When We Happened

Chapter 47: AshFlo Returns

Chapter 47

AshFlo Returns

You have got to be kidding me.

"What are we doing here?" I asked my boyfriend who was still sitting beside me in his SUV, wearing an innocent look while sporting his "comfortable sportswear." The same thing he told me to wear for today's date.

"We're here for our date," simple nitong sagot. Nagpapatay-malisya kahit na kakaparada niya lang sa loob ng carpark ng Manila Sports Club na malapit sa tennis court area.

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin. "At a tennis court?"

He had the audacity to smile and shrug at me. "Yeah, I thought, why not? I'm feeling sporty today."

This asshole.

"Anyway, I bought you something," he said, before stretching back to the backseat and pulling out a huge-ass shopping bag.

"What is that?" I asked, staring suspiciously at the bag he was holding.

Instead of answering, he dumped it on my lap. "Open it."

With pure suspicion in my eyes, I glared at him before peeking into the shopping bag. I immediately saw a red W logo, the same logo of tennis rackets and balls I grew up buying for myself.

"Why did you buy me this?" I blurted out, still not taking the tennis rackets out of the paper bag. "You know I already have several of these."

Storm shrugged. "Your dad said you haven't touched one of your rackets, they're just sitting in your room."

"I don't want to do this." I handed back the shopping bag to him. "Umuwi na tayo. Sinasayang mo lang ang oras mo."

"Why? I'm here to learn tennis." "I enrolled myself in this, plus a few friends, as well."

"What the fuck, Storm?" "Hindi ka nakakatawa. Gusto ko nang umuwi!"

"Then, go home! Want me to book you a ride home?" he had the audacity to ask me with a knowing smirk. "No one is stopping you if you don't want to watch us learn about the sport you once loved."

I glared at him even harder. "I fucking hate this, Yap."

He raised a brow at me. "So I'm Yap now, huh?" he asked as he leaned close to me. "Akala ko ba nami-miss mo na? Ano, tanggal angas mo sa raketa?"

Shaking my head, I maintained my glower at him. "I'm not going in there."

He sat up straight then shrugged. "Hindi kita pipilitin kung ayaw mo."

Napanganga ako sa kilos at attitude niya. "Iiwanan mo talaga ako dito?" tanong ko, hindi makapaniwala. Akala ko ba ay susuportahan niya ako hanggang dulo? Bakit ngayon ay parang gustung-gusto niya ako itulak papalapit sa makakasakit sa akin?

Storm looked away from me. "I told you, we signed up to learn about tennis today."

Pakiramdam ko ay nag-uumpisa na ang paglabas ng usok sa tenga at ilong ko. "Aren't boyfriends supposed to fucking listen to their girlfriends?"

Muli siyang lumingon sa akin at ngumisi, para bang hindi naaapektuhan sa mga sinasabi ko sa kanya. "See, I'm not your boyfriend today, Asher. Before we fell in love with each other, I was your best friend first, and I am here to push you to do something you should've done a year ago."

Ako naman ang umiwas ng tingin sa kanya this time, niyakap ang sarili at ibinaling ang atensyon sa car window sa aking tabi. "Find me after you're done with your fucking lesson."