Free From The Cage

Chapter 18

I never explained to my friends at the same time they keep on teasing me with their looks. 

I bet they have an idea in their mind but I choose to keep silent. I still don't have the guts to open up to them. 

"Ice? You really don't want to talk?"

" Hey girls, what's up?" Rav barge in our table and get some of my fries and eat it.

" Bumili ka nga." sungit kong sabi kay Rav.

" Anong meron dito?" sabi ni Rav sabay turo samin.

" Ewan ko nga din eh, dumating na lang dito sa school na may kasamang lalaki."

"Syre!"

"What?"

"Legit ba? Eto? May kasamang lalaki? Akala ko nga tomboy na to eh." Rav said jokingly.

"I'm dead serious Ravin!"

"Ice? Who's that man?" Ravin asked seriously.

"Nothing serious."

"Nothing serious, but you look like you've known each other for so long. Don't tell me he's your boyfriend? Oh my gosh! You finally got a boyfriend, Ice?"

"Ice?" Ravin still looking at me for confirmation.

I sighed. I don't know how can I still keep it. I just don't want them to know cause I know our set up is just temporary.

"Hey guys!"

"Oh what a perfect timing!" Eli just blurted all of a sudden.

"What's the matter? You all look like you have a meeting guys." Cris said while laughing at us.

"Looks like you're in an interrogation Ice." Jeff commented na natatawa pa. Tsk.

" Tumpak ka dyan Jeff. Ito kasing si Ice, pumasok sa school na may kasamang lalaki." Napaface palm na lang ako. Is it really a big deal?

" Oh? Is that true, Ice?" Jeff asked but he looked at me teasingly.

"Yeah." I answered him. What's the use of hiding right. Para namang matatakasan ko tong mga to.

" Si Ramos ba?" Nanunuksong tanong ni Jeff sakin.

" Hey, how did you know?!" Eksaheradang komento ni Syre.

"Don't tell me Jeff  you know this all along?" Cris said nang may pagtatampo.

"Kailan ko lang din naman nalaman, I want Ice to tell you personally that's why di ko na sinabi." Cris still pouting pero alam ko namang naiintindihan niya din naman ako.

"He's actually my fiancee but it's just temporary."

"Your what? Fiancee?" OA talaga to magreact si Syre.

"Is that the reason why you look like hiding from him when I ask you if you know that Ramos  in the restaurant before?

"Sinong nagtatago?" Maang maangan kong sagot ko sa kanya.

"Mukha mo Ice." Tapos ay tinawanan ako.

"Seriously Ice, don't fall for that man. I think you know already that he doesn't look to other woman and he's still in love with his late girlfriend. I don't want you to get hurt"

"What made you think that I'll fall for him? Tsk. Asa ka pa."

"Good to hear that." Ravin said feeling relieved from what I said.

I feel the phone in my pocket vibrated. I saw a message from an unknown number. Out of curiosity, I open it and saw a message.

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