Aftertaste (AlyDen)

Just Don't

Dennise

"So, remind me again kung bakit hindi kayo nagpapansinan ni Ate Ly?" Bea nudged me.

I was snapped out from the trance of staring at Alyssa and Kiefer, goofily grinning at each other. I hate seeing them together. That guy has the aura that break hearts just for the hell of it. Definitely not for Alyssa. Don't fool yourself, Dennise. Nagseselos ka lang.

"Helloooo! Earth to Ate Den! Why are you killing kuya Kief with your death stare?" Tinaasan ko lang ng kilay ito.

"Chill, Ate Den. 'Di ako 'yung kaaway mo dito. Wait nga. Nagseselos ka ba?" Bea broke into a wide grin when I said nothing.

"Fine, Bae. You got me. Nagseselos nga ako. What can I do to make this feeling go away?"

Tsk. Oo na. Nagseselos na ako. Kasi naman, what kind of person ang aamin sa'yo na may feelings siya tapos kinabukasan iiwasan ka 'di ba? Alangan naman ako 'yung lumapit.

"Simple lang, mag-usap kayo ni Ate Ly" Bea simply said and shrugged.

"Wala naman ata kaming pag-uusapan. For all I know, she's not really in love with me" I blurted out the words without realizing it and Bea stared at me, wide eyed and jaw dropped in utter happiness.

"OMG! OMG! OMG! You love each other-"

I quickly clamped my hand over Bea's mouth before she could scream out the rest of the words. I glared at her before turning my attention to my other teammates na nagsimula nang lumapit. Even I can see that Alyssa is curious pero hindi ito lumapit. Kiefer whispered something in her ear at ayun andoon na ulit ang attention niya. Ang landi talaga ng bwiset na si Ravena!

"Oy! Besh! Ano 'yun? You love who?" usyoso ni Ella. Tsismosa talaga ang isang 'to. Bea and I exchanged a look.

"Ah. Si Kuya LA. She loves kuya LA. 'di ba Ate Den?" Bea fumbled with an answer. I mentally cursed as I took in Alyssa's pained expression. Before I could affirm or deny it, our captain spoke.

"Dismissed. De Leon, De Jesus, Lazaro. Stay for clean up." She said in her captain voice and walked out of the BEG.

"Besh! Uy! Wala akong kasalanan! Si Bae 'yun! Oy!" Ella pleaded but to no avail. Dirediretso lang ito palabas. She didn't even bother to hear my response.

"Oy! Ate Den! Ate Ly looked upset. Hindi mo ba susundan 'yun?" Bea said and I glared at her.

"Kasalanan mo ito, e." I muttered. And she just held up a peace sign.

"Sorry na, I got excited, e. Alam mo namang no. 1 shipper kami ni Ate Ella ng AlyDen." I shook my head. If I didn't know better, sila ang pagbibintangan ko na nagpasimula ng mga ships na 'yan.

"Bakit ba kasi si LA pa ang naisipan mong isagot kanina?" sita ko rito. Minsan lang magalit si Alyssa at yung minsan na 'yun sobrang hirap suyuin.

"Wait... So, hindi si LA ang mahal mo?" Ella asked, oblivious to Bea and I's conversation before the commotion.

"Alam naman natin kung sino ang mahal ko, 'di ba?" I asked both of them at tumango sila.

"Siya ba? Alam niya ba?" Nakakalokong tanong ni Ella.

"Well, alam niyo naman 'yun. Lumaklak ng ilang gallon ng anaesthesia" I said and sighed.

"Umamin na siya 'di ba? Why didn't you just tell her na you feel the same way?" Bea asked.