“Ano dun? Di pa ko nakakapanuod ng balita”

“Muntikan ka na daw ma-rape?”

I flinched when I remembered every moment of what happened on that night.

“Yes”

“Oh bitch!” Niyakap niya ulit ako dahil alam kong naaawa siya.

“Hey, Lance saved me and I'm okay now. Don’t worry” I chuckled.

She laughed at the same time. “Kaya mas lalo ko siyang nagugustuhan eh. Lance is such a perfect man. He’s handsome, he’s athletic with good abs---not that I’ve seen them but I could see his hot biceps…and he’s  confident…and he’s a hero”

“Yeah. He’s a hero” 

My hero…

Alisha excitedly looked at me. “Should we call him? Ask him to drop by?”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea----”

“No. Come on, give me your phone! Kunwari ikaw ang nagpapunta sa kanya pero ang totoo, paglalapitin mo kaming dalawa. Please bitch!”

“Ali, my mom doesn’t like Lance”

“Oh. Yeah…Sorry, I forgot. Sayang, nasa mood pa naman ako para makipagkilala na talaga kay Lance”

Ngumiti na lang ako at binuksan na yung TV ko.

I don’t like it when Ali started talking about Lance and how she really likes him.

Kung alam niya lang kung gaano na kalalim ang relationship namin ni Lance, I’m pretty sure she’ll hate me.

Kita ko sa mga mata niyang hindi lang basta-basta crush ang pagtingin niya kay Lance.

Hindi lang niya pinupush feelings niya dahil sumusunod siya sa rules ng The Royalties.

Clearly, I don’t.

“Kamusta na nga pala yung deal niyo?”

Napatingin ako sa kanya. “Di ko ba nasabi sayo? We ended that deal already. Crap! Hindi ko pa nadidiscuss sa sorority! Shit, I forgot!”

I was supposed to tell her but then there was my Dad’s funeral and I got kidnapped and now….

Ohmygosh!

“Wait, you ended the deal?!” Sigaw niya.

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