Ikatlo

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"IKATLO RAVENA JUST CONFIRMED THAT SHE IS DATING A CHEERLEADER."

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Celina Dela Cruz is requesting for a video call.

"What?" I clicked the share video and i see Cel in her yellow windbreaker.

"Ay sungit naman ni Ate mo girl oh, time of the month?"

"Loko! Tapos na no! Why did you call ba?" I asked her while leaning my back on the headboard.

"Did you see it?"

"Alin? Marami akong nakikita."

Cel laugh and i saw her entering their restaurant.

"Maang-maangan pa po. Gawain ng mga nasasaktan. Ikatlo just confirmed that he's dating a cheerleader."

Kailangan pa ba ipamukha sa'kin ng universe na may dinedate na 'yong crush ko?

"Yah, i saw it and man i have a hundred of notifs on twitter na naman."

"Kailan nga ulit kayo nagshushi?"

"Kahapon."

"Kailan nga ulit nya sinabi na he is not seeing anyone right now?"

Seriously, where these questions are going?

"Kahapon din. Celina, ano bang meron? Dami mong tanong." I suddenly got irritated.

"Ay, pikon ha! So kamusta naman lagay ng puso mo dyan?" She asks me again.

"Still beating, i guess?"

I get up on my bed and get a chips on my mini ref. Kapag nastress, ikain.

"Ah still beating for Ikatlo. Hahahahaha"

My friend is annoying.

"Nang-aasar ka na ha, ibababa ko na 'to." I warned Cel because i know what she is trying to imply.

"Fyi, kanina pa kitang inaasar Beatriz. Anong napala mo kay Ikatlo? Pafall ba?"

"To be honest Cel, hindi. He's not like that. Ako lang naman nag-assume na may something sa'min. People just assume na may future kami."

Everyone is rooting for us, yes, but those are just assumptions. Baka nadala lang ako ng asar sa'min 'cause in the first place, its overwhelming. Ikatlo never gave me signals that he likes me.

"We are not assuming Bei, you cannot lie to us. Your actions cannot lie. May something talaga sa inyo. I just dont get it why Ikatlo needs to date any other girl eh you are just near him. Di ko alam kung bulag o nagbubulag-bulagan." Cel sounded so irritated right now. Kapag di na 'to nang-aasar marami na syang sinasabi.

"But what can I do, he doesnt like me." I feel a sudden emotion inside. Is it hurt?

"Really Bei? You really think he doesnt like you? I beg to disagree madam."

"Okay sige nga, if he really does, give me some evidences."

"He embraced you when they got the championship. Exhibit A. Seriously, i like this ha."

Napangiti ako when Cel shows a picture of us hugging in her iPad.

"Lol, he embraced everyone during that time."

"Disagree again madam, hinabol ka nya non para mayakap ka. Mukha pa ngang ayaw mo eh kasi you a walking backwards. Here is my exhibit B. Anton mentioned him when you have an interview on tv. Snippets sa twitter lang 'yon ha."

I remember that. Well hindi naman mapagkakaila na nakikiasar din mga kaibigan namin.

"We all know that are friends love teasing us, walang bago don."

"Inaasar kayo since 2015? Tagal naman na asaran yon Beatriz." Please note the sarcasm when she replied that. Oh my friend.

"Hay naku, yan lang ba? Those are just little things."

"Yes maybe these are just little things but kapag pinagsama-sama marami rin ha. Bea, seryoso ako na alagaan mo yang puso mo. Ikatlo is very unpredictable, baka di mo alam nasasaktan ka na, todo deny ka pa."

Nagdedeny ba ko? I just dont like them to know how deep this attention im giving to Ikatlo.

"I know Cel, thanks for reminding me."

"One last question, what did you feel when you discover that he's dating?"

Ikatlo is a gentleman. Many girls had a crush on him. You can easily get along with him. Kolokoy sya. Makulit and thoughtful. Anyone can fall for his actions. Lahat kaya syang magustuhan katulad nang nangyari sa'kin.

So ano nga bang naramdaman ko?

"Disappointed but not surprise."

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Kaya pa ba natin lahat ng ganap? Hahahahaha. Kapit lang tayo. Malay natin. 💙

Thank you for the reading. Kamusta 'yong story para sa inyo? Please tell me po kung magulo sya ha. Im not proofreading po kasi.

Thank you po. Ingat.

Purely fictinal,
El 💙