SONDER (Girls like girls)

14

"T*ngina! Why didn't I think of that?" I facepalm, frustrated.

"I dunno. Maybe it's because masyado kang busy magdrama? Maybe lang naman." She said, painting her toenails pink. Ugh, my room smells like that weird ass paint with that small ass paintbrush.

"Kala ko ba you'll play?" I push her, crinkling my nose. Mas mabuti nang umalis sya -.-

"Mukha bang magvolleyball ako ng hindi tuyo cutics ko. Go away." She said, not minding me. Aba't ang kapal naman talaga–!

"UGH!" I scream in frustration. "What do I do?" I ask, walking back and forth in my room.

"Nothing. Okay na naman daw kayo, ano pa ba gusto mo, heler?"

"Right." But the question is should I tell Ashley? And should I ask Nica about this?

Fine. "Should I tell her?"

"For what?"

"I mean, she has the right to know, right?"

She laughs. "Are you even together?"

My expression shifted and I remember I had these strings. "I.. No. But that's not the point, understood na iyon."

"How'd you know?" She raises her brow. "Pano mo alam na sayo nga lang sya? You're all hers, sure. But the question is, sayo ba s'ya?"

I can't give an answer.

She breaks the silence. "Wala kayong label. I know you think labels are bullshīt, but without it, walang commitment. Without commitme–"

"I know. I know." I say too many times. Can somebody please stop pulling these strings in my head?

I know what Nica's tryna say, she knows me too well.

She knows my greatest weakness is commitment.

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"Get up, get up, get up!" Rinig kong bulong.

I open my eyes. "Wha– what the–"

"Hmp." Nica rolls her eyes at me. "Uso mag alarm if you'll have somebody come over pala, ha?" She rubs her eyes, mukhang kakagising lang din.

"Oh please." I cover myself with the comforter. Walanghiya to si Nica, wala nanaman magawa.

"Someone's waiting for you outside!" She said, still whisper-shouting at my ear.

"Wala akong pinapunta." I shut my eyes closed, frowning. Irita na ko.

"So bigla lang pumunta dito si ano? Ano ba yun? Gooey, chewy dewy something? Shet, gusto ko tuloy ng cookies." She stands up.

I hear her twist the knob slowly. I cringe, raised my right hand and gave her the dirty finger.

She laughs. "Get up! Bili lang ako cookies. Ano, pauwiin ko na ba si–" she pauses for a while. "Aha! Zoe!"

I shot right up. "Ano?"

She raises her eyebrows. "Uhuh? Something fishy? 'Zoe' lang pala katapat mo eh."

"What is she doing here?" I ask ng hindi pinapansin pangaasar nya.

"Why me? Ikaw ang pinunta." She gets out of the room. Bastos!

Niloloko ata ako nun eh! But that's not even possible, she only knows about Ash.

I washed my face and looked at myself in the mirror.

My eyes are all puffy and chinky. Dammit. I'm wearing a white sando and boy shorts. Should I get dressed?

Nah. Why should I care.

I take a deep breath and opened my door. Si Zoe lang naman yan. Ano ba?! Eh kasi naman, nakakagulat sya. Why the hell would she go here, wala pang pasabi?

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A/n: Hello. Notice I changed the book title to SONDER. You'll find out soon why 😉

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