You Me Maybe

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Your support of the author's (summerjhean) copyright is appreciated. * * * CHAPTER 1 Starts here . . . RYZE. Time flies, we are now about to start our third year in college. They said college is boring not like high school but for me and my besties–– college is the best! Because we fulfilled our promise, to be together until we graduate from college. Ready na ang assessment ko kaya't diretso na sa cashier kaya lang ang haba ng pila. Pero mapamaraan ako kaya,––Hala singit! Ito ang trip namin ng bestfriends ko. Among the three of us ako yung as usual, late. Late sa mga usapan, late sa mga latest issues. Kasi naman may trabaho ako kagabi at inumaga na ng uwi. Huling araw na ng gig namin bago mag pasokan. Kadalasan dinadagsa ang disco bar na ito dahil sa amin ng Tropa Band. Kagabi, parang nagusap-usap yata ang lahat ng madlang kabataan at nag party party sila hanggang madaling araw. Karamihan dito ay mga Elizabethan at ang iba naman ay taga hanga ng Tropa Band. Tagahanga pala ni Raine, Migz, Onin at Jaycee, syempre kasali ako, ako ang drummer. The gig is no fun without me! Two hours earlier… Alas singko na ng makarating ako sa bahay. Antok na antok na ako, kung hindi lang enrollment, I would just stay home and sleep.Naligo at nagbihis na ako. Dahil hindi naman ako girlie manamit katulad ng besties ko. I put on Navy blue fitted Abercrombie tees, blue low rise fitted flared jeans and chuck taylor converse shoes with matching navy-blue converse baseball hat, yan lang get up ko. The usual Ryze—fashion less. Si Ernel Therese Salvador at si Nadine Janica de Lara samahan mo pa ng Reabelle Yzabelle Fuentebella kapag kami magkakasama no one messes with these tres marias kasi naman rule #1. walang basagan ng trip ni Ryze rule # 2. walang basagan ng trip ni Ernel rule # 3. walang basagan ng trip ni Nica Lastly, rule # 4 walang babasag ng trip naming tatlo! Magulo di ba? Singgulo ng brains nilang dalawa. Mapang asar, makulit at palabiro lang talaga itong dalawa na damay lang ako. Yung totoo, na damay lang talaga ako sa kalokohon ng dalawang ito. Mabait at masunurin naman po ako. Outstanding student naman ako ewan kung paano ko naging kaibigan ang dalawang Sisa na ito. We’ve known each other since we are kids magkarugtong na nga ang mga bituka namin. They may be crazy, but it doesn’t matter. All I know is we get along we click, and we are besties. Sa university, si Nica naghihintay sa linya. Nakadress, parang may date. She really dresses, always in trend. Fashionista at kikay sila. Two hours earlier tinawagan nila ako kaya si Nica ang nakaassign na mag reserve ng line for the three of us. "Ryze ang tagal mo naman kanina pa kami dito ang usapan 9:00 a.m. anong oras na? Palubog na ang araw oh? Kahit kelan talaga parati ka na lang late." Ernel said while waiting for me by the university pillars na naka mini skirt naman. Ang dalawang 'to nagmumukha tuloy akong tomboy pag-kasama sila sa pagirly get up nila. "Sorry na miss 'early bird'. Antok pa nga ako. Look at my eye bags?”I pouted. “Kailangan ko din naman umuwi at maligo. Alangan namang pumila ako dito na amoy sigarilyo magpakamalan pa kong chain smoker noh! Bad image kaya yun." I said, with a puppy eyes. "Ewan ko sayo bestie why do you have to work pa ba kasi?” "Change topic you know why, and I already made up my mind. Don't start it. Wala pa akong tulog Ernel. I don’t need you nagging right now. Hmm, elibre ko kayo after this!” “Hmm, sounds good!” “Okay, I let you choose, Where you wanna go?" Binola ko na lang siya. "Like, good old days?" "Cool! Nakakamiss na bonding natin" Syempre dahil maaga sila at nasa unahan na ng pila si Nica while waiting for us. Kumaway siya. Nasa kanya na rin ang assestment papers naming dalawa kung sakali lang na not successful ang trip namin ngayon. "Yes, nakasingit ako!" I said intentionally to catch attention ng biglang may— “What the hell you think you're doing?" Sigaw ng matangkad, mistiso at okay, ubod ng gwapong nilalang na nakapila kasunod ni Nica. I caught myself already body checking him from head to toe. He was an epitome of perfect Adonis. He was wearing Ray Ban sunglasses that he took out seconds ago, a beautiful wavy ash brown hair, straight dark-thick brows, ideal pointed nose, luscious lips and irresistible hazel brown eyes. Yung mga mata niya parang nangungusap. If his eyes can kill, I’m already dead! His wearing red fitted Nike T-shirt, naka faded blue jeans na butas butas at red Michael Jordan Nike shoes. Ang halimuyak ng kanyang pabagango ay naiiwan sa ere. That very masculine scent of Davidoff Cool Water cologne smells familiar. Parang sa Mexican telenovela ang hairstyle, ang pogi! Ang cute niya tingnan sa outfit niya parang bad boy na ewan basta malakas ang dating—he looks like a rock star. May napansin ako sa mukha niya parang nakita ko na siya. Saan kaya? —Kilala ko siya? Tama, kamukha nga niya. Naalala ko yung batang lalaki na tumulak saakin noon at ang dahilan kung bakit muntik na kaming magkakilala ni kamatayan. Siya din pala yung mapabintang na arroganteng batang lalaki noon. Siya kaya?—Hindi pwede. She shaked her head in disbelief. He can’t be but he looks very familiar—that face, that dark thick eyebrows, pointed nose, thin red lips. Maghunos dili ka Ryze baka hindi siya and besides galit ka dun,mortal enemy mo yun. Bakit ka namamangha ngayon? She muttered under her breath and turn her attention back in the line. "Appear! Success! One down!" sabay sabay na tili naming tatlo at hagikhikan ng todo. While we are all giddy. I glanced at him. His eyes still darted on me. It’s actually getting annoying but I have to play around. My besties and I planned this earlier to pull a prank on someone. We are indeed successful. We were laughing out loud and ignored him pretending we didn't hear anything tapos biglang chismosa lang ang peg ni Ernel now talking to another student. Naintriga yata sa kagwapohan ng katabi namin at hindi napigilan ang sarili maging chismosa. "Kilala niyo ba siya?" tanong ni Ernel sa estudyante. "Hindi niyo ba alam? Di ba kayo dapat unang nakakaalam?” pilosopong sagot ng estudyante napagtanongan niya. "Pilosopo! Kaya nga nagtatanong kasi hindi namin alam. Sino ba siya?" Singhal nito. " Alexander Liam Blake Princeton international transfer student raw galing London, England." Tapos tumabi na siya sa akin. "Alexander Princeton raw." Ernel whispered. Sa pagkakarinig ko sa pangalan niya nag-init ang dugo ko. Galit, matinding galit at inis ang naramdaman ko. Naalala ko yung ginawa niya, when I was nine years old.” Humanda ka! Hindi man kita na sidekick, flying kick, side punch, double punch noon. Well, It’s payback time Alexander Liam Blake Chengco Princeton!” I took my papers from Nica and went off first in the line before her. "I said what the hell you are doing?" He was standing now, in front of me. "Excuse me? –– Are you talking to me?” She mockingly replied. “Yes! You!” Liam replied with his British accent. “Hmmp! I smirked. “Can't–you–see? Obviously naka–tayo, naka–pila, hindi–mo– ba–nakikita? ” mataray kung sagot. "Ohh yeah that’s right, waiting for your turn. Huh? Hey, you should be at the end of that line! I was here waiting for two hours and just like that, you cut in line and take my turn. I should be next to her.” He pointed his finger at me. I can see and feel his fuming. Parang umuusok na ilong at tenga sa galit. Kami naman tres marias nagkatingan lang. "W–H–A–T–E–V–E–R!" maarte kung sabi tapos bigla tinulak niya ako palabas sa linya. Ang yabang nito nanduduro pa kala mo kung sino. Kaya bago pa man siya magsalita ulit biglang maldita mood lang ang peg–– "For your information mister, whoever–you–are!” I rolled my eyes. “My friends saved me a spot here. So, technically, I–did–not–cut–in–line! Do you have a problem with that? If may problema ka, ayan, diyan kita mo?” I pointed the room across the cashier registration. ”Diyan yung dean's office dun ka magreklamo! Antipatikong ito kala mo kung sino. Ay, oo nga pala bagohan ka hindi mo alam kung saan yun. Would you like me to usher you to the Dean's office, mister?" I pretend that I didn't know him, not even his name. Sa loob ko, this is my revenge.