CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

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TRISHTA'S POV

Bakit nga ba kami galit na galit sa Ali na yun? Hmmm..

~FLASHBACK~

Hay! It's been a week since sagutin ko si Dan... It's been a week since nagsimula ang pustahan naming magbebestfriend.

Yeah. Pinagpustahan namin si Dan. Next week nga, I'm planning to break up with him. Like duh!? I have high standards at kahit 1/8 nun wala pa sya.

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I'm standing here at the middle of our school ground. Literally. Yeah. And.. Dan is kneeling in front of me..

" Trishta Zhey Montes.. I know.. ilang days pa lang kitang nakakausap. Nakilala at naging kaibigan." at dahil sa sinabi nyang yun, gusto ko syang pukpukin sa ulo at sabihing...

' ENGLISH PLEASE?'

Kaso, I remembered na may bet nga pala kami. Ooops! Sorry!

" And so?" I asked back.

" ISN'T IT OBVIOUS?"

" Yeah! He's courting you Ms. F!"

Someone shouted from the crowd and wtf? Ms. F? Me?

" Want me to state the obvious?" may nakakalokong ngiti na tanong sakin ni Dan.

" Want me to kill you?" I shot back.

" Fine. Eto na. Will you be my girlfriend?"

" Oh my gosh!!! Of course.. " And syempre.. I need to act as if na masaya ako.. And an evil smile formed into my mind.

Victory really is my middle name.

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And after that day, I didn't plan approaching him na. And today, pupunta kami nila Jam at Kennedy sa starbucks. Iti-treat nila ako for my sweet victory.

Starbucks.

" Hay nako, Ali! Hahaha.. " s-si Ali.

" Uhm-- Trishta. Maybe we should go." si Kennedy.

" Yeah. Sa ibang coffee shop na--"

" No-- We should stay and watch them. This would be fun." sabi ko saka ko nilabas yung cellphone ko at vinideo sila.

" Ali-- Akala ko ba bestfriend mo sya?" y-yung impaktitang nakaaway namin last time. Si Driana.

" Isn't it obvious? It's just an act Driana.. N-naiinggit ako sa kanya. Naiirita ako pag nakikita ko ang pagmumukha nya! At higit sa lahat-- A-yo-ko sa kanya! And besides.. Kayo naman talaga ang bestfriends ko."

" Ali-- What if you two get caught? Pano na kung nalaman ni Trishta na pinagpustahan lang sya at niloloko nyo lang sya? Ha? Pano na? Alam naman natin ang kasabihan na ' Trishta never lose." sabi ni Jezka sa kanya saka ko in-end yung video at--

" E paano pag alam ko na?" biglang sabi ko at gulat silang tatlong napatingin sakin.

" 'Bes'? Painom ha? Ang intense kasi. By the way.. Nice show bes! Galing!" sabi ni Jam at nakiinom kay Ali dahilan para mairita si Ali.

" Bes-- You know your 'nothing' compared to Trishta, right? Masyadong kang TH eh."

" Ano Trishta? Ngayon alam mo na kayang kaya kita? Na kaya kong higitan lahat ng meron ka? Na kaya kong angkinin lahat ng na sayo. At isa na don si Dan."

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