I checked my instagram at ni click ang story ni Kurt. Nag loading ito saglit at nabigla ako sa nakita ko.

It was me, tying my hair.

Kurt really know how to make my heart flutter eh? Umling iling ako at kinurot ang sarili ko.

"Huwag kang assuming ha? Huwag. Huwag!" I said to myself and decided to went out. The moment I went out ay napatingin lahat sa akin. Simaan ko sila ng tingin.

"Bakit ba?" I exclaimed.

"Masakit?" tanong ni Jinace

Nangunot ang noo ko.

"Anong masakit?" tanong ko.

"Sabi kasi nila, masakit daw 'yon pero masarap. Ano? Satisfying ba beh?" Jinace asked once again. Napatingin ako sa iba na halatang nagpipigil ng tawa.

"Anong masakit at masarap pinagsasabi mo?" I asked.

"Ninang kami ah," Angelika said and they burst out laughing.

Potangina. Akala nila may nangyari sa amin? Kaya tinatanong ako ni Jinace kung masarap ba daw o masakit. Shuta!

Napailing naman si Kurt habang natatawa. Mga punyeta.

"Guys, stop teasing her, walang nangyari okay? Binabantayan ko lang siya," paliwanag ni Kurt habang umiinom ng soda. 

"Okay okay, laro na tayo." Jeyden said.

We started playing at sobrang ingay namin. Idagdag mo pa ang boses nila Hannah at Angelika.

"Okay okay, truth ako!" Hannah said.

Hannah is so excited to play the game. Excited siyang ako ang hintuan ng bote. Kahit kailan talaga napaka!

"So, do you still check out other guys aside from Alex?" Mikael asked.

"What question is that?" Hannah chuckled. "Marami namang magaganda at gwapo sa mundo, sa case ng lahat, hindi naman talaga iyon maiiwasan--"

"Sus, sabihin mo ganyan talaga kayong mga babae!" Christopher exclaimed. 

"Gago patapusin mo nga muna siya!" Jinace said and glared at him. Napatawa kami.

"Look, there's nothing wrong it naman ah? Normal lang daw na naa-attract tayo sa tao, pero dapat you always set boundaries especially if you're already in a relationship, kasi mab-bother talaga ang jowa mo, so set boundaries." Hannah explained. Tumango tango kaming lahat. Si Alex naman napa smile sa answer ng jowa niya. Oh edi sila na.

"Oh, sige na sige na next!" Angelika giggled. She turned the bottle at napunta ito kay Jeyden.

"Oy jeyden, ba't hanggang ngayon wala kang jowa?" Jeyden stilled at napakamot sa ulo. At nakita kong umiwas ng tingin si Kathlen kunyari busy na tumitingin sa paligid. Okay? Is there something going on between them?

"I'm engaged," he admitted and drank his beer.

"WHAT?" the girls are shock except for Kathlen na nanlaki lang ang mga mata at tumango tango. Ang mga lalaki naman ay tila wala lang ang sinabi ni Jeyden. Maybe they knew?

"Really? May fiancé ka na?" Phobe asked, still shocked. Well, nakakagulat naman talaga kasi we're still in the 12th grade at magc-college pa kami.

"Yeah, it's all planned ever since we're born," Jeyden said.

"Pero uso pa pala ang arranged marriage hanggang ngayon?" I curiosly asked.

"I guess so," Jeyden shrugged at pinaikot na ang bote. It stopped on Kurt and the girls we're laughing. Tangina, alam ko na ata ano ang nasa isipan nila.

"Dude! May chance bang ligawan mo si Glydel? Pano na si Angel?" Jeyden asked at tumingin sa akin. Tangina mo po.

"Hoy, anong tanong 'yan?" I exclaimed. All of them laugh and Kurt also.

"Nice one Jeyden, may silbi ka pala!" Kathlen said sabay tawa.

"Sa totoo lang, gusto ko si Glydel, pero kung manliligaw sa akin si Angel, why not diba?" He playfully answered.

"Hoy shuta Kurt pinagsasabi mo diyan!" I exclaimed sabay sapak sa kaniya.

"Beh, manligaw ka na!" Jinace said.

"Go Angel!" the boys said at tumawa sila.

Umiling iling na lamang ako at nag focus sa boteng pinapaikot nila ngayon. I think my world stopped ng sa akin ito huminto. Shutangina. 

"Dare!" I directly said.

"I want you to sing," Kurt said. Biglang napahinto lahat at tumingin kay Kurt.

"Ba't bigla ka atang gustong pakintahin si Angel eh hindi naman kumakanta 'yan?" Alex said. Omg. Lumulusot na ba?

"There's nothing wrong with my dare," Kurt seriously said. 

"Hoy Kurt ang seryoso mo ata diyan, loosen up!" Phobe said.

"I-i don't sing," sabi ko pa.  "Ibahin mo na lang dare mo."

"No, I want you to sing," Kurt said with finality. 

I sighed at ipinikit ang mata. Should I? Eto na ba ang sign na dapat ipakita ko talaga kay Kurt kung anong meron ako? I'm scared. 

Everyone's looking at me and Hannah's face is worried. I sighed at kakanta na sana ng may biglang tumunog na cellphone at galing iyon kay Kurt mismo. He sighed and looked at his phone.

"I'll just answer this," sabi niya pa sabay labas.

"What the hell was that?" Christopher asked.

"Alam niyo magpahinga na tayo, namumula na kayo mga lalaki," Jinace said sabay tayo at ligpit ng mga kalat namin.

"Kurt was so shocking, bigla bigla naman ata siya?" Alex said sabay tayo at inilalayan ang girlfriend niya sa pagtayo din.

"You okay beh? Namumutla ka na naman," Hannah said. I just nodded at sinapo ang ulo.

"Hoy! Sure kang ayos ka lang?" Angelika exclaimed.

"Angel!"

I was about to take a step closer to her when darkness suddenly consumed me. 

"Ano ba kasing nangyayari sa kaniya?" I heard someone talking.

"Gaga 'wag kang umiyak!" Narinig ko ang boses ni Jinace.

"She's been unconscious for 2 hours now." Angelika replied. They're worried. Yes, I know.

I lazily opened my eyes and saw my friends in front of me. I saw Hannah wiping her tears and the boys at the right side.

"W-why are you crying?" I tried talking.

"Hoy gaga! Bakit ka nahimatay ha? Pinag-alala mo kaming lahat!" Hannah exclaimed, crying again.

"Love, stop crying please," Alex tried to hush her. Napatawa ako ng kaunti.

"I'm fine, I'm really just exhausted. Dapat pala hindi na ako tumuloy kanina sa paglaro," I said.

"Tuloy pa ba natin ang laro?" Christopher asked. He looked at me and smiled.

"Huwag na, baka ano na namang mangyari. Matulog na nga tayo, anong oras na oh." Kathlen said. The guys nodded.

"Matulog na kayo, lalabas na kami." James said sabay lapit kay Angelika at niyakap ito. Taena. Sana all ulit.

"Good night girls," sabay sabay na sabi ng mga lalaki bago ito lumabas.

"You sure you're okay now Angel?" Hannah asked once again while hugging me. I nodded and tapped her back.

"Muntikan na ako kanina," I sighed remembering what Kurt dared me.

"Oo nga, hindi kaya nakakahalata na si Kurt?" Phobe said. We shrugged.

"Baka kasi may nag-usap usap tapos narinig ka, pero impossible. Sige na, tulog na tayo." Angelika said. They went to the bed at natulog na.

30 minutes later ay hindi pa rin ako nakakatulog. Everyone's asleep. I sighed and went outside. Pumunta ako sa may kusina at kumuha ng tubig. I am so thirsty. 

"Ba't gising ka pa? You should be resting by now," I heard someone behind my back. Nilingon ko ito only to see Kurt. What is he doing in here?

"You still awake?"

"Isn't it obvious?" He chuckled.

"Anong oras na kasi eh," I said sabay ligpit ng baso.

"Are you okay now?" He asked.

"Hmmm, kinailangan ko lang siguro talaga ng pahinga," I said sabay sandal sa kitchen counter. Umupo ito sa harap ko at ngumiti.

"Sorry about my dare earlier, alam kong hindi ka talaga kumakanta eh, pinilit ko pa." Kurt said

"Naku, ayos lang. Nabigla din naman kasi ako kasi diba, sinabihan na kita na hindi ako kumakanta." I said while chuckling. Charot, mapagpanggap ka sis. Liar!

"Since, wala kang nagawang dare, babaguhin ko." He said, nanlaki naman ang mga mata ko.

"Tapos na ang laro hoy, ano ka ba. Keep it na lang sa susunod na laro natin," natatawang saad ko. Pero hindi ata natinag si Kurt dahil titig na titig ito sa akin. Potang nanay. Ano ba 'to?

"Let's pretend we're together hanggang sa makauwi tayo ng city," he said. I was not able to process what he just said.

"H-ha?"

"Iyon ang dare ko sa'yo, jojowain mo ako habang nandito tayo sa resort,"

I laughed so hard at wala na ata akong pakealam kung magising ang iba. Pero wala ata silang pakealam dahil wala namang nagreklamo.

"Is it funny?" Kurt irritatingly asked.

"Funny ka din," I continued laughing.

"Ano papayag ka ba o hindi?"

"Anong benefit nun sa akin?"

"I'll be your guy for 2 days and let's act as if we're together," he said

Seryoso ata talaga si Kurt. Potangina. Pinangarap ko namang jowain si Kurt pero hindi ko alam na magiging ganito pala.

"Okay, sige payag ako."

"Sabi ko na crush mo ako eh," he playfully said.

"Shuta ka. Dare mo kasi iyon, tsaka bawi na rin kasi wala akong nagawa kanina diba? Kaya shut up ka na," I said.

"Okay okay, you sound defensive." Kurt said while laughing

Nanaig ang katahimikan sa kusina at nakita kong umiling iling si Kurt.

"You're my girlfriend now, so you have to act like one okay?" Kurt said. Sumimangot ako at tumango.

"You know, nainis ako kanina ng tumawa ka sa sinabi ko." He confessed, narito na kami ngayon sa sala.

"Bakit naman?"

"You thought I was just joking, but when I saw you laughing, nawala na lang agad ang inis ko,"

I looked at him weirdly.

"Why?"

"It's my first time seeing you smile, I felt happy." He said while staring at me.

Goodness gracious Kurt, why are you doing this to me?