Bitch For A Purpose

CHAPTER 16

CHASTENE’S POV

            I’m currently walking in our building’s corridor with Troy. Yeah, seryoso siyang nanliligaw “daw” sakin for two days now pero kung hindi ko naman iaabot sakanya ang mga gamit ko hindi naman niya dadalhin. Can you believe it? Simpleng moves nalang hindi pa niya alam. Just like now. I handed him my books at kinuha naman niya ang mga yun.

Gentleman naman siya sa ibang bagay eh, pero alam niyo yun? Hindi naman sa ngrereklamo ako pero parang ganun na din. Harhar. Hm, di bale, siya naman yung tipo ng lalaki na unexpected lagi. You guys know that? Yung tipong kahit hindi laging nage-effort pero pag nag-effort tagos-tagos hanggang sa bones? Hihi.

I wandered my eyes sa paligid. Uh duh? Bakit ba ang dami na namang mga matang nakatutok samin? For sure naman alam nilang “kami” na ni Troy diba? Kahit sa totoo lang ay nililigawan palang niya ako, kami lang namang dalawa ang nakakalaam. I didn’t mind them and just walked straight with Troy beside me, nung tinignan ko siya, diretso lang ang tingin niya.

Malapit na kami sa cafeteria when I saw Tiffany. Para akong natuod sa kinatatayuan ko dahil bigla nalang akong natigil sa paglakad. Tumigil din si Troy.

“Why’d you stop?” Naka-poker face lang sakin si Troy, his usual face. Sanay na ko, gwapo parin naman siya. Harhar. I just looked at him and looked at Tiffany who is now heading our direction. Napatingin din siya at hindi na umimik.

“HI CHASTENE!” Ano ba? Magkaharap lang kami kung makasigaw? Eh kung hugutin ko kaya ang voice box ng babaeng ‘to at ikalakal?! I just stared at her poker faced, like what I always do when I’m starting to get pissed.

Binebeso-beso niya ako pero lumayo ako, then I saw her smiled. “Oh why? Don’t tell me hanga ngayon hindi ka parin maka-get over?” She asked me sarcastically. The eff? Ang sarap tahiin ng bibig niya para manahimik.

“Excuse me? Do I know you?” Me.

“Oh my gosh! You can’t remember me? I’m Tiffany Walter, the three-year girlfriend of your bestfriend?” Still, I didn’t answer and just stared at her as if saying “who the heck are you”. She smiled devilishly. “So, what if I say ako lang naman yung girlfriend ni Hansel Cholo Alcantara na ex-bestfriend mo na sinubukan mong siniraan sakanya pero you failed because you’re such a liar?” She crossed her arms and smirked.

What the eff?! Bakit ba nandito din kasi ang black witch na ‘to? Don’t tell me dito din siya mag-aaral? Ano, ini-stalk ba niya ako? Or worse, baka naman binabantayan niya si Hans from me? Am I really a threat to her? Tss.

“Liar?” I walked closer to her. “If I am a liar, then what do you call yourself?” Mataray na sagot ko sakanya.

“What are you trying to say?” Tiffany. I can see anger starting to build in her eyes.

I shrugged. “If you call me a liar, nahiya naman ako sayo. You know, mukhang ikaw ang pro eh.” I saw her hands close. “Imagine, from the very start, your relationship with Hans is just a lie. A. BIG. LIE. Tapos nasustain mo pa yun for what? Three years?”