Once Upon He Was Mine (Good Girls Series #4)

Chapter 13: Almost

Chapter 13: Almost

"Status updated!" Nasa cafeteria kami at halos lahat kami ay may hawak na phone. "Mano-notice na kaya ako ni Dwayne?" Demi pouted.

"Parang ulol si Janee! Nag-codename ka pa! tapos ang mga posts sa confession, halata na naman," Zeus complained and we all laughed.

"Hindi kasi ako torpe, 'tsaka kaya ko namang magpost ng marami at ita-tag ko pa kay Dwayne. Kahit wala 'yang confession na 'yan, kahit gamit pa 'yong real account ko!" Ken and I looked at each other as if we're reading each other's mind. And we sighed synchronously.

"Janee?" Ken called her and Janee looked at him with a sweet smile. So I halted.

Looking at Janee's genuine smiles, I am hesitating to spoil her fun. I don't want to stop her happiness. Janee grew up with a broken family, and for the past few years, Dwayne is her only happiness. I don't want to interfere with her only ecstasy.

"Ano 'yon, Ken?" Janee asked with a smile so I kicked Ken's foot under the table.

"Ahh, LookAtMeAndSmile?" I get in the way before anything else.

"Ayy! Alam ang codename ko!" Janee exclaimed, so I laughed. Ken shoots me a meaningful look and I did the same thing to him. "Ang dadaya naman, eh! Alam niyo 'yong codename ko, pero hindi ko alam 'yong inyo," Janee whined.

"Except me, alam ko ang kay Brey!" Iryn laughed and my eyes widened.

"Kilala niyo ba ang admin?" Audrey asked seriously, I'd noticed that she's been in deep silence since this morning. "I'm proud of his or her bravery, nagawa niya ang page na 'yon. And it seems like they liked the page." She pointed to those students who are holding their phones. I'm nervous tuloy if it's a good thing or not.

"Oo nga eh! Ang galing!" sabi ni Gabby at saka tumawa. Ang bright ng mood ng isang 'to, ah?

"Ano? Aminan ng codename?" tanong ni Janee. At halos lahat kami napatigil.

"Ms. Telekimchiwu!" sabi ni Audrey at tinaas pa ang kamay. Siya pala 'yong masochist na sinasabi ko kagabi.

"BreyV, with volleyball ball emoji," sabi ko at tiningnan ang tatlong walang imik.

"Ahmm, excuse me?" napalingon kami sa tumawag, and I saw Vince there. He's holding a tray of foods, my forehead wrinkled, kailan pa siya naging waiter? But I realized that my question was wrong when I heard his reason. "Pwede maki-table?" he questioned, narinig ko ang impit na tili nina Janee at Iryn habang natulala naman sila Audrey, Ken at Zeus sa kaniya. "Ahh, I guess it's a no? I'm sorry for interrupting you." Tumalikod na sana siya but I held his right arm.

"No, it's fine with me---us." I shot them a serious look, napatayo naman si Audrey na nakaupo sa katabi kong upuan at saka nginitian si Vince, doon naman naupo si Vince habang wala namang ibang maupuan si Audrey kundi ang upuan sa tabi ni Zeus na nasa kaliwa ko.

I thought she's going to sit beside Zeus but I wondered when she traded seats with Demi. We all ate our lunch silently, and I'm so sorry for Vince because of my friends' treatment to him. I heard him sighing.

"I'm sorry for interfering, don't bother to converse with each other. Don't worry, your secrets will be confidential with me," Vince said and I felt his awkward feeling in spite of sincerity. I sighed exasperatedly and gave my friends' a disappointed look. They're not like this, they are sociable. Pero bakit gan'to sila kay Vince?