Nah, Just SeKen

A Tired Lizard

Ken is just there beside his best friend who is now fast asleep. He's playing an online game while looking up for him. His character almost got killed, gladly, he got away from the attack and later on, won the game again.

Sighing, he turned towards the sleeping man. "Kailan kaya ako mananalo sa'yo? Ang labo eh. May nililigawan ka na kasi tapos ang daya pa. Hindi man lang sinasabi sa akin kahit pangalan. Ang unfair. Paano ko malalaman kung mas better siya sa'kin?"

He smiled bitterly as he slipped back his phone towards his pocket. "Sa dinami-dami ng tao, sa laki ng mundo... sa iyo pa talaga ako nahulog. Gago ka kasi. Ang sweet mong bano ka. Kung makaasta ka, parang tayo talaga. Kasalanan mo 'to."

He brought his hand into Paulo's hair, tucked his fringes carefully. Paulo's beauty always held him speechless and powerless. He even caresses that plump cheeks. He swallowed because he can only get close to this man when he's in his deep slumber.

"... kaso hindi puwede, 'di ba? Hindi tayo puwede. Putcha, hindi nga kasi tayo puwede." He almost laugh at the thought. "Bakit hindi? I think it will work. Kung sana tingnan mo lang ako ng higit pa sa kaibigan mo."

He swallowed painful shards as he stood up. "Mauna na ako, Pau."

He left a sticky note beside the sleeping man as he exited Paulo's pad. Paulo's warmth still lingers in his palm. His heart yearns for him. He pivoted and run back. He opened the door only to find the surprised and confused Paulo standing in the hallway with a sticky note in his hand that Ken left earlier.

"Luh? Akala ko ba umalis ka na? May nakalimutan ka ba?" Paulo asked.

He smiled nervously. "U-Uhmmm, may itatanong lang sana."

"Okay? Sa sala ka muna. Sana ginising mo na lang ako." Paulo grabs him towards the living room. "Upo ka. Kuha lang ako ng tubig. Dito ka lang."

"Ah, Pau... hindi na rin naman ako magtatagal. Ano, itatanong ko lang kung sinagot ka na ba ng nililigawan mo?" Ken bravely spoke in his cracked voice.

Paulo chucks. "Hindi pa nga eh."

He almost smiled at that. "Uhm... bakit ang tagal yata?"

"Ewan ko nga rin sa kaniya—"

"Okay. Sige." Ken cuts him off.

Confused Paulo looks at him. "Huh?"

Ken chuckle sheepishly. "Iyon lang naman ang gusto kong malaman. Anyway, sama ka sa'kin bukas. Sunday naman eh. Nood tayo movie. Balak kong bumili ng ticket mamaya pag-uwi ko."

Raising a brow, Paulo laughs. "Okay??? Anong mayroon?"

"Wala naman. Movie date lang? Super busy natin this past few days sa trabaho, hindi na tayo nakakapag-sine gaya ng dati." He reasoned out.

"Okay." Paulo nods in agreement.

He grins. "Sige. Una na ako. Byers!"

"Hatid na kita." Paulo offered, grabbing his keys.

"Huwag na. Kaya ko na namang umuwi." He winks that made the other man rolled his eyes.

"Tch! Ang weird mo ngayong araw na ito. I mean, okay naman tayo kanina at—"

"See you. Sunduin kita rito bukas ng mga 4 para makagala pa tayo before manood ng movie," he said while flashing his winning smile.

He saw how the blush caked into Paulo's cheeks where his lips landed. Maybe he became bolder this time and he applauded himself because of his brave act.

"S-Sira ulo ka ba?" And he find it cute when Paulo stutters. He's inches taller than him but the other man looks smaller this time.

"Bye, dre." He even tugged him for a hug. Before, it's always Paulo who will always do the first move to hug him and even kiss his hair but now, he became bolder. Again, he felt like he's winning.

"K-Ken?" Paulo called when he's about to open the door.

"Yes?"

"W-Wala. Ingat ka." Paulo smiled awkwardly. He chucks before winking and finally getting out of Paulo's unit.

Meanwhile...

"Alam ba niya? Alam na ba niya? Gago?" Paulo stared at nowhere for almost 20 minutes now.

"Hayst! Mga tanga! Stress na stress na ako sa inyong dalawa. Ngayon lang kayo nagising sa katotohanan? Nasaan kayo 3 years ago? Nagtatago-taguan? Deserve niyo ang tae ko sa pagkain niyo kahapon." Ranted a Lizard in the ceiling.

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// okay, i know this is far from being an epistolary nor a dialogue story but hey, it's kinda cute rin naman hshshshs