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I'm here at the cafeteria. I'm with Shila.
In a few days, Chloe's text came before her brother. Not that I was expecting him to tell me to meet him up right away, but I can't believe he's that cold.
Hindi naman sa nagdedemand ako ng text agad agad, but an update will do! How am I supposed to wait without a proper update, right?
"Sabing may pinopormahan ako," reklamo ni Brent nang hilain ko siya para samahan akong kausapin si Chloe.
This man was now shooting his chances with Shiloh. Good for them. I think he's now embracing his new preference. Or he's been shameless since day one, and he just needed to wait for Shiloh to put that leash on his throat he's been dying to wear.
Napapayag ko naman si Brent na sumama. I could do it alone, or I could talk to Chloe alone like usual. But she seems uncomfortable, and if this news spreads, at least there are no malicious words that would add that we were both alone because I have Brent and she is with Shila.
I could feel the awkwardness between Brent and Shila as soon as I took a seat. But I didn't mind it when I saw how Chloe's gaze looked at Brent first, with pure hostility, and she looked at me with uncontrollable judgments in her eyes.
Whatever she heard, or if there's this rumor circulating that I have a girl now, well, it's quite true. At ano naman 'yon sa kanya? She needed to stop meddling with it. That's not her problem anymore.
"Hey." I smiled as soon as I took the seat.
She tried to calm her expression and sipped on her water. I looked at Shila and smiled as well. She stretched her lips a bit, but her chinita eyes didn't look welcoming.
"Nagpaalam ka ba sa girlfriend mo? Baka selosa 'yon," ani Chloe, medyo sarkastiko ang pagkakasabi.
I laughed. "She doesn't mind..."
As I said, I take things lightly. I really don't care if the people around me think I'm playing around or what they think about me. If they will shove those words in my mouth first, I don't mind chewing them. As if they wanted to see me puking by it, spitting it out for their own satisfaction, but I'll even absorb it and gulp it down. That's how it works for me.
And Chloe looked more pissed that I'm fine and it's really true.
"What do you want to talk about, anyway?" latag ko sa topic nang hindi na lumayo pa.
Brent and Shila were now whispering or talking softly, and I didn't snoop anymore. He knows how to take care of his shit. Hindi naman pabaya si Brent. Well, maybe now. Not his past self.
Tumikhim si Chloe at uminom ulit. She looked like she wanted to say something, but there was a hesitancy.
I let her take her time processing things. Nabuhay ang screen ng phone ko at nagpop out ang emojis ni Riri. Puro umiiyak na pusa.
Ngumuso ako at ibinaba sa ilalim ng table ang phone ko, nagtype ng message.
Mavric:
Yes baby?
But then she was sending me more emojis with different animals that were hysterically crying and lashing out.
I sighed and looked at Chloe again. Her brows were knitting aggressively. Pinatay ko saglit ang screen ng aking phone at tiningnan siyang muli.
"May mga tanong lang ako tungkol kay Kuya," she said while she looked pissed at my phone.
Tumango ako, medyo hindi inaasahan na magiging topic pala namin dito ay ang kapatid niya.
