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Mabilis kong pinunasan ang aking luha at pawis nang marinig kong may kumakatok na sa pintuan.

I must be staying at this place for too long that I have not noticed. I sighed countless times before composed myself a good posture. I wore my mask again and cap to be more safe and to cover my puffy eyes.

Why the fvck am I crying?

Mabagal kong binuksan iyong pintuan at hindi na nag-abalang   tingnan iyong taong kanina pa katok nang katok.

Habang naglalakad ako palabas doon ay may humawak ng braso ko kaya mabilis ko iyong kinuha at hindi na nilingon.

“Belle,” rinig kong pagtatawag sa pangalan ko.

“This is Trina, please talk to me.”

I stopped from where I was standing and told myself not to look back and told her instead.

“I don't talk to strangers.” mabilis kong saad at humakbang ng muli.

Ramdam ko ang pagsunod nito sa akin pero hindi ko na ito muling tiningnan pa. I walked faster than usual when I saw the car that has been waiting for me for almost an hour.

I was about to open the door when she grabbed my arms, this time I could feel the force and my arms hurting.

“What the fvck is your problem?” singhal ko sa kanya at kinuha ang braso.

“You, you are a selfish prick.” she shouted on me in front of my face.

Umawang ang labi ko sa gulat. “How dare you!” sigaw ko sa kanya.

“How dare me?” she asked and chuckled humorlessly.

She looked around as a smirk on her lips was crept. Inilagay niya iyong buhok niyang umaabot na sa mukha niya doon sa likod na bahagi.

“Just leave me alone, like what you all did to me.”  I said frankly.

Rumehistro iyong gulat sa mukha niya pero agad niya rin iyong nabawi at ibinalik ang kanyang maamong tingin sa akin.

“Please, Belle.”

I sighed. “What do you want?”

“Talk to him.” she muttered it with too much confidence, ni hindi ko alam kung saan niya iyon napulot.

She grew up being the weak one, she acts demure most of the time for people to like her. Yet, saying things to people behind their backs. How sad, they got a friend like her.

I immediately faced her and saw how our face looked alike. Looking back when we were kids, we deviate a lot than our similarities. 

By looking at her face, lots of memories was brought back unto my mind. It made me sick though. 

“And why would I?” I asked her and laughed sarcastically.

Tila na-insulto ito sa pagtawa ko pero agad rin iyong napalitan ng isang maamo na ngiti.

“Because he missed you.”

“Gawa-gawa mo lang 'yan. Total magaling ka naman dyan. Story maker,”

She looked so mad and sad but that is not my business today, I am so sick of everybody.

“This has nothing to do with me, Bella, wake up! Hate me all you want, but not him.” she almost shouted those words to me.

Napatawa na lang ako sa sinabi niya at iginala ang tingin sa kapaligiran. Sinenyasan ko muna si Kuya na umalis nang nakita kong naghihintay lang pala ito sa akin. Mabilis naman itong tumango sa akin bago naglakad papalayo sa amin.