The Accident (CHAPTER 7)

The Accident

Written by Adrianne Aguilar

"There are no mere accidents in life. It is just what you called destiny"

~*~

On his way home, Michael saw his best buddy Chester walking on his way home.

“Ches, I am going home, sabay ka na?” as Mickey invited Mr. Ylano.

The latter was quiet, as if he couldn’t hear his friend’s invite.

“Chester Ylano sakay na!” as he shouted his name for the second time.

In the end Mr. Ylano responded, “I might be meddling with you, I think you are still going somewhere am I right?”

“Yes I might be visiting David, but it would be just a brief visit, but I’ll go home after that…” Mickey answered.

And Chester responded, “Ahh is that so, anyways, thank you Mike. I’ll just hop on a cab, I’ll be going somewhere, thank you for the invite…” and he just boarded this Taxi that is parked in front of him.

Michael Sy was bewildered of the scene, “What is that all about Mr. Chester Ylano…” he said unto himself.

In the taxi cab, “Damn you Michael, I don’t know why am I feeling this…” and he just felt something dripping on his eyes and he eventually wiped it off.

~*~

It’s almost 11 in the morning, 1^st of August, “Hey I am about to go...” Chester was now tying up his shoe lace.

“Hey cheer up, later you’ll play some balls again. And I really wish you well”. Said his companion while touching his face,   all that Chester can do was to sigh, and had a very deep breath.

And then he responded, “I don’t really know. I guess I can’t yet figure things out for me. And this tormenting feeling for him, damn!” as Chester responded.

“Ches… Mickey is also confused just like you. Maybe he is much more confuse that you can even imagine… So come on, get up there…” and his companion stood up from the bed on which they have shared with the whole night. Chester assisted him while standing up and all the bed sheets are now on the floor.

“Thank you… I’ll just take a shower then we can go…” and he gave this basketball jock a kiss on his cheeks.

He is now very confused at this time. With his feeling for Mickey, with the things that he is currently doing. He certainly knows that it is not the usual thing that he does do but for him it is pleasurable, something that could wash away that painful feeling. After some minutes, his companion already came out of the shower.

“Hey… In time everything between the two of you would be alright, okay Mr. Loverboy?” and he sealed a kiss to Chester’s lips.

Chester answered in a devilish smile.

And he pulled his companion’s towel. “Ooops?...” he teasingly said. And he pushed the wet dripping guy on the bed.

And focused on his hard thing. “Woahhhhhhhhh” the guy moaned like no other.

“Do you like the way I do you, Allen?” and he continued on sucking this man’s hard on cock.

“Chester… Very much…” he answered.

~*~

Aug 1 – Philsports Arena – Updated [ROUND 6]

Game 22:             4PM – UST vs ADLU – [ADLU - 61 | UST - 53]

As usual, the Quicksilver Basketball Team won the 6^th round of the UAAP Basketball tournament. Again bragging rights for the whole team.

“Hey guys, on the house tonight at my dad’s barbeque grill at Blue Wave…” as Marthy invited the team.

“Yeah, sama naman kayo Mickey at Chester!” as Jech-jech bragged unto the two who are about to go.

Mickey then decided that hanging out with the team for a while won’t be that bad. “Ches… come on let’s go with them…” as he also invited his kumpare, best buddy, partner in crime.

But no word came out from Mr. Ylano. He was like hurrying up on fixing himself.

“Oo nga Ylano… Sumama ka na… Hehe…” again Prado teasingly said.

Michael felt something was terribly wrong with him, Chester was about to go out the men’s locker room when he was approached by Mickey, he reached him by his shoulder.

“Can you please take your hands off me?” and he hurriedly left the room.

“What was that?” Head captain Jason Helguerra reacted.

Also confused with the scene Jech Jech Prado said.  “Anong problema nun?”

“Ano nga kaya ang problema?” Mickey said to himself. And then he realized that it seems that Chester was not focused on today’s game play. That he was either distracted of something, or he was avoiding him intentionally.

“Ches… If there is a problem, I am just here to listen…” he said to himself. Little that he knew that Chester’s problem was him.

Aug 8 – Philsports/Araneta [ROUND 7]

Game 27:             2PM – AdU vs ADLU – [ADLU - 70 | AdU - 68]

Aug 10 – Araneta Coliseum [ROUND 8]

Game 31:             4PM – ADLU vs UP – [ADLU - 78 | UP - 75]

“Any news about Chester?” as team captain Jason Helguera ask Mickey.

“Yeah? Where the heck is Chester now?”as Jaydee Castro one of the small the small forwards look for him.

Mickey himself cannot answer those questions from them. He is also clueless where in the world is Mr. Ylano now. He already tried all the means on looking for him. But he is not answering any of his calls. He already missed two of their basketball games on which they have won.

~*~

“Chester, have you already patched up things with Mickey?” as Allen asked Chester who is so busy doing something.

But Chester isn’t even answering, he was still focused with what he was doing.

“Ahhhh…” Allen was in ecstacy. But he was more concerned that he is now being ignored by this very hot jock.

“Chester… Stop that… Let’s talk…” but still he was still ignoring him. “Chester I said stop!” Allen now shouted at the top of his lungs and pushed Chester’s head away from him.

As if the devil possessed the latter, “Huh? Bakit ayaw mo na ba? Tang-ina! Ayaw mo na bang chupain kita? Tang-ina pati ba ikaw, you’ll reject me?” Chester was so paranoid, “Pak” and Allen’s hands landed on his face.

And then he broke down into tears.

“Allen, is it wrong to love my best friend? Mahal ko sya Allen… Mahal ko si Mickey. Pero wala akong magawa… I know that he has this feeling with your friend David… Ano ba ang dapat kong gawin? Ano b ba ha?”

All that Allen can do was to to comfort him, give him a friendly hug and then he said, “You don’t have to do anything. Hindi natin hawak ang oras. We can’t even tell yet what would happen to them Chester… Please have some faith…”

~*~

One day in the ADLU gymnasium. Mickey was on his way home when he saw Anika and her friends carrying some boxes for their new cheerleading outfits. After all he was still the nice guy that everyone knows so in the end he decided on helping them out.

“Salamat Mickey…” as cheerleader Trish said to him.

While Anika gave him a very civil handshake, “Thanks!” but it is very obvious that something ignited in her upon doing that. Then out of nowhere Jech-jech came into the scene.

“Hi girls, so Anika… shall we go? Hey Michael pare nandito ka rin pala…” and he gave him a tap on his shoulders. Mickey just responded with a smile.

Then the tactless Trish said, “Jech-jech late ka na naman…”

In defense he answered, “I am really sorry, nag commute pa kasi ako going here. Medyo matraffic kasi going here from the dorm…”

In a whispering manner Trish said to herself, “Buti pa nung si Mickey, he’s not late and he always fetch Anika using his car.” She was over heard by Anika at siniko sya nito.

“What did you just said Trish?” Jechs didn’t actually hear of what she has said.

“Wala… Ang sabi ko, you should be going ahead and it seems that it’s going to rain…” palusot ni Trish.

“Well I guess I should be going too…” Mickey said and by that signal they already have parted ways.

~*~

It seems nag dilang anghel si Trish when she said that it was about to rain. It did rain that day. The breeze was a bit cold than the usual nights.

As usual Mickey visited David that night. He decided to lower down the thermostat so that it won’t be that cold.

He then went beside David and gently he has laid down his hands on him.

“You are so warm David. If Aunt Nina is here I know that she would tell me that you are now on your way to your full recovery…” he was all smiles at that time, even if he knows that David cannot hear him, he then continued on telling stories about their team’s victory.

And then again he took this stainless steel chair and sat beside the sleeping David.

“You know what? I scored like 38 points today… And that feels nice, knowing that you are doing these things for someone…” Mickey was in cloud nine that time.

And then someone came knocking over the door. Instantly Mickey has pulled off his hands from David’s

It was Allen, and he looks a bit under the weather today.

“Hello there Mickey, how are you? It seems napapadalas ka yata sa pag bisita lately?” Allen told Mr. Nice guy.

All he can do was to scratch on his head and he answered, “Guilty as charged. Actually I am almost here every day to check on him.”

“That’s alright, at least I do know that someone really cares for my friend David here…” he replied as a compliment.

Mickey was embarrassed with what Allen said. He blushed and he just hid his face so that he won’t be noticed.

Well Allen actually noticed, so to save him from that embarrassment he just decided to break the ice. “So any plans tonight?”

Mickey then responded, “Nahh… nothing much… I’ll just be heading home after this.”

“Alright so then it’s all set…” vaguely Allen said.

“What’s all set?” the jock said in bewilderment.

“We’ll be having some coffee this cold night. We should be catching up sa mga buhay buhay. Kamustahan lang. And besides you have treated me for dinner the last time remember? Makabawi man lang sa’yo…” Allen answered.

“Well that’s nothing really… What are friends for di ba?” Mickey replied.

“Yup what are friends for if you’ll decline on my invite…” Allen said jokingly.

“Hahaha! You got me there! Oh well I am not going to decline… So shall we?” and Mickey said his usual goodbyes to David. That sweet kind of goodbyes that he usually does for him every time he visits.

Allen on the other hand doesn’t really know how to react on this.

So to make the story short they have just find themselves in the nearby Starbucks from the hospital. It was jammed pack really it’s a good thing that a couple just left who is sitting just beside the glass window pane.

“Please Mickey reserve those seats for us. So what shall I order for you?”

“I’ll just be having a caramel macchiato…” and Mickey went sitting on the comfy sofa lounge chair.

As usual some girls and closeted guys are now checking out on him. He is like a mini-celebrity now-a-days because of the victories that he contributed for his university, something that is not really sinking yet on him, he’s not really used to the attention that he’s now getting.

After some minutes Allen already went with him on his table.

“So I ordered a slice of cake and some pastries so dig in…” as he invited. Mickey responded, “Thanks…”

So they have shared the sweet treats, after some time, Allen asked him a question, “So how’s school? How’s the UAAP game? I’ve heard that your team is on its continuous winning streak? So wala naman bang mga problema lately?”

Well, after hearing that question Mickey realized that somehow there is a problem, a problem between him and Chester. He was about to answer Allen’s question when, “One caramel macchiato and caffè latte for Allen…” as the Starbucks barista called his name.

Then Allen stood up “Oh wait, I’ll just get the coffee that I ordered…”, “Hey I can do that for you…” as Mickey offered his assistance, “No way, you just enjoy your pastries there… Ako na ang bahala…” the other responded.

Out of nowhere the rain started pouring. It was like raining cats and dogs outside that everyone from the veranda smoking area of Starbucks went inside so that they won’t be soaked with rain water and from a distant Mickey noticed something or someone. It was a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt, now soaked in rain. Mickey noticed that the man was looking at his direction. The rain was pouring hard that he can’t get a complete figure who the he was, he then realized. “Ches… Is that you?” Then someone distracted his attention.

“Hi there, you’re Michael Sy right from the Quicksilvers basketball team? I am a big fan, I am from DLSU… Can I have your autograph?” as this bubbly cute girl approached him. Of course he didn’t decline. Mickey then gave his autograph. “Thanks! I wish you well on your game…” said that girl from De La Salle.

And then he went back to check on the guy who is soaked in rain but he was already gone.

“Hey Mickey, I’ve seen that, you are such a ladies man… Here’s your caramel macchiato…” as Allen placed Mr. Jock’s cup of coffee in front of him, he was a bit puzzled that Mickey was not paying attention to him. “Mickey is there something wrong?”

Mr. Nice guy responded “Oh sorry, I just thought I just seen someone… Anyways, never mind. Hey thanks for the coffee…” and Mickey just said to himself, “Is my senses playing with me? Or is this the feeling of guilt? What should I be guilty of? Did I actually desert him?” those were the questions that are now bothering him.

“Hey Mister are you alright?” Allen noticed that his companion was now blank.

“Geez, I am really sorry, anyways where are we? I mean the topic?” and he seemed to forget the question earlier.

“Hmmm… I was just asking if how are you? With your school? The games? Anything… or maybe problems” and Allen had a sip of his caffè latte.

Napabuntong hininga na lang si Mickey.

“Well… School is fine… Our game play is doing well… About problems… Problems are inevitable… Maybe that’s part of living life… Dealing with all sorts of problems…” as he answered.

Allen was now focused and listening, “Go on, don’t be shy…”

“Oh well here’s the thing… You’ve met Chester right? In one of our earlier visits?” said Michael and Allen responded “Yes… I have met him…”

“Chester is like my best buddy, my confidant, my partner in crime… But…” as Mickey gulped on his coffee.

“But what…?” nabitin si Allen. And Mickey stopped and seemed he has no answer to continue on his last sentence.

And he continued it with, “But it seems that he is mad at me of some reason that I don’t really know”.

And Allen said to himself, “Is that really it or are you just confused to admit it to yourself?” and then he had a follow up question to Mickey, “But have you had the chance to talk to him?”

“A chance… We never had a chance… He never had talk to me, after that last game that he was still in the team. He suddenly changed. I just realized it is not the same Chester that I knew before. He was like a brother to me…”

“Bulls-eye! And that’s the reason why. The brother treatment thingy…” as Allen told again himself one more time.

“We were never like this before… When we play our team games, we are like inseparable… When I have problems, he’s always there for me. And when that accident happened, he’s the very first person who went there for me…” Allen now can see that Mickey was now holding back his tears.

“So do you miss him?” out of nowhere that question came out from him.

“Excuse me?” Mickey answered back in bewilderment.

“Why don’t you just answer the question? Do you miss him? His company? Do you miss the guy or not” Allen reiterated the question to the now off-guard Mickey.

Mickey was very clueless. He doesn’t really know where to start.

“That’s the thing with you guys. I know boys just like you, who are so hard headed that they cannot admit what they feel pag may nawawala ng guy friend nyo. Being honest sa sarili mo wouldn’t really do any harm. It wouldn’t make you lesser a person or maybe lesser a man if you just admit that you miss him.” So Allen gave Mickey a piece of his mind.

Mickey was struck with what Allen said, that he just said, “Yes I do miss my buddy Chester…”

And in the same straightforward way, Allen said, “Tell that to him, when you’ll have a chance to see each other again, and everything would be alright…”

Mickey became blank upon hearing that.

“Anyways, maayos nyo din yan. Maybe it is just a misunderstanding…” but Allen is fully aware of what is really happening.

“Well I hope so…” briefly Mr. Jock answered. “By the way how’s Adam?” kinamusta na rin ni Mr. Jock and kaibigan ni Allen at David na si Adam.

“He’s doing well, Adam is now filling in for David’s workload for the mean time. Kayang kaya naman nya. Sa totoo lang mas nag woworry ako dahil marami ng nangangamusta kay David. Syempre hindi naman lahat ng coworkers namin has the chance to visit him at the hospital. There are like a lot of people who misses him there.”

“Well I do know that there is like a lot…” Mickey is aware how well rounded David’s life is. That is because his corkboard in his hospital room is now full of letters from well-wishers who wants a speedy recovery for him.

“Well at least I know that there is someone who is now dedicated on checking David out every now and then… And that’s you Mickey, and I thank you for that…” Allen sincerely said.

Napa-isip for a while si Mickey, “Bakit nga ba? Why am I doing this for David? Is it like a duty? Or am I just relating him to me dahil sa mga nangyari?”, “Naahh… He seems complete. He has his friends around him, much like a family, pero ako? What do I have? First is my mum, then my dad? Then Anika? Now Chester? What’s left of me? Am I envious of him? Or is it another thing that I am feeling” he was just blankly staring at his almost done cup of coffee. Allen noticed na mukhang balisa na ang kanyang kasama.

“Oh the rain already stopped. It seems that you are a bit tired now. You need some rest and I believe that you do still have a game by tomorrow. Don’t lose your focus now mate. Do it to the people who matters to you most…” and that is one thing na tumatak sa isip ni Mickey, na kahit anung gawin mo gawin mo ito para sa mga taong mahalaga sayo.

As usual Mickey invited Allen to give him a ride home, but Allen graciously declined. So he just hopped on in a cab. Nauna na rin kasing nakaalis si Michael on his way home.

Upon riding the taxi, someone from the other door went into a ride with him. Syempre nagulat si Allen about that scene.

“So what happened?” asked the man with the wet hooded sweat shirt.

“OMG… Ginulat mo ako, don’t you ever do that again.” Relieved, Allen just replied.

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