CHAPTER THIRTEEN
THEY say betrayal will never come from your enemies.
"I want your help, Felicity. I need your help."
That was the lasts of our conversation. Just like yesterday night, I slept late. I was overthinking. I was in pain. I was broken. But as I open my eyes today, they were burning with a desire. Did I already said that I'm always hungry for revenge?
Hindi ako titigil hangga't hindi nakakaganti. 'Yon nga lang maliit na bagay, ang sama na ng loob kong hindi ako nakaganti eh. Ito pa kaya? I've never been betrayed before. And I will make sure that he—they will pay the price.
Hindi ako mapakali sa upuan ko buong araw. Gusto ko nang mag-uwian. I keep on fidgeting and asking Mafi about time. Siguro inis na inis na siya sa akin pero dahil mahaba ang pasensya niya, sinasagot niya pa rin ang paulit-ulit kong tanong. Nang mag-uwian na, dali-dali kong iniligpit ang mga gamit ko.
"Dalian mo dyan. Uwi na tayo," utos ko kay Mafi.
"Sandali lang naman!" Tss. Ang bagal! Iniwan ko na siya ro'n at sa labas na naghintay. From the corridor, I saw Gavin coming this way. Oh shoot! There's nowhere to hide now. Better yet face him.
"Onyx!" Tawag niya sa akin. I smiled at him widely. Oh shocks! Am I doing it right? How come he can do this easily for almost two years? Or am I really that naive not to notice anything?
"Hi! Didn't saw you a while ago," pagsisinungaling ko. Mafi actually told me where he is the moment we entered the cafeteria.
"I was there. You're probably just too occupied to notice me," he answered and gave me his expensive smile. Oh great! Ngayon alam ko na kung bakit wala akong napansing kakaiba sa loob ng dalawang taon. Kasi isa talaga akong tanga.
"Ah gano'n ba? Sorry," I said while pouting. I gave him an apologetic look to make it more convincing.
"That's fine. I know you're just tired and sleepy." Yeah, tired and sleepy because of you and your other woman. I clenched my fist and tried to maintain my smiling face. Finally, Mafi came out of the room. Gulat siyang napatingin sa amin.
"Ah uwi na pala kami. May pa-meeting kasi ang Headmaster sa amin," paalam ko. Lie. The Headmaster doesn't even care about us at the moment.
"Oh, okay. I'll see you tomorrow, then." He leaned and planted a kiss on my cheek. So that's how his charm works. Cheek kisses, smiles and being a gentleman. I fell for that, how stupid of me. Hinila ko kaagad si Mafi paalis sa impyernong lugar na 'yon.
"Wow, I didn't know you have a talent in acting," Mafi commented when we're finally in front of the dormitory. I sighed at her remarks.
"If he's a player, better yet meet the coach," I mumbled. A smirk slowly formed on my lips.
Pagdating sa loob, naabutan kong nagbabasa ng libro si Felicity. She turned to us when I closed the door with a thud.
"Sandali, bihis lang ako," paalam ko saka nagmadaling umakyat papunta sa kwarto ko. As I look at a perfect pair of jeans and shirt, I could hear their conversations below.
"They met," Mafi said.
"Then?" Felicity asked.
"Nothing. Just the usual kiss in the cheek." I heard Felicity sniggered. Lumabas na ako ng kwarto matapos kong magbihis.
