Behind Closed Doors

fifteen

It's been a week since Miro barged into Aliah's house. It's also been a week since her argument with Cleir.

"What's with that face?" Someone pulled her from her thoughts. She lifted her gaze just to see Shei, her secretary.

"Totoo pala yung sinasabi nila no? Masungit ka." Shei casually said and sits on the couch.

Miro is now in her office trying to ease her mind. But she can't do that anymore since someone interrupted her.

"What do you need?" Miro plainly said while looking at her.

"Just want to hangout with you." Shei replied.

"Really?" Miro asked as if she couldn't believe what she heard..

"Yeah, kasi mukha kang astig e." Shei seemed excited when she heard Miro.

"I don't care, alis." her face fell down when she saw the seriousness on Miro's face.

"Paasa." Shei rolled her eyes and pout.

"Just once please." Shei put her palm together as she showed her puppy eyes.

"No."

"Kahit sa bahay tayo ni tita?" Shei used her last card, and this made Miro raise her eyebrows.

"Tita Aliah is sick right now. And it's so boring there if I will just take care of her by myself. So I want to bring you with me." She said as she awkwardly scratched her nape.

"Why me? Bring Ms. Sam with you instead. They're best friends right?" Miro tried to act normal. But deep inside she's worried.

'Kaya pala hindi ko siya nakikita, tapos hindi naman nagrereply. E bakit naman magrereply? Hayts' she thought.

Then she immediately picked up her phone and typed something but even before she could send it, Shei stopped her.

"Don't message her na. Nagsasabi ako ng totoo." Shei said.

"What makes you think na siya yun?" Miro said, as she put down her phone.

"I just know that you guys are you know. What do you call that? textmate?" Shei shrugs her shoulders as if it's nothing.

Miro on the other hand turned red and lost of words.

"Whatever, go away don't bother me. I have a 6 pm class today." Miro said as she fixed her stuff.

" Nakikinig ka ba? May sakit si tita kaya wala kang teacher sa last subject mo." Shei cross her arms on her chest. Miro stops midway as she realises that she's right.

"So?" Miro said.

"Bilis na nga tara na." Shei persistently asked her and pulled her.

"Wait! Kapag nadapa tayo." Miro said but Shei didn't listen as she kept on running while pulling Miro with her.

"Is that Shei?" A woman in her uniform asked. She is wearing her bayonetta glasses with her ribbon on her hair.

"With Miro." Jens added.

They are now walking towards the parking lot and they saw the two women running together.

"I guess. Since when did they become so close? I thought she was still with Bella?" Miezy claims.

Ever since Miro and Miezy clashed about something and then they stopped talking. It's hard for Jens to divide her attention into two. Because they are both her friends and she doesn't want to take sides.

"Bella and Miro are not together, they have never been. The last time you guys talked was like 4 months ago right? Nakailang palit na yan ng babae simula noon. But she really has no real girlfriend. Well sa tingin ko lang naman." Jens explained.