Life After Lies

EIGHT: USER

Nakabalik na ko sa classroom para sa susunod na subject. Kainis naman nakapag skip pa ko.

"Eli naman, pati yung pogi nating professor di mo pinalagpas," hysterical na bungad ni Deffi. Ayan na naman sya. Pati prof namin gusto pa yatang isama sa mga collections nya.

"Kasalanan ko ba kung sasabog na ang pantog ko?" I said sarcastically and sat on my seat.

She rolled her eyes. "Pero pwede ka naman magsabi ng maayos, yan tuloy maaabala mo pa sila Tita"

Oo nga pala. Mom will get mad at me. Bat di ko kaagad naisip yun? I'm doomed.

"Deffi, help me. Baka mapagalitan ako ni Mommy," nakangiwing sagot ko.

"Yan na nga ba sinasabi ko eh. You should think first the possible outcome bago ka gumawa ng action," she crossed her arms at sumandal sa upuan nya. Just help me, will you? Tch!

Pinag kibit-balikat ko na lang. I know di ako matitiis ni Deffi. C'mon, pinag tatakpan ko rin naman sya kapag kailangan.

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Natapos ang buong klase ng lumulutang ang diwa ko. Damn that nature calling. Kung bakit ba kasi sa gitna pa ng discussion ni prof sungit. Hindi tuloy makapag focus, I'm worried. Baka makarating pa kay Mommy.

"Eli, mauuna na ko. May date pa ko eh. See you on Monday," she winked at me so I just rolled my eyes. As usual.

"Alright. Protect your self"

She laughed and nodded before we kissed each other's cheeks and bid our goodbyes. Nauna na syang lumabas ng classroom. Habang ako ay nakaupo pa.

"Di ka pa ba uuwi, Eli?" someone said behind kaya napalingon ako sa classmate ko. Oh, she's a member of PSG. As in, palaging sawi group. Coz she always cries sa classroom dahil sa love life nya, tch.

"Mauna na kayo. I'm waiting for someone," bored kong sagot kahit na wala naman talaga. I just want to seat more, that's all.

"Probably Dexter? He's outside actually," she concluded.

"Dexter is outside?" paglilinaw ko.

"Yup! He's so handsome, such an ideal guy. You know what, if you're not interested you can just give him to me," she giggled and swayed like she's imagining something. Gosh, so pathetic.

"Di ka pa ba nag sasawang mag drama? Talagang you want another heartbreak, huh?" I smirked.

"Whatever, feeling maganda," she hissed on me bago nag lakad palabas.
Feeling maganda? Tch. I'm the real definition of that word. Technically, the word 'maganda' was made to describe me.

I rolled my eyes at nag retouched muna bago lumabas. Ano naman kayang kailangan ni Dexter?

"Hello, Eli bakit ang tagal mong lumabas," he asked while looking at his wristwatch.

"Sino ba ang may sabi sayo na mag hintay ka?" I rolled my eyes at nilagpasan sya.

"Sandali, Eli!" hinabol nya ko at hinila sa pulso kaya natigilan ako. I looked at him annoyingly.

"And who the hell gave you the permission to touch my wrist?" I complained. Mukha naman syang napahiya kaya binitawan na rin nya ako kaagad.

"I just want to go on a date with you, after all we're bound to marry each other so—" I didn't let him finished his words at nag salita na ko.

"Date yourself," I interrupted and left him dumbfounded. He's so manipulative and it gives me chills whenever I'm imagining things like having a date with him. No way, I'd rather date my self.

I checked my wristwatch and it's 6 pm already. Kaya pala medyo dumidilim na. Nag lakad na ko papuntang parking lot and I was about to open my car when I heard a familiar voice.

"Mag tiis ka na lang muna, babe. You know how much I love you, right?"

Unti-unti akong lumapit kung nasaan ang bulungan. Hanggang sa nakarating ako sa isang sulok malapit sa tambakan ng recycled bottles. Gosh, I can't believe I'm doing something like this.

"Until when?"

Nang makarating ako ay bahagya akong umapak sa isang malaking bato para sumilip dahil hindi ko naman gaanong abot. Tch, this height sucks.

My jaw dropped when I saw that Noimie girl, she's with someone and I know hindi yun si Cleo. Gosh, what are they doing here in the tambakan ng trash. I can't see the guy's face dahil nakatalikod sya sakin habang si Noimie naman ay nakaharap sa gawi ko.

"Babe, calm down okay?"

"How can I? What's between you and Cleo?"

Oh, gosh. Ano nga ba ang meron sa kanila ni Cleo. The living megaphones are talking about their so called relationship.

"It's nothing. I'm just using him for popularity. Cleo's a bit famous because of he's looks and all. And having him by my side makes me feel an instant celebrity. I always want to be on top, you know that," she smirked and gently massage the guy's nape.

Damn this woman. She's so desperate and I pity her for doing this. Such a pathetic reason for a pathetic girl. Talagang nagagawa nyang mang gamit ng iba para lang maging popular? What kind of tricks is that? So cheap.

"I will use him until I'm satisfied. Besides, I'm still enjoying the spotlight"

I took a deep breath and stopped my self from doing unnecessary things. Ayokong ibaba ang sarili ko, and doing things like this isn't really my style! Gosh, I was just curious.

"What about me?"

"You're my boyfriend. I-It's just that, we can't be seen in public"

I was about to laugh but I decided not to. Why naman they can't be seen in public? Kinakahiya nya ba ang boyfriend nya? Such a poor guy. Nagpapaloko lang kay Ms. Captain Ball. I bet hindi naman mag bo-boyfriend ng kung sinong nerd lang dyan ang babaeng feeling maganda na ito.

I glanced at the guy before I convinced my self to leave. I think I saw that guy na. Even his voice, so familiar. I think I talked to him na somewhere but my poor memory can't recall it. My bad.

I entered my car and shook my head a bit. So, the summary, she's using Cleo for her own needs. Deffi told me na may gusto raw si Cleo sa babaeng yun. What if he fell in love already?Masasaktan lang sya, he should think first kasi before falling in love. Heartbreaks are inevitable but as much as possible, protect our heart at all cost. This thing is fragile, easy to break but hard to fix.

Some said they're even dating. What should I do? Should I tell him? Pero paano naman kung hindi nya ko paniwalaan. Gosh! Why I'm so bothered! Di na dapat ako makialam, tama, labas na ko doon. I'll just let them deal with this. Kunwari na lang wala akong nakita at narinig.