Love is a Riot

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Deuce and I became very busy because of the midterm examinations. As usual, he always does well kaya naman wala siyang kahit na anong problema, so I'm very thankful that he helped me study before the exams.

I didn't have the chance to ask him through about the girl who answered his phone, pero noong tinanong ko siya one time, he told me not to worry about it since she's just someone he knows dahil raw sa pinsan niya. I decided to just shrug it off too dahil unang beses lang naman na nangyari iyon. Deuce never cheated on me once and I know that he will never do it.

After the exams, we decided to go home together para naman makasama namin ang family ko during the semestral break. Wala naman masyadong nangyari. We just stayed home and spent the holiday kasama ang family ko at ang family ng pinsan niya na si Sawyer. Deuce even bought gifts for my parents and siblings and we went on a date after ng New Year. Deuce does not like crowded places kais kaya iniwasan namin na lumabas nang may okasyon, lalo na kung araw ng Linggo.

During those times, sobrang saya ko dahil malaya kami ni Deuce at walang mga matang nagmamasid sa aming dalawa gaya na lang kapag nasa school kaming dalawa. Mas masaya talaga kapag walang nakakakilala sa amin dahil hindi nila kami pag-uusapan. They will not say things about me pati na sa relasyon naming dalawa ni Deuce at ng mga kaibigan niya, because they don't know us. They don't know about us.

Just like that. We're like a normal couple. It made me really happy.

"We'll get married. Have kids and grow old together," he said while our hands are intertwined with each other, going back home after a long sembreak. "We'll walk like this together until we die, babe. I love you so much."

Ngumiti ako at pinisil nang mahigpit ang kamay niya. "Yes. Let's do that..." sabi ko. "I love you, too."

Deuce went outside to buy condoms. May session kasi ulit kami bago kami bumalik sa school sa isang araw. Pumayag naman 'yung tatlo kaya lang, medyo male-late daw, pero nandito na sila't-lahat, wala pa rin si Deuce, kaya naman sinubukan ko agad siyang kontakin, but he isn't answering his phone. Maybe he's still busy o kaya naman ay hindi niya lang napapansin.

Cain is not mad at me. Mabuti naman. At hindi ko rin siya sinusubukang tanungin tungkol kay... never mind.

Julien seems indifferent. Wala lang talaga sigurong pakialam kung anumang problema namin. As usual, si Damian, sa akin lang nagsusuplado. Isumbong ko kaya ito kay Deuce? Patingin-tingin pa siya sa direksyon namin ni Cain na para bang inagawan namin siya ng lollipop.

"Look," sabi ni Cain habang kinakalabit ako para makuha ang atensyon ko. Tumingin ako sa kanya at kaagad na ibinaba ang tingin sa phone na hawak niya. "Do you know her?"

Kaagad na nanikip ang dibdib ko nang makita ang pamilyar na bulto ng katawan ni Deuce at hawak niya ang pulso ng babaeng nasa likuran niya. "K-kanino galing 'yan?"

"Nakita lang raw ni Asl. Hindi mo kilala?" tanong niya sa akin. "Sino ba 'yan?"

Umiling kaagad ako. I don't know her. And Deuce never even let anyone touch him other than me. He makes me do it with other guys, pero hindi niya pa iyon ginagawa kasama ang ibang babae.

So who is this girl? Her hair is longer than mine and she's even taller than me too.

And...

I'm certain na ngayon lang ito.