Bunch of MENDOZAs

Chapter 42

"Ano na Mavie? Hindi ka ba talaga magsasabi manlang kung ano'ng ginawa ninyo ni papa Breii?" Andrei asked and put his bag down.

We're in the cafeteria. It's not yet lunch break but we will eat our lunch earlier because we will have to do something.

Umupo na kaming lahat at tumunganga na naman ako habang kinukulit ni Andeng si Mavie. The whole time yata na nasa school ako nakatunganga ako. Paano ba naman kasi, Zaine's acting weird. Kung kalian dumeretso yung baluktot na utak ni Brile saka naman siya umaasta na... sarcastic? I don't know! I don't get his attitude.

"Hoy kayong dalawa ah! Nagtatampo na 'ko hindi pa rin kayo nagsasalita! Ano ba? May nakabuntis na ba sa inyong Mendoza?" Andrei shouted at our faces.

Umirap lang ako pero bakit parang lumalaki at hindi mapakali yung mata ni Mavie?

"Hoy Maverina! Ano ha? Sagot ka!" Andeng shouted.

"Ih! Stop calling me that!" Umiirap na sabi ni Mavie.

Nakita ko namang papalapit si Breii pero syempre hindi nalang ako nagsalita.

But my eyes grew a bit bigger when Breii kissed Mavie's head and sat beside her with a very sweet smile.

"Hi pretty." He greeted.

Inirapan ko naman si Andrei na pigil na pigil ang kilig. "Sige na Andeng ilabas mo na 'yan. Baka maubusan ka ng hangin."

And with that, bigla nalang siyang sumigaw ng napakatinis at kailangan pa namin siyang hampasin ni Mavie while Breii just laughed.

"Oh my god! Kayo na ba?" He asked.

Nakangiti lang naman ni Breii habang parang nahihiya naman si Mavie. Ugh! Whatever.

"Ano namang nangyari sa inyong dalawa ha? Baka pwedeng magsabi naman kayo para hindi kami mukhang tanga dito." I rolled my eyes.

Naghihhintay kami ng sagot ni Andeng tapos ngiting aso lang si Breii at nakayuko lang si Mavie, so binato ko sila ng bag.

"Aray naman Xy ang brutal." Mavie complained.

"Mga ganyan tinuturo ni Brile diyan eh." Breii said and chuckled.

Umirap nalang ulit ako at umiling. Wala akong aasahang matino sa dalawang 'to.

"I'll buy you foods, baby what do you want?" Breii asked to Mavie while playing with her hair.

"Hmm, gusto ko ng spaghetti na maraming meatballs." Sagot naman ng isa at matamis na ngumiti.

So, obviously, nakapag-usap na ng maayos ang dalawang 'to at baka nga sila na.

"Aww. Ako papa Breii, big sandwich lang at fries." Malanding sabi naman ni Andrei.

Breii just chuckled before nodding and standing. "How about you Xyzzy-"

"Excuse po."

Lahat kami napatingin sa isang lalakeng maliit na hindi naman namin kilala. There are foods on the tray he is holding which are my favorite foods.

"Anything?" Andrei asked.

"Ikaw ba si Xyzzy?" Tanong niya sa 'kin at hindi pinansin si Andrei.

I nodded as a response and he smiled.

"Pinabibigay po ng boyfriend niyo." He said, putting the tray down before leaving.

Walang nagsasalita sa 'min at nakatingin lang sa tray.

Breii cleared his throat. "Since when Xyzzy did you have a boyfriend?"

"Ha? I... I don't know." I said, shaking my head.

Maya maya pa nahagip ng paningin ko si Brile sa labas ng canteen. He's looking at me with a smirk as he passes by, winked at me before completely disappearing from my eyesight. How come he looks so good with his rugged bad-boy look and smirk?

Second later, I received a message from the guy who just passed by.

You look so hot with that messy hair. Be careful baby, eat all of those.

Okay. So it came from him.

"Oh, uhm, maybe it's from Aris?" Sagot ko nalang at sinimulan nang kumain.

"Since when did you eat the foods that came from Aris? Binabato mo lang noon sa pagmumukha niya 'di ba?" Matigas na tanong naman ni Mavie.

Yeah I can remember that. I threw the foods he gave me twice after our break up.

"We know someone else gave those." Andrei added.

Before I can even speak nor lie, Breii spoke.

"Okay. I guess I'll be only getting foods for us three only." And he left.

Hindi pa rin ako nilulubayan ng tingin nila Andeng at Mavie so I stopped eating, drank some water and did the heaviest sigh.

"I don't know how to say these..." I nervously said and covered my face with my hands. "Brile is courting me."

Hindi ako nakarinig ng kahit anong ingay mula sa kanilang dalawa kaya naman inalis ko yung mga kamay ko sa mukha ko, and I found them with the expression of 'yun na yun?'

"Walang nakakagulat do'n Xyzzy." Mave said with a blank expression.

"Correct. Obvious din naman na crush mo si papa Brile." Tumangong sabi ni Andeng.

I lean my head on the table. "I feel guilty. We're keeping it as a secret." I raised my head and looked at both of them.

"Dahil kay Zaine?" Mave asked that I answered with a nod. "Xyzzy, I can't say you have to tell him earlier. But I'll say, tell him, when he is ready."

"Alam naman namin na mas attracted ka kay Brile eh. Duh, rugged looking boys are your type." Umiirap na sabi ni Andeng.

"Eh, kasi, we doing things privately." I said. "I mean, secretly. He is courting me secretly, silently or whatever there." I immediately added when I saw their reactions.

"And?" Mavie said.

"And, kahit diyan sa Breii na 'yan hindi mo sasabihin."

"Sure babe-"

"So the slut is here."

We all faced the bitch who said those.

"Now what do you want Bea?" Mave said and stood in front of Bea.

Well, kung mataray ka Bea Sapphires, atapang atao naman best friend ko.

Bea smirked. "Sobra mo bang ginalingan kaya bumalik sa'yo si Breii?"

"Ginalingan tumitig? Yes of course. Isang tingin ko lang kasi diyan kay Breii patay na patay na siya. And in addition, he is always mine." Mave answered confidently and even crossed her arms.

Just when Bea is thinking for her comeback, Breii went between, putting the tray down and wrapped his arm around Mavie.

I smiled even more. Sarap namang manood ng mga ganitong eksena.

"Bea, from the start I cleared to you that we will just make her jealous. So please stop putting up a fight, you'll lose."

Andrei and I both said a long 'oh' that made Bea more furious.

"That was smooth baby." Andrei mocked.

She is fuming in anger and what happened next made everyone shock. Not because Bea spilled the juice on Mavie and Breii but because Mavie slapped the plate with spaghetti on Bea's face.

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