Mister Villain

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

RJ watched her walk away and from his left, his bestfriend emerged.

Sila ni Kris ang magkasama na magka-kape lang sana nang makita niya sa gitna nang Serendra na magka-usap sina Meng at Enzo.

"Asshole of the year..." dinig niya ang inis sa tono nang kaibigan.

"Don't start with me!" he growled out.

"Or ano? Sisigawan mo din ako na hindi mo ako mahal?"

He clenched his fist. "KRIS!" he warned.

"Kung akala mo na matatakot mo ako o aatrasan kita sa suntukan, nagkakamali ka. Hindi ako si Jake."

Sometimes, the man was a pain in the neck.

"Totoo naman yung sinabi ko."

"Hindi din ako si Derrick. Hindi ako paniwalain kaya tigilan mo ako."

"Well, whatever you are, hindi kita gusto makasama sa away. Kung kelan natapos ang lahat, doon ka lumabas."

The other guy rolled his eyes. "Una, ikaw tong biglang nawala at nung makita ko e nakikipag-usap na dun sa uod na ex ni Gab. Ikalawa, ni hindi pa ako nakakabawi sa pagkabigla ko e halos tumatakbo na kayo palayo ni Ms. Writer. Ikatlo, bigla kayong nag-away ni ganda at nasigawan mo na siya na hindi mo siya mahal and she walked away crying. Ika-apat, hindi naman naging suntukan kaya di mo din ako kailangan."

"She wasn't crying" RJ didn't know why he zoomed in on that detail.

"Umiiyak siya. I saw her."

"I didn't."

"Nakatalikod na siya sa'yo e. And I think sa sobrang galit din nun, hindi niya pupunasan yung mga mata niya habang sigurado siya na nakatingin ka dahil baka makita mo na umiyak nga siya."

"Wala akong pakielam kahit umiyak siya" he responded coldly.

"I knew there was a reason na kahit ganyan ka kagandang lalake e hindi ka nag-artista. You suck at pretending."

RJ turned away from his friend. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Tama siya. Mas galit ka about the fact that she did not defend you."

His hand started to itch, looking for something to punch. "I have to be in love with her to be angry about that."

"And you're not?"

"I'm not."

Kris shrugged his shoulders. "If you say so."

"I. DON'T. LOVE. THAT. WOMAN!"

"Kumontra ba ako?"

"Ayaw mong maniwala!"

"What is it to you kung hindi ako naniniwala?"

He shook his head and went for the parking lot. Hindi na niya ito gustong kausapin.

Why were they pushing him to say that he got angry because Maine did not defend him or seemed to not have even made any efforts to defend him against Enzo?

He did not need HER defending him.

He could defend himself fine against anyone.

And he could thoroughly defend himself against that bastard of an ex that his sister had.

Of course, he did not expect to see that guy at all.

He had effectively been able to avoid him or Louise for years.

At nang makita niya ito kanina, he would have dismissed the guy if he had not seen that it was Maine he was talking to.

The writer had seemed happy and smiling at first and when her face fell after something that Enzo said, his feet went into high gear and he walked towards them.