The Fake Engagement (On-going)

Chapter 35

Chapter 35

"Why are you here?" I asked.

My forehead narrowed into slits while looking at Krisha who's now sitting beside Oliver.

When Oliver and I got here at the restaurant, ay nagpaalam ako sa kaniya upang pumunta muna sa comfort's room. It just took me less than five minutes there, and when I came back in our table, I wasn't expecting Krisha to be here.

I shifted my gaze to Oliver to get an answer, but he just brushes his fingers through his hair. Tila ba hindi niya alam kung paano niya ipaliliwanag kung ano'ng ginagawa ni Krisha rito.

Nag-angat sa akin ng tingin si Oliver while Krisha just remained silent. Nang maramdaman niya siguro ang ginagawa kong pagtitig sa kaniya, ay napainom na lang siya ng tubig.

"Just take a seat first, Agnes," Oliver finally said, pointing his forefinger towards the vacant seat in front of them.

Ilang segundo pa muna akong nakipagtitigan sa kaniya bago ako tuluyang umupo sa tapat nila.

The food was already served on the table. The aroma of the freshly cooked food lingered on my nose, pero balewala sa akin ang mga 'yon dahil na kina Oliver at Krisha lamang ang buong atensiyon ko sa mga sandaling ito.

"Do you mind telling me why is she here?" muli kong tanong. "Ano'ng kinalaman niya sa dapat kong malaman?"

Nagkatinginan silang dalawa. Malalim na napabuntong-hininga si Oliver habang si Krisha naman ay ngayon lang ako nagawang tingnan ng diretso sa mga mata.

Gone with her bitch attitude, I was surprised when she gave me a smile. Yes, I can tell that her smile was not totally a genuine one, but it is still a smile.

Seriously. This woman is really making me confused right in this moment.

"From fake to being real, huh?" sabi niya dahilan para muli akong mapakunot-noo.

"Ano na naman ba ang—" her chuckles cut me off.

"Stop denying it, Agnes. Oliver already confirmed it to me."

Mula sa kaniya, ay bumaling ang paningin ko kay Oliver na napakibit-balikat lamang.

"You told her?" I accused, and when he nodded, I just felt like I wanted to splash my glass of water on his face.

Pilit kong pinakalma ang aking sarili habang naghihintay ng sasabihin niya.

"Don't be mad." Isang masamang tingin ang ibinigay ko sa kaniya. How could he do that? Page and him are friends! Bakit niya iyon ginawa?!

"I didn't tell Krisha about your fake engagement, Agnes," he continued, my glare remained at him. "She already knew the truth and when she asked me, there's no point in denying it. Kaya naman kinumpirma ko na lang."

Napailing ako, hindi malaman kung ano ang magiging reaksyon sa mga sinabi niya.

Alam ko namang wala nang rason para itago pa na minsan kaming nagpanggap ni Page as engaged dahil matagal naman na iyong tapos. Everything about us is now real. Pero ang hindi ko lang maintindihan, ay kung bakit ginawa iyon ni Oliver? There's still a lot of reasons to deny it, but what did he do? He did just confirmed it! At kay Krisha pa talaga!

"Oliver's right," Krisha butted in. "There's no need to be mad at. Don't worry, Agnes. Wala na akong balak pang guluhin kayo ni Page," she added and here she goes again with her genuine smile that I wasn't used to see.

Napasandal ako sa backrest nitong aking inuupuan bago ko matamang tiningnan si Krisha.

"What do you mean?"