Thirteen Reasons

Prologue

I almost broke my heels from running because of my anger towards this man! I'm now going down to his condo after I caught him and the charming Laura together. I didn't catch any chukchakan sessions but of course, that's automatic! What are they going to do there, right? Talk?

"Come on, let's talk at the condo," me mimicking Terrence's voice. "Is that supposed to be like that?"

Madapa-dapa akong maglakad habang kinakalkal ang cellphone ko sa bag para mag-grab ng taxi dahil nakakahiya naman kung nakajeep ako neto. Iniisip ko pa kung may matitira pa ba akong pera pauwi sa boarding ko dahil alam ko konti nalang ang laman ng gcash ko. Plus naiwan ko yung wallet ko sa condo niya! Baka naman ibalik ni Terrence 'no? 

Hirap magdrama kapag muchacha!

"A! Help me! I am so broke right now," I cried to A in the video call as I saw my liquid eyeliner dripping with my tears.

"The hell happened? Anyare sa mukha mo, bruha?" she asked.

"Terrence and Laura..." I answered between my sobs. This is legit sobs, by the way.

"I knew it. Gonna fetch you sa Greenhills. Just find some chairs," she hunged up the call.

When I got down to Greenhills, I just looked for a vacant chair outside Starbucks. "I can't afford you right now," I whispered on thin air while looking at the logo of the coffee shop.

A perfect relationship doesn't really exist even if you are beautiful. I mean, I'm really beautiful because I can see myself in the mirror and grade it but I admit that there is still someone out there more beautiful than me. I'm not airy, I just know the level of beauty. I shouldn't grade the beauty of other women because everyone has their own beauty but admit it or not, we still grade them and call them ugly if they look so. Especially if your friend is Laura. Laura and I have been friends for more than 5 years and I can sense that she likes Terrence even before. Since then, I am not comfortable when they are together. And now, look! Sometimes women's suspicions and feelings towards other girls are true. That's not a lie.

"Free coffee, Ma'am. It's from that guy over there," the barista placed the coffee on the mini table in front of me.

I looked at the man the barista was pointing at and just smiled. I took the coffee before standing up and turned around because I can already hear A's heels clacking on the tiles.

"Wow, na-free coffee ka na naman dahil sa ganda mo. Tara na sa loob ng Greenhills kumain and spill the beans!" A's said.

"Sir, vaccination card niyo po," harang ng guard ng mall samin nung papasok na kami.

"Anong Sir? Ganda ganda ko, Sir itatawag mo sakin," reklamo ni A.

"Sorry po, Ma'am. Hindi ko po alam paano po kayo i-address," paumanhin ng guard.

"Hindi, kuya guard. Okay lang. Jinojoke lang kita," sabi ni A.

A is for Anthony. I address A as "she" kasi that's what she wants and what makes her happy. I don't force the general gender of male and female, especially if they don't want to because they feel like they are being dictated to. He's been my friend for 7 years, so I know things that can make him sad or whatnot.

When we sat here at Pepper Lunch, I almost melted the coffee I received at Starbucks just by staring at it. I don't even know if this is the time when I should be sad and cry or what. Terrence and I have been together for a long time and we have been through a lot so I am also wasted. I was just watching A type a breakup message for Terrence using my phone and she knows what's best for me.

"You're beautiful, Camille. So don't feel sorry for Terrence kung yung panahon at tagal ng pagsasama niyo ang iniisip mo ngayon. Terrence knows that you're jealous of Laura but why are they together now, right? How stupid is he?"

I sighed. "How many times have I told him that I don't want him and Laura to be together because I feel that she likes him? After I made a surprise visit, they are together at his condo while drinking coffee at the counter and laughing together. Hello?" me telling a story about what I saw earlier. "The fact that Laura is using my mug makes me madder. Laura is also wearing my clothes. What else am I supposed to think? That Laura got wet and then borrowed my clothes? Of course, she was there last night."

"I know right? This is not my first time hearing stories like this too and I know what happened there. Let's show Terrence what he wasted. He's not the last man in the world. Don't be fragile and I know that you can handle yourself. You just need a little entertainment," she winked. "Your class starts next week. I heard that you'll study at a prestigious school. Your mom told me about it."

"Wow, mas nauna mo pang nalaman na pumasa ako sa admission test?"

"Nagstart na din akong magtrabaho sa Golden, ABC. Updated ka sakin sa mga bagong release na damit ng PENSHOPPE, OXGN, FORME, MEMO, REGATTA, and BOCU. Rest assured. Ako na 'to!"

We laughed.

I really love how she supports me in every way and comforts me at the same time.