Come On, Make Me (COMPLETED)

Chapter 10

#COMM

Chapter 10

"Ah... okay," I said and then quietly turned my back against him. Dahan-dahan akong naglakad papunta sa van. I may be all kinds of things, but I always know when I'm unwanted. He needed not to tell me twice.

Hanggang sa makarating kami pabalik sa bahay, tahimik lang ako. I had nothing to say, anyway. I felt like I was slapped on the face. Alam ko na crush ko siya... but his words were too much.

Na para bang pinagpipilitan ko iyong sarili ko sa kanya at sakal na sakal na siya sa akin.

And I didn't like him making me feel so unwanted.

Nang makarating ako sa kwarto, agad kong tinignan iyong sarili ko sa salamin. I had to smile to stop myself from feeling bad... pero sino ba iyong niloko? Jasper's words pierced through my soul. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. I barely knew the guy, but his words freaking hurt! Iyong minsan na nga lang siyang magsalita, pero ang sakit-sakit pa!

"Freaking stop feeling sorry, Maggie," I said while looking at myself. "It's just a crush. Don't feel too bad. Kadiri ka," I continued. Siguro mukha na talaga akong tanga. Kailangan ko pa ng pep talk para lang magfeel better. Bakit ko naman kasi kinausap pa si Jasper? What was I even expecting from a dull boy like him?

Like he's gonna magically grow feelings? Asa pa ako! Mas mauun pa yatang magkaroon ng zombie apocalypse bago magka-feelings iyong robot na 'yun.

"Career muna, Mags. Hindi mauubos ang mga lalaki," I reminded myself before I proceeded and chose what to wear for tonight. I spent quite some time picking out the perfect outfit. I just wanted to forget for tonight. Ewan ko ba... I needed to nurse my bruised ego. But ayoko rin naman na gamitin si Rafa for that. The guy's been nothing but nice to me... but he's also relentless and didn't know how to take no for an answer.

I guess we'd both be getting what we needed tonight.

I picked a tiny—but still decent looking—dress for tonight. I also applied dark make-up since gabi naman na. I wore my sky-high heels and let my hair down. Hindi ako tumigil hanggang hindi ako sobrang ganda sa paningin ko. I just basically got dumped by a dull boy! Of course I needed to feel good about myself. Sino pa ba ang tutulong sa akin?

"Nice. Where are you going?" Psalm asked when I passed by him on the stairs.

"Dinner," I simply replied. I needed not to have his nose on my business. Sobrang pakielamero pa naman ng tao na 'to. Akala mo walang issue sa sarili niyang buhay, e.

"Looking like that? Don't think so, Mags," he said, shaking his head.

"What do I look like?"

"Like you're out to seduce every guy."

I rolled my eyes. "Why? Are you seduced?"

"Kadiri ka," he immediately replied. "But seriously, what's up? Is it because of Aidan?"

"What? No. We're done. Don't make an issue out of it."

Psalm nodded, but I could tell that he wanted me to talk to Aidan. Hindi niya kasi alam iyong nangyari dati. I just didn't think I needed to tell everyone about what Aidan did. That's between the two of us. And he's a family friend. I didn't want to cause rift... kahit sobrang asshole niya sa ginawa niya sa akin.

I quickly made an exit at saka naglakad pababa. Nang makalabas ako, agad na napansin ko na nakuha ko iyong atensyon ni Nico at Kellan. Evan and Jasper were in deep talk.

"Can we go na?" I asked. At dahil doon, napa-tingin sa akin iyong dalawa.

I had always been confident about what I wear. Hindi naman kasi ako nagsusuot ng hindi bagay sa akin. But the way Jasper's looking at me, pakiramdam ko sobrang igsi ng suot ko. His expression was different from those of Nico and Kellan—there was a hint of disapproval on Jasper's face. And a small scowl, too, if I wasn't being ridiculous.