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"Are you done?"

I stop looking at them and look at Haze who looks pissed.

"Are you okay?" Kunot noo kong tanong because his mood is different.

He nodded at inayos ang kanyang mga gamit still look pissed. I'm starting to wonder if it's about Rush. As I recall, ganyan din ang itsura ni Rush when he saw Haze at the Italian restaurant. Maybe is something going on between them?

Tumayo na ako dahil naubos ka na lahat ng pagkain. I get his tumbler and offer him some help.

"It's okay," He curves his mouth and that makes me sigh in relief.

I can't afford another bad aura beside me. I'm already jealous and I want to shake off this feeling. Bad vibes won't help me.

"May dadaanan ka pa ba?" tanong ni Haze. Lumingo ako and told him na I'm going home.

Nagpasalamat ako kay Kuya at Ate nakashift ngayon before we walk out at the convenience store. We saw Rush standing across us, the girl is gone and he was now alone.

I raise my hand to block my eyes from the sunlight and to see him clearly. I swallowed a lump when I saw him looking at us.

Haze continued walking at dahil ayaw kong maiwan sinundan ko siya kahit na gusto ko pang tingnan si Rush.

"Kilala mo si Rush?" tanong ko kay Haze na nasa daan lang ang tingin.

"Yeah, common friend," he lazily said. I can sense his dismissive tone so hindi na ako nagtanong ulit. Maybe he doesn't want to talk about him? Konti nalang talaga at magco-conclude na ako na may something sa kanilang dalawa.

As we reach the village gate, someone called me which makes us stop.

"Jamaica," I look behind me and saw Rush looking at us irritated. What now?

"May practice mamaya sa bahay. 1 pm sharp,"

Napanganga nalang ako sa sinabi niya. As I recall, wala naman siyang sinabi sa meeting na may practice. Next week pa ang start nang practice namin pero bakit may practice ngayon?

"Ha? Para saan?" tanong ko.

"For the upcoming dance competition,"

He put his hands in his pocket and glanced at Haze who was at my side. I saw the appalling look in his eyes and it made me conclude that there was a dispute between them.

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