Friendshipidity (Chase #3)

Chapter 32

Chapter 32
The Silly Jealousy, S

"Uy kinilig ako dun sa pinost ni Sien na photo! May pag-only hers pang nalalaman. Bet!" June chirped.

"One Axis' Facebook page even shared it. Couple goals talaga!"

Tinapat ni Yanis ang phone niya sa akin. Nakabukas ito sa page ng dance troupe ng Summerridge. Marami ang nagulat, even the dancers from other competitive dance groups posted comments. Thankfully, none of it all were negative.

"Ni-like ni Dez iyong photo. Balita ko pa naman ay crush niya si Sien."

"Sinong Dez?" tanong ko kay Yanis.

"Dancer ng Sizzlers. Narinig kong sobrang head over heels siya kay Sien, but she can't make a move. Alam mo naman. There was always this norm that girls should not make the first move."

"Pero okay na 'yon. That norm spared her heart from an imminent heartbreak," sabi ni Darrah. Nagkibit ng balikat si Yanis at napatango naman si June.

"If anything, dapat alam na ng lahat ng babae na hindi nila maaakit pa si Sien. Hell! Para kayang may nakadikit na sign sa noo ni Sien saying, 'Property of Mae!'" dagdag pa ni June.

I felt my cheeks burn. Hinampas ko ang kanyang balikat at nagprotesta. "Hindi naman! OA lang talaga kayong lahat."

"We're OA because Sien is too much! Kung magkakaroon ako ng manliligaw ay dapat kasing motivated at compulsive niya. Hard to get kaya ako," tawang tawang pag-share ni June.

"Edi sayo na si Sien." I laughed too.

"No. As much as possible ayoko ng dancer. Gusto ko iyong normal sa buhay lang. Duh! Have you seen how he gets jealous of your admirers? And duh second part! Have you seen your self get jealous because of his fangirls? Ang gulo ng buhay niyong dalawa sa part na 'yon!"

"But it's cute!" pagtatanggol ni Yanis. Napa-buga ng malakas na hangin si June dahil sa sinabi niya.

"You're only defending them because you're in a similar relationship as them. Oh, well. I admit, cute naman. But I don't belong to cutesy stuff, baka mapaaway lang ako if may lumandi sa non-existent boyfriend ko. I'm a slight war freak myself, thank you."

The rest of the day went on like that. June subtly bullying this kind of thing Sien and I have, while Yanis relentlessly defends us. I wanna know what's the score between her and JV, pero ang dalawa ay engrossed na engrossed sa kanilang mini-debate kaya hindi kami makasingit.

Nang papalapit na ang Final Dance Battle ay doon na bumuhos ang school works; be it quizzes, exams, practical exams, even recitations! Hindi na nga kami nakukumpleto sa rehearsals kaya malaki ang nagiging adjustments namin.

Come Saturday ay tsaka pa lang kami nabuo. Napagusapan namin na ito na ang huling rehearsal namin for the dance battle dahil Finals Week na. Sakto namang inilipat ng organization ang date ng event to make way for the exams. Isa pa ay ipinagbawal din ng admin na mag-hold ng event ang mga orgs next week.

"On the scale of one to ten, how ready are you for Friday?" tanong ni Sien habang nagmamaneho.

"Ten 'yung pinaka-ready?" tanong ko, tumango naman siya. "Five ako! Ikaw ba?"

"I'm always a ten, Mae," he chuckled. Kumunot ang noo ko sabay irap. Mas lalo lang siyang natawa. This guy! "It's good you're only at five. 'Wag mong masyadong galingan."

"Ang unfair mo! Lagi mo akong sinasabihan niyan. If I know you're really sabotaging our group."

"I'm sabotaging your plans of bagging more admirers," mahina niyang sabi ngunit halata ang pagkainis nito.