I Don't Want to Fall in Love</3

Chappie 67: Fairytales End.

--->MAI<---
Last day ng Foundation Day and everyone's trying to enjoy and do everything today. Mas marami ding tao ngayon since Saturday kaya maraming outsiders ang nagdatingan. Nasa isang shop kami ngayon nina Aria at Nat, kumakain ng spaghetti at nagkukwentuhan. Tapos biglang tumahimik si Nat at nakasimangot na nakatingin sa may dibdib ko.

I rolled my eyes coz I know what she's looking at and why.

"Would you stop that?" Natatawang sabi ko sa kanya.
"Hay naku. How can I stop? I mean, look at that! That thing is mocking me!"
"Ito ba?" I laughed as I touched the necklace.
"Che, nakakainis. Sana ako na lang girlfriend ni Gino! Para nassurprise din ako ng ganyan." Hinawakan niya yung pendant and fake pulled it.

Kaninang umaga kasi, habang nasa classroom kami, dumating si Gino at may iniabot sakin. And yes it was this necklace. A Tiffany heart locket with a small amethyst stone in the middle. Gusto kong ibalik, I mean, I know how much it costs, and yes girlfriend niya ko and I know it's not a big deal for him but deep inside, I don't think I could accept it. Pero syempre hindi siya pumayag. So hinayaan ko na lang, Sino ba naman ako para tanggihan to. I mean it's Tiffany!

"Ano bang meron? Bakit ka daw niya binigyan ng ganyan out of the blue?" Tanong naman ni Aria.
"He told me it was in exchange for the stuff dog I gave him."
"Yun lang? Dahil lang dun sa regalo mo binigyan ka na niya ng ganyan? Iba na talaga kapag si Gino Yoon pinag-uusapan!" Nat shook her head.
"I didn't picture him as someone who does that though." Sabi ni Aria.
"Anong ibig mong sabihin?" Tanong ko sa kanya.
"Kasi diba, ang mga lalaki nagbibigay lang naman sila ng mga rega-regalo kapag may ginawa silang kasalanan."
"Oo nga no. May ginawa ba siyang kabulastugan?" -Nat.

Hindi ako sumagot. For all I know, ako dapat nanunuhol kay Gino. Since I kissed Rick and told him to be with me.

Napansin nina Aria na tumahimik ako so they awkwardly laughed.
"Don't worry Mai. For all we know, baka maliit na kasalanan lang yung nagawa niya and dahil mayaman si Gino. OA lang syang manuhol." -Nat.
"And I'm probably wrong anyway. Smitten lang sayo ng sobra-sobra si Gino kaya ka niya binigyan ng ganyan.

I smiled at them, hinawakan ko yung necklace, as I remembered what happened last night with Rick, and knowing I was wrong and I don't even deserve to be given something like this. I felt my throat closing up again at parang nasasakal ako nung necklace. I wanted to take it off.

Ano bang nangyayari sakin? Now I feel like a cheating housewife. Oh yeah, because I did cheat. Only difference is, I'm his girlfriend.

By exactly 5 pm the 83rd St. Margaret Foundation Day ended for the public habang lahat naman ng high school students and staff was lead to the fields for the party. Okay naman yung party, masaya, masarap yung pagkain, maganda yung program but to be honest, all I want to do was to go home and rest.

Nakaupo ako sa isang table kasama si Gino, Nat, Jacob, Aria and Gab. Everyone's eating dinner now. Well, everyone except me. I ate some lemon chicken, but after a few bites my stomach started churning, so when nobody was looking, I shoved the remaining pieces down the grass and kicked it. Better than puking it all out later.

Nagyaya sina Aria na mag-dessert and seeing as I can't really eat anything, nagpaiwan na lang ako and Gino being him still told me he'd get me something. So ayun, naiwan akong mag-isa sa table namin. Nasa katabing table lang naming sina Josh, pero dahil nadun si Rick at Yssa, ni tingnan sila hindi ko ginagawa.

"Hi Mai." Ngiti ni Leslie as she and Desiree sat down on either side of me.
"Hi." Tipid na sagot ko naman. They smiled menacingly at me and I knowing they're up to something, I mean all day these two have been giving me the stink eye, lalo na nung binigay sakin ni Gino yung necklace.
"So, how are you?" Tanong ni Desiree sakin.
"Great."
"Having a great day, right?" -Leslie.
"I mean, sino ba namang hindi gaganda ang araw kapag binigyan ka ng mamahaling kwintas ng boyfriend mo, right?" -Desiree.
"You must really feel like a princess now, right?" Sabi ni Leslie as she touched the necklace.
"Kinda like Cinderella. A lowly maid who turned into a princess for a night." -Desiree.