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Playing Match

Chapter 7: One Mistake

“Where are you going?” Willie asked Michael one Saturday evening.

“To my friend’s house.” Michael replied as he fixes his hair.

“You look good.” Jasmin complimented as she passed by his room.

“Don’t go in my room.” Michael hissed while blushing.

“Ok. But I can’t promise that!” Jasmin told him.

“You’re with Kevin?” Willie asked.

Michael was irritated when he heard his friend’s name.

“No. With someone else.” Michael replied.

“Why would I go with that traitor?” he thought.

“With your girlfriend?” Michelle asked as she passed by.

“I don’t have one.” Michael replied.

“Rolanda and Betty told me.” Michelle teased.

Michael sighed.

“Who’s the lucky girl?” Willie asked.

“Lisa.” Jasmin replied.

“Cut it out!” Michael told her.

Willie grinned for awhile.

“I never knew this would happen.” Willie said.

“It’s supposed to be a secret.” Michael said.

“Secrets are always revealed, little one.” Michelle told him.

Michael glared at his mother.

“You really look so neat.” Jasmin said.

Michael faced them. He was wearing a white polo shirt, pants and leather shoes. Michelle and Willie snickered.

“What?” Michael asked.

“Where are you going?” Willie asked again.

“To my friend’s house. We have a project to do. I’m going to stay with him for the night.” Michael explained.

“You look too good for a project.” Michelle said.

“It’s an evening mass.” Jasmin mumbled.

Michael glared at Jasmin.

“It’s embarrassing if I go there wearing a shirt and short.” Michael hissed as he took his bag.

“He’s right, Michelle.” Willie agreed.

“I’m off. See ya tomorrow.” Michael said then rushed off.

“He’s in a hurry.” Willie said.

“He even forgot his things.” Michelle said.

“His friends must be providing everything.” Willie told her.

“Let’s give Father Michael a toast!” a guy said as he lifts his beer.

“Brad, some girls might hear you. You’ll embarrassed Michael.” Another guy said.

“Pete, it’s ok. Let the world know that I’m not a priest!” Michael told him then drank from his bottle.

Michael and his friends were in a club. The place is packed with people who are dancing, eating, drinking and flirting.

“You’re not a pope anymore! Yeah!” Brad said.

“Pope? You think I’m a pope?” Michael asked.

“Brad!” Pete said.

“Yeah! You’re goody-two-shoes. We thought that you don’t drink, flirt and cut classes.” Brad explained.

“For your information, Brad, I drink, flirt but don’t cut classes.” Michael told them.

“What did you tell your rents?” Pete asked.

“A project.” Michael replied.

Brad and Pete were amazed.

“They believe you?” Brad asked.

“If I told my mom that I have a project, she would not believe me.” Pete replied.

“They trust me. That’s why.” Michael said.

They laughed.

“What a naughty priest?” Brad teased.

“I’m here to cleanse your souls with beer! So order!” Michael said then lifts his bottle for a toast.

“Yeah! Please do!” Pete and Brad said in chorus then toasts.

“We need dates.” Brad told them.

“No need to look. Girls will come to us.” Michael said.

Three girls went near them. Each girl sat beside each boy.

“Hi.” A girl said.

“Hi.” Michael said.

Michael signaled his friends. Telling them I told you so.

“Please! I don’t want to!” a girl said from the other table.

“Come on, sweetie.” A boy said as he tried to kiss the girl.

Michael noticed that the girl is Lisa. Michael stood up and left the girl beside her.

“What?” the girl reacted.

“Let her go! She’s my girl!” Michael told the guy.

“She’s mine. I found her first.” The guy said.

“El…” Lisa said as she went behind Michael.

“Hey, little girl! Come back here! I’m not finished with you!” the guy said and tried to grab Lisa but Michael grabbed his hand.

“Touch her and you’re dead.” Michael said.

Lisa looked at Michael’s face. Michael is serious. Michael released his hands and the guy left. Michael took Lisa to their table. He noticed that the girl beside her is missing.

“She left already but…” Brad said while pointing at the girls beside him.

“She’s not with them.” Pete said after he made out with his girl.

Brad looked at Lisa from head to foot.

“Wow. A catch eh?” Brad said.

“My girlfriend.” Michael told him.

“Your girlfriend? She’s alone. She must have been spying on you.” Pete said.

Lisa shook her head.

“No?” Pete asked.

“I just want to have fun.” Lisa replied.

Lisa looked at Michael with embarrassment.

“Please, don’t tell.” Lisa told him.

“I won’t but you have to sit here with us.” Michael told her.

“O-ok.” Lisa said.

After some time, they started drinking and laughing. Brad and Pete went on the dance floor with their dates. Lisa and Michael were both drunk.

“Liz, you know why I’m here? It’s because I want to forget my first love.” Michael told her.

“Me, too.” Lisa said.

“So, we’re on the same boat.”

“Pretty much, El.”

“Who is this first love of yours?”

“K.”

“Ah… Mine is Jaz.”

Lisa was surprised to hear her best friend’s name.

“But she’s your sister.” Lisa said.

“We’re not blood related or some sort.”

“I see… Jaz is very lucky. There are so many guys who love her.”

“Don’t be jealous of her. You’ll find that person.”

“You too, El.”

Lisa was about to drink from her bottle but Michael took her bottle and drank it.

“El!”

“You’re still under age. I’ll drink this for you.”

Michael drank from a bottle of beer again.

“Stop it, El!” Lisa told him but Michael ignored her.

She keeps on hitting him but he just keeps on ignoring her. Lisa removed the bottle and kissed Michael. Michael was surprised but he kissed her back. Lisa pushed him then covered her lips. She was surprised. She stood up but Michael pulled her.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Michael asked.

“You’re drunk, El.” Lisa replied.

“Not yet. Sorry about that kiss.” Michael said.

“No! I’m supposed to be the one to apologize. I’m the one who kissed you!” Lisa told him.

“It’s because I drank almost every bottle of beer in the table. It’s my fault.” Michael insisted.

Lisa took a bottle and drank it. Michael took the bottle from her.

“No!”

“Give it back, El!”

“I won’t!”

“OK!”

Lisa took another bottle and drank from it.

“Like I said, I’m here to have fun. If I want to drink then I drink! There’s nothing you can do! You can tell them if you want!” Lisa said then drank from the bottle again.

Michael just stared at her as she finished the bottle.

“Ok, young lady. I’m not going to treat you like a little girl today.” Michael said.

“Thank you, El.” Lisa said.

Lisa woke up with a headache. She can’t remember what happened last night. She looked around and noticed that she’s not familiar with the place and it’s cold. She looked at herself and found out that she’s not wearing anything. Only the blanket covered her body.

“Ow… My head….” Michael said.

Lisa looked beside her and saw Michael, sitting on the bed with her. He is also naked. Michael noticed Lisa beside him. His eyes widened like he couldn’t believe that there’s someone beside him. Lisa held the blanket tightly against her chest then started to cry.

“Liz… I… I’m sorry.” Michael told her as he tries his best so she would stop crying.

Michael wrapped his arms around her but Lisa kept on pushing him away.

“You jerk! How could you?” Lisa shrieked.

“I can’t remember anything. I didn’t know what happened last night.” Michael said as he released her.

Lisa kept on hitting Michael.

“Stop it Liz.” Michael told her.

“How dare you? How could you?!”

“Let’s calm down and think. We can’t turn back time now.”

Lisa stopped hitting Michael but she’s still crying.

“Let’s think. Even if I can’t remember anything last night, I bet you know what happened.” Michael told her.

Lisa shook her head.

“What?! You can’t remember?!” Michael shrieked.

“I can’t! I just can’t remember.” Lisa said in between sobs.

“S-sorry. I shouldn’t raise my voice.”

“Good morning!” Brad greeted as he opened the door.

Michael and Lisa were startled.

“You had a good time with your girlfriend last night eh?” Brad said.

Pete went inside.

“We can’t remember anything.” Michael told them.

“What? You were making out inside my car and you can’t remember that?” Pete asked.

Michael and Lisa looked at each other.

“Ok… I’ll tell you what happened.” Brad told them as he sat on a chair.

“Last night, when Pete and I decided to go back home, we went back to our table and found the two of you knocked out. We lifted you guys in Pete’s car. Our dates helped, Lisa so don’t worry. As we were going back here with our dates, the two of you started to make out. Then we lifted you guys again here. Pete and I decided to drink some more together with our dates before getting laid then as we pass by this room, we saw the two of you having sex. That’s it then for the two of you.” Brad narrated.

Michael and Lisa’s eyes were wide when they heard the word sex.

“We… did what?” Lisa asked.

“Had sex?” Michael asked.

“Certainly.” Pete told them.

Lisa was embarrassed when she heard that.

“Brad…” A girl called her in a seductive way.

“Wait.” Brad told them.

He walked to his date.

“Thanks, Pete. See ya! Hey, El! Till next time.” Brad said as he left with the girl.

“See ya.” Pete and Michael told him.

Pete noticed that Lisa cried so he stood up.

“Your girlfriend was a virgin so you better talk to her. When you’re done talking, go downstairs. Breakfast is ready.” Pete said then left them.

Lisa couldn’t face Michael straight. She looked for her clothes while sitting on the bed. She found Michael’s shirt and tried to get it but Michael pulled her and pinned her on the bed.

“El, what are you doing?” Lisa asked.

“I can’t let you think that this is your entire fault, Liz. I know what’s going on in your mind. You have to know that I’m also at fault here.” Michael replied.

“Don’t say that El. I know that it’s really…”

Michael kissed Lisa on her lips. Lisa was surprised. She tried to push him but she can’t. He hugged her tighter and kissed her neck.

“El! Stop, please.” Lisa pleaded but Michael would not stop.

“What took you so long? It’s lunch time already.” Pete said as he saw Lisa and Michael entered the dinning area.

Lisa and Michael didn’t reply. Pete grinned.

“Don’t tell anyone about this, Pete.” Michael told him.

“Don’t worry. I won’t tell. The question is: would Brad keep this as a secret even to Kevin.” Pete said.

Michael was alarmed when he heard Kevin’s name. He remembered his deal with him.

“If you’re going to tell, just don’t tell them the name of the girl I slept with.” Michael said.

“Ok. But you have to tell me what you talked about.”

“If anything happens, she has to call me, ASAP.” Michael told him as he looked at Lisa who is currently eating lunch.

“That’s all?” Pete asked.

“That’s it.”

“What if she got pregnant?”

“I’ll take my responsibility and do what is right.”

Lisa looked at Michael when she heard him.

“I left some condoms on the drawer but you didn’t use it. Your fault.” Pete told him.

“It doesn’t matter. It’s been done.”

“I guess you’re right.”

“Now all we have to do is wait.”

“Yeah. Let’s wait. Just don’t forget to invite us though.”

“You’re welcome anyway.” Michael said with a smile.

Pete gazed at Lisa then at Michael and grinned.