

Walang nagawa si Roscoe kundi tumango. And from then, Inara already had an idea what will happen next at the next stage of their relationship from today onwards future.

" Oh siya, ihahatid na kita sa opisina mo," Ani Yrozze.

"No, you won't. Nandito si Inara, she could accompany me to the office I'm currently working since both of us work at the same department. You can now go," Roscoe immediately altered a position and directly held Inara's arms.

Yrozze understood this so he nodded while still smiling.

"Okay, it that's the case, then I shall leave you to her company. Nakalimutan ko palang may meeting ako ngayon, I need to go now!" Yrozze smiled plastically as he turned away from them and walked towards the exit door.

Driven by courage,

"Bye! See you later!" He shouted.

Roscoe and Inara saw that Yrozze stopped walking, but in return, an unfamiliar pain evaded him when Yrozze didn't face him like the usual. Noon kasi, kapag nakakalimutan niyang humingi ng paalam at biglaang umalis ay sisigaw o sasabihin ni Roscoe ang mga salitang nakalimutang sabihin ni Yrozze.

But now, Yrozze didn't face nor smile at him.

And Roscoe just found Yrozze walking going outside the building.

And entertained a certain woman and hence, displaying the smile that he used to show it, whenever they are alone. Roscoe stilled while looking at him. Yrozze even offered his hand to the woman and both of them walked towards Yrozze's car and drove off.

Pumipintig ang puso ni Roscoe.

It was painful.

He didn't even realized that he was gripping Inara's arms tightly until Inara complained about the sudden pressure he suddenly displayed.

"Oh, bakit ka lumuluha? Akala ko ba, wala kayong relasyon?" Nanunudyung tanong ni Inara, pero hindi ito pinakingan ng binata. All was Roscoe thought was how Yrozze smiled at the woman he's talking to.

His breathing started to hitch as his heartbeat drastically thumped painfully as his tears were overflowing. Ayaw niyang isipin na may iba itong relasyon pero parang hindi sumasang-ayon ang tadhana sa kanya.

Roscoe didn't even noticed that Inara slowly guided him to their department working place. Roscoe didn't finish anything and wasn't subjective of productivity for the day. His nostalgic, painful feeling increased when Yrozze didn't even chat him the whole day, even in lunch break.

Its like he completely lost him.

Like Yrozze didn't have a 'bestfriend' who 'kissed' each 'other' just nights ago.

Several inclinations have played around his mind. Things that is normally done between men and women--s*x. Roscoe was assuming that Yrozze and that woman had s*x for hours and hours that Yrozze even forget chatting him.

Roscoe was just biting his lip to prevent himself from crying.

And the prevention paid off.

He was able to get out of the working place freely as it should because it was time to go home. It was already 8 in the evening and Roscoe was waiting for a taxi on the taxi station. He already accepted the fact that Yrozze's attention drastically averted to that woman ever since morning.

He smiled bitterly because Yrozze wasn't there to pick him out.

He isn't there to help him.

He isn't there to smile with him.

Because for a fact, handsome men are meant for beautiful women. Straight men are for straight women. Walang laban ang mga taong gaya niya sa larangan ng tunay na pag-ibig dahil palagi silang iniiwan. Kung jojowain man sila gaya ni Roscoe ay pansamantala lang.

Becaus they are finding right women, not right gays, to marry on and lend children.

Alam ni Roscoe na hindi sasaya si Yrozze sa kanya dahil hindi naman niya ito mabibigyan ng anak dahil lalaki ito.

Tears started to cascade from his eyes as he let out painful sobs. Siya lang ang magisa dito sa taxi station kaya ayos lang na umiyak siya. He clutched his heart as his legs trembled the way hw he cries.

"Ang sakit m-makitang ng-ngumingiti ang taong..." Tumigil siya.

"Ang taong i-importante sa'yo sa taong hindi mo naman k-kilala..."

Oo, inamin niyang matagal na niyang gusto si Yrozze.

It was very painful for him.

Just as he was about to fall down to cry a lot when a pair of hands suddenly hugged him from behind. The body of the person was ever so gentle and warm. The person's lips touched his neck and kissed it gently, with full of love.

"I know you're jealous." he voice said.

Mas lalo pang umiyak si Roscoe at humarap kay Yrozze at sinubsob ang sarili sa dibdib nito. Yrozze was smiling lovingly while caressing his hair and kissed his temple. "Shh, I'm not going to go anywhere? I'm not going to forget you, because you are the person who is worth the risk in everything," Yrozze said.

Roscoe continued crying hard and loud against his chest.

He was already punching his arm weakly.

"L-Liar! Liar! L-Liar! Yo-You smiled at that woman ev-ever since morning and you never texted me, not even once!" He shouted against the silk of Yrozze's shirt. That statement made Yrozze smile because he slowly knew his worth as Roscoe's future boyfriend.

And Yrozze wanted to laugh.

He didn't entertained a random woman to flirt with,

but instead, he saw his friend---Farah, who was just walking pass by at the building when both of them met each other. Hindi na niya nagawang lingunin pa si Roscoe dahil nakta niya ang kaibigan niyang magatal na niyang hindi nakikita. Pero hindi sila close. What Yrozze and Roscoe have at the moment was very different.

And so, Yrozze was smiling madly because of how jealous he is.

"Don't worry babe, she's just a long lost friend of mine. What we have is solely a relationship. Nakalimutan mo na ba ang sinabi ko sa'yo noon? I'm not a cheater, I'm a loyal and comitted person. I will do everything just to make the person I love, happy in all aspects. Others will be secondary." He said.

"I'm glad that you're jealous though," He added while laughing softly.

Roscoe continued to sob as he hugged him tighter and tighter.

The skies of the night was clear as water. Stars are flaunted on the surface of the sky as a round, big and white moon was shown on the North-eastern part of the world, as seen by the human eye. It was peaceful and serene, with the match of the vehicles from the streets.

It matched the moment between Yrozze and Roscoe.

Roscoe's sobs slowly subsided until he now only hugged him.

He felt safe around his arms.

"Shh, don't cry now. Hindi naman kita ipagpapalit sa iba kung alam kong worth it ka sa lahat ng sakripisyong gagawin ko. Remember, I want to protect you until the end. I love you as you are and I hope you will accept me in your life." Yrozze said.

Nagkatinginan muli sina Yrozze at Roscoe.

At nung mga sandaling iyon...

Tanging payapa lang ang namamagitan sa kanila. Yrozze pushed his head down to him and in a matter of seconds, his lips connected with him. And Roscoe knew that it was his second kiss with him.