ML Story (iM eLove)

8

A week before the opening of class bumalik na ako sa Manila. Kailangan ko pang magpaenroll at bumili ng bagong gamit. I need to see my friends too.

Bryan and I continuously talking over the phone at night. Minsan nag uusap kami habang naglalaro ng ML, ginagamit ko ang PC ko para makapag usap kami ng maayos sa phone ko.

After I brought my things for school, I met my friends after. Susunduin namin sa airport si Anica ngayon. Magkasama kami ni Aries sa kotse niya, si Vince at Shane naman ang magkasama sa kabila na ngayon alam kong mukhang riot na, hindi sila nagkakasundo sa halos lahat ng bagay. Pikunin si Shane at playful naman si Vince,  walang magpapatalo kaya kinalabasan, gulo.

"So? How's your summer break?" Aries asked me out of the blue, I shifted my gaze from my phone I am holding to looked at him, confused, it's as if I didn't updated whatever I do during summer break.

Lagi naman kaming nagvivideo call nung summer. We never lost communication during our break. Lagi akong nagsesend ng mga pictures kung saan kami pumupunta ng mga pinsan ko at ganun rin sila.

"the usual summer getaways with my cousins" I shrugged my shoulders. "Ikaw? Aside from helping your family business"

"One time, I went to Australia with my Dad for a business trip, wala naman akong gagawin for 3 days so I decided to see Anica there and made her my tour guide" he grinned. I gave him a knowing look.

"Don't look at me like that, it's ridiculous. It's not what you think it is" he defensively said. Wala naman akong sinasabi.

Hinintay namin si Anica sa waiting area upang salubungin. Umayos kami ng tayo ng makita namin siyang kumakaway habang tinatahak ang daan patungo sa amin. Tinulungan siya ng dalawang lalaki sa languages niya.

Dumiretso kami sa condo niya dahil alam naming pagod siya sa byahe. As much as we want to go out and have fun, we considered her. Hindi rin biro ang ilang oras na byahe, kung hindi ako nagkamali, 8-9 hours ang byahe paAustralia.

"Wow, handang handa ah" Anica commented when we took out the foods and drinks out of Vince's car.

Ilang oras na kaming nakatambay sa condo ni Anica, ayaw niyang magpahinga kahit anong pilit namin, nakatulog daw siya buong byahe. Ngayon daw kami muling nagkita for over two months kaya dapat daw ilaan namin tong araw na to sa isa't isa at welcome back party daw para sa lahat.

Nakasalampak kami sa sahig at nag momovie marathon, holding a bottle of alcohol in our hands. Ilang movie na natapos namin. Nang magsawa kami sa panunuod, pinatay namin ito para makapag usap.

"So anu na? Wala na bang ibang ganap sa summer niyo?" Anica asked, after her story of meeting their hot neighbor and flirt with him, in the end she found out he's a gay. We laughed at that.

Ano bang ganap sa summer ko? Yong usual naman na ginagawa ko tuwing summer maliban sa unexpected encounter sa faceless ML chatmate ko, si Bryan.

"Kay Bri may kakaibang ganap" natigilan ako sa sinabi ni Shane, for a second I thought she knows about Bryan but I felt relieved when she exclaimed "May ML account na siya, pwedi na tayong team na lima" she excitedly said like it was an achievement to have an ML account.

"Talaga?" Anica looked at me, questioning if it was true, tumango lang ako.

"Hay salamat, hindi na siya magiging KJ" bulong ni Vince at lagok sa bote na hawak niya.

"We should still know our limit, at tsaka naisip ko na rin na iuninstall na" pasukan na kasi at ininstall ko lang naman yun dahil bored ako. But I can't deny the fact that I enjoyed playing it and it's addicting.

"Wag, sayang! Just keep it. Wag ka lang maglaro kung feeling mo nakakain niya na ang oras mo pero pwedi mo naman gawing libangan kung wala kang ginagawa, self control lang para di ka maaddict" pagpapaliwanag ni Aries, I got his point, siguro ganyan rin ginagawa nila kaya namemaintain parin nila ang grado nila kahit gamer sila. Tumango ang tatlo bilang pagsang ayon kaya tumango na rin ako. I'll just keep it then.

It was already 9pm when we decided to leave, it's still early but Anica needs enough rest. Medyo nahihilo na rin ako sa nainom ko. Hinatid ako ni Aries sa apartment.

Akmang bubuksan ko na ang cardoor pero pinigilan niya ako. Nagulat ako ng bigla niya akong yakapin.

"Namiss kita Bri" I smiled and tapped his back. Sa kanilang apat mas pinakaclose ako kay Aries dahil mas nauna kaming magkakilala, high school palang kami ay magkakilala na kaming dalawa.

"Namiss rin kita Aries, kayong lahat" I hugged him back, I heard his heavy sigh before he let go of me. "Ingat ka, drive safely" I waved goodbye before shutting the door. Hinintay ko munang mawala sa paningin ko ang sasakyan niya bago ako pumasok sa apartment ko.

I locked the front door and headed to my bedroom. Inihagis ko sa kama ang bag ko at dumiretso sa closet ko para kumuha ng pantulog. I took a quick shower and brush my teeth before I dived on my bed.

I reached out for my bag and searched for my phone. I unlocked my phone, 5 messages and 13 missed calls. All from one person, Bryan.

I read his messages first.

Bryan:

You're not answering your phone.

Bryan:

Are you busy? Anong ginagawa mo?

Bryan:

Bri, Odette!

Bryan:

Bri galit ka ba? May nagawa ba akong mali. Sagutin mo tawag ko please.

Bryan:

Nag aalala na ako sayo.

I don't know if alcohol got it bad in me but I felt a warm touch in my heart and it started to beat fast. Nagpapalpitate ba ako? Damn alcohol.

In the middle of calming myself my phone lit up, indicating a phone call. Nakasilent ang phone kaya hindi ko narinig ang tawag ni Bryan. And now his name appeared in my screen again. I took a deep breath and calm myself before I pressed the green button.

"He-"

(You're not answering my calls, Damn! You made me seriously worried Brianna!)

Oh no.

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