Wicked Hearts

Chapter 29

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Chapter 29: Choose

My two best friends dragged me away from the event place to talk to me in private. I was biting my lower lip to suppress my emotions while they were throwing so many questions.

We went to the empty quadrangle and sat on the bench. Hinatak ko pataas ang dress ko dahil baka marumihan. Pinahiram na nga lang sa akin tapos dudumihan ko pa.

"What really happened, Rizzie?" iritang tanong ni Camila.

"I saw your necklace lit up," nakakunot noong banggit ni Jessie. "Lalapitan sana kita kaso nabunggo ako nung ibang nagtutulakan. I lost you in the crowds."

"Wait, what?" Hinawakan ni Camila ang kwintas ko. "Kailan ka pa nagkakwintas ng ganito?"

"I saw her wearing that after she went from the restroom," Jessie sighed. Humalukipkip ito habang nakatayo sa harapan namin. "Why did Amanda cry?"

"God damn, Riza. Your mascara." Yumuko si Camila para maghanap ng wipes sa kanyang pouch. "Mukha kang Sadako sa kalat ng mascara mo."

"Meron ako sa pouch." Kumuha ako ng tissue sa bag ko at binigay 'yon kay Camila.

"Flashlight, Jess," utos ni Camila.

Jessie turned on the flashlight of his phone and Camila removed the messed mascara around my eyes. Binatukan pa nga niya ako nung umiyak na naman ako kaya bumaha uli ng mascara.

"Nagsayaw kayo ni Ulrich?" usisa ni Jess.

"Obvious ba?" Hinipan ni Cams ang mata ko bago tinapon ang tissue. "Malamang na nakita 'yon ni Amanda kaya umiyak ang gaga."

Right. She saw us. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang napagkasunduan nila ni Ulrich, pero alam kong wala roon ang isayaw niya akon.

"Bakit ba kasi siya ang date ni Ulrich?" tanong uli ni Jess. "If he wanted to dance with you, then he could have asked you to be his date instead. Easy."

"True. That's what I find weird..." Bumuntonghininga si Camila. "Why did you dance with Ulrich? That possessive bitch takes everything about Ulrich seriously. Saka... how dare he? Hindi ikaw ang ka-date niya! "

"Possessive?" Humalakhak si Jessie. "They aren't even in a relationship. Not a thing!"

"Amanda doesn't need that," Cams rolled her eyes. "In her eyes, Ulrich is hers. Delusional, but..."

"Can I talk now?" I asked.

"Sure!" excited na sabi ni Cams.

I sighed. What really happened?

Ah!

"Revenge..." That was the only word to sum it up.

Nagkatinginan sina Jessie at Camila. Sabay silang nagkibit-balikat bago muling humarap sa akin.

"Explain..." hamok ni Cams.

"Amada's dress..." Nahirapan akong dugtungan 'yon. "That's the dress I was expecting to wear today. Si Ate Sarah ang nagdisenyo no'n."

Umawang ang mga labi ni Camila. Napatayo ito saka kumuyom ang mga kamao. Saka siya pumadyak at mahinang nagmura.

"I fucking knew it! There was something wrong!" Camila gasped as she breathed another cuss. "That fucking— aahh bitch!"

"Uhmm. What dress?" tanong ni Jess.

"Right. We haven't told you yet." Huminga nang malalim si Camila. "Pinahiram ko lang ng dress si Rizzie natin kasi 'yung dress na pinagawa niya ay hindi raw natapos ng designer. He literally just told us late! It was clearly to sabotage Riza."