Unveiling the vile behind

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"Babae si Cid?"

Natanaw ko si Nick na napa-takip sa kaniyang bibig. "Kaya pala ang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko kapag kasama si Cid! Akala ko bading lang ako pero..."

"Tama ka na," Saway ni Ace kay Nick.

Ang kaninang puno ng kalokohan nilang tono ay bigla na lamang napalitan ng senseridad. Their jaws dropped open in shock, and nearly all of them expressed disbelief at what they discovered.

They already know I'm a girl. Fuck.

I was about to stand up but Sage immediately ran to me and helped me. Inalalayan niya ako at pinaupo sa sementadong upuan, malayo sa lugar kung saan nandoon nabasag ang bote ng soju na iniinom ko.

"Alam mong babae si Cid?" Jes asked Xion.

Xion laughed, nervously. "I don't know what you are talking about,"

"I'll tell your mom if you don't tell the truth."

"And I'm telling you the truth," Xion is still in his character. "He just came home from a cosplay party..."

Hindi ko maintindihan kung anong mapapala ni Xion kapag pilit niyang pinagsiksikan ang isang bagay na halata namang kasinungalingan. It's as if his teammates will believe him about hiding my true identification.

Non-sense lang ang pinagsasabi niya. Nag-sasayang lang siya ng laway.

"Babae nga ako," I confessed. And I know it's over now. Hindi ko na kailangan magpanggap pa na lalaki ako. Hindi ko na kailangan pang itago ang totoong ako. But I'm confused...

What will happen next?

After that night, walang kumausap sa'kin ni isa. A few of them attempted to speak with me and have a Q&A session, but I declined and opted to keep quiet.

"Okay na 'yong paa mo?" Sage knocked on my room three times, and I let him in. Tiningnan niya ang paa ko kaya mabilis akong tumango.

After that night, they treated me very differently. Ang dating agresibong pakikitungo nila sa'kin ay napalitan ng may pag-iingat. And... rather than going straight into my room without asking permission, they are now knocking before entering.

Naninibago ako sa pinapakita nila sa'kin. Hindi ako sanay. It's weird for me because they are used to treating me like a man. and not as a princess.

"Okay na ako," Sagot ko kay Sage.

Sage is the nurse here at the camp. Lahat ng injured ay siya ang gumagamot. Because he's a nurse. Hindi pa naman nurse. Because he is still studying, a nursing student. And I'm pretty sure he will be a good nurse in the future.