Secretly Married (English)

Chapter 08

"Nothing, nothing." "I heard you!"

Phoebe rolled her eyes but couldn't meet his. "Well, why are you still asking me if you heard it anyway?"

"Well, what are you doing, dating around like you do?"

"I'm not dating around!"

"So you're doing this to make me jealous?"

"No, it's just a friendly date."

"Just don't date that guy! Okay? Can't you just wait?"

"I can't not date him."

"Why?"

"I promised."

"Well, you can break promises."

"I can't. Not this one."

"Why?"

"Because—"

"Because what?"

"He might reveal that he knows we're married!" Kent looked like he was going to explode when he heard this. "What?"

Phoebe heard her own voice echoing in her mind.

She felt so stupid for telling him the truth. She looked at his face and was afraid he might hurt her. He looked so angry. She bowed down and said in a small voice, "I'm so sorry, Kent."

"Phoebe! What if he tells people? Why did you have to tell him? What are you playing at?"

"It was an accident. He saw the marriage certificate."

"How in the world would he see that?"

"You know . . . the file case where I keep my old passport for change of status."

"How can you be so stupid to leave that lying around?"

"I know. That's why I have to go out with him. If I don't, he will tell people."

"You can't go out with him."

Amid their shouting match, Manang Lourdes and Kent's father started knocking on his door. They could hear their voices and were afraid that they might hurt each other.

"What if he tells people?"

"He's just using you against me!"

"But what if he really likes me? At least, he's not afraid to be seen with me unlike you."

"I'm not ashamed—I just don't want to drag you into all the showbiz stuff!"

"You don't even care about what happens to me!"

She then started crying for some reason.

"Kent! Open the door! Or I will!" Kent's father said outside the door. But the two couldn't hear. "That's not true! I care for you, Phoebe!"

"Or maybe you're gay. Why don't you just say so?" "Shut up!"

"Oh, you're gay! Hmm, that explains the—"

Phoebe's sentence got cut off as Kent pressed his lips against hers. She couldn't explain her feeling. She wanted to stop him, but at the same time, it felt right.

Just as they were getting cozy, the door opened.

*later*