All Chapters of KISMET: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“ Alfonso, Radia Yvette. Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Cum laude.” I smiled at everyone habang tinatanggap ko ang aking diploma. I never imagined myself graduating with flying colors dahil pangarap ko lang naman ang maging arkitekto, but then looking back I saw how I struggled to get a perfect score. I sleep late at night just to finish a plate or I skip meals just so I have more spare time.Sobrang daming paghihirap pero kapag nandito na pala ay tsaka mo lang maaapreciate lahat ng paghihirap na iyon. I know that may board exam pa at marami pa akong pagdadaanan but I am so proud that I made it! I really made it at kaunting kembot nalang ay malapit na akong maging isang ganap na arkitekto. All of those hardships are worth something and I am worth of something. Nakangiti din akong pumalakpak ng tinawag si Stefan. I shouted that I am so proud of him when he accepted his diploma of being magna cumlaude, he is the top of the class and that was something. Ang

Kung gaano ako nawindang dahil sa narealize ko ay ganoon din ang hitsura ni Matthew. I saw how his eyes widened and how he looked at me like I just betrayed the shit out of him. “ After everything?! You’re gay?!” gulat ko pading tanong sa kanya bago uminom sa kape sa harapan ko. Agad ko lang din iyong nabitawan dahil napaso ang dila ko. Fuck! I didn’t even think that the coffee would be hot at basta ko nalang ininom iyon. “ Shit! Are you okay?” nag-aalalang tanong ni Matthew bago lumapit sa akin. My mind cannot process everything lalo na ng hawakan niya ang baba ko at pilit iharap sa kanya. “ Patingin nga ako ng dila mo.” “ Heh?” I asked him pero inilabas ko padin ang napasong dila. I am just looking at him, worried about my tongue, when suddenly he leaned down and kiss the tip of it. Agad akong napalayo dahil sa ginawa niya at tumingin sa paligid dahil sobra akong naeskandalo. He just kissed the tip of my tongue! Matthew did that in a public place!

“ Matthew, iho! Come here!” Lihim akong napangiti dahil sobrang ganda ng pagkakangiti ng mga magulang ko habang sinasalubong si Matthew sa aming pintuan. I’ve never seen them happy like this, ngayon palang. My heart clenched, not because of hate or what, but because I am happy that Matthew can make my parents happy. Nag-insist siya na pumunta sa bahay ngayon para makausap sila at daddy at humingi ng tawad. I’ll already told him that they didn’t kind of know what happened pero pakiramdam daw niya ay kailangan padin niyang kausapin ang parents ko to ask something. Kahapon ko pa siya kinukulit kung ano ang tatanungin at ipagpapaalam niya but he kept his mouth shut. I rolled my eyes when my mother guided Matthew in our kitchen at nagpasikat naman siya dahil tutulungan daw niya si Mommy na magluluto. He even fold his long sleeves up into his arms and pop his neck to show my mom that he is serious in cooking. “ He’s a good man anak.” Naiwan akong na

Habol habol ko ang hininga ko at namumulang tumingin sa kisame. No one is talking between us and only our heavy breathing can be heard in the room aside from the sound of the oceans waves. I cannot believe that these things happened pagkadating palang namin dito sa tutuluyan naming villa. Hindi ko alam kung lilingunin ko ba si Matthew o ano dahil sa nangyari. Sinubukan ko siyang pakiramdaman ngunit tahimik lang siyang nakahiga sa tabi ko at siguro’y tulad ko’y prinoproseso din ang nangyari. Of course! He just dry humped you! Napalingon ako dito ng marinig kong umalis siya sa tabi ko. Tulad ko ay pawisan siya pero nagulat nalang ako at napatili ng bigla niya akong buhatin at dalhin sa pinasukang banyo kanina. He put me down in a bath tub and look at me with a weary eyes pero isa lang ang napansin ko. Namumula din ang mukha niya hanggang sa leeg tanda na nahihiya din siya dahil sa nangyari. “ Uh I’ll let you wash first, prepare kong lang gamit ko.” He awkwardly said be

Mas idiniin ko pa ang dalawa kong kamay sa aking tenga dahil sa lakas ng tugtog ng musika. I jumped because of the mood of the place and stares at Matthew who is now angrily eyeing my outfit. Binigyan niya ako ng pagkakataon na pumili kung saan kami pupunta ngayong gabi and he wasn’t happy when he saw where I brought him. “ This is insane! Yuhoo!” I shouted and jump more with the crowd because of the intensity of the party. We are in the nightlife of this one island and I plan to get wasted, but this man is not happy with my decisions, kung sabagay I never pegged him to enjoy this kind of life…he was always the good boy type. “ Come on! Just this once, okay?” I shouted in his ears before dragging me  in the dance floor. Hindi pa ako nakakainom but I am acting like I am drunk. He shook his head in disappointment pero wala din siyang nagawa at nagpaubaya nalang ng makarating na kami sa pinakagitna ng dance floor. I can feel how the other people stares at him but I