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I went back to the room with pure disgust on my face. But for Eunice, hindi ko na lang ipapahalata. I feel so bad for not telling her about it, pero kailangan ko munang siguraduhin. I don't want to give her false information. And, this is going to hurt her a lot.
I can't believe na magagawa sa kaniya 'yon ng sarili nyang boyfriend. But, what's worse is pinatulan siya ng ate ko?
First year college na si ate, at third year high school pa lang kami. Hindi rin alam ng parents namin na may boyfriend si ate, who's a lot younger than her. Seriously, there are a lot of men she can meet and she chose Elijah?
Elijah that has a relationship with my friend.
"Huy Zai," rinig kong tawag ng isa pa naming kaklase. Ang tagal ko palang nakatulala. I went back to my seat at pinag patuloy na lang ang kunwaring pakikinig sa klase. Lutang ako the whole time, at wala akong ibang maisip kung hindi ang nasaksihan kanina.
Few hours until lunch came. Inaya ko na munang kumain ang dalawa bago namin pag usapan ang nakita ko. Or, maybe not. I'll let Eunice talk first. Since I told her that she can rant on me. I'm just ready to listen.
"Zai! tara na aba, ang haba haba ng pila sa canteen!" Andrea yelled at me. Palagi 'yang gutom, at excited kapag kakain na. I was looking for my wallet pero hindi ko talaga mahanap.
"Hawak ko na wallet mo, tara na!" sigaw niya ulit at lumabas na ng room. Probably running to the canteen para makipag siksikan. I looked for Eunice and I saw her at the back, sitting alone. Inaya ko nang kumain para naman mahimasmasan. She let me pull her until we reached the canteen pero mukang lumilipad ang isip niya.
"Hey, you can tell me okay? let's eat first," I whispered to her. Tumango na lang siya at tinuro sakin ang cinnamon rolls na gusto niya. I nodded and smiled, iniwan ko muna siya sa isang bench at ako na ang bibili ng pagkain niya.
"Ate! Ate!, 'yung Mac and Cheese utang na loob!" I heard Andrea's voice from somewhere. And there I saw her, namimili dun sa paborito niyang tindera. I wanted to laugh so hard but there's too many people around. Hindi ko na talaga alam saan niya kinukuha lahat ng lakas ng loob niya. Isn't she even embarrassed?
