T.S. STORIES #2: I Bet You Think About Me (Completed)

Chapter 8

I woke up tired and stressed the next day. Hindi ako makatulog nang maayos dahil sa mga pangyayari kahapon. Naguguluhan na rin ako sa nararamdaman ko just because of that kiss. Argh!

Dahil sa curiousity ko ay nag-scroll muna ako online until another post caught my attention again. Ang sabi, it’s a leak recorded conversation between two guys talking in the same cubicle. Doon na ako nagsimulang kinabahan.

Naka-attach sa post ang isang link ng convo. Pagkabukas ko ay bumungad sa akin ang mga pamilyar na boses sa voice recording.

“Can we just talk for a moment—“

“No. Wala na dapat tayong pag-usapan pa. You didn’t follow our deal. ‘Di ba sabi ko, after that deal yesterday, lalayuan mo ‘ko? Tapos nahuli pa tayo ng mga obsessed fan mo na kasama mo ako sa karantaduhan mo. Why can’t you just leave me alone?”

Our whole conversation was recorded and stopped when Fred said he likes me. No names were mentioned on the said post pero nakita ko sa comments na napuno ng mga pangalan niya.

“OMG! That voice sounds familiar! And the conversation seems like about the photos of Frederick that leaked the other day!”

“Parang boses ni Fred yung isa! Gosh, sino kaya ang kasama niya sa cubicle? He’s so lucky...”

“Wait, did u hear dat? Fred seemed like he kissed the other guy! Hear it again at exactly 0:53!”

I turned off my phone. Buti na lang hindi nasangkot ang pangalan ko, but knowing I was the guy they’re referring to, makes me feel nervous.

If they ever find out my identity, it’s the end.

My phone suddenly rang, flashing a familiar number on the screen. I immediately decline the call and blocked his number. I shouldn’t involve myself again with him anymore.

I went to university and as expected, mga schoolmate kong nakakasalubong ay nagchichismisan at panay hawak sa mga phone nila with their earphones. Pinagkakaguluhan na nila ang leak voice recording namin ni Fred.

“Hey, Valeri,” bati ni Camille.

She obviously knows the leak. “Good morning, ano na naman ang nangyayari? Ba’t ang daming nagchichismisan” tanong ko, as if hindi ko alam ang tungkol sa pinag-uusapan nila.

“Naku, huli ka na naman sa balita, bestfriend. Eto kasi, may kumakalat ngayon na voice recording about two guys talking in a cubicle. Ang hinala ng iba, si Fred daw yun at no’ng ka-date niya no’ng nakaraang araw. Naalala mo, may chika ako kay Fred before? Yun yung parang pinag-usapan nilang dalawa sa leak,” she explained, and obviously believing that Fred is involved.

“Uhm, how about you? Hindi ka ba na tuturn-off na naiinvolve sa mga ganitong issue about kay Fred?”

“You already knew I’ve been admiring him since we were young. It means, marami na akong narinig tungkol sa kanya and this issue is not new to me anymore, lalo na’t isa siya sa mga campus heartthrob ng university. Fred is fond of dating girls secretly, and we, his fans, are always upset because we don’t want him to be hurt with someone na may ibang intesyon sa kanya. Kaya naman, ine-expose namin ang identity ng mga ka-date niya. Ang ending, hinihiwalay nila siya. And of course, Fred is mine,” she said and winked.

All that I can say is that, they are so cruel.

They should’ve respected Fred’s decision of who he should be dating. Wala silang karapatan para diktahan kung sino ang i-date ng isang tao. I’m wondering how many girls dumped Fred just because of being exposed by his stupid fans. If they were exposed as Fred’s girlfriend, why would they decide to leave him like a trash instead of confirming their relationship on public?