Yup! I'm That Noona

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Ako naman ang napakurap ang mata. "Ha? Ex?" I stood infront of him, frozen.

Dahan dahan nya akong binitawan at naupo sya sa gilid ng kama ko.

"Zeke? I guess that's his name. He was looking for you."

Hindi ako maka galaw. How the hell did he know what unit I was in? Bigla ay para akong nahilo. I almost forgot about him and the time I saw him at the elevator.

"Babe?"

"Y-yeah. A-anong sabi?" Umupo ako sa tabi nya.

"Nothing, he was just looking for you. I think he recognized me and kept on asking why I am here."

Nanuyo ang lalamunan ko. I don't want to be associated with him anymore. But why would he look for me?

"Anong sabi mo?" I swallowed.

Imbes ay ramdam ko ang titig ni Jiyong sa akin. "I'm sorry, I know you want this thing with me on the down low but I was pissed. He's an arrogant piece of shit. I told him na boyfriend mo ako and that he should go to hell."

"What?" Napa awang ang mga labi ko.

"Are you mad?" He looks concern.

Umiling ako. "No," Hindi ko alam kung matatawa ako. I was already imagining Zeke's reaction. Between Zeke and Jiyong, si Zeke ang mainitin ang ulo and Jiyong has no reason to lie.

He sighed. "What's his deal anyway? Why is he looking for you?" Magkasalubong ang mga kilay nya.

"I don't know. Nagkita kami sa baba when you dropped me of last time. I accidentally told him na dito ako naka tira and then he said he's also living here. I didn't know paano nya nalaman na ito ang unit ko. When I got out of the elevator, sa kabilang side ako dumaan."

"To be fair, I was calm, okay? You know I don't go asking for fights. But he pissed me off. He was asking questions about you like you two are still together." He rolled his eyeballs.

I chuckled. "Forget about him. You don't need to be bothered by him."

"I'm not bothered at all." Inakbayan nya ako at hinila palapit sa kanya. "I'm definitely an upgrade compared to him." Mahina lang iyon pero rinig na rinig ko.

"I can't argue with that," Natatawa na sagot ko ulit.

"Anyway, what if he stalked you or something that's why he knows where your unit?"

I sighed. "Hayaan mo na. I'm just not going to open the door kung kakatok sya," Kibit balikat na sabi ko. "And kung may itatanong lang naman, I can entertain. Other than that, walang ibang reason for us to talk."

"What if he's persistent?" Mukhang hindi pa rin sya convinced.

Tinaasan ko sya ng kilay. "I'll call the guard if mangulit sya. But I doubt it. Tagal na naming naghiwalay, no! Baka may itatanong lang sya or whatever."

"Yeah, but he seems mad when I told him that I'm your boyfriend."

"Baka na intimidate lang?"

"No, he was triggered when I said that I am your boyfriend."

I pat his leg. "Enough of him. Hindi sya importante," Tinatago ko ang kilig ko whenever he says the word boyfriend.

I know I told him that labels are that, but in reality, we treat each other as that anyway.

"Alright." Sa wakas, he agreed to drop the Zeke topic.

"Mas importante sa akin na mag focus sa paghihintay sa feedback ng first draft ng ginawa kong script rather isipin si Zeke."