Heartless Series 2: Levi Anderson

Kabanata 14

Levi's POV

"You're not making any sense, Ace." pilit kong binalewala ang sinabi niya. "I'm not interested in her." sabi ko pa at pinagpatuloy ang pag-kain.

"Looks like he doesn't want to admit it yet. Well, let's see, Levi. Kakainin mo rin ang sinabi mo." makahulugang sabi ni Ace.

Pakiramdam ko tuloy may alam siya na hindi ko alam. Pero hindi naman niya kilala si Zav ah.

"Pakilala mo naman samin." sabi ni Luan habang nakangiti.

"Ha? Ayoko nga." sinungitan ko siya. Mamaya kung ano na naman sabihin niya tungkol sakin.

Ilang oras pa ang tinagal namin sa pag-kain hanggang sa si Luan na mismo ang nagyayang magpahinga na ang lahat. I can't blame her. She's tired from her flight yet she spent her time with us.

The boys already went their way home. Akala ko magsstay pa sila rito. Buti na lang naisipan nilang umuwi. It's almost 10 pm at maaga pa kami bukas dahil sa activity namin. I hope Zavrin is resting already. Hindi maganda kung magpupuyat pa siya. Knowing na nasugatan siya kanina. What if I let her rest tomorrow?

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Zavrin's POV

I don't want to sound clingy, but why isn't Levi here yet? Baka kung ano na ang nangyari don?

"Masyado kang nag-aalala sa kanya. He's with his friends naman. Take it easy, Zav." Tanya patted my shoulder. Nang bumalik kami sa pad, wala pa rin si Levi at ayaw naman akong iwan nila Paul at Tanya mag-isa kaya sinama muna nila ako sa room nila.

"Tanya's right." Paul handed me a warm cup of tea. Malamig ang gabi ngayon, and drinking a warm tea is indeed perfect for this.

"Thanks." sabi ko sa kanya bago humigop.

"By the way, does it still hurt?" Paul asked, pertaining to the scratch on my elbow. "Thanks to you, hindi na." sagot ko sa kanya. He really did well in mending my wound. Actually, I can't even feel it now even if it's quite big.

"I saw his reaction earlier." sabi ni Paul. "He looked jealous." he continued. Sumang-ayon naman si Tanya.

"Ayokong mag-assume, Paul." I just said to him. Wala namang namamagitan sa amin ni Levi para mag-assume ako.

"Wala namang masamang mag-assume lalo na kung kitang-kita naman sa reaksyon niya, girl." ngumiti si Tanya at Paul sa akin. Maging ako ay natawa na lang din sa mga sinasabi nila. But for real, I don't want to assume things. Kapag ganito kasi, madalas, ako lang din ang masasaktan sa huli. And I don't want that to happen.

Halos isang oras pa kaming nag-usap bago ako nakaramdam ng antok at napag-pasyahan ko nang bumalik sa pad ni Levi. This day is very tiring. Gusto ko na lang magpahinga at matulog nang mahimbing sa malambot na kama.

I wasn't really paying attention to my surroundings when I opened the door to Levi's pad so I was shocked to see him there, casually sitting on his couch while drinking his wine. I can't deny that he really is good-looking. I mean, everyone who sees him can tell that right away. Sino ba namang hindi magwgwapuhan sa kanya? And for sure, maraming babae na ang na-attract sa kanya.

Maybe I'm one of those girls. I can't say that there's much difference between me and those other girls who is attracted to him. I'm only here because I got lucky. At hindi ko makikilala si Levi in the first place kung hindi dahil doon. So as much as I want to assume that he treats me a bit better than the others, something deep inside me tells me not to.