He Doesn't Play Nice

"Cloud Iverson Pacheco!" I shouted at the top of my lungs the name of the person I hated today! Napatigil ng paglalaro ang mga soccerplayers na nasa field. Parang may domino effect ang kanilang mga ulo nang paunti-unti silang lumingon sa aking banda. Nandito kami ngayon ng aking mga kaibigan sa soccerfield. Pagkatapos kong mabalitaan ang nangyari ay mabilis kaming dumiretso dito. And because I wanted to piss Cloud Iverson, I have decided to cut class para lamang pumunta rito. Humakbang ako papalapit ng field. I heard a loud thud of laughters coming from the players. I even heard the irritating voice of Cloud Iverson Pacheco. "Alam ninyo bang patay na patay sa akin ang babaeng 'yan?" mayabang niyang utas at ngumisi-ngisi sa kaniyang mga kateam. Another bark of laughters echoed the whole soccerfield. It was quite hot because it's 10 in the morning. Madami din ang estudyanteng nanonood. I even saw Tiffany and her friends holding a banner with Cloud’s name on it. I smirked and flips my hair. Nagkibit-balikat ako at nagpatuloy sa paglalakad hanggang sa marating ko ang dulo ng soccerfield. Lumingon ako sa aking likod. Kasama ko ang aking mga kaibigan para magawa ko ang aking napakagandang plano! "Kisses, video mo 'to" She shyly nodded her head pagkatapos ay inilabas ang brandnew iphone 14 niya. She must. She’s the reason why I’m doing this anyway. That Cloud Iverson messed with my girl. He just f*****g dated her and then dumped her! He dumped her! My beautiful, luxurious and petite friend! The audacity of that man! I turned to face the field once again. I was holding a paperbag where Cloud's soccer cleats are inside. Base sa nakalap kong impormasyon kanina ay ito ang favorite soccer shoes ni Cloud. It was the limited edition na bagong labas ng Nike! Nagpatuloy ako sa paglalakad habang chinicheer ako ng aking mga kaibigan na nasa aking likod. I smirked. I'll let you cry Cloud Iverson for losing your favorite shoes! He's rich yes, but it was too expensive to buy knowing that he still use his parents' money. Duh? I laughed at my thought. Nang tuluyan na akong makalapit ay agad kong iniabot sa kaniya ang paper bag. He scanned first the paper bag as if I hid something inside that will jump over his face. I'll do that maybe next time! Tinukso siya ng kateam niya sa soccer. Pabiro pa siyang hinampas sa balikat ng isa niyang kaibigan. I guess it's Judas? I'm not sure. I glanced at Cloud. Nakaplaster ang nakangisi niyang mukha habang sinisimulan niyang ilabas ang isang box na may tatak ng Nike. He consciously licked his red lips. Pagkatapos ay sumulyap sa akin. "You're this obsessed with me?" he asked but I just shrugged my shoulders holding on to my patience. "Woah!" sabay na sabay na sabi ng mga kateam niya. Nang sinisimulan niyang buksan ang kahon ay saka ako nagsalita. "I don't know what's your favorite color so I bleached it into pink. I hope you’ll like it!" ginawa ko pang sobrang sweet ang aking boses with matching twinkling eyes. Sabay-sabay na nalaglag ang panga nilang lahat pati na rin si Cloud Iverson! I can taste his anger when he hurriedly looked at me with menacing eyes. "What the f**k did you do to my shoes!?" He was very angry! I looked at his red lips that are now in a grim line. Aba! It made me become a stalker for once para lang makuha ko sa locker niya ang bago niyang sapatos! Akala ko pa nga ay mahuhuli ako kung hindi lamang ako nagtago sa likod ng lalaking dumating sa locker. Nawala ang aking iniisip nang nang unti-unti siyang lumapit sa akin. He wouldn't slap me here naman right? Would he? Nilingon ko ang likod niya para makita na manghang-mangha ang mga kateam niya sa bagong color ng soccer cleats ni Cloud. I'm so proud of myself! "What. Did. You. Do. To. My. Shoes!?" Napabaling ako ng tingin sa galit niyang mga mata pagkatapos ay umatras ng isang hakbang. He stopped too. Tumitig ako sa kaniya. Ganon din siya sa akin. Para tuloy may invisible na kidlat na namamagitan sa aming mga mata. "What? I just help to bleached your favorite shoes! Hindi ba favorite mo ang pink?" I asked him, still looking in his eyes. At para akong nafroze ng lumapit pa siya sa akin to the point na halos isang dangkal nalang ang layo ng mukha niya sa mukha ko. "Or not?" I added. I gasped when he suddenly pulled my waist near to him. He even cupped my face. "Sige. Sampalin mo ako, makikita mo!" I probed. I know that he will even punch me by looking on his angry face. "Are you threatening me?" he asked. Diniin pa lalo niya ang kaniyang katawan sa akin. I could feel his abdominal muscle. Focus Arci. "Why? Are you feel threatened then?" I mocked him. "Of course not! Are you?" binulong niya sa akin ang huli niyang sinabi. Biglang tumindig ang balahibo ko sa aking leeg. Dahil doon ay hinawakan ko ang kaniyang pisngi at tinulak siya papalayo sa akin. Wow ang lambot ng skin! "Why would I feel threatened sayo? Sa ganda kong ito? No way!" Lalong kumunot ang kaniyang noo at walang pasabing hinaklit ang aking braso para mapalapit sa kaniya. My mind suddenly became unconscious for a moment when he whispered these words on my ear. "If you do not feel threatened towards me, then let my kiss be a threat that you couldn't even forget" And then I felt a wet yet warm thing touched my lips. Sobrang lambot ng damping iyon. Kitang kita ko ang nakakunot niyang noo at nakapikit niyang mga mata. Napapikit din tuloy ako at sa pagpikit ko ay parang narinig ko ang kantang "You" ng Carpenters. Nang subukan niyang kagatin ang aking labi ay bigla akong natauhan. Mabilis at malakas kong sinapak ang kaniyang mukha. I even heard someone clapped on the background kasabay nang sunod-sunod na paghalakhak. Cloud was touching his face habang nakangising nakatingin sa akin. "Ang sakit naman ng sampal mo!" he even have the guts to cracked a joke about it! "Your lips aren't a threat! It's a curse! You're a bad-kisser Cloud Iverson!" I shouted at him bago madramang nagwalked out papaalis ng soccerfield. There's a bark of laughter again na nanggagaling sa mga kampon niyang mga siraulo. Pati ang mga tao na nasa soccerfield ay nagsisinghapan at nagtatawan dahil sa nangyari. I am expecting him crying in front of me because of what I did to his shoes. But unfortunately I'm the one crying inside my head. Mabilis akong sinundan ng aking mga kaibigan. I can hear them calling me and asking me about the recorded video. I don't care anymore! They may delete it or worse use that to execrate Cloud Iverson! I don't care anymore! Galit na galit ang aking paghakbang na halos ang mga estudyante na aking nakakasalubong ay umaalis ng pathway na dinadaanan ko. I quickly open my locker and look at the mirror, wiping my lips. I AM NOT QUITTING THIS GAME! NO ONE COULD EVER MAKE ME LOSE THIS GAME! BECAUSE I AM ARCI ARGANA AND I'LL DO EVERYTHING TO GET EVEN WITH CLOUD IVERSON PACHECO EVEN IF HE DOESN'T PLAY NICE!