Grey's POV

"Okay, pahinga muna, balik kayo ng after lunch tapos practice ulit tayo." Our professor announced after a round of our graduation march, we nodded, and some started cheering.

We stand up from our seats, ready to leave the venue.

"Oy! Malapit na! Ilang tulog nalang! Graduate na tayo!" Hades cheered. I smiled and nodded.

"Oo nga, pero magkikita pa rin naman tayo after graduation," Cairo said, and we started cheering, agreeing on what he just said. 

I can't deny the fact that we did create a different bond and friendship throughout the years. I must admit that I'll miss the five of them.

"Oo nga, after ng mga internship niyo o mga klase niyo pwede naman tayo magkikita-kita," Lukas said, and we all nodded.

"Basta ako, kahit nagtatrabaho na ako, pipilitin ko pa rin na makasama kayo." Code said that made me chuckle a bit.

"Sus! Gusto mo lang makasama si Grey!" Cairo exclaimed, and we all burst into laughter.

"Hindi ah! Ano naman kung hindi ko maka kasama si Grey? Pake ko dyan!" Pag-iinarte ni Code, agad nabaling ang ulo ko sa direksyon niya bago siya pinanliitan ng mata.

"Ayan ka nanaman, Code, lagot ka nanaman," Cairo teased, and they started laughing. 

I crossed my arms and sighed, "No sex, no handjobs, no blowjobs for a month," I said, and they started teasing Code.

"Yataps tayo pare! Mag-tiis ka ng isang buwan!" Yago teased. I looked at Code, raising a brow and smirking.

Code pouted, "Joke lang, Grey naman. Nagbibiro lang eh." Code pleaded like a puppy. I just rolled my eyes before walking towards the direction of my car.

Yes, my car. When we found out that I'd be graduating with flying colors, my dad gave me this car as a gift. And after I received the car, I immediately practiced driving, which took me 3 weeks to master everything and more than a month before I got my license.

"Saan niyo gusto mag lunch? SM or what?" I ask while holding the keys of my car.

They all looked to each other, seeking suggestions.

"Tara samgyup?" Cairo said, and the others started protesting.

"'Wag na, iba nalang." Lukas said, and I saw how Cairo rolled his eyes.

"SM nalang, Chowking?" Yago suggested, looking at everyone, but no one replied.

"Mang Inathal?" Hades said, and Code clapped his hands.

"Mang Inasal nalang?" I asked, and they nodded.

"Get inside," I said before walking to the driver seat. I entered my car and immediately put on my seatbelts.

I watched them get inside the car. Cairo sat in the passenger seat while the other four squished themselves at the back.

"Aray ko, Lukas! 'Wag mo nga akong siksikin!" I heard Yago exclaim.

Me and Cairo chuckled, "Oh, kalma lang kayo dyan sa likod. Malayo-layo ang SM. Kaya niyo 'yan." Cairo said while looking at them from the rear mirror.

I started the engine, "Seatbelts," I said, and the four at the back nodded.

"Oy, paano ako? Pang tatlong tao lang 'yung theatbelth." Hades asked. He's sitting between Yago and Code.

The three looked at him, "Yago, yapusin mo nalang." Code said with a grin on his face.

Yago arched his eyebrow. "Hindi na, kaya na niya 'yan." Yago joked, and we immediately heard a slap from Hades that made Yago hiss in pain.

"Let's go," I said before driving off.

Cairo put on some music, since his playlist is our playlist too, his music taste is a mix of our music taste. 

He's the one in charge of playing music whenever we are inside the car. So that's why his playlist consists of different genres and vibes.

It's Cairo and Hades who's mostly listening to kpop, Code, and Lukas to pop and EDM, while Yago vibe with OPM.

"Oy, sale tha ETHEM tha mithmong graduation natin." Hades said as we passed by a tarpaulin from SM.

"Paano muna 'yung 'SM'?" Yago teased, I look at them from the rear mirror.

I saw how deadly Hades' glare was to Yago. "Magpapa make-up kayo sa graduation?" Cairo asked out of nowhere.

I shrug and hear other murmurs some words.

"Baka magpaayos ako pero hindi gaano." I heard Hades reply.

"Kay Elora nalang ako magpapa-ayos. I'm sure sa mismong graduation day may dala yun." Lukas said,, and we all nodded.

We arrived at the parking lot of the mall. I parked near the entrance of the mall so we would not have a hard time finding the car.

"Naka-lock mga pinto niyo?" Yago asked as we are a meter away from the car.

We nodded, "Okay lang kaya 'yung sasakyan d'yan?" Yago asked again,

Hades chuckled. "Oo, parking lot 'yan eh. D'yan lang talaga 'yan." Hades replied.

Yago slowly nodded his head before pushing his hair back. "Ah sige, nag-aalala lang kasi ako. Mamahalin kasi 'yung sasakyan, baka pagtrip-an." he said, and we shake our heads. We entered the mall and immediately went to Mang Inasal just like what we planned.

"Tatlong PM3, dalawa dun unli rice, tapos tatlong PM2, isa ang unli rice. Apat na halo-halo tapos dalawang Leche flan?" Cairo repeated our orders. We looked at each other and nod.

Cairo proceeds to the counter while us five wait at our table.

"Ang galing ni Evan 'no? Siya Valedictorian." Yago said, starting a conversation.

"Expected naman, matalino kasi si Evan." Code said. I just sat there using my phone while listening to their conversations.

Cairo came back with our table number. We talked about other things, such as graduations and what we will do in the summer.

"Kila Lukas ako titira." Cairo said. Some weren't suprirsed but I was a bit since that seems cool. 

"Sure na yun? Tatlong buwan?" Yago asked and Cairo nodded.

"Sure na." Cairo replied and we nodded,

"Edi tatlong buwan ka rin na laging may dilig?" Our eyes widened, Yago immediately covered his boyfriend's mouth, and we looked around to see if someone heard what he said.

"Bunganga mo Hades, ang bantot." Yago said, and we burst into laughter.

"Bakit? Nagtatanong lang naman, thaka hindi malabo na maging hardinero thi Lukas tha bakathyon kapag magkatabi thila ni Cairo matulog." Hades said, Yago face-palmed then messagedd his temples while other hold their laughs.

"Yago..." Code called, and Yago hummed.

"Si Hades nga ay diligan mo rin. Baka siya ang tagtuyot kaya ganiyan ang bunganga." Code said, and we started laughing, teasing the two.

"Wala eh, mahirap na sa dorm. Hindi na namin na sosolo ni Hades." Yago said, and I shook my head while messaging my temples.

These people, "Sa dorm pa nga." Lukas said, which made Yago laugh.

"Order mga sir." We jolted up as a waiter arrived. We cleared the table and helped the waiter with the foods.

It's just three PM3 and one PM2, soon the other two came together with the desserts.

We started eating, still with the conversation.

"Parang ang tahimik ni Grey? Ganiyan ba kapag laging nadiligan?" Lukas teased, I glance dup at him, confused with the sudden mention of my name.

Yago snorted. "Nawa'y lahat." he said and they started chuckling.

"Gago hindi, busy kami." Code said, but Yago didn't buy it.

"Sus! Busy ka d'yan." He scoffed,

"Eh diba nga, no kahit ano in one month," Cairo said, and I smirked while looking down.

"Ay oo nga pala. Edi si C pala ang tagtuyot?" Lukas said, and we burst into laughter.

"Hinaan niyo nga, nakakahiya!" Code said before taking a bite of his chicken.

They nodded, "Sorry, pero paano ba 'yan, Code? Tiis ka muna sa kamay mo." Yago whispered and we couldn't help but laugh.

"Sus! Hindi naman ako matitiis ni Grey, diba?" I heard Code said, I lifted my head up and saw his face smiling at me, raising his eyebrow up and down.

Yago sighed. "Nawa'y lahat talaga. Si Hades kasi-"

"Ano?! Thubukan mo lang ithuthukthok ko 'tong kuthara tha pwet mo!" Hades cut off and we started laughing once again. I let go of my utensils and lean on the chair rest while holding my stomach.

"Ay, ang wild Hades, ha." Cairo teased before sipping some water.

Yago stopped laughing. "Awts, gege." Yago said, and Hades rolled his eyes.

We continued to eat and finished soon. We left the restaurant and walked through the department store for a while. No one bought anything so we decided to head back to our graduation practice.

Drake's POV

"Drake wait..."

"Oh gosh." Singap ko at napahilamos sa mukha.

Hinarap ko si Genesis. "What?" Walang buhay kong tanong.

Tumigil siya sa paghabol, bago tumungo at maya-maya ay narinig ko ang paghikbi nito.

Napabuntong hininga ako bago siya hinigit sa gilid para makapag-usap kami.

"Ano nanaman? Why are you crying?" I sternly asked,

Nag-angat ng ulo si Genesis. "I'm sorry." ani niya bago muling umiyak. Naguluhan ako at napakunot ang noo ko.

"What's with your sudden apology? Para sa mga sikretong ibinunyag mo? Ha?! Too late Gene! Dahil sa sarili mong problema! Dahil sa galit mo sa akin dahil sa gabing yun na sinabi ko sa mga magulang mo na gusto mo ako! Ginawa mo lahat ng yun! Si Hades at Yago, si Cairo at Lukas, sino pa Gene?! Sino pa?!" sigaw ko at mas lumakas ang pag-iyak niya.

"I'm sorry, Drake... nagkamali ako. Hindi ko dapat pina-iral ang galit-"

"Too late! Ang daming nagkaproblema nang dahil sa'yo!" Putol ko sa kaniya.

"I know... I know Drake. That's why I'm willing to apologize to them. But Drake please listen to me. I still like you-"

"Stop with this nonsense, Gene! Mag pinsan tayo-"

"Pero ampon lang ako! Sinabi na ni dad, matagal na. Pero hindi ko magawa-gawang sabihin sayo. At nagsisi ako sa lahat ng ginawa ko. Drake... we are not blood related, pwede na tayong maging-"

"No way, Gene! You're being delusional!" Putol ko, utay-utay niyang inabot ang braso ko at umiyak.

"Please Drake... just love, attention, and care. Kasi wala na ako nun... remember the violet marks in my arm na sabi ko ay oil pastel? Those are bruises Drake! Binubugbog ako ni dad and I'm not lying this time. Please, Drake, just love and care. I need someone right now. And I promise na sa mismong graduation ang so-sorry ako sa kanila. Sa lahat ng na agrabyado ko. Please just don't hate me, please." Pagsusumamo niya.

Napalunok ako, utay-utay akong tinatamaan ng awa. Namalayan ko nalang na niyakap ko na si Gene.

"Tahan na, fine I don't hate you anymore. Just do what you promised okay? And fix the things you ruined, okay?" I said and she slowly nodded.

"I'll also talk to them."

Gene's POV

"We need to stop whatever we're doing. I'm regretting it all. Guilt is hitting on me. Let's stop." I said as I looked at them.

"What no?! Ang layo na ng narating natin Gene!" I look at her.

"Can you stop being delusional? Ayoko na! Drake is the only one I have right now. I'll do everything para mawala na ang galit at pagkamunghi niya sa akin." I shouted at her,

She rolled her eyes. "Then quit... I'll be the one continuing what we've started." She said and I hissed.

"Just stop, masaya na sila-"

"I don't care!-"

"Alam na ng magulang nila-"

"Wala akong pake! Marami pang pwedeng gawin!" Sigaw niya pabalik.

Napasapo ako sa noo ko, "Wala na! Talo ka na! Hayaan mo na sila!" I shout. I saw tears started to build up in her eyes.

"I won't give up! I won't quit! He's going to be mine!" She screamed, which just reached me to my limits. 

I grabbed a fistful of my hair. "Stop being delusional, Trixie. Masaya na si Lukas at Cairo, stop being a bitch!" I sternly said. I hear the other girls gasp.

Trixie glared at me. "No. Lukas will be mine! He's my boyfriend!"

"That's just because we blackmailed him. Na kapag hindi siya pumayag na maging boyfriend mo ay sasabihin natin sa magulang nila! Ang now that they are legal to their parents, game over, Trixie! Stop being delusional! Wake up! Kabt ka lang!" I screamed back at her. Trixie held her head with both of her hand, shaking her head.

"No... go quit. But I will make my plans work," she said before walking away. The other two girls are following her from behind.

What have I done... sumosobra na ako.

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a/n: Maikli siya today, huhuhu, sorry! pero normal lengths naman na sa mga susunod, mention errors lang!!