VESTER arrived in his apartment and was met by Joseph's widened eyes looking at his face. Immediately, the older grabbed him inside and looked at him as if inspecting him. He can't help but blink weirdly at how Joseph acted in front of him.
"Hoy! Anong nangyayari sa'yo? Ang weird mo!" he snapped at him.
Joseph pointed at his face. "Anong nangyari? Saan ka ba galing? Naligo lang ako tapos paglabas ko, ganyan na ang mukha mo?"
Vester shrugged his shoulders. "Galing akong cake shop."
"Oh?" The older even raised a brow, demanding him for an explanation.
Defeated, he said, "Nagpasuyo kasi ang workmate ko about sa birthday surprise ng Department Head namin. Day-off ko naman at malapit lang din ang location. Pumayag na rin ako."
"So? Napaano ka after?" insisted the older, eyeing his bruised face.
He chuckled faintly, removing his shoes and putting them in his rack neatly. "Wala. May something na nangyari lang kanina."
For the second time, the older raised a brow. "Ano, sinapak ka ng cake o ng cake shop owner?"
"Alam mo ikaw, ang chismoso mo. Tabi nga riyan. Nauuhaw ako!" he excuses as he rolls his eyes, walking passed him and storming into his kitchen.
"Ano nga? Bakit ganyan ang mukha mo?" Joseph followed him. "Napaaway ka sa labas? Sino namang kaaway mo? Sa pagkakaalam ko, hindi ka naman basagulero."
He snorted. "That's the case. Hindi ako 'yong tipong naghahanap ng away kaya chill, okay? Wala akong kaaway. Ang bait kaya ng mga tao rito. Ikaw itong kung maka-react eh wagas."
"Aba't—hoy! Concern lang ako sa'yo! Sino ngang may gawa niyan? Bakit ka sinapak. May ginawa ka bang kalokohan, Vester Bonn?" Joseph said in his stern voice.
He heaved a sigh. "Gusto mo ba talagang malaman? Sige. Dahil eager na eager ka namang malaman kung ano ang istorya sa likod nito... fine. If I know, kakampihan mo pa nga yata ang gumawa nito eh."
"What? Pinagsasabi mo? Ano na namang hinithit mo?" Joseph exclaimed.
"Sinasabi ko lang naman ang katotohanan," Vester paused, hitching a breath. "I saw someone from the past and he saw me too tapos ayon—"
"Si Pavlo? Nandito siya? Paano? Bakit? Paano kayo nagkita?" Joseph interrupted as he almost yell much to his surprise. "Tapos? Sinapak ka niya? Gago, dapat sinama mo ako para may video. Masarap iyong balik-balikan."
Vester picked up a peach from his fruit tray and threw it to the other man. "Hindi ka nakakatulong, Muñoz! I hate you!"
"I hate you too!" Joseph smirked as he successfully caught the fruit thrown at him, crossing his arms. "Vester, deserve na deserve mo."
"Sinasabi ko na nga ba eh! I hate you so much! Paulit-ulit, Josh? Kailan mo ako titigilan diyan?" he frown as he cried out.
Joseph chuckles, ruffling his damp hair. "Hanggang sa magsawa ako?"
"Alam mo, umuwi ka na ng Pilipinas! Sawa na ako sa pagmumukha mo rito. Bakit ka ba sunod nang sunod?" he grunted heavily, storming towards his living room.
"Lolo mo! Kapal naman libag mo sa paa para sundan kita rito!" Joseph followed him and it annoys him more.
"Gah! Wala akong libag sa paa! Ang kapal mo talaga!" He stomped his feet before throwing himself onto the couch harshly.
"Hoy! Nagkataon lang na nandito ako. Uuwi rin ako agad. Baka mahawa pa ako sa mga libag mo—aray! Naninipa ka na ngayon, ha? Patingin muna ng libag diyan," Joseph laughs at how Vester's face scowl.
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Parcel | StellJun
FanfictionFor Pavlo Oliver (Paulo Nase), it takes courage to count the waves of love. It takes a piece of his heart to go beyond the reef and is afraid to commit since the water is too shallow to begin with. Even if knowing there's someone who took a risk to...
