"So ang unang game natin ngayon ay ang Stick Game," panimula ni Justin. "Typical na game na 'to actually pero..."
Napatingin ako, pati sila, sa kanya nang sabihin niya 'yon.
"Syempre, sample muna," he added while smiling mischievously.
We all laughed even though my heart is beating faster by now. Bakit kinabahan ako bigla?
"Maiba na lang siguro kung sino ang magsa-sample," Josh insisted.
Pwede ba 'yon? I really smell something fishy here.
We all made a circle and put our hands in the middle.
"Maiba, taya!"
My smile faded when I saw the result of our hands. All of them are showing their palms while me and Stell are showing the back of our hands.
Umiwas agad ako ng tingin nang tumingin siya sakin as I hear my heartbeat being louder by the minute.
Tinignan ko sila nang magkumpulan silang lahat habang nagbubulungan sa gilid. I knew it.
"Hoy?!" Stell almost shouted, obviously surprised as well.
"Argh, Stell naman eh," Justin whined. "Sample lang naman."
I was about to complain too pero naunahan na ako ni Kuya Carl.
"Kaya nga," Pati ba naman sila? "Paano kung kayo 'yung magkakampi sa actual na laro? Edi back out na?"
I sighed. "Fine."
I looked at Stell who became silent by then. He then smiled widely at me, almost laughing. Gusto niya talaga na naiinis ako.
I admit, I like Stell for a long time now. And I only told Josh about this, which is the worst decision I've made. I glared at him before looking back at Stell.
Ken handed us the peppero stick and I put it in my mouth. I could feel Stell's stare at me and I swear I would melt any minute now.
"G-go ahead," I urged him while still biting the end of the stick.
He looked at the stick and back into my eyes. I tried looking away but his gaze locked mine. Shit!
Di ko namalayan na lumalapit na yung mukha niya habang kinakagat nya yung stick dahil sa lakas ng tibok ng dibdib ko. When our noses touched and he made his last bite, I grabbed his nape and pulled him closer— capturing his lips by mine.
'Di ko kinaya, bahala na.
I saw him widened his eyes before I close mine, feeling his soft and moist lips like a marshmallow.
Akala ko ayos na 'yon, but he surprisingly responded to my kiss, making it deeper that made my eyes wide open while it's his turn to close his. Pumikit na lang ulit ako at ngumiti.
We pulled back when we ran out of air. Kuya Carl faked a laugh that also brought me back to reality.
I looked first at Stell, then at them. We both laughed.
"Mission success, guys."
"Nayswan!"
"Sa wakas, sa wakas talaga."
Natawa na lang kaming lahat at inakbayan ko si Stell, pulling him closer to me. Di ko pa rin nahahanap yung boses ko para kausapin sya pero masaya ako ngayon. We smiled at each other before giving him a quick peck again.
"Okay, that's enough," the staff said making all of us laugh again. They sighed, "I guess we all need to change the sequence of the games... And cut another scene."
