BURNING RED

Chapter 16

NAKED

Naglalakad ako papunta sa pinagtatambayan ko nang marinig ko ang mga KAIBIGAN ko na nag uusap.

"Ano sa palagay mo, napapayag nya kaya si Bryce na maging escort ko? Ang bagal bagal naman kasi ng clown na yon." Cassandra whined.

"Kung kaya ko lang sanang mapapayag si Bryce, hindi na ako magtatyaga dun sa feeling magandang yon. Ang sakit sa mata yung mga inilalagay niya sa mukha niya. Kadiri talaga. Hindi ko alam kung anong nakita ni Bryce doon." I peeked at them and saw Emerald fanning her face with her hands.

"Tigilan nyo nga kakalait nyo. Dapat nga magpasalamat pa kayo dahil hindi niya pinapansin si President kahit patay na patay ung tao sa kanya. Ibig sabihin may pag asa kayo." Lucille raised her brow at them.

"Nakakairita lang kasi sa dinami dami ng magagandang babae na tulad natin, sa kanya pa na badoy at mukhang clown ang nagustuhan." Emerald rolled her eyes.

"Kailangan natin siya para sa plano natin. Ang tagal kong naghintay na makapaghiganti. Konting tiis na lang. Tigil na. At baka dumating na yon."

I quietly walked back to my building.

I crumpled Bryce pictures in my hand. I was supposed to give them his photos but after what I heard, I changed my mind.

I didn't mind them saying mean things to me and making me their errand girl.

But to use me against Bryce? It would never be okay.

They could shove their friendship up their asses for all I care. Bryce was more important to me than their fake plastic faces.

I went to the toilet and cut the pictures into pieces. Then flushed it. Done.

Tough luck I heard them. They could wait until forever to get their revenge.

I combed my short hair when I got out of the cubicle then went straight back to my so called friends.

I saw them watching something in their phones. They looked at me when I stood in front of them.

"I didn't get his picture. And he said he can't be your escorts." I coldly said.

They stood up angrily.

"Kala ko ba close kayo? Bakit maliit na bagay hindi mo magawa?" Emerald sarcastically asked me.

I shrugged my shoulders. Then turned my back.

"Kinakausap kapa namin babae." Cassandra shouted then grabbed my arm. I felt her nails dig into my skin. I pulled my arm from her grasp but she just held me tighter. I bit my lip to stop my whimper.

"So ganon na lang. Pinaghintay mo kami ng apat na linggo para sa wala?"

"Wala akong pinangako sa inyo." I said heatedly.

"Pero pinaghintay mo kami! Wala kang kwentang kaibigan!" Emerald said then pulled my hair.

"I'm your friend? Really. Do you usually hurt your friend just because they can't give you what you want?" I said while looking at her angry face.

Lucille pressed my chin and turn my face towards her. I saw her cold eyes and thinned lips.

"Worthless piece of shit." She said then slapped me hard.

Cassandra and Emerald took their turn and kicked me too. They kept yelling nasty things to me while kicking and pulling my hair. I yelped in pain.

I tried to block their assaults but I just couldn't take it anymore. I was feeling the pain that my vision got blur with tears and my eyes became heavy. Before I got suck into a black pit, I heard someone shouting at them to stop.