The Line Between

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The moment I stepped my feet inside the campus, I immediately became the center of attention. Usap usapan ang nangyaring eskandalo kagabi.

I rolled my eyes.

Oh, come on.

Natanaw ko si Jill na pulang pula sa iyak kasama ang mga pet niya dun sa gazebo.

Shame. Ipinapakita pa niya talaga ang pagkawasak niya. For what? Sympathy?

Why is she even wasting all those tears for a man she's completely aware of being a heart breaker? Like, duh?

It's not required to go to school today kasi semestral break na namin after our promenade. Pero since I love attention so much, pumunta pa din ako.

Like, I know they've been wanting to confront me because of that issue. And since I'm kind, ako na nag adjust.

"Jizelia!" I stopped walking.

Ang ibang schoolmates ko sa ground, even boys, were eyeing on me. Tila naghihintay ng kung ano.

"What?" I asked Juancho. He's with his basketball team.

"I didn't knew you and Adler are—"

"What about it?" I cut him off.

"Alam mo naman na pinsan ko si Jill." Aniya.

"Why don't you talk to me instead, Juancho?" I rolled my eyes when I heard Adler's voice behind me.

"Leave Lia alone." Seryosong aniya.

"Bro, I just-" he heaved a deep breath.

"If you want Jizel, why don't you break up with Jill?" Halata ang pagkairita ni Juancho base sa tono ng pananalita niya.

Juancho is a playboy as well but he love Jill so much.

Bumaling sa akin si Adler. I raised an eyebrow at him.

He slightly hugged me. Iyong hindi mahahalatang yakap dahil side to side kami.

"Go now, Lia. Ako na bahala dito." Seryosong aniya bago nag balandra ng nakakalokong ngiti.

He knew I hate wasting my time on petty discussions like this.

Tinalikuran ko sila lahat at pumasok sa building namin.

"Talaga? Buti na lang pala hindi ako dumalo kagabi. Baka sinabunutan ko na iyong si Jizel." Agad siyang siniko ng kasama niya ng nakita ako sa pinto.

I raised an eyebrow at them. They got frozen a back upon realizing that I am ready to spit ill words at them.

"Why don't you try it now?" Hamon ko.

Nag iwas siya ng tingin pero binalik din agad sa akin. Tila sinasabing hindi siya takot sa akin.

"Bakit mo hinalikan si Adler?! Alam mo naman na girlfriend niya si Jill!" Sigaw nito dahilan ng paglingon ng classmates namin sa amin.

I scoffed.

"First of all, I didn't kissed Adler. It was him who kissed me. If you guys are spreading news about it, make sure to do it right." My eyebrows palpitate.

"And as far as I know, you and Jill aren't in good terms. Kaya bakit ginagamit mo sa akin ang relationship nila? What? To save yourself?"

"Anong ibig mong sabihin?!"

"Oh, you want me to discuss about how you and Jill fought because you flirted Adler when he got drunk and Jill's not with him?" Her eyes widened and her faced reddened.

Nagsinghapan ang mga babaeng nakarinig no'n. Tamang tama at pumasok din ang grupo ni Jill.

"Anong pinagsasabi mo d'yan?!" She panicked.

"Oh, dear, you can never deny it because Adler told me about it! You kissed him! And you tried to undress him!"

"Shut up! Fuck you, Jizel!" I laughed mockingly and glanced at Jill who's glaring at the girl.

"You're just jealous because you had to get Adler drunk just to get the chance to kiss him while he kissed me effortlessly in front of everyone." Now the attention is mine.

"Ipinagmamalaki mo pa yun! You let him kiss you knowing he's my boyfriend!" Jill shouted at me.

I smiled at her.

"I didn't meant to break your heart, Jill. But as far as I can remember, Adler broke up with you so many times but you implored him not to. Don't you have self respect?" I mocked.

Her eyes widened and she cried so hard and walked out.

They're just too dramatic. Like, what the hell? Heart broken over the popular heart breaker? Come on.