LOVE POTION (Chapter 34)

CHAPTER 34

(DEVON had a live interview at inamin nya na lahat ang tungkol sa kanila ni Ivan. DEVAN fans around were so happy for them at maraming bumati. She was even surprised ng magpunta sa set si Ivan bringing bouquet of flowers. They looked like a happy couple on cam. She dreamed this before pero parang kulang ang naramdaman nyang kasiyahan, she felt a bit emptiness within her. Ivan held her hands during the whole interview kaya naman kahit medyo awkward,she managed to calm herself down. Nang magtanong ang HOST if there is any proposal from Ivan ay hindi agad sya makapagsalita, mabuti nalang at si Ivan ang sumagot at nagdeny ito)

IVAN: We’re just taking our relationship slowly..hindi naman po kinakailangang magmadali..
DEVON: Yeah..Ivan is right…

(Matapos ang interview ay maraming fans nila ni Ivan ang natuwa at mukhang affected much naman ang fans nila ni Sam. Hinatid na sya ni Ivan pauwi at tinanong nya ito kung bakit hindi sinabi sa Public ang proposal nito sa kanya)
DEVON: Bakit hindi mo sinabi ang tungkol sa proposal?
IVAN: I don’t wanna pressure you Devon..kapag sinabi ko and I’m waiting for your answer baka ipressure ka ng mga fans..at ayaw kong mangyari yun..Gusto ko na makapagdesisyon ka without any pressure from fans.
(Ivan has always been good to her kaya she can’t help but be nice to him)
DEVON: Thanks Ivan….
IVAN: Anyway, about the premiere of your new movie…Direk Sean told me that he wanted Sam to be your escort, as a sort of promotion na rin.
DEVON: Ok lang ba yun sayo?
IVAN: Of course! He’s always my bestfriend Devz…alam ko naman na hinding-hindi sya gagawa ng bagay na ikasisira namin..
DEVON: Pero yung tungkol kay Linn? Diba ikinagalit mo yun ng husto?
IVAN: I think..I was just overreacting…I’m planning to talk to Sam about it…
DEVON: Pero paano kung may something talaga sa kanila ni Linn?
IVAN: Then..it’s none of my business…After all, I have you..
Linn is just part of my past Devz…I already decided to have you with me…
(hinawakan nito ang kanyang mukha at dinampian sya ng halik…She just smiled at Ivan)


(Samantalang sina Sam at Linn naman)
LINN: So sila na talaga?
SAM: Pakialam ko naman kay Devon…I choose to let go Linn.
LINN: You don’t have to do this Sam…if you’re doing this dahil sa akin, dahil inaalala mo ako… sinasaktan mo lang ang sarili mo.
SAM: She’s happy with Ivan..kaya there’s no used na ipagpilitan ko pa ang sarili ko sa kanya.
LINN: I guess, everthing’s my fault…kung hindi ako bumalik,,malamang you’re with her..malamang hindi nagalit si Ivan..malamang…
SAM: Psstt…wala kang kasalanan..It’s my choice na igive up si Devon…
LINN: Pero paano ang friendship niyo ni Ivan? Nagkasira kayo dahil sa akin…
SAM: Don’t worry…magkakaayos din kami ni Ivan…
LINN: Sana nga…
(Biglang ng ring ang phone ni Sam and he received a call from Ivan, he wanted to meet him up. Right after the call, Sam headed to Ivan’s condo unit)

SAM: So what do you want to talk? (hinagis sa kanya ni Ivan ang isang bottle ng beer na agad naman nyang nasalo.)
IVAN: Just missed the old days…drinking after class,chasing girls and having fun in New York.
SAM: Nakakamiss nga yun
IVAN: So anong story niyo ni Linn? Kailan mo lang nadiscover na gusto mo sya?!
SAM: Kailan mo lang din nalaman na mahal mo na pala si Devon?
IVAN: I guess we’re even Sam, you’ve got Linn! I got Devon!
SAM: What made you think na may something sa amin ni Linn?!
IVAN: And what made you hide the truth from me about her?!
SAM: Why don’t you listen to me and Linn?
IVAN: I don’t wanna talk about her Sam…What matter to me is our friendship, ayaw kong magkasira tayo dahil lang sa babae..You can have Linn and let me have Devon..
SAM: She’s already yours Ivan..I don’t have any intention na balikan pa sya… Sana naman ganun ka rin…sana hindi mo ginagawang pang rebound relationship si Devon…
IVAN: So you like Linn?!!
SAM: Kung sabihin kung O.o mapapatawad mo na ba sya?
IVAN: Hindi ko alam Sam..basta ang akin lang huwag madamay ang friendship natin dahil sa kanya..
SAM: You can have my word Ivan…

(Nagkaayos na sila ni Ivan. Naisip ni Sam na darating din ang panahon na mapapatawad ni Ivan si Linn sa ginawa nitong pagpapanggap.)
SAM’S POV: Linn, I promised…mapapatawad ka din ni Ivan…

(Marami pa silang nainum ni Ivan bago napagpasyahan ni Sam na umuwi at bago pa sya tuluyang makalabas ng condo ay may sinabi sa kanya si Ivan)
IVAN: I already proposed to Devon to marry me…

(Kanina pa nasa loob ng kanyang kotse si Sam, bigla tuloy nawala ang pagkalasing nya dahil sa narinig buhat kay Ivan. Matagal na panahon ang hinintay nya para makabalik sa Pinas)
SAM: I was just 12 then…

(He was just 12 when he met Devon. Dahil sa nagkasakit ang ama ay napilitan silang manirahan sa Manila,he transferred school and met this maldita and brat girl. He was attracted to her the first time he saw her kaya naman naglakas loob syang magbigay ng Christmas card dito through a certain clasmet. Devon has always been the center of attention sa school but it wasn’t the reason kung bakit sya nagkagusto dito. He prefers girls kasi na palaban and expressive. He sent her cards on special occasions but never did tell her personally about his feelings. Nang mga panahon kasing iyon hindi maganda ang kalagayan ng kanyang ama mas inaalala nya ito kesa sa sariling kaligayahan. He heard Devon saying negative things about him na TORPE sya at BAKLA but he didn’t mind about them,he was suffering from too much pain dahil sa sakit ng kanyang Daddy. Nang maging malubha ang kalagayan ng Ama,wala syang nagawa kundi sumama sa STATES ni hindi man lang sya nakaattend sa school Graduation. His dad died and his Mom decided na magmigrate nalang sila sa STATES. He never did connect anybody from his elementary school dahil wala namang syang friends noon. He’s a thin weird boy with thick eye glasses at binansagan pa syang Einstein. In the STATES he met Ivan and then they became best of friends. When Ivan got depressed from Linn’s fake death, he thought of losing his bestfriend too. But after a year of depression , nagulat nalang sya na magpasya itong bumalik sa Pinas. Then few months after he knew he became an actor and Devon’s LT. Right then, naisip na nya na mahuhulog din ito sa dalaga. Being gay is part of the plan dahil nga inis si Devon sa bakla! Nagpanggap sya, he did the weirdest thing in his whole life. Ivan knew everything,infact kakampi nya ito sa lahat ng plano. And about the POTION?! Narinig nya noon ang pag-uusap nina Devon at Kyra. When the two planned na ipainum ito kay Ivan ay agad nya itong kinuha sa kaibigan at tinapon ang laman sa labas ng bahay. Of course! Ivan didn’t know about the potion at hindi rin nito nakita ang pagtapon nya sa juice dahil may kinausap ito noon sa phone. Everything was well planned but when he slowly feel na nahuhulog na ang kanyang bestfriend kay Devon ay nagpasyahan nyang mag give up,so that Ivan would be happy again after all the heartbreaks na naranasan nito. But now, that his bestfriend is planning to marry Devon ay parang di nya kaya ang lahat. He found himself fakingly smiled and said)
SAM: Maybe this is our destiny…we’re not really meant to be…