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[jmjana10]

AMP KA GELO!.. tsk!..
ginawa ba sa harap ng tatay ni ria?
lasing kasi ee! nilasing ng imapaktang sheen na yan!..
buti nga at tinawag siyang one night stand! HAHAHA XD pok pok kasi!.. sorry!.. XD

kawawa naman si Lance, hindi man lang niya nakita
si rish kahit nailibing na.. haaaayyy...
mas gusto ko pang manbabae yun kesa mamatay.. HAHAHA XD

nice letter rish!,.
kahit papano hindi malungkot yung letter mo para kay lance,.
and he know now that you really love HIM!..
GAWD!..

GELO!, umayos ka na!,. balikan mo na si RIA..
dami mo pang atraso dun!... tsk tsk!..


nice upddies sis!.. XD

 

[it_must_be_me]

tae. ang sad naman. ok. tanggap ko muna toh dahil kakaalam niya pa lang.... pero next chapter okay na dapat. wala ng emo emo. XD

ATE KATT. mag-eexam ako sa UP. ADVICE NAMAN. <3

[CHEN :)]

ok lang po. we understand. take care

--che

[shinigami08]

it's sooooooooooo sad.

[krizZ@candy]

GOLLY! Kakahiya! Umiiyak ako!
Rish~ balik ka na. Sige ka, aagawin ko si Intsik!

Ewan ko. Hurt talaga ako sa letter na yun.
Tinamaan?

Okay po Ate Singkit. I understand.
tigas nga ng ulo ko eh. Instead na nagrereview ako ngayon,
Eto, nagnenet. 

God Bless po!

[cherryflavoredcandy]

D*mn you Sheen! Nananamantala ka masyado . Gelo puh-leazze! Lance namimiss ko din si Rish

[strawberrycream]

NGEK. wala pa rin update? haha im excited na eeh.  sige po ate. uppie na!

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[qwertyslu]

ATE!!! WAAAAH! ANTAGAL KONG NAMISS TONG STORY!!! OM GAHD! I WAS TOO PREOCCUPIED WITH STUDIES... PLUS WE HAVE NO NET IN PROVINCE... ANLAYO NA PALA... AND DEAD NA SI RISH... 

[miEmiKsmiNx_003]

Vruuuu! Asan ang pinakahihintay kong next up?? Eto oh naglog in nako para bulabugin toh!

Update ka na girl! Di nako makahintay, ahahaha, demanding Misshuuu!

[allaroundprincess]

GUYS! I know how much you love Rish... So eto. Gift ko. ♥ Huling hirit.

2 parts nga pala to. I exceeded 20000 characters. KNY!

Chapter Forty One (A)

Lance’s POV

La la la…
La la la la la…

I kept my eyes closed as I listened— someone was humming my mother’s favorite lullaby. Maybe it’s just Nanay She. It reminded me of the day I had found out that my mother had succumbed to cancer…
Idly, I listened to it; hoping it would make it all go away.

Nakatulog na pala ako sa sofa. I still had Rish’s letter folded in my right hand. Someone had even bothered to put a blanket on me; and whoever it was had started brushing my face with their fingers.
I opened my eyes and was not ready for what I saw.

“WHOA!”

She laughed, looking amused. I blinked and expected her to vanish, but she didn’t.

“Sabi mo dati di ka takot sa multo. Hindi ka rin talaga barbero no?”

I shook the blanket off me and rushed to her side. I didn’t care if what I was seeing was real or not, she was all that mattered. I threw my arms around her, eager to feel her presence, her touch, her unbelievable warmth. Amazingly, I didn’t go through her like it always did in movies. She was even hugging me back.

“Jeez, Rish… akala ko ni hindi na talaga kita makikita…”

“Pasalamat ka,” she told me as we broke off. “Malakas lang ako kay Bro kaya pinagbigyan Niya ako. Ang cool nga eh, feeling ko tuloy ako si Santino! HEHEHE!”

I didn’t talk; I just stared at her like she was the only thing that existed. Baka wala nang bukas; baka wala nang next time… Hawak ko yung kamay niya, mahigpit, kasi natatakot akong mawala na lang siyang bigla. Siguro if I held her tightly enough, I might be able to prevent her from leaving again…

“I even pushed my luck and asked Him to bring me back to life,” she went on. “Nabatukan tuloy ako. Sabi ba naman Niya, ‘Ano ka, masaya?’ Ang kulit eh! Haha! Pero oo nga naman. Nakalibing na ko’t lahat eh hihingi pa ko ng ganun? Sabaw no?”

“Baliw ka talaga.”

“Oo nga eh. Parang ikaw lang! HAHA!”

Napatingin siya sa hawak kong letter. Ngumiti siya tapos hinawakan niya yung mukha ko.

“Buti binigay sayo ni Mommy. Umiyak ka noh? Hay salamat. Nakaganti rin ako. Ilang  beses mo na ba akong pinapaiyak na kumag ka?”

“Sorry…”

“Ayan ka na naman. Nagbibiro lang kaya ako! Ano ba tingin mo, mag-aaksaya ako ng pagod na bumalik para manumbat? Siraulo ka rin eh, Alam mo naman ayokong ayoko na naririnig yang mga sorry sorry mo. TSS. Hehe. Ok lang naman eh.”

Sumeryoso yung mukha niya.

“Alam mo gusto ko sana makapagpaalam sayo ng maayos, kaso, I botched that phone call. Kaya eto. Badtrip kasi, yung sumpong ko wrong timing. Marami pa naman ako sasabihin. Hehehe.”

“Gaya ng?”

“Well, gaya ng okay lang ako, kaya wag ka malungkot para sakin. Na wag ka makonsensya, kasi wala ka namang naging kasalanan, pati naiintindihan kita. Na mamimiss kita. Saka gusto ko, mag-aral ka ng mabuti… maging masaya ka, at wag kang tumigil sa buhay dahil lang sakin. Gets?”

“Oo. Gets ko.”

“Hindi mo naman gets eh. Ang alat nito!” she said, pouting. “What I mean is that I’m setting you free, Lance.”

“Rish…”

“Teka, patapusin mo nga muna ako. Kainis ka naman singit ka ng singit eh. Alam mo kasi, I figured out… the moment I had set off to US without letting you know, nawalan na ko ng right sayo, kasi noon pa lang, bumitaw na ko…”

“Hindi. Mali yun, ok?”

“And come on, Lance. We both know that this,” she said, forcing a smile as she pointed to my chest, “has long been beating for someone else.”

I was taken aback.

“Rish, will you listen to me for just one minute?”

“It’s all right. I’ve known that long ago. Alam ko rin naman na once, there had been a time na ako yung gusto mo eh. Ok na sakin yun, na nalaman kong naging ako rin… ako rin pala… well, at least diba? I have something good to look back to. Pero ngayon… gusto ko maging masaya ka, and if Ria’s the only way…”

“You do know what you’re talking about, don’t you?” I asked her. “Siguro naman hindi mo nakakalimutan yung Kuya mo?”

“My Kuya’s been a very wild bad boy. He needs to learn a lesson. Kaya ikaw, umayos ka. Kung di mo maagaw si Ria, eh pahirapan mo man lang si Kuya. Ok ba yun?”

“Talagang nababaliw ka na noh?”

“Siguro nga.”

“But I do love you.”

“I believe that, ok? And as I told you, that’s enough. Now what I need you to worry about is not me but yourself. Stop feeling guilty, ok? You have a full life ahead of you. If pursuing her and being with her is what makes you happy, then go for it! Don’t be a coward like me. Repeating my mistakes would honestly be the biggest stupidity you’d ever make in your life. Trust me. The consequences aren’t pretty.”

Tiningnan ko lang siya. I’ve never seen anything quite like her. Her eyes were glistening. Again, she stroked my face with her hand.

“Sige, pag nalungkot ka, malulungkot rin ako. Gusto mo ba yun?”

“Ayaw.”

“Edi good. Nagkakaintindihan tayo. Basta tandaan mo yung sinabi ko ha?”

“Oo. Always.”

“Naku, paano ba to?” she asked, her eyes now considerably wet. “Tapos na daw extension ko.  Binubulong na ni Guardian Angel.”

“Sabihin mo 5 minutes. Huling hirit na lang, please?”

“Hirit ba kamo?” she repeated, laughing, as though hearing something I don’t. “Gusto mo daw ba sumama na sakin para hindi lang five minutes? HEHE! Joke lang. ”

Binitawan niya na ako.

“Wag na matigas ulo, ha? Saka wala nang iyakan. Ok? Magiging ok na ko. Aalagaan ako ni Bro. Ikaw, alagaan mo sarili mo ah?”

“Wait lang.”

I pulled her right back towards me and kissed her for what I knew to be the very last time…

“I love you.”

“Wo ye ai ni.”

With a last smile, she turned away and waved goodbye.


Aidan’s POV

“WOOYEAAAH!”

Haha. Ang wild ni Otan. Tsk tsk.
Kakarating lang kasi ng binili naming Rockband Set. Nag chip in kami, yung mga nagsshare sa room para may libangan nga naman kami sa pasukan. Pangit naman nga kung bibili kami tig iisa, eh kailangan pala ang naglalaro apat! O diba? Sulit! Woot. Kaso mukhang kailangan namin siyang itago pag midterms at finals. LOL.

“O? Bakit tatlo lang tayo? ”

“Wala si Den. Si Elle at Ria aalis daw.”

“Saan pupunta?”

“Tanong mo. Nagbibihis pa sila eh.”

“Eh si Den?”

“Malay ko. Baka nanglalalake.”

“Beep beep. Excuse me lang Liam ah,” said Jon coldly. “Pwede ba kung tatawagin mong malandi at nanglalalake yung pinsan ko e wag mo nang iparinig saken? Bastusan eh. ”

Namutla si Liam.
Haha. Yan kasi.

“Sorry bro.”

“Kelan ba matatapos yang away na yan?”

“Hindi ko alam. Siya kasi. ”

“Alam mo ganyan din sinabi ni Den sakin. Hindi ba kayo nahihiya sa amin? Bah. Etong bahay na to lagi na lang may tensyon pag andyan kayo. Para kaming mga tuod di makakilos eh. Kung turuan kayo ng turuan dyan… ay ewan. Bahala kayo sa buhay niyo.”

“Naranasan mo nang mawala sayo yung pinsan ko diba?”

“Ah. Eh. Oo.”

“Gusto mo maulit yun? Na tuloy tuloy?”

“Syempre hindi.”

“Eh gagu ka pala eh.”

“Bakit na naman?”

“Ayaw mo palang mawala, di mo pa lapitan? O!” tinapon ni Otan sa kanya yung cellphone niya. “Sigurado pag yan gamit mo hindi ka bababaan nun ng telepono. Ano pa hinihintay mo?! LABAS!  DOON MAY SIGNAL!”

Natawa na lang ako sa itsura ng WTF face ni Liam. Panalo pare. ALAT KUNG ALAT.

Sakto naman lumabas ng kwarto sila Elle pati si Ria.
I’m worried about Ria. Simula pa nung sinundo namin siya sa hospital, ganyan na. Ayaw naman sabihin kung bakit. Basta pagkapasok namin nung room, may kausap sa cellphone. Hindi naman sinasabi sa amin kung sino yun. Nagtataka na nga kami, ano na naman kaya nangyari? Basta kasi  pagkasakay na pagkasakay niya ng kotse, si Elle yung tinawagan niya agad para pumunta sa condo namin.

“Hi insan!” sigaw ni Otan. “Tumawag na ba si Maffy? Ha? Sabi niya kasi sa email this week daw siya uuwi! Sinabi niya ba kung kelan pati saang airport, kasi diba may 1 2 3 na yung NAIA? Sabihin mo kahit ako na muna sundo!!! ”

Sus. HYPER eh. HAHAHA.

“Hindi pa siya tumatawag. Siguro sayo yun dederetso.”

“Oo nga naman! Di naman siya boypren eh. Engs ka talaga Master Otan. TSK. ”

Natawa sila, pero yung dalawang girls parang napilitan lang.
Hmmm. Something’s fishy.

Hinila ko sandali si Elle.

“Meron ka ba di sinasabi sakin?”

“Ganun ba kahalata? ”

T_T

“Ok. Fine. I can’t tell you.”

“That figures.”

“Later. I’ll call you.”

“Ngayon na.”

“Nagmamadali kami.”

“Bakit?”

“Sa Las Pinas kami pupunta.”

“LAS—?!

She covered my mouth.

“SHUT UP!” sabi niya, tas pinanlakihan niya ako ng mata:  a warning sign. “Pag may nagtanong, sabihin mo nagsh-shopping lang kami sa Trinoma. Okay?”

“But—

“If you spill the beans I’ll kill you.”

She looked serious.

“Fine. I love you too.”

Her expression softened. HAHA. Panalo talaga mga linya ko. 

“Oh darn. Nakokonsensya ako. LECHE. Fine. Basta wait for my call, ok? I’ll tell you everything.”

“Ok. Mag-ingat kayo.”

Tumingin ako sa direction ni Ria… she looked lost in thought. Nung napansin niyang nakatingin kami ni Elle ngumiti siya ng tipid.

“Cuz,” I called out to her. “Kaya mo magdrive?”

“Yup.”

“Sige. Try not to get apprehended.”

Lumapit ako sa kanya tas pinat ko yung head niya.

“I know there’s something you’re not telling me,” I said to her in a low voice. “Pero if you need anything, you know who to turn to.”

“Of course. Thanks Aidan.”

She tapped my shoulder tas lumabas na.
Elle followed her.

[allaroundprincess]

Chapter Forty One (B)

Elle’s POV

Tahimik lang kami ni Ria sa loob ng kotse. Mukha siya talagang problemado pero nakakaconcentrate pa naman siyang magdrive. Wala gaanong traffic, kaya in 50 minutes, kahit galing kami ng QC nasa dulo na kami agad nung Coastal Road.

“Thanks Elle.”

“For what?”

“Alam mo na. Sa hindi mo pagsabi kay Aidan.”

“Oo naman. Alam ko naman kasi yung mga yun eh. Baka mangjombag. Hindi pa naman sila mahilig makinig sa paliwanag.”

“Feel ko naman makikinig siya sayo.”

“Oo. Mamaya ko na lang sasabihin, pag tapos na.”

“Natatakot ako.”

“Bakit?”

“Wala lang. Ewan. Ang labo kasi.”

“I totally get you,” I told her reassuringly. “Hindi madali yang sitwasyon mo.”

“Akalain ko bang magkapatid pala sila. MY GOD. Sa sobrang galit ko sa isang bagay na hindi naman pala totoo, kung ano ano na naisip ko. Sa galit ko kay Gelo…”

“He will understand you. You know how he is.”

“Hindi ko alam kung ano mangyayari.”

“Mahal mo pa rin naman eh.”

It was a statement; not a question. I see it in her. Even if she has tried to deny it, alam ko at alam ng lahat na meron pa rin.
Pero ngayon kasi, kumplikado…

“Syempre naman. Akala ko nawala. Akala ko nabawasan. Funny what anger can do. Now it’s all back in full measure.”

She gave a mirthless laugh.

“I’m worried about how he could be handling this,” she said, turning towards the Philam gate.

“Ako rin. I cried really hard when I found out about Rish. Hindi ko akalain…”

“Ako naghalo na lahat eh. Nakonsensya ako kasi parang hinusgahan ko agad siya, inassume ko agad na mang-aagaw siya… pati yung kay Lance pa, syempre diba…”

She heaved a sigh.

“Pero babawi ako. Sa kanya… saka kay Gelo…”

Natahimik kami ulit pagkapasok namin ng BF. Pakiramdam ko kinakabahan na siya. Syempre. After seven months na walang communication, ngayon lang sila magkikita ulit. Their issues seemed to solve themselves on their own pero parang may mali pa rin. Ewan ko ba. Feeling ko yun yung iniisip niya.

“Alam mo ba yung unang time na pumunta ako dyan sa bahay nila?” she asked with a weak smile. “Maysakit siya nun. Pinahiram niya ako ng payong, siya nabasa. Ang bobo noh? Pero syempre nakunsensiya ako… dinalhan ko siya ng pagkain… nag-away pa nga kami ni Liam nun e! HAHAHA! Ang labo ng kwento ko.”

“Parang ang dami niyo talaga dinaanan noh?”

“Oo nga eh.”

“Yuck. Tapos ex ko siya na binuhusan ko ng mantika…”

“Kaya kami naging close…”

“Tapos tayo mortal enemies… tae ang pangit! Haha! Looking back, never ko naimagine we would end up like this.”

“Ay naku oo. Kulang na lang noon magpatayan tayo sa corridors! HAHA!”

Tumawa kami ng tumawa hanggang makita na namin yung silhouette ng bahay nila Gelo. Paano ba naming hindi makikita agad eh yun yung pinakamalaking bahay dun. Josko.

Tinigil ni Ria yung kotse sa tapat ng gate. Nung bumaba kami nakita na namin yung mga maid na mukhang may inaantay. Grabe, parang nakaformation pa sila. Nag-alangan pa kami kasi hindi namin alam yung gagawin, kung sasama ba kami sa kanila o maghihintay na lang rin.

At that precise moment, Gelo’s black Toyota Camry had appeared and pulled over. Bumukas yung gate nung bahay, tapos nakita namin yung Daddy saka Mommy niya, magkasama lumabas para salubungin yung anak nila pero nauna yung isa. Nakasimangot yung Dad niya, pero nung nakita niya pero nung napatingin siya sa amin ni Ria tumango siya na may kasamang tipid na ngiti. Gelo’s mom, on the contrary, looked vulnerable and shaky as she approached us, careful not to look into anyone’s face. Her lip was trembling.

Bumukas yung pinto ng kotse, at lumabas si Maffy. We rushed to give her a hug each, tapos binati rin siya ng parents ni Gelo.

“Maffs, si—…?

Tumingin ulit si Maffy sa kotse, tapos wala. She rolled her eyes tapos lumapit.

“Gelo. Andito na tayo. Bumaba ka na.”

“Angelo? Anak?”

Lumapit na rin yung Mom ni Gelo. Ibang iba siya sa pagkakakilala ko sa kanya. Nung pinakilala ko sa kanila ni Gelo dati, napakacomposed niya. Yung tipo ng babae na magwawala sa konting mantsa sa damit niya sa sobrang pagkametikulosa.

Pero ngayon…
 
“Gelo, please.”

Sumilip si Maffy sa loob ng kotse and a cold voice came out of it.

“Ibalik niyo ko sa New York. Ngayon na.”

A very disheveled figure dragged himself out of the car, looking disoriented.

Halos di ko siya nakilala. Pumayat siya. Bagay pa rin, pero iba eh. Pati itsura ng mukha niya nag iba. Mukha rin siyang ilang araw na hindi nakapag-ahit, lukot yung damit, magulo yung buhok…

“Oh god. Gelo…”

Napatingin ako kay Ria— the expression on her face was too much for anyone to bear. Her heart went out to him. She looked close to tears as she approached him.

“Bakit niyo ba ko dinala dito?! Don’t you realize? Naiwan dun si Rish mag-isa!”

He stood up to full height— I couldn’t help but notice he’s also grown taller. He looked completely menacing as he frowned at the house, looking like he was staring at something disgusting. His eyes found Ria. I half-expected him to at least smile.

“What are you staring at?” he snapped. Ria looked completely devastated as she quietly stared at him, her eyes wide and afraid. He continued to look at her like she was vermin.

“At ikaw? Kanina ka pa sa eroplano ah?” he sniped, turning towards Maffy.

“Sorry, everyone. He’s drunk. He found a way to sneak alcohol on board—

“Leche. Bakit nandito ka?” he said angrily, addressing his mother. “Diba sabi ko—

He took a step towards her and came crashing onto the ground.

“Anak! Are you okay?”

Masyado na siyang lasing kaya hindi na rin siya makatayo. Lumapit yung mommy niya, but before she could touch him—

“DON’T EVEN DARE!”

Sinubukan niyang tumayong mag-isa pero hindi niya nagawa. Hindi siya kinaya ni Maffy kaya si Ria yung tumulong. Hindi naman pumalag si Gelo, kaya naipasok na nila sa living room. Nagpaiwan na lang ako sa labas kasi wala naman akong mapapala. Ayoko na ring makita kung ano pang mga pwedeng mangyari sa loob.

I don’t think I can look any longer at what was left of Gelo.
The person they had just carried into the living room was not our friend, but a monster. A hideous, selfish fiend who had lost all sense of being.

I quickly got my phone and dialled Aidan.

“Hello?”

“Teddybear. I miss you.”

“Me too. Nasa Las Pinas na kayo?”

“Oo. Kanina pa. You wouldn’t believe…”

“I wouldn’t believe what?”

Biglang nagcreak yung gate. I saw Ria walking towards me, her face tear-streaked, her eyes fixed at no particular spot in space. Hindi ko pa siya nakitang ganito. Mas malala pa nga siya ngayon kumpara nung kinuha namin siya ni Gelo sa bar.

“Ellie?”

“Teddybear, can you wait again till we get back to QC? I’m so sorry. Something’s up.”

“But—

“Please?”

“Ok. Basta mag-ingat kayo.”

I ended the call and quickly turned to Ria, who was now crying freely, unable to control her tears. Niyakap ko na lang siya. Hindi ko kasi alam kung anong gagawin. She was shaking.

“Sshhhh.”

“Kawawa naman siya… Hindi ko akalain…”

“He’ll come around.”

She broke off from me and wiped her tears off on her sleeve like a kid.

“But the way he acted towards you! What an idiot. Nakakainis. Sarap sampalin, to think nagdrive ka pa ng bonggang bongga mula QC…”

“Okay lang. Naiintindihan ko siya.”

Jusko naman itong kaibigan ko.
Forever maintindihin. FOREVER.

“Look…”

“Ellie,” she said reassuringly. “I’m fine. Really.”

“Your nose is growing, sweetheart.”

“Ikaw na rin nagsabi. He’ll come around. Pati lasing siya kanina. Ok lang yun. I must understand, I must be there for him. After all, I’m the one at fault. I should be the one making amends.”

“Ria. Sh1t how do I say this…”

“I know. Aidan’s waiting for you. Sige balik ka na QC. You can use my car. Malapit lang naman ako eh, kahit idaan mo na lang ako dun…”

“Not that, stupid.”

“Eh ano?”

“Well… sige. Papabayaan kitang bumalik sa… monster na yun. Bahala ka kung ano gusto mo, kung talagang dyan ka magiging okay, sige. Kung gusto mo talagang magstay kasama niya… kung talagang umaasa kang maibabalik mo siya sa dati, sige. Ako na rin bahala magpaliwanag kina Otan…”

She went and hugged me.

“Thank you, Elle. THANK YOU.”

“Wait, hindi pa ko tapos. There’s a condition.”

Bumitaw siya sakin, one of her brows raised.

“What’s that?”

“Well… all I want to say is that it’s okay to love him. Just always remember to love yourself more. Okay?”

“Okay.”

“Pag sumobra siya… gaya kanina… tandaan mong ok lang sumuko, ok?”

“Elle naman.”

“Anong Elle naman? Seryoso ako. Sa nakita ko kanina…”

Hinawakan niya ako sa balikat, with a hopeful smile on her face that totally contrasted with her tears.

“I understand your concerns. But really, Elle. This is what I want.”

I saw the sincerity in her eyes. It bothered me more.
Ria’s being stubborn again. If this gets ugly…

“At this point, I’m the only one who can help.”

“You’re right.”

“I promise, Ellie,” she said with half-hearted conviction. “We’ll have the old Gelo back in no time. I’ll make sure of it.”

YEY Hope you like that guys.
Expect more to come.

-Katt♥

[princessnettie]

first ako? WEEEEEEEE! ahahhah. ang ganda ng update ate!

[shinigami08]

aw. I'm.. waw. it;s sad.
come back gelo

[sanburn]

hahahahha.and know si rish na yung cupid!!!and I love her so much for that.awww.go lan-tsik.I know you'll be back in action.LOL.hahaha...or I'll kill you" ni elle...at kinilig naman ako dun kay aidan sa "I love you too" niya dun sa "I love elle for using the term MONSTER!grrrr.bastos talaga na gelo.I mean,I was expecting that he would be making the drama and all pero....arggggh!!! ahhww.hindi kaya masaktan si jon na malaman niyang hindi sinabi kagad ni maffy?magdrama na muna siya.LOL>
ahm.2nd yr po ako.civil eng'g.

[Taurusian21]

+awtz..
bumalik si Rish..lakas kay Bro ah..hehe..


gelo..gelo..gelo.

okay..you're not gelo anymore..
but, ria will bring back the old Gelo..ayyiiieee...

^_^