RIOT FLEUR

"Is this article really serious about indicating how I was trying to steal you from Danger when I wasn't even?!" Shade roared like he was a king the jungle.

I only shivered. I can't answer him properly. Galit siya, alam ko. Sino bang hindi magagalit pagkatapos pagbintangan sa isang bagay na hindi mo ginagawa? Wala.

"Riot, kindly call Arrow. Sabihin mo may kailangan ako ipadelete sa kanya."

Sumunod na lang ako at hindi na nagreklamo siya. Nasa kanya ang bigat ng isyu ngayon kaya ayaw ko na dagdagan pa ang inis na nararamdaman niya ngayon.

"This has to be deleted before Danger even sees this," he murmured to himself which he failed to keep only to himself because I heard it.

I stared shortly at my phone after several tries of calling Arrow. Eventually, napansin ni Shade ang pagkadismaya ko sa hindi pagsagot ni Arrowㅡna dumagdag sa inis niya dahil kailangan na kailangan niya si Arrow ngayon.

"Baka busy lang," I added, trying to calm him.

"Just... message him. Makikita naman niya. Don't tell him what I need. Gusto ko siyang makausap sa personal. Tell him to meet me here. ASAP kamo."

Well, Shade is as demanding as he gets.

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ARROW GUNNER
pre? kausap ko si sir tapos tawag
ka nang tawag diyan.

RIOT FLEUR
pre? malay ko ba ha.

RIOT FLEUR
pinapasabi ni shade na puntahan
mo kami ngayon dito sa bleachers.
hinihintay ka niya.

RIOT FLEUR
pumunta ka raw dito, asap daw.

ARROW GUNNER
ayaw ba niya kamo ng sunday pinasaya?

RIOT FLEUR
pre? :)???

ARROW GUNNER
joke lang. minsan lang magbiro.

RIOT FLEUR
👍

ARROW GUNNER
puta, papunta na ako diyan.

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"Okay na. Papunta na raw siya dito." Frustratedly, he only nodded and threw his head back in response. He even took a deep breath and sighed heavily. Then, he covered his face with both of his hands.

Pakiramdam ko kailangan ko humingi ng tawad sa kanya dahil naiipit siya ngayon sa gulo na dapat sa'min lang ni Danger. He's strongly and wrongly accused despite of his innonence that the stupid writer of that article forgot to include in his/her mind.

I didn't want any of these to happen... Especially to Shade. And I didn't think people wouldn't make it much a big of a deal.

But I was wrongㅡterribly wrong.

People would make a deal out of everything, make it a small issue or a big one. Gagawan at gagawan ka nila ng kwento at hahanapan at hahanapan ka nila ng maliㅡkahit alam nilang ikaw ang nasa tama.

Do they care if justice isn't served right? No, as long as they're on the safer side, they won't care.

Because it's one's personal regaining over dignity of others, right?

"Riot," tawag sa'kin ni Shade. Tumayo siya para lumapit sa pwesto ko pero nag-iwan siya ng kaunting puwang sa gitna naming dalawa.

We're just platonic. We both know that, even Danger knows that.

"Hindi mo kailangan magsorry para doon. Wala kang kasalanan," mahinahon niyang sabi sa'kin.

"Naiipit ka." Dagdag ko. Tipid lang siyang ngumiti. May tinignan siya sa gilid at tumango ng isang beses kaya napatingin ako. Si Arrow pala.

Paglingon ko kay Shade, nakatayo na siya pero nakatingin pa rin siya sa'kin. "Naiipit ako pero walang magbabago, Riot. Pangako ko kay Danger na poprotektahan kita at mananatili ang pangako ko para sa inyong dalawa."

Hindi ko namalayan na nakaakyat na sa bleachers si Arrow. Mahina niyang tinapik ang balikat ni Shade at ngumiti lang siya sa'kin.

"So, ano kailangan?" Nilabas ni Shade ang phone niya at pinakita kay Arrow. "Kita mo 'yang article na 'yan? I-delete mo 'yan."

Napanganga si Arrow dahil sa hinihiling ni Shade, maski ako. Medyo inaasahan ko naman 'yung ipapagawa niya kay Arrow pero hindi ko lang inaasahan na ipapagawa niya talaga.

"Tangina, pre. Hindi pa galing sa Ardent 'yang article na 'yan. Tibay." Arrow scoffed as he put out his laptop from his bag.

He reached out for Shade's phone as he scan through the whole article. "It should be easy to delete."

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riot
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riot @rflinley
through every crisis, there's you.

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JACE @eupornia
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sw8,,, paghiwalayin ko kaya kayo HAHAHAHAHAHA

ML @momolandchos
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sila pa rin? tagal naman nila maghiwalay

h8r @haterngtaon
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aware ba si danger about shade? hahaha.

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she has everything i could ever ask for.

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JACE @eupornia
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ANG GANDA KO DIYAN SHET MODEL NA MODEL TALAGA

saber @snow_amber
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eh kung magpractice na kaya tayo kaysa nagt-tweet ka diyan?

riot @rflinley
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i love you.

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DANGER BLADE
i don't know if you even have
plans on telling me about that
damn article, riot.

DANGER BLADE
kanina ko pa hinihintay.

DANGER BLADE
hindi ako galit sa'yo. pero bakit
ayaw mo sabihin sa'kin?

RIOT FLEUR
paano mo nalaman ang tungkol
sa article?

DANGER BLADE
shade told me the moment he
asked arrow to delete it.

DANGER BLADE
i don't have plans to read it
either. puro kasinungalingan lang
naman 'yun.

RIOT FLEUR
hindi sa ayaw ko. nahihiya lang
ako kay shade. parang kasalanan
ko at nadamay siya.

DANGER BLADE
it isn't your fault. hindi mo kasalanan
na maraming ma-issue sa tabi-tabi.

RIOT FLEUR
okay, i'm sorry. i should have told
you sooner. hindi ko lang alam
paano simulan.

RIOT FLEUR
how was your day though? i'm
sure you know how mine went.

DANGER BLADE
the usual, puro practice.

DANGER BLADE
sa totoo lang, miss ko na kasama
si archie. ka-dorm ko nga siya pero
hindi ko na siya nakakasama madalas.

RIOT FLEUR
dahil parehas kayong busy sa practice?

DANGER BLADE
oo! tapos parang laging nasa galaan
kasama 'yung iba niyang kasama sa
sayaw.

RIOT FLEUR
try socializing, then? para kahit papaano
kaibigan mo rin mga kaibigan ni archie?

RIOT FLEUR
tsaka sino nakakasama mo kung
hindi si archie? akala ko pa naman
lagi kayo nagkakasama.

DANGER BLADE
si saber.

DANGER BLADE
kagroup ko rin siya dito. hindi maiwasan
na hindi siya kausapin at samahan. at
tsaka medyo close na rin kami bago
pumunta dito.

RIOT FLEUR
ah, ganun ba? buti naman at meron
kang nakakasama diyan.

DANGER BLADE
at ikaw din! 'wag lang naman sana
puro si shade ang kasama mo. may
mga kaibigan ka rin naman bukod kay
shade.

RIOT FLEUR
nakakasama ko rin sina caia at scarlett
minsan kung wala silang ginagawa. pero
"uncomfortable" daw si scarlett kay
shade.

RIOT FLEUR
idk what she meant. i thought they
are in good terms.

DANGER BLADE
HAHAHAHA HAYAAN MO 'YUN.

RIOT FLEUR
inaantok na ako.

DANGER BLADE
then sleep na.

DANGER BLADE
good night, riot. i love you. take care
of yourself even if i'm not there.

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ｊ： SISIMULAN KO NA TALAGA STORY NI VENOM SA DRAFTS KO! at tatapusin ko na ang limerence para ma-publish ko na 'yun. mas mahaba talaga 'to kaysa sa limerence kasi biglaang plano lang 'yung pagsulat sa limerence so hindi ko talaga ineexpect na hahaba 'yun. kung ano lang 'yung nasa plot na naisip ko, 'yun lang 'yun. have a good day ahead and think of positive thoughts! i love yooou.