No One Will Know (PUBLISHED)

XIII. The Girl Who Cried Wolf

XIII. The Girl Who Cried Wolf

I almost jumped when Thomas touched the small of my back. I didn't realize that I was holding my breath until he asked me if I was all right.

"Y-yeah," I replied, my heart still racing so bad inside my chest. Ilang minuto nang wala si Blake, pero iyong tibok ng puso ko, hindi pa rin humihinto.

I just... didn't know what he was playing.

If he already knew about my plans... about me... why didn't he say anything? Why was he letting me do my plans? Ano ba ang gusto niya?

God, he's so good at messing with my head without even trying!

"You sure?" Thomas asked.

Inayos ko iyong sarili ko, at saka tumango. 'Get your head in the game,' I reminded myself. Blake still wasn't saying anything—at least for the moment. Hindi ko kayang isipin mag-isa kung ano ang gagawin ko sa kanya. I needed Pamela for this, but I wasn't sure if I could reach her. She said she's out of the grid for a few days for work.

"Are you okay?" balik na tanong ko kay Thomas. Pamela said that Thomas and his family lost a few hundred millions because of the controversy. All of their accounts and assets were frozen. I imagined that that was heartbreaking—even for someone as heartless as Thomas.

"No, but I don't want to talk about that," he said, the whipped out a cigarette. "You smoke?" tanong niya.

I shook my head. "But I can still be a good company," I said, though I was already hating the idea of being around him while he smoked. I could already feel the lung cancer cells waving at me.

"Let's just get inside," he said, cocking his head.

"Are you alone?" tanong ko. I just saw Blake, and I didn't want to risk being around him. I still hated the fact that he had some sort of control over me. I needed to sort things out before seeing him again. I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me at loss for words. Again.

"Yeah," he said. Kung mag-isa lang si Thomas, bakit nandito si Blake? Did he purposely run into me just to mess with my head?

To tell me that he's onto me?

To make me even more paranoid?!

I tried to breathe hard para kumalma ako. Pagpasok namin sa loob, agad kaming dumiretso sa isang gilid. It was a little different since whenever Thomas was in a club, he always stays in the center. He loved being the center of attention, but tonight, it was like he's trying to stay away from anyone's sight.

Look who's affected.

"Thanks, but I'll still drive," I said when he offered me a drink.

"Get an Uber or something," he demanded.

I gave in, and sipped a little. After all, ako naman ang dahilan kung bakit siya nagkakaganyan. But I shouldn't feel pity—he deserved every inch of this. Hindi lang si Molly iyong ginago niya—kahit best friend niya na si Harvey, nagawa niyang gaguhin. Kaya bakit ako maaawa sa kanya?

I wasn't even done with my first glass, pero nakaka-tatlong baso na agad si Thomas.

"Are you trying to get alcohol poisoning?" tanong ko nang magsasalin na siya ng pang-apat.

He scoffed. "I'm just fucking pissed, that's all," he said.

"Harvey?" I asked, picking up the glass, and looking at him.

"Yeah," he replied like a sulking boy.

"What did he do again?"

"He's fucking blaming me for the issue."