SIGN OF THE TIMES

Chapter 5 - I'll do it

"WHAT?! FUCK NO!" I shouted.

"Please, para kay Stacy. Ikaw lang makakagawa nito and we believe in you Les. Diba ikaw din naman nagsabing lahat ng lalake ay manloloko,so it's your time to prove na hindi nagpapatalo ang mga babae sa mga manlololokong lalaking mga iyan!" mahabang litanya ni Thea.

"Guys, do you think getting revenge is the best solution of this? Can we think any other way?" singit ni Cheena.

Umirap si Thea."Ang sabihin mo nasa panig ka ng classmate mong manloloko at walang iba kundi si Zach slash Manloloko slash Mangagamit. "Thea rolled her eyes.

"Hayaan niyo nalang guys, tapos na e. Hindi naman siya babalik sa akin kapag nagawa ang plano na ito. At tsaka siya na rin nagsabing he never l-oved m-e. " I feel sympathy to Stacy. I know that feeling. Yung naiiwan sa ere. It's been a week mula noong naghiwalay sila.And she is near to the depressed-level.

I sigh wryly. "Ok. I'll do it." Tell me, is this the best desicion? Am I ready to get attached to a man again? I'll do my fucking best para matapos na kaagad ang kalokohang ito. I'm a monster but if we're talking about my fucking friends hurting, I'm always ready to kick asses.

Their eyes wided after I said that. "Salamat naman at pumayag ka Les! Hindi mo rin pala talaga kami matitiis." Thea smiled.

"You guys are freaking annoying but I really do care for all of you,you know." I mumbled awkwardly. They all giggled including Ilene na namamaga ang mata.

"Kinakabahan ako para sa planong ito pero susuporta parin ako. Parang mga kapatid narin kasi turing ko sa inyo e so dapat nagdadamayan." Cheena smiled tightly.

"Aww, how sweet of you. Group hug!" dinamba ni Thea s Cheena. Tatakbo na sana ako kasi alam kong dadambahin rin ako ni Stacy at isasama sa hug but i'ts too late. Para na kaming nagre-restling dito sa carpet ng living room.

"Fuck guys! I can't fucking breath!" I shouted in annoyance pero natatawa narin kasi pinalo ni Stacy si Cheena sa pwet. Haha! That is fucking funny! Namula si Cheena , then the habulan is on. That was fucking awkward. I sighed. I miss this. And I realize something, hindi ko hahayang masira ang sistema ng mga kaibigan ko ng dahil lang sa mga lalakeng manloloko. Ok na yung ako lang dahil alam ko kung anong pakiramdam iyon. I don't want them to turn to a monster--like me.

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"Are you fucking serious? Make-up really? N-O. No freaking way I am going to apply that freaking powder on my face." I glared at Stacy. According to them, dapat daw magmukhang babae ako para mas lalong mainlove yung Zach na iyon sakin. Why, mukhang lalake na ba ako ngayon? Tss.

"Alam mo kasi ang mga lalake ngayon, sa mukha na sila naiinlove hindi sa personality kaya dapat mas maganda ka ngayon para mainlove siya sayo kaagad. Ayaw mo nun? Mapapadali ang plano. " Tumango-tango naman ako sa eksplanasyon ni Thea. Matino rin pala ito kausap. Sometimes.

Um-agree nalang ako,like i have a fucking choice. Papasok pa kami sa school, at gumising pa talaga kami ng sobrang aga para daw mapaghandaan ang oh-so-called-day-one-of-our-fucking-plan. Nagpalagay lang ako ng konting powder sa mukha para daw hindi oily that's according to Ilene.I requested to her na kung pwede light color lang ang lipstick ko. I really don't fucking want this kind of stuff. Alam kong maganda na ako kaya hindi na dapat kailangan ang mga kolorete sa mukha. But from now on, I guess dapat masanay na ako hanggang sa matapos ang kalokohang ito.

As we entered our classroom and sit to our desired seats, our classmates are freaking staring at us--no ako lang pala. What? They are staring at me like I'm a freaking alien.

I rolled my eyes. "Any fucking problem?" I said in a bored tone.

"Oh -em -gee with an 'e'. You look different today Les. " One our clasmate said in awe.

I sneered at her.Paano naman kasi kahapon after that fucking habulan, nuong naumay sila nag-ayaya silang mag-mall, at nagtagal sa 'Ella Parlor Galour '. Ang hindi ko maintindihan, why did I let them decide what would be my freaking hairstyle. Kaya ngayon yung dating straight long hair ko naging kulot na siya , big curls. May high-light din siyang brown. Though the other side of my brain didn' regret this. I love my new look .

When lunch came, we went to the school cafeteria. Pinili kaagad namin ang parteng nasa gilid ng glass, mas tahimik. Those freaking students are fucking annoying ,ang iingay nila.

"Hi guys! Nag-order na ako para sa lunch natin. So you don't need to worry and fight who will gonna order. " Cheena. Parang kabute talaga ang babaeng ito. Umupo na siya sa isang bakanteng silya . She already knew our fucking attitude. Kapag kasi kaming tatlo lang ako-Thea&-Stacy nagtuturuan talaga kami kung sino pupunta sa counter.

"Wait--Is that Zach?" Thea grunted out of the blue. We look at the direction she's looking at.Oo nga! Sino naman itong babaeng kasa-kasama nito?

"It's Janine, our class president. "Stacy answered my thoughts like she heard it.

They are laughing and smiling while they eat their lunch. Aba't malantod pala ang punyetang lalakeng ito. Nakamove-on kaagad?!

Ibinaling ko ang tingin ko kay Stacy but she's nowhere na. Umiling-iling nalang ako. She's still affected. I pity my friend. I should fucking do something.

I got from my seat and walk towards to the table of the two idiots.

"Hey baby, I miss you." I kiss his left cheek (eww) and I'm freaking sure his face became red. Oh He freaking blushed!

Mukhang hindi pa siya nakaka-get-over sa tinuran ko. "Hindi mo man lang sinabi sa akin baby na may kasabay ka ngayon mag-lunch." I smiled sweetly as I sit beside him, he looks puzzled. I ignored his reaction then turn my attention to this freaking banshee. Well, maganda naman siya kaya lang she's one of those walking coloring books.

I smirked." Hi I'm his freaking gorgeous and hot girlfriend. It's not nice meeting you, because you don't look nice. So will you fucking leave us alone and fuck off? You know I'm capable of skinning you alive. You like that? 'cause I love to do that to you." I send her venomous stare. She looks rattled, kaya nagmamadali siyang umalis at muntikan pang nadapa. I should give a price to myself later.I deserve a freaking reward after this. Ang galing ko namang umarte, sumali kaya ako sa drama-artist club? I think that' not a fucking bad idea.

Binalingan ko ng tingin ang lalakeng katabi ko ngayon. He's looking at me intently, maybe reading what's on my mind, why i did that.

I chuckled dryly. "Staring is fucking rude." then glared at him.

He smiled. I didn't expect that reaction ."You know, kahit nagmumura ka kanina you still look cute when you get jealous. " He wink at me and smiled again showing his dimples. Bigla naman akong nairita o di kaya ay naninibago lang ako ulit?

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