SEVEN AND ARROW (Montana Series 2 | BXB)

28: Ephemeral

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After a week, I found myself back within the corridor of school once more. Of course, Audrey and Maze put me on the hot seat. I didn't want anyone to know what had happened to me, so I just told them I had to visit my hometown to get some documents.

"Alam mo bang ang daming nangyari habang wala ka?" saad ni Audrey habang tinutulungan nila akong tapusin ang mga school work ko sa library.

"Bakit? Anong nangyari?" tanong ko.

"Colton and Maureen broke up," she said that made me snap a look.

"Seriously?" I responded. "Bakit daw? Anong nangyari?"

"Dahil sa'yo," mabilis na sagot ni Maze. "Hindi ba't nadawit ang pangalan niya sa blind item last week?"

"But it's not true," I objected.

"We know," he said. "Sino pa bang paniniwalaan namin kun'di ikaw. Hindi pa man gano'n katagal ang friendship natin, alam kong hindi mo magagawa iyon."

"That's right," said Audrey. "Nakakapagtaka lang talaga dahil naniwala agad itong si Maureen sa chismis at hiniwalayan si Colton."

"This is nonsense," I said hardly. "She's the one who spread the rumor, then she used it to break up with Colton? She's so evil."

"That's the point," said Audrey. "I can't believe she's going to play this trick to play with Colton."

"Pero paano kung hindi nga talaga siya ang nagpakalat ng blind item?" tanong ni Maze, dahilan para magduda rin ako sa sarili kong hinala.

"Sino naman ang gagawa ng bagay na 'yon?" sambit ko. "She's the only person I know who's capable of doing this."

"I agree!" said Audrey. "That evil witch needed to be exposed."

"Chill guys. We need an evidence for that," Maze stated. "Don't worry, I already talked to Dandrix. Marami rin pala siyang alam sa computer, so I suggested him to find out the person behind the dummy account who posted the blind item."

"By the way, how is he?" I asked. "May nangyari rin ba sa kanya dahil sa blind item?"

"Apart from rude comments about him, wala na," sagot ni Maze. "Isa pa ay hindi mo kailangan mag-worry kay Dandrix. I discovered that he's the type who could totally ignore negative vibes."

Napangiti naman ako. "Oo, gano'n talaga siya."

"I'm more worried about Colton, actually," Audrey said. "Siguradong buong-buo ang galit niya kay Arrow ngayon. Teka, ayos lang ba kayo ni Arrow ngayon? Nakapagusap na ba kayo?"

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Well, after Maureen broke up with Colton, we observed she's making her way to flirt with your man."

"What?" I reacted. "Are you sure about that? Baka naman nagkamali lang kayo dahil kailangan talaga nilang magsama para sa pageant ng Business Summit?"

Audrey cleared her throat. "Seven, did you forget that I used to be a diehard fan of Maureen? Alam na alam ko ang mga galawan ng babaeng 'yon."

"Mga galawan na ginagaya mo pero hindi ka pa rin maka-bingwit ng lalaki," pambabato ni Maze.

As expected, they led into an argument. Habang nagtatalo ang dalawa ay hindi ko mawari kung bakit hindi nasabi sa'kin ni Arrow ang tungkol doon. We talked how much he wanted to make our relationship go into another level, so I was confused with my friend's narrative.

Saglit akong nagpaalam sa dalawa upang magpunta sa comfort room. Nang matapos ay nakita ko si Colton na naglalakad papunta sa rooftop. To my surprise, he's walking with Arrow, both having an intense look in their eyes. Sinundan ko sila dahil nagaalala ako sa maaring mangyari.