Love is a Riot

5

« I've never felt wounds like this,
how do I heal if I'm torn? »

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The next day, I had to wake up early dahil may 7 am class ako tuwing Saturday, whether I like it or not. And I'm feeling pretty sore after doing it with the guys for two days straight. Halos hindi na ako makalakad kanina. Pakiramdam ko ay pinagtitinginan ako dahil pa-ika-ika ako kung maglakad.

Deuce called me earlier to wake me up. Alam niya kasing mahirap akong gisingin ng alarm lang. He always wakes me up in the morning dahil siyaang nagigising sa alarm kong naka-maximum volume.

"Why does she walk like that?" narinig kong bulong ng isa sa mga block mates ko habang naglalakad ako palabas ng lecture room. The girl beside her answered. "Maybe she had fun last night. Filthy slut."

I saw in the corner of my eyes how another girl eyed me again. "Don't call her a slut..."

Nagulat ako. Someone stood up for me?

"She doesn't deserve to be called like that. Masyadong sosyal," she said. "Tikimang-bayan dapat."

I didn't let the disappointment show. I looked at them and smiled. "Why? Do y'all wanna do it with me too, girls?"

I saw the disgust on their faces before I head out of the room with a smile plastered on my face. What do I expect. No one would really stand up for me. I don't even know what Deuce thinks of me.

But he loves me, right? That's all that matters. I have all of his love to myself. No one compares to me when it comes to satisfying Deuce, that's why he's got eyes for me only.

I was about to step out of the gate when I saw a familiar face. Cain's friend, Imari. Right, he studies here too, pero hindi ko lang alam kung ano'ng kinukuha niyang program. I saw him a couple of times before pero hindi ko naman siya napapansin talaga dati. Except for the fact that he looks intimidating, I always see him with the smart kids at school.  Nagtataka rin ako kung bakit sila magkaibigan ni Cain na ga-munggo ang utak at dalawang brain cells na lang ang gumagana.

I saw him talking to a girl. The girl looked annoyed at mukhang mas nadagdagan pa ang inis nito nang ayusin ni Imari ang kwelyo ng blouse niya. I saw Imari pat the girl's head. He leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

This scene seems so familiar, except for the fact that I saw him give a kiss to an older woman.

Is he a womanizer?

Nakita ko na papunta sila ng babae sa direksyon ko kaya naman nagmadali akong lumabas ng gate at tumayo sa gilid. Is that girl his girlfriend? Alam kaya ng jowa nito na may sugar mommy ang boyfriend niya? Sucks to be her!

Hinabol ko pa rin sila ng tingin hanggang sa nakita kong kumaway na ang babae kay Imari at tumango lang si Imari habang naglalakad ang jowa (?) niya palayo.

I started walking too. Medyo malayo ako sa kanya pero napansin ko na pareho kami ng daang tinatahak. Maybe that's because we live in the same neighborhood. Sobrang bilis niya pang maglakad dahil rin siguro sa haba ng biyas niya. Habang ako, parang itik pa rin kung maglakad.

Nawala siyang bigla sa paningin ko. I kept on looking for signs of him pero hindi ko siya makita. When I knelt down to tie my shoelace, I saw him kneeling on the ground too, like he was looking for something, at kaagad rin na tumayo at nagmadaling maglakad.

Tumayo rin ako kaagad. Hindi ko alam kung bakit sobrang naiintriga ako dito sa kaibigan ni Cain. Nagmadali rin akong naglakad at sumunod sa kanya.

"Miss!" narinig kong sigaw niya habang may babaeng sinusundan. The girl he was following suddenly took a turn right, pero nanatili siyang nakasunod. Is he really crazy about girls? May panibagong babae na naman siya? Hindi na ako magugulat kung hahalikan din niya iyon mamaya sa pisngi.

"Miss, wait lang po!"

I kept following him too while he kept on calling the girl. The girl continued to walk until we reached an alley between the buildings, kaya naman kahit ako ay medyo natakot rin. Oh my god! Does Imari plan to do something to her here?

I hid behind a wall and saw that the girl stopped walking because it's a dead end ahead. Kaagad kong kinuha ang phone ko at inihanda ang numero na kailangan kong tawagan kung sakaling may mangyari man ngayon na masama, pero sana ay wala.

"Bakit mo ba ako sinusundan! Manyakis ka ano!" sigaw ng babae nang lumingon siya kay Imari at nagsimulang ihampas sa kanya ang hawak na shoulder bag.

"Miss, calm down," sabi ni Imari habang umiiwas sa babae. How can she calm down, you fat ass! "I just want to return your wallet po..."

"Why would I believe you? Let go of me! Fuck off!" and the woman kept on resisting. "Magsisinungaling ka pa para sundan ako ha!"

Wait, is he telling the truth?

I saw him reached for the wallet on the back pocket of his jeans at ipinakita iyon sa babae. "You dropped it earlier po..."

Nakita ko na nagulat ang babae. And is that really her wallet? It's not like someone on their right mind would steal a wallet at ibabalik dahil hindi nakuntento sa laman.

I saw her stopped resisting at kinuha ang wallet mula kay Imari. After that, she rolled her eyes heavenwards at kahit ako ay napasinghap nang sipain niya ang tweety bird ni Imari. After that, she walked away without a word.

Nakita ko kung paano namilipit si Imari as he hit the ground. You poor thing... ubos na ang lahi mo.

Is he okay? Of course, he's not! I remember accidentally biting Deuce's dick and he had a fever the next day.

But what if he's telling the truth? I remember him kneeling down earlier, maybe he's reaching for the wallet to return it to her that's why...

"I'm not a bad guy..." he said while panting heavily, kaya naman sobrang naawa ako sa kanya habang namimilipit siya sa sakit.

Well, he really does not seem a bad guy. Guess I'll help him now and I'll ask him to keep my secret (not really a secret) safe after this.

I sighed before taking a step towards him, but when I was about to reach to where he is, I suddenly tripped over something and fell beside him na mukhang ikinagulat niya.

Wow, we're both so unlucky.

Napatingin siya sa akin habang nakadapa ako sa malapit sa kanya. He suddenly got up with a worried expression on his face at lumapit sa akin na para bang hindi na-bullseye ang tweety bird niya kanina, "Okay ka lang po, Ate?"

Did I just get ate-zoned?