"I'm not forcing you to believe me Samantha, bahala ka kung anong gusto mo paniwalaan" malamig na tugon nito matapos ibaba ang hawak na telepono at titigan ng mariin si Sami at kapag dakay bumaling ng tingin sa akin.

Animo sapat na ang tugon ni Nate at natauhan si Sami and acknowledge my presence na kanina pa nakikinig at nagmamasid sa kanilang dalawa.

"i-im sorry, I just carried away" paumanhin ni Sami then smiled at me "Its just that... "pausing in mid sentence "I really don't like her around Gabby lalo na at andito na si Louise." dugtong nito habang nakatanaw pa din sa babaeng kinamumuhian.

Nate sighed. "again, nobody's forcing you to like her. She came here in peace and didn't do anything wrong so why the grudge, Sami?"

"ah basta! I hate her to the highest level! Wag' lang syang magbalak na gumawa ng ikakasira nitong dalawa at ako talaga makakalaban nya." Matigas na sabi nito.

"tsssshhh! Girls and their damn insecurities" anas ni Nate na iiling iling. Returning her attention on scrolling her cellphone.

"excuse me?!" iritang baling ng pinsan nito. But Nate just shrugs her shoulders and ignore her cousin.

I don't know why but I felt relief ng pakiramdam ko ay makakuha ako ng kakampi sa katauhan ni Sami.

So hindi naman pala buong angkan ng Sandoval ay ka-close ni Audrey.

I admit I never stop wondering why Sami reacted that way sa pagsulpot ni Audrey and base on my observation, hindi dahilan ang simpleng pag-ayaw nya dito. With the way she threw irritating looks and bad words para dito pakiramdam ko ay may mas malalim pang dahilan ang mga ikinikilos nito.

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Gabby's (POV)

"don't let her drink too much Nate, madaling malasing iyan" bawal ko sa sariling pinsan ng mapansing mataas ang tagay ng tequila na ibinigay nito sa girlfriend ko.

"your too protective couz, anong ipinag-aalala mo kung tayo ay nasa sarili nyong bakuran? Besides, this is a rare occasion na magkakasama tayo. Why not enjoy the night and stop being a kj?" si Nate

"kahit na, ibigay mo sa akin yung next round nya" I commanded then sit beside Louise "nakailang tagay ka na?" malambing kong tanong dito "we were just started babe, mga 3 shots pa lang naman" she said.

"3 shots na? bakit nag-start kayo ng hindi ako inaantay?" sita ko while handling the shot glass na iniabot ni Nate and drink it straight. Causing my eyebrow to crease na animo na nanibago sa lasa ng likidong ininom.

"hindi ka na sanay hano?" natatawang komento ni Sami when she noticed my reaction and completely disregard my question. 

"oh well, its been a while. Im a new person now you know, merely because of this girl beside me" i answered. Then grab my girlfriends hand na nuon ay nagba-blush ang buong mukha.

"sus! there goes the cheesy Gabby Sandoval! Nakakadiri!" kantyaw ni Sami. Sabay aktong pabirong susuka.

"gago ka talaga" reklamo ko. Everyone's laughed except Nate na nakakunot pa ang noo habang nakatingin sa sariling telepono.

"Kelan pa yan naging Techie?(te-ki)" paanas kong tanong kay Sami.

"ewan, kanina pa nga yan pre-occupied sa cellphone nya, may ka-textmate yata" tugon ng kausap mumbling on her last sentence.

I was about to ask further pero hindi ko na iyon naituloy ng dagliang magmura si Nate "damn it!"

Kagyat na nagulat si Sami sa kaharap which cause her to quickly shifted to Nate's direction. "the hell was that Aguilus?!" sita nito with wide eyes open and irritating looks all over her face.   

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