Ace Of The Beauty (El Vicente Series #3) COMPLETED

Kabanata 35

Tulala ako habang nakikinig sa sermon ni Reign sa akin. My eyes are on my laptop with Reign and Cassandra posing at the back while my thoughts are flying away.

"You shouldn't told that! Sinigaw mo pa! My gosh, Gianna Bryn, lokang loka na ako sayo! Did you know how many hours I got scolded because of that stupid issue?" she shouted. "Stop posing like that, Cassandra! You're at fault, too! Sabi ko bantayan mo, anong ginawa mo? Hinayaan mo!"

Kinagat ko ang labi ko at iniwas ang tingin nang maisip si Rashid. I badly want to go out and check if he's gone. He's probably eating his dinner since its already dinner. I'm starving.

"I told you, I'm sorry. Gosh, relax, Reign! Stress 'yan, nakakapangit."

"Paano naman ako magrerelax? Ha?" she looked at me. "Are you even listening, Gianna Bryn? Makinig ka sa akin dahil wala akong maisip na palusot sa ginawa mo!"

I rolled my eyes. "So what, Reign? Tell them I really did that nang matahimik ang kaluluwa nila. It wasn't my fault! That bitch called me a hoochie!"

"And you just proved her right for shouting that. People mistook it and they assume that you are even proud."

"Well, I'm not a hoochie but I am proud that I fucked—"

"Don't even start, Gianna." pikit mata niyang sabi habang humahagalpak ng tawa si Cassandra.

"What? Gosh, I was drunk, okay. Iyon ang sabihin mo." ngumiwi ako. "I just drunkenly shouted it, that was a mistake but what is wrong in having sex? I am not a minor and what is this? A conservative 1886?"

And what's the sense of explaining to people? Makakalimutan din nila iyan. And even if they bash me all over again, their words are too shallow for me.

Pumalakpak si Cassandra habang tumatawa at lumapit sa camera. "But is it true, Gian? Sino? Is that the guy on your past Instagram account?"

Napawi ang reaksyon ko dahil doon. Lumunok ako at hindi mahanap ang tamang salita para sagutin ang tanong niya.

"Atleast I didn't fuck someone's boyfriend, Reign. Iyon ang ilagay mo."

She rolled her eyes. Napawi ang tanong ni Cassandra na hindi ko sinagot. I purposely didn't answer that because why would I?

I didn't eat my dinner that time. Maaga akong nagising dahil sa kalam ng sikmura. Hindi na ako nakasigurado na wala na si Rashid dahil nagugutom na talaga ako.

Naabutan ko siyang nakatayo sa gilid ng lamesa habang nakatingin sa laptop niya. Umangat kaagad ang tingin niya ng makita ako. Bihis na bihis ulit gaya ng madalas na suot papuntang trabaho.

"I knocked your door last night, you're asleep. Hindi ka kumain ng dinner," he said.

Kukuha na sana ako ng plato pero tinulak niya ang platong may kanin na. Nagkatinginan kami. His eyes were cold on me.

Sumimangot ako at naupo malayo sa kaniya sabay hila sa plato. "I fell asleep."

"You shouldn't skip meals. That doesn't keep you fit at all, it's not healthy."

"I'm not trying to skip it purposely, Rashid. Nakatulog nga ako, 'diba?" may galit kong tinusok ng tinidor ang sausage na luto niya.

Tinukod niya ang isang kamay at sinarado ang laptop.

He leaned towards me. "Really? Or you're just avoiding me?"

I looked away and had a bit bite of sausage. Nagtiim-bagang ako at inisip kung papaano niya nalaman 'yon.