Flickered By Innocence (Crossing The Line Series 4) ✅

F.B.I-15

I pouted my lips before I raised my brows twice. "I need to thank him personally."

Napag-alaman kong nag-invest sa resort namin si Tito Allen at nagpahiram pa ito nang malaking halaga. That could be the reason why Mang Noel and Manang Fe came back. Our debt rumors have also stopped spreading. Somehow, it made my heart calm with the sudden escape from anxiety.

"Oh, Zein! Anong ginagawa mo dito?" bungad na tanong ni Krisha sa 'kin nung makita niya ako sa labas ng kanilang classroom.

"I'm looking for–"

"Krish, let's go?" Gellian uttered to Krisha when he went out of their class, making me pause on what I'm saying.

"Gellian, your friend is... here." She mumbled, her hand now intertwined with Gellian's.

"Why are you here, Zein?" Gellian asked in a cold voice.

Hindi ako nakapagsalita agad. Pilit kong iniisip kung masama ba ang loob niya dahil sa tono ng kanyang boses. I bit my lower lip, trying to hold back my emotions. I felt a pang in my chest. I blinked twice to stop the tears forming in my eyes.

"I'm l-looking for..." I stuttered.

"Zein's looking for me!" Malakas na bulyaw ni Aaron at inakbayan ako.

Gellian let out a heavy sigh. His brows were furrowed while looking at the arm of Aaron that was wrapped around my shoulder. I can't fathom the emotions in his eyes when he met mine.

 

Nagulat ako nang yakapin ni Krisha si Gellian sa harap ng maraming estudyante. Bakas ang pagkabigla sa mukha ni Gellian pero hinayaan niya lang ito. Umiwas nalang ako ng tingin nung makaramdam ng paninikip ng dibdib.

"Zein, what do you want?" Aaron whispered in my ear when we sat on the chair in the pantry.

 

I pouted my lips as I look at the menu hanging on the food stall. "Hmmm... I want–"

"Gulay!" Sigaw ni Gellian habang nakatingin kay Krisha.

Isinandal ni Krisha ang kanyang ulo sa balikat ni Gellian. "Gellian, 'di ba sinabi ko sa 'yo kanina na ayoko ng gulay?"

"Ikaw nalang kaya yung umorder? Ang dami mong arte, eh." Gellian suggested to Krisha.

Padabog na tumayo si Krisha at pumunta sa counter. Sinabi ko naman kay Aaron na kahit ano nalang ang akin dahil wala naman akong ganang pumili. Nakayuko ako habang hinihintay siyang bumalik.

"Z-zein, wala ka bang... sasabihin sa 'kin?" Gellian broke the silence between us.

I turned my head up with a blink of an eye. "You and Ate Krisha look perfect together."

 

"Salamat," He mumbled before he barged out of the pantry, leaving Krisha behind.

The past few weeks have been torture. It crashes my soul every time I see Gellian with Krisha. The real status of their relationship became the talk of the whole campus. They even became the cover models of our school newspaper. I remembered my promise that I would support him in everything that he does, so I couldn't help but to feel grateful, especially now that he's going out of his comfort zone.