That Thing Called "Kilig"

Chapter 10 - Friends

Maine's POV

I don't want to be judged by other people—most likely the reason why I first don't want to enter the showbiz industry.  Pinangunahan ko na ang mga bashers incase they have the bullets to shoot at me.

We all know criticism would be forever in the mouths of ours. Issues and rumors, too. Pero punyeta talaga. Bakit kailangan maglabas ng rumor about my Alden Richards? DATING? Huwaw. Ang sakit ha.

"Maine, maine? Andyan ka pa ba?" His goddamn voice are filling butterflies inside my ear.

"Ha? Um, yeah. Na-distract lang." Itatanong ko ba kung totoo? Wag nalang kaya. Kung masaya siya, masaya na rin ak--- EDI WOW.

But still, my playful persona convinced me. "Totoo ba na you and Julie Anne are dating? I saw it on my social medias eh. Hottest topic."

Oo na. Sabihin na nating walang 'kami' ni Alden Richards. Pero, bakit nagseselos ako? Ay malamang Maine, inlove ka sa kanya since birth.

He giggled. "Why? Selos ka?" OO, NAGSESELOS AKO. HAPPY? KAYA LANG WALANG TAYO EH. YUN LANG.

"HA?! You wish." I tried to sound consistent and triggered my jealousy mode off. Para mamaya na ako beastmode pag inamin niya.

"Actually, no. Hell! Why would I date her? Nakakatawa ang mga jokes nila ha." He sounded serious. I can feel myself again smiling from ear to ear.

But he keeps on insisting that I'm jealous. "Uy, awat na. 45 minutes na tayo nag-uusap." I said, trying my best to convince him to sleep. 12 am na oh. Respeto naman oh. Hahaha.

"Sige na nga. Goodnight na, Ms. Jealous. Bye!"

"Pwe! Bye." Bwisit naman ehhh, kilig ako. Hihi.

As soon as I ended the call, I went straight to my balcony, a narrow one compared to my sisters'. There I sat for more like 10 minutes, and just watched the stars shine as the moon bravely shows its face with glowing light. Then my phone buzzed.

From: Alden

How many stars do you see?

To: Alden

You think I can manage to count 'em? Inis ka. How 'bout you? How many, do you think?

From: Alden

I think I can only see one beautiful star, gazing through her phone and reading my texts now, though we're very far from each other.

..... Ano irereply ko? Bakit kasi ang cheesy niyaaa? PWE! Assuming ka naman Meng na ikaw yun? Malay mo si Julie Anne! My subconscious is killing me. So, hindi ako nagreply.

From: Alden

And now, that star is thinking kung ano ang irereply niya sa akin. Haha! Goodnight!

I felt myself gush. Good lord, how can I even sleep properly?

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So today is Friday, and oh! Ngayon pala yung triple date namin ni Sam and Alden! I timidly typed "good morning" on my Twitter acc and pressed tweet. I charged my phone and hurriedly went downstairs to eat breakfast with my family. Oh, how I miss those things!