Don't Mess With A Girl

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚢 𝚏𝚒𝚟𝚎

Phoebe's POV

Tumingin ako kay Ace, his face doesn't say much but as soon as he moved his gaze sa akin, cliqued as it sounds, pero it was like my heart shattered into countless pieces. Mga mata nya, they used to hold wonder and happiness pero ngayon wala iyon instead napalitan ng sakit at confusion.

At kasalanan ko iyon.

"Fiancé?" Tanong nya in a cracked voice, clearing his throat before forcing a laugh. "You must be joking, right?"

I bit my lower lip, looking down kasi hindi ko sya kayang tignan.

"Do you think I'm lying?" Anton asked, fixing Ace's collar before patting his shoulder. "Sorry to disappoint you, pero hindi kami nagsisinungaling" He stepped back para tumayo sa tabi ko. "Tanungin mo pa kaibigan mo" he added, referring to me.

All eyes were on me, kahit si Faith asking me quietly to say that he was lying.

Right, I wish I could. I wish lahat ng ito hindi totoo. I wish kaya kong sabihin na nagsisinungaling sya, na ayoko talagang mag pakasal sa kanya. Sana kaya kong lumaban, katulad ng paglaban ko sa mga taong nang-aapi sa kapwa tao. Sana I could be the same Phoebe sa school- strong, palaban at walang inuurungan, kaysa yung Phoebe sa labas ng school na mahina at hindi kayang sumagot.

Anton nudges me on the side before giving me a forced smile. I swallowed bago ko pinilit ang sarili ko na ngumiti. "Hindi sya nag sisinungaling"

The hope na nakita ko sa mga mata ni Ace completely vanished and crushed and was replaced by something else, something that I can't bear to see. The guys all looked at Ace, worry written on all their faces before looking at me with... hate?

Of course, I shouldn't be surprised. Kaibigan nila si Ace at normal lang na magalit sila sa akin. I'm actually glad na galit sila, it's easier to avoid them and it will be a forever reminder for me how I hurt Ace's feelings.

"What's with all the look?" Anton asked happily. "Wala bang congratulations man lang?"

Everyone fell silent. I'm not truly sure how they look since I could not meet everyone's eyes but I felt the tension around.

"I guess your friends are not too happy with the news" Anton murmured, giving me a disapproving look. "That's okay, we can't please everyone, can we?"

"No, we can't" I answered, almost like an automatic.

"Let's go," he said grabbing one of my hand. "Kailangan pa natin pag usapan ang wedding natin this week."

We were about to turn when a firm grip on my other hand stop me from moving, at nang lumingon ako, I was a bit surprised to see Ace.

Anton looked down kung saan naka hawak ang kamay ni Ace bago ito tumingin sa kanya, raising his eyebrow daringly.

"May problema ba?" tanong ni Anton, a hint of irritation sa tone nya.

When Ace did not answer, Anton tried to pull me on his side but Ace did the same, preventing me from going anywhere.

"I forgot to tell Phoebe about our group project together," Ace said in a cold tone, his eyes never waver kay Anton. He walked the small distance towards me before leaning slightly until his mouth ay malapit sa tenga ko. "I just want to let you know," bulong nya, getting the hairs at the back of my hair stood up. "That I'm a selfish guy, a very selfish one."

And with that, he released my hand before giving a look to show how serious he was. I wasn't able to ponder at what he said because as soon he let me go, hinila na ako ni Anton palayo sa kanya. I turned my head to look back at him pero hindi sya nakatingin, instead, he turned his back on me.