Beneath Her | [R-16]

Chapter Seventeen

Hindi ko na alam kung itutuloy ko pa ba yung gusto ni daddy. Sometimes, I don't feel the need to anymore. Bumalik na ako sa dati. Well, not really. I chose to have a life outside the mansion, with actual friends.

"Brandi!" tawag ko sakanya. I was meeting her in the mall to buy stuff for a project. Semestral break ngayon pero mas gusto ko nalang na may gawin kesa maiwan sa bahay. It was an individual project but I know she'd agree to do this with me.

"I can't believe I agreed to do this." she rolled her eyes at me as a joke. She was a lowkey person, too, but she had more going on compared to me.

"You said you wanted to see my house." I said as I took of my shades. I wore a white v-neck shirt with ripped jeans and my hair was tied.

"True. Everyone is saying how rich you are. I should get to see it first." she said as she dragged me inside the bookstore.

"May chika pala ako." bulong niya habang nakapili na kami. She's been very nice to me ever since Kim left me alone. She was a friend that was very honest with me. Inaamin niya kung ano'ng sinasabi ng ibang tao tungkol saakin. Like how rich I was or where my mom is.

The point is, she's transparent. She doesn't tell me things to get me to like her. She told me from the start that she wanted to see the house so I'm taking her there. I should atleast get honestly, for once.

"What?" I asked as I scrolled through my phone. I was debating on whether I click Stephanie's Insta stories. I was on the process of accepting what happened and I don't think I should click on it.

"I saw your ex a while ago." sabi niya at binangga ang bewang ko gamit ang bewang niya. It was the same exact time I clicked on Stephanie's story. She was also in the same mall as we were.

"I told you, hindi ko siya ex." iling ko habang binabalik balikan pa rin yung story niya. I checked if she was with Kim but he wasn't on the video. I'm sure, magkasama sila.

"Hindi ex, sure ka? Konti nalang maging isang tao na kayo noon sa dalas niyong magkasama." tinaasan niya ako ng kilay. The corner of my lips rose,

"Hindi pwedeng friends lang?" I shot back. Dinala ko na yung gamit sa counter. Isa isa ko'ng nilabas ang gamit ko habang naghihintay siya.

"If he wasn't your ex, he's atleast a fling." siguradong sigurado niyang sabi, like she was reading my face. The lady was already packaging the things I bought. I was going to answer when I saw Kim enter the bookstore.