"Of course, ihahatid niya si Fie. Boyfriend, e." sabi ni Eryn,she crumpled the plastic of the paper cups and tore the plastic of the spoon and fork. "Di ba?"

Hindi ko alam kung magiging thankful ba ako na wala akong iniinom because of the term 'boyfriend' dahil baka naibuga ko na 'yun and I'd accidentally reveal the real set-up. I'm not ano . . . hindi ako sanay! It's a contractual relationship so I didn't think of Rad as my boyfriend. Which reminds me na I still have to ask Rad what he wants in return. Obviously, I still can't comprehend why he'd agree to my terms.

"Uh, hehe yes."

Hindi naman puwede na puro burger lang ibibigay ko sa kaniya for putting up in this set-up.

As an attempt to steer clear of the topic, I asked if there's any fast food nearby so I can make an order. Magpapa-deliver ako ng burger ni Rad so 'pag uwi niya mamaya, hindi na siya mags-stop over kasi may burger naman. He didn't mention anything about overnighting here so I don't know. If he stayed, pwedeng breakfast niya na lang if he's in the mood for it.

"Uhm, I don't know. Si Rhys? baka may madaanan siya." Bonnie responded. So tinext ko si Rhys and he replied na bibili siya kapag may madadaanan. I hope he'd be able to take out.

After makapag-set up nung videoke, dumating na din sila Rad at Dion. Tig-isa sila ng buhat na case ng beer, and again, I can't still fathom with how they're going to drink all that. I probably look at the beers in horror. Kasi kahit anong pilit nila sa akin, hindi talaga ako iinom.

Rad leaned further to me, crouching a bit dahil ugh, nalulula ako sa height niya. For some reason, I felt tensed. "What?" I mouthed, forbidding myself to look at him, kasi 'pag ginawa ko 'yon I'd probably stutter.

"Wala." he chuckled, "Nakatingin kasi sila sa'tin."

Again, ang harot niya.

It doesn't take long dahil narinig namin na may bumusina sa labas, probably Rhys.

Driss and Dion jokingly punched Rhys' shoulders at nag-inarte naman 'yung isa na naasasaktan, but it's only a light punch. He acknowledged us, then suddenly napatingin si Rhys kay Rad wo's situated on my back. Magtataka pa ako kung hindi niya mapansin si Rad because he's towering over me. His eyes landed on me, parang natatanong kung sino 'yung nasa likod ko.

"Rad si Rhys. Rhys si Rad . . my boyfriend." I don't know but my eyes caught how Rad's neck slowly turned red. Hindi naman mainit?

Rhys handed out his hand, "Rhysand." In return, Rad laid out his hand too for a handshake, "Ex ni Fienne."

Oh. . . my . . . god.

OH MY GOD!!! Nanlaki ang mata ko at kitang-kita ko kung paano nagpigil ng tawa sina Eryn at Eliane pero walang hiyang natawa si Driss na napapa-palo pa ng lamesa.

"Not serious 'yun." sabi ko, heck ni hindi ko nga alam bakit ako nag-e-explain?! There's a serious look on Rad's face, suddenly his features hardened. Gosh, ang well trained ng fake boyfriend ko dahil kahit 'yung pagse-seryoso niya, kuhang-kuha. Dapat pala dalawang burger ang pina-take out ko dahil ang convincing niya.

"Pag-susuyuin mo pa si Fie, e." Dion said chuckling. I snorted. "Kain muna tayo at lalamig na 'yung mga pagkain."

Tinanggal ko ang cling wrap sa kinuha kong pagkain ni Rad. Snatching Rad's arm, I pulled him with me para tabi kami. Pati 'yung ears nya namumula na. Itatapat ko na dapat 'yung stand fan sa amin but his eyebrows stitched in confusio so hindi ko na lang ginawa.

Paupo na dapat kami dun sa left side na padulo ng long table nang sundan ako ni Rhys. There's a forming crease on Rad's forehead. Rhys was about to pull the chair beside me at mapag-gi-gitnaan nila akong dalawa, but Rad coughed aggressively and shifted seats with me kaya magkatabi na sila ni Rhys.

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