Reena's POV
Nagulat ako sa sinabi niya. Halata pa rin sa mukha ko yung pagkagulat.
"What did you just say?" Pagpapaulit ko sa kanya. My voice reflects what I'm feeling right now. Nasaktan ako sa sinabi niya.
"You just heard me." Sinabi niya like it's the most obvious thing in the world.
"How dare you?" sumbat ako sa kanya.
He scoffed, "Ngayon nagagalit ka dahil sinabi kong naglalandian kayo ni Mike?"
I slowly shook my head and sarcastically smiled at him, "Kapal mo rin talaga eh. Unang una sa lahat, hindi ako nakikipaglandian kay Mike. He's my friend! Your friend for Pete's sake! Tapos nagsasalita ka ng ganyan tungkol sa amin? Wala ka man lang bang tiwala sa mga kaibigan mo?"
Ganyan din siya nung uminom ako kina Bry, pinagsabihan niya na naman ako noon.
He maintained his facial expression. Not giving anything away but he's still mad. Well, I'm also mad!
"Eh nandun na nga ako eh! Kaibigan mo lang siya pero ganun mo siya tratuhin?" tumataas na yung boses niya.
"He came here because he needs a friend who will listen to him!" Sabi ko at humina yung boses ko sa bandang huli.
His expression softened.
"Hindi ko na problema 'yun at lalong hindi mo yun problema." he says, his voice full of conviction.
"Kahit na ikaw yung isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit siya nagkakaganon, wala ka pa rin bang pakealam?" I ask at narealize naman na niya yun.
With Kevin, it will always take baby steps with him.
"See? I was clearly not flirting with him." I slowly pronounce the sentence para ipa-intindi sa kanya. Tss. Ako pa talaga yung malandi? That accusation coming from him striked through me.
"Anong sinabi niya?" he asked and suddenly I don't know what to say.
Hindi ko alam kung sasabihin ko ba sa kanya yung sinabi sakin ni Mike.
"He just needed a friend and I was there for him." Sabi ko na lang but he looked like he's not convinced.
"Reena. Ano ngang sinabi niya?" He's desperate to know. Why?
"Ano ba tingin mo sinabi niya sa'kin? May kailangan ba siyang sabihin na hindi ko alam?" tanong ko naman sa kanya.
"Wala. Ano bang sinabi niya?" tanong niya pa rin. His voice is low.
He's not mad anymore? Anong nangyari sa mood niya? I decide it's time to confront him. If not now, when? Right?
"Andy likes you. Did you know that?" I frankly ask him and he frowns but didn't answer me.
He knows. At biglang may kumirot sa dibdib ko. I just smiled bitterly. Alam niya pero hinahayaan niya lang na lumapit ng ganon si Andy sa kanya? And what's worse is, she's my best friend.
"Alam mo ba kung anong nararamdaman ni Mike ngayon? Alam mo ba kung anong nararamdaman ko?" I ask him, my voice soft pero hindi niya ako sinagot at tinignan niya lang ako.
"Reena, it's more than what you know."
"Really? Eh bakit hindi mo sabihin sa'kin ngayon? Do you like Andy, too?" Prangkang tanong ko sa kanya and here I am not ready for his answer.
I won't take it if he'll say yes. God forbid, I'll leave him the moment he says yes. I won't take him and my best friend liking each other.
"No, I don't like her." He answers me at napabuga ako ng hininga na kanina ko pa ata pinanghahawakan.
