The only solution to my problem now is to avoid him as much as possible and as long as I can. Dahil hindi naman maiiwasang magkita kami, ang kailangan ko lang gawin ay 'wag syang tingnan at bigyan man lang ng pansin.
The next day, hinati ang sovereigns sa dalawang grupo. The King and his retinues would go and organize the events while the Queen and her princesses would set the auditorium for the upcoming Charity Ball inside the school. Dahil din doon, mas napapadali ang pag-iwas ko kay Pip dahil nasa magkahiwalay na lugar kami. Hopefully, these feelings will fade along with time.
But sometimes, it's really hard if you are easy to read or your façade wasn't so firm to keep your emotion enclosed.
Gaya na lang ngayon, habang inaayos namin ang stage dito sa auditorium, saka naman nagsalita si Mae na nasa tabi ko.
"Alam mo, napapansin ko 'yang pag-iwas-iwas mo kay Pip."
"What?" patay-malisya kong tanong at bahagyang lumayo sa kanya. "Kung ano-anong nakikita mo, Mae."
"Sinasabi ko lang naman ang napapansin ko. Ano nga? Kung makaiwas ka para namang ex mo 'yan na sinaktan ka years ago."
"Ba't mo naman naisip 'yan?" balewalang tanong ko.
"Duuuh," she rolled her eyes. "Halos lahat ng napanood kong mga movies, ganyan. Bakit naman kasi iiwasan 'yung ex di ba? Sya 'yung nanakit kaya sya dapat 'yung mahiya 'no. Bakit iiwasan kung pwede namang i-prove mo sa pagmumukha nya na you're better off without him."
My forehead wrinkled. Kung ano-ano na lang talaga ang sinasabi ng babaeng 'to.
"Hindi ko ex-boyfriend si Pip, okay? Tigilan mo nga kakanood ng mga movies."
"Hindi mo naman kasi maitatago sa 'min 'yan. The more you hide your feelings, the more it grows until you can't stop it anymore," binitawan nya ang ginagawa nya at inakbayan ako. "Payong kaibigan lang, Pink. Kapag mahal mo, sunggaban mo."
I shrugged her arms off me and rolled my eyes. She laughed out loud while shaking her head.
"Igaya mo pa ako sayo. Tsaka tigilan mo nga ako sa kakaasar kay Pip. Naiinis na 'yung tao, eh."
"Anong naiinis," she scoffed, looking at me with her teasing eyes. "Gustong-gusto nya nga, eh. May crush kaya 'yun sayo. Tapos may crush ka rin naman sa kanya, edi maging kayo na!"
"Ang ingay, Maerinne!" iritado kong sabi sa kanya at tinalikuran sya pero mabilis nya akong hinila pabalik sa pwesto ko.
"I don't know if you're really like that or what. Ayaw mo bang maging masaya? It-try mo lang naman, kapag nag-work, edi kasalan na!"
Napasapo ako sa noo at tiningnan sya. "Wala ka bang sasabihing matino?"
She waved her hand. "Nah, beh. Sa ating apat, ikaw ang masikreto pero ikaw din ang madaling basahin. Kahit ilibing mo pa sa kailalim-laliman ng katawan mo 'yang nararamdaman mo kay Pip, lalangoy 'yan paitaas. Ikaw rin baka maunahan ka pa ng iba dyan..."
"I seriously don't like him," I sighed and looked in another direction.
"What's not to like, Pink? Pip's nice, I mean, really," she shrugged.
Tahimik kasi kaya hindi masyadong makilala ng ibang tao. I mean, he's really nice, but every person has secrets or whatever.
"Hindi ko sya type," I answered curtly.
The corners of her lips tugged into a teasing smile. "Ano ba mga type mo? Tulad ni Sean?"
My brows instantly drew together. "Bakit na naman nasali si Sean dito?"
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