My Boyfriend is a Freak (Published under Pop Fiction)

16: Vren

"Woah. After all these years, bigla na lang ulit nagparamdam si Isabella sa'yo?" Gabe reacted after I finished my retelling of my ex-girlfriend's attempt to get in touch with me.

"Yeah. Weird, isn't it?" I told him. "I don't know what she wants."

"Baka naman nalaman niya na may girlfriend ka na, kaya nagselos," Xander theorized. "Baka gustong makipagbalikan."

"Well, she's out of luck. I love my girlfriend, I'm perfectly happy now, and after the way she ended things between us? Only an idiot would take her back again." I smirked.

"Does Mira know about this ex-girlfriend who's bothering you again?" tanong naman ni Ervic.

"No. And please don't tell her anything, okay?" I replied. "Mira doesn't need to know about her. For me, she doesn't exist anymore."

"Pero paano kapag nilapitan ka niya mamaya? Saktong kasama mo pa ngayon ang girlfriend mo," linya naman ni Francis.

"Kaya nga pagkalabas na pagkalabas ko rito, aalis na kami ni Mira. I'm not giving Isabella any chance to talk to me."

"But what if she needs to tell you something important? Isabella, I mean?"

"I highly doubt it. For one, I couldn't imagine anything of significance that she needs to tell me after all these years. Most likely, she's just stirring shit for the sake of it. Ngayon pa siya magpapakita, kung kailan maayos na ang buhay ko?"

"I smell trouble, bro," Xander said in an ominous tone.

"Trouble won't come if I don't let that woman back into my life again. Hey, Gabe, hand me back my shirt." Gabe threw it back at me, and I hung it on my shoulder. "Come on, let's get out of here."

****

The moment we're back at our table, I instantly noticed that my girlfriend was missing. I looked at my friends, and they all mirrored the horrified look I was sure was on my face. Alam kong pare-pareho kami ng iniisip – paano kung nilapitan ni Isabella si Mira at ngayon ay kinakausap niya ang girlfriend ko? God knows what she might be telling Mira at this very moment. I wouldn't put it past that woman and her stalker tendencies to know how my girlfriend looks like.

"Where's Mira?" I asked one of the remaining girls at our table. If I remembered Francis' introductions right, this was Kate, his girlfriend.

"Oh. Good thing you asked. Muntik ko nang malimutan – pinapasabi nga pala sa'yo ni Mira na sumama siya kina Vince at Hannah," she replied.

"I'm sorry – did you just say Vince and Hannah?"

"Yup. Your brother and his date, I guess?" Kate shrugged. "Nilapitan nila si Mira pagkatapos ng performance ng Grey Light. Don't know where they went, though. But Mira said they won't take long."

"Right." I met Xander's gaze, my expression a little bewildered. He mouthed, "At least it's not Isabella."

While my friends assumed their seats, I retrieved my phone from my pocket and dialed Mira's number, slowly heading towards Crystal Palace's exit as I waited for her to pick up.

"Hey," I said when she answered the call. "Where are you? We're leaving."

"Hindi ba sinabi sa'yo nina Kate na kasama ko sina Vince at Hannah?" Her tone was mildly surprised.

"They did, actually. Anyway, where exactly are you? We really need to go home."

"Bakit naman madaling-madali ka?" Mira laughed. "Makipag-bonding ka muna sa mga kaibigan mo! Lilibutin lang namin ang campus niyo."