Caught in the middle

Chapter 4

After that scene, people kept on looking at me even when I'm on my way out the school. Mabuti nalang I'm not alone and for Pete's sake, I won't walk alone. I just can't.

"May dumi ba ako sa mukha?" asked Mae. She's combing her hair using her free hand. The other one's holding her books

Inayos ni Kim yung pagkakasukbit ng bag niya bago sumagot"wala naman bakit?"

"Baka kasi may dumi ako, andami pa namang nakatingin satin, mabawasan fans ko"

Binatukan siya ni Ayi, actually, naunahan lang ako ako dapat babatok jan eh "Olok! Manahimik ka nga! Assuming si Trina tinitignan niyang mga yan"

I rolled my eyes "Naiirita na nga ako eh. You know how much I hate attention"

Well, it's true I super hate attention. Nakoconscious kasi ako and hindi naman ako kulang sa pansin kuntento ako na yung mga taong malapit sakin lang yung nakabantay sa kilos ko ganun.

"You hate attention but you always got yourself doing things to catch attention" it's Kim's turn to roll her eyes. So sweet

"Ikaw ba naman may pa Queen Bitch effect eh" and they laughed

"Ikaw naman nagstart nito eh. Pinatulan mo" I pointed Mae. We're now at the school grounds.

"Tinapos mo naman!"

"Enough! Yan nanaman kayo eh pinagtitinginan na tayo oh!"

We looked around, yes there were girls looking at our direction.

"No wag assuming" nginuso ni Kim yung likod naming, I turned around and saw Tristan and Joaquin

Patay kay Tristan... I excused myself and hinatak si Tristan papalayo sakanila

Nang mlayo na talaga kame I faced Tristan but even before I could say a word, he clapped. "Very Good Katrina! You slayed!" nangiti-ngiti si loko then ginulo niya yung buhok ko.

Nagtak a naman ako "Hindi ka galit?"

"Why would I be? I'm actually proud!"

"Hindi mo ako isususmbong kay Nanay?"

"Pag-iisipan ko" he placed his hand on his chin and looks upward

"Tristan!!"

"Oo na oo na hindi na tss baka isumpa mo pa ako kapag ginawa ko yun"

"Thanks!" I smiled to him genuinely. Whoo! Akala ko katapusan ko na!

Inakbayan niya ako and bumalik na kami sa mga kaibigan ko.

From here, I can see Mae's eyes gawking at Tristan. I laughed "Why are you laughing?"

"Nothing! Bilisan natin, I'll introduce you to my friends"

When we got into them Mae immediately gave me a look. Nagkatitigan kami and we're like

"Pakilala mo na ako"

"Oo na eto na"

"Ahhm Tristan, these our my friends, Kim, Ayi and Mae" naglahad ng kamay si Tristan and Mae got it first, malala na to "Girls, this is Tristan, my cousin"

I looked at Joaquin "have you introduced yourself to them?" umiling naman siya, I faced my friends "Ahm so this is Joaquin—" he cut me off

"Her future boyfriend"

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I am doing my assignment when someone entered the room.

I saw Tristan wearing a basketball shoes and jersey "Hey are you busy? Can—"