Vanilla's Poser Girl

Chapter 22

Leigh

"Tell her the truth."

Sinisipat ni Alliston yung bola na titirahin nito habang ako ay nakasandal sa gilid ng billiards table. Naglalaro ang mga ito ng billiards. Samantalang ako mag-isang nagda-darts.

Ayun naman si Terry, Corinne, at Vanilla. Magkakasama na naman silang tatlo. Puro hunks yung pinag-uusapan nila. Nangingibabaw pa talaga yung boses ni Van.

Si Terry naman ay kung ano-anong sinasabi dito. Puro Hercules naman yung type. Samantalang si Corinne ay busy magbasa ng libro pero sumasabat din pag kinakausap nung dalawa.

Ang nakakatuwa, tig-iisa pa silang tatlo ng dark chocolate bar at parang mga batang kinakain iyon habang nagyayabangan.

Those weirdos. Nakahanap talaga ng kalevel nito si Vanilla. Mga simple-minded chics.

"I know." Uminom muna ako sa hawak kong baso bago ko binitawan yung darts pin.

Napa sign of the cross pa si Railey dahil padaan sana ito nang ibato ko yung dart pin.

"Leigh, please don't play something like that. It's really scary." Sabi pa nito at saka nagtatakbo palapit kay Hariette.

"I'm sorry, Rail."

Lumingon sa direksyon tuloy namin sina Vanilla. I just waved at her saying it's nothing.

Mabuti yung ganyan na tumatahimik sya sa gilid. Mas malakas kasi uminom sakin si Van. Baka mamaya maging dakilang driver na naman ako. Kaya mas mabuti na ako lang yung iinom para sya magdadrive mamaya.

"Make it fast. Nahihirapan ka ba magsabi?" Alliston asked after making her shot. She managed to shoot three balls in that one shot.

Mukhang for the first time, matatalo yata si Grant sa billiards. Akala ko kasi si Aria lang ang kayang tumalo dito kay Grant.

"Is there an easiest way ba to tell her the truth?"

"Of course. Mababaw mag-isip yan si Van. So just make it simple."

"As if it's that easy."

"It is, Leigh. Wanna bet?" tumira ulit si Alliston. It made through again. "Van's not as complex as you. Pero she can easily trust people. It's a double-edge sword, Leigh. Pwede mong gamitin against her or pwede nyang gamitin to protect herself."

It's true that Van's simple mind can save her too. I remember when Van was sexually assaulted verbally by one of our bully classmates in highschool. Van's innocence make a deep cut on that.

She told me that her father told her that whenever there's someone sexually harassing her verbally, just pretend that she didn't get the joke. There's nothing more humiliating for a guy but to have to explain their dirty jokes on you. It's like making them realize how stupid their jokes were.

"Grant mentioned me about the tapes." Finally, Alliston made a miss. Kaya si Grant na yung titira.

Kumuha pa ako ulit ng alak. This will be my fourth glass.

"Ipapanood mo lahat kay Van. She clearly told you that she had no memories of how she was raped. For someone who has a photograpic memory, it's really painful to have no grasp of reality while on it. Even vague images, Leigh. If I were you, I might have killed that woman. Fucks standards and what's right and what's wrong. "

Umiling ako. It's so easy to take lives if we want to. But if Van would found out, she'll be hating us for sure. Kahit para sa kapakanan nya, ayaw pa din nya maging ganoon kasama. For Vanilla, there's only good reap. Whether you sow good or bad.