Wretched Choices

Chapter 15

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Chapter 15
Hammer

"Ano ba ang gusto mong iparating?" tiim bagang kong tanong sa kanya.

Konting-konti na lang ay tuluyan nang malalagot ang pasensyang iniingatan ko. Kung siguro'y hindi ko alam ang totoong pakay niya kung bakit niya ako sinusubukan ay baka talagang hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko.

However, I knew what she was planning. She wanted me to fight and argue with her. Iyong tipong ibabaon ko siya sa lupa gamit ang mga salitang bibitawan ko o kung talagang sumusobra na ay mapagbubuhatan ko siya ng kamay. That way, she would gain everyone's sympathy, and I'd become the public's number one enemy. Unfortunately for her, I would never go down to her level. She'd never gain the satisfaction she wanted to receive.

"To make it simple, stop messing around with Archer. Tigilan mo ang paglapit-lapit sa kanya," diretsahan niyang sabi sa akin at dama kong unti-unti nang sumusungaw ang kanyang tinatagong sungay. "In case you're not aware, you're distracting him."

"E, ang paglapit-lapit mo rin sa kanya, hindi nakaka-distract?"

Hindi ko na napigilan ang sarili ko sa pagsagot, but I will make sure to filter my words carefully. Gusto ko lang iparamdam sa kanya na hindi niya ako masisindak kahit ano'ng sabihin niya; kahit na aminado akong hindi ko nagustuhan ang lahat.

If she's a bitch hiding in an angel's facade well, I'm the baddest bitch she'd ever meet. Might as well take lessons from me before confronting me again.

"Don't act like you're on top of me when we're just on the same league," I told her without even blinking. "Okay! Let's say that he's not interested in me, but have you ever asked him if he's interested in you?"

She gritted her teeth, and I could feel the anger she was oozing with her dark aura. Mapanganib ang kanyang tingin na binibigay sa akin ngunit kahit kaunti ay hindi man lang ako natakot.

I almost flipped my hair in victory. Kanina ay ang dami niyang sinasabi pero nang sinagot ko na ay para siyang pipe na hindi makapagsalita. Damn! I didn't even give ten percent of my savageness for that short speech, and she already didn't have a clapback.

"Ngayon, inimbita kita rito sa bahay ko para matapos natin ang research paper at hindi para pag-usapan 'to. We can do it some other time if you really want to," pagpapatuloy ko. "Kaya kung wala ka nang sasabihin, puwede bang magsimula na tayo?"

Saving herself from more embarrassment and humiliation, she quietly started to prepare her things instead of saying something irrelevant to the purpose of our rendezvous. Kung sana ay kanina pa siya nanahimik nang ganito, e 'di, sana ay hindi na siya napahiya.

Luckily, Hope and I were civil to each other while we were working on our research paper. I tried to explain my research, and she also did the same thing. That way, we were able to analyze and determine the correlation of our individual papers.

I had to admit when it comes to seriously doing our academics, she could be so reliable. Wala kang maipipintas sa kanya bilang kapartner. She did a job well done on her individual research. Napabilis tuloy lahat ng kailangan naming gawin ngayon. Mayroon lang kaming iilang facts na kailangang i-clarify at kasama na roon ang paghahanap ng RRL na maici-cite, para walang butas ang aming research.

"I wasn't expecting that your individual research will be this helpful," Hope suddenly commented after we discussed other important details. "Whoever helped you on this one, he/she is very knowledgeable."

She didn't fail to hurt my pride on that comment. Just because I did great on my research, she immediately concluded that I didn't do it own my own. Look how judgemental could she be.