Wretched Choices

Chapter 8

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Chapter 8
Challenging

"Dito lang ba talaga tayong dalawa sa bahay ninyo?" patamad na tanong sa akin ni Sharry. "Don't you want to go out and stroll?"

We were both inside my room, lying down on my bed. My head rested on her thigh while hers was on the pillow.

I was lazily reading a novel I haven't finished yet. Sometimes, I like to read in order to stop myself from overthinking. Sharry, on the other hand, was searching for something to buy on different popular online shops.

That's one of her flaws. She's an impulsive buyer. Minsan, kahit na hindi niya kailangan ay bibilhin niya pa rin dahil lang nagustuhan niya ito sa unang tingin. In the end, matatambak lang ito sa kanyang kwarto.

Wala naman akong problema roon. That's how she spoil and entertain herself. Kung ako ay hinahayaan niya sa gusto kong gawin kahit na hindi siya sang-ayon, ganoon din ako sa kanya.

"If you really have no plans to go out, how 'bout just tell me about your day with Archer yesterday?" she asked me about something very crucial to my mental state.

I violently exhaled as I put the book down. Ang pagsisikap kong ituon ang buong atensyon ko sa pagbabasa ay tuluyang naglaho nang hindi na mapigilan ni Sharry ang pagbanggit sa pangalan ni Archer.

Earlier, I clearly told her that I didn't want to talk about yesterday, but she really wouldn't just let it go. Gusto niyang malaman kung bakit ako bumigay kahapon sa paninindigan kong hindi sumipot sa usapan namin ni Archer. I didn't want to talk about it. Not when I still had the uneasy feeling he made me feel yesterday that I was trying so hard to forget. That's why I was trying to divert my attention, not to ponder about that feeling even more.

"Wala nga lang 'yon," iritado kong sagot. "Nakonsensya lang ako!"

Well, it's partly true. Plus, my other reason was that I didn't want to be like him.

"Wow!" Napabangon pa siya at pumalakpak kaya umalis ako sa pagkakaunan sa kanya. "Hindi ko alam na may natitirang konsensya pa pala si Keiandra Ariolla. That's very surprising!"

I rolled my eyes at my best friend and sat on my bed in an indian style. "Ha-ha! Very funny, Sharry."

Mas lalo lamang siyang humalakhak. Halatang natutuwa siya sa nangyayari sa akin. Kilalang-kilala niya ako at hindi na ako magtataka kung malalaman niya ang nagpapagulo sa isipan ko sa simpleng pag-obserba lang sa akin.

She mirrored how I sat and put a pillow on her lap. She, then, placed her elbow against the surface of the pillow and rested her chin on her palm while looking at me.

I didn't like the way she's looking at me. Her eyes were filled with amusement. I could almost hear the words she was about to say just to tease me.

"So, ano na?" makahulugan niyang tanong.

Napakunot ang aking noo. "Anong ano na?"

"Ang sabi mo ay nakonsensya ka na. Does that mean you're finally going to stop doing your evil plans?" she asked, and I could tell that she sounded slightly hopeful.

"Of course..." I smiled, and her eyes lit up until I continued what I was saying. "Not."

She frowned in disappointment, and I laughed because of her reaction.

I just didn't know how she thought that I'd end my plans because of it. I wouldn't, of course. Not until I finally get what I wanted.

Ang naramdaman kong konsesnya para kay Archer ay hindi na ulit mangyayari. Kailangan kong mas maging istrikta sa aking sarili para hindi na ulit mangyari ang nangyari kahapon. That's the last time I'm going to let angel Keia rule me and ruin my plans. I needed to sharpen my horns and spoil what my devil side wanted.