Ladies' Night (Lesbian)

Chapter 17

Madilim na umaga ang sumalubong sakin. Malakas ang ulan pero kailangang parin pumasok sa trabaho. This is one struggle of being commuters tapos sa edsa pa ang ruta.

Para kaming mga bàsang sisiw na nagsisiksikan ss loob ng air-conditioned bus.

I suddenly feel not well.

But fighting lang.

Nagmamadali akong pumasok sa loob ng building ng company ni Gab bitbit ang basa kong payong.

"Hey Mia late ka!" Salubong ni Allen sakin.

"Umuulan tapos traffic pa." Naiiling ko na sagot.

Lumapit sya sakin. "Oh do you want coffee?"

"Sa office ko nalang siguro." Pagtanggi ko. "See you?" Nagmamadali na ako.

Tumango si Allen sabay kaway. "Later."

At naglakad na ako papunta ng elevator. Pasàra palang ito. I have to catch up!

"Wait!" Sigaw ko. Tumakbo ako. It closes and opens again. Nagmamadali akong pumasok ng elevator. "Thank you."

"Good morning Mia." Boses ni Gab.

Napatingin ako sa taong nakatayo sa likod ko. Gab is perfect in the morning, so beautiful. I almost forgot the kiss.

"Good morning." Matabang ko na bati.

Umatras ako and stand next to Gab in silence of course. Wala din naman akong sasabihin. I'm still upset for God knows why.

Walang nagtatangkang sumakay sa elevator once they noticed Gab.  Actually she never treat them ill or wrong. It's just that her beauty is really intimidating.

I can't blame her. Me too.

"Still mad about your date?" Biglang nagsalita si Gabrielle.

I nearly rolls my eyes. "It's not a date."

Her stares are so heavy on my face. "Oh so bakit ka cold sakin? Bakit ka umiiwas lately?"

I bit the inside of my cheek trying to find a perfect words to say. "Hindi ako umiiwas, bakit naman ako iiwas?

Gab didn't say anything for a minute.

Malapit na kami sa 21st floor. Makakahinga na ako ng maluwag.

"Is this about the kiss?"

Bigla akong napatingin kay Gab. I might say that my reaction gave away but hindi parin ako sumagot.

"I honestly don't know what happened that night. I was so drunk." Gabrielle thoughtfully said to herself more than to me. "But i remembered you were calling my name.

Ano to selective amnesia?

Pero bakit nga ba ako galit na galit kay Gab? Wala naman kaming relasyon. Pekeng girlfriend nya lang ako.

But i know deep inside, there's more in me that i could not admit.

I'm too in denial because I fear attachment, I fear feelings, I fear love——I fear Gabrielle. Not that i dislike her, its just.. Napakalayo ng estado ng buhay naming dalawa plus there's Emery.

Huminga ako nga malalim bago sumagot. "I don't care about the kiss."

"You don't?" As if she challenged me.

Nagtitigan kaming dalawa.

I smile at her, teasingly. "I don't."

"Sure." Natawa si Gab and all of a sudden she pushes me against the wall habang umaandar and elevator.